DisplayLink
Founded 1986 · 2,177 employees on LinkedIn · 3 known investors
DisplayLink develops USB graphics system-on-chip technology that enables multiple display expansion across Windows, macOS, ChromeOS, Ubuntu, and Android devices regardless of underlying hardware architecture. The company's chipsets power docking stations, USB monitors, adapters, and meeting room solutions for businesses and mobile device users seeking cross-platform productivity and IT cost optimization.
Also known as DisplayLink
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026DisplayLink designs USB graphics system-on-chip (SoC) products that add external display outputs to host devices independently of the host's graphics hardware. The chipsets are presented as platform- and GPU-agnostic, working across macOS, Windows, ChromeOS, Ubuntu and Android on Apple, Intel, AMD, Qualcomm and other ARM SoCs, and across device classes ranging from servers and smartphones to POS terminals, projectors, meeting room PCs, laptops, rugged tablets and thin clients.
The portfolio spans several generations of silicon aimed at four application groups: docking stations, cradles and adapters; portable displays, monitor docks and monitors; meeting room equipment such as video bars, switchers, hubs, controllers and schedulers; and embedded/PCIe modules. Current parts include the DL-7400 (USB3 10Gbps ingress, up to four video outputs, 2x 8K60 or 4x 4K120, 2.5Gbps/1Gbps Ethernet, six-channel audio), the DL-7200, the DL-6950 (up to 1x 5K60 or 2x 4K60), DL-6700, DL-6350, the DL-4xxx family for panel-side LVDS/eDP integration, the DL-3xxx legacy family supporting HDMI 1.3, DVI, VGA and DP 1.1, and the Ethernet-ingress DL-1900E. Feature sets across the range include DisplayLink Direct, customizable splash screens and a Dock Status API.
The company also markets DisplayLink Pro, positioned as a way to extend the working life of existing hardware while remaining compatible with current host platforms, framed around IT cost reduction, ROI and sustainability objectives.
Business model
DisplayLink supplies display-controller silicon and associated software support to hardware makers, which integrate the chips into docking stations, monitors, adapters, video bars, controllers and embedded modules; sales enquiries are handled through Synaptics Sales. [0]
Latest developments
The current product line-up is led by the 10Gbps USB3 DL-7400 and DL-7200 parts supporting up to 2x 8K60 or 4x 4K120 output, customizable splash screens and the Dock Status API, alongside the DisplayLink Pro offering aimed at extending existing hardware lifespans. [0]
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Market position
Describes itself as supplying the most trusted and reliable USB graphics SoCs, with meeting room silicon adopted by vendors including Google, Lenovo, Logitech, Sennheiser and Yealink. [0]
Positioning centres on independence from host GPU and platform hardware limitations, a single solution spanning multiple operating systems and silicon vendors, and the claim of being the only solution offering an extended desktop across multiple external displays when connected to a handset. Additional differentiators include KVM support for switching between multiple hosts and the Dock Status API for fleet telemetry. [0]
Technology
USB (and Ethernet) ingress graphics SoCs that drive external panels over DP 1.4/1.2/1.1, eDP, HDMI 2.0/1.3, DVI, VGA, LVDS and digital RGB, with maximum configurations up to 2x 8K60 or 4x 4K120, integrated 1Gbps/2.5Gbps Ethernet and up to six-channel audio. Supporting features include DisplayLink Direct, DDR-less operation on certain DL-4xxx parts, customizable splash screens and a Dock Status API that reports connected peripherals, link speed and status. Drivers and support span macOS, Windows, ChromeOS, Ubuntu and Android on Apple, Intel, AMD, Qualcomm and other ARM platforms. [0]
Go-to-market
Partner- and design-win led: the company invites device makers to co-design docks, meeting room products and displays around its silicon, with commercial contact routed to Synaptics Sales. Named partners in the meeting room segment include Google, Lenovo, Logitech, Sennheiser and Yealink. [0]
Hardware OEMs and ODMs building docking stations, monitors and portable displays, adapters, handset cradles, meeting room video bars, hubs, switchers and controllers, PCIe cards and embedded modules; end-user segments cited include enterprise handset users in retail, POS, industrial, travel and sales roles, multi-host desktop users, and IT/facilities teams. [0]
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Frequently asked questions
- What does DisplayLink do?
- DisplayLink makes GPU-agnostic USB graphics SoCs that add external displays to docks, monitors and meeting room devices.
- Who are DisplayLink's investors?
- DisplayLink's investors include Balderton Capital, Dag Ventures, Atlas Venture.