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Overview
USB-C Docking
A single USB-C cable now carries audio, video, data, and power, removing the need for multiple connectors. Synaptics enhances this with integrated audio and secure fingerprint features.
Device Flexibility
Docking extends beyond PCs, letting 5G smartphones function as desktops with one cable. Users can connect displays, keyboards, and mice for a seamless experience.
Core Technologies
Advanced ICs power docking performance, supporting modern video standards, clear audio, and secure fingerprint authentication across PCs, phones, and other devices.
PC Docking Station
Synaptics’ solutions for docking stations leverages USB-C to streamline PCs by eliminating custom connectors. Rich audio and secure fingerprint sensing solutions also available.
Smartphone Docking Station
Enables a 5G smartphone to become a desktop display device by connecting a mouse, display, and keyboard to a phone with just a single cable.
Enabling Technologies for Docking Stations
ConnectSmart
Equip docks, dongles, HMDs with high speed video interfaces. MST support for DP 2.1, HDMI 2.1, USB-C, & MIPI.
DisplayLink
Servers or smartphones, POS terminals or projectors, meeting room PCs or MacBooks, rugged tablets or thin clients — DisplayLink® makes it easy to add more displays and unlock greater productivity. Just plug in and go. No complexity. No limitations.
AI
Astra™ brings local compute, AI inference, and system awareness directly into the docking experience. The result is an Edge AI-enabled docking station that combines local compute, on-device AI inference, and intelligent diagnostics in a single enterprise-ready form factor.
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