Analog Devices ADV7511/ADV7513/ADV7533/ADV7535 HDMI transmitter bridges
A family of HDMI transmitter chips from Analog Devices that sit between an SoC's parallel or MIPI DSI video output and an HDMI connector, commonly found on embedded boards, single-board computers, and industrial display systems from the mid-2010s onward. The ADV7511, ADV7511W, and ADV7513 take parallel RGB/YCbCr input, while the ADV7533 and ADV7535 accept MIPI DSI from mobile-class SoCs.
recommendation
It should stay in the kernel because Analog Devices still markets the ADV7511, ADV7511W, and ADV7513 as recommended for new designs in 2025, and the code is actively maintained — recent 2026 patches from Renesas and Bootlin show ongoing bug fixes and DRM bridge refactoring rather than any move toward removal. Although the DSI-input ADV7533 variant is now obsolete, the rest of the family remains in current embedded designs.
repository signals
sources
- lore.kernel.org
Upstream received a device-specific bug-fix patch for adv7511 in April 2026, indicating active maintenance rather than removal.
- lore.kernel.org
Recent 2026 adv7511 changes are API/refactor cleanups inside active DRM bridge work, not deprecation or removal discussion.
- analog.com
Analog Devices lists ADV7511 as 'RECOMMENDED FOR NEW DESIGNS', showing the core family is still sold for new hardware.
- analog.com
Analog Devices lists ADV7513 as 'RECOMMENDED FOR NEW DESIGNS', reinforcing continued availability of a supported chip variant.
- analog.com
Analog Devices lists ADV7511W as 'RECOMMENDED FOR NEW DESIGNS', indicating ongoing commercial availability of another supported variant.
- analog.com
ADV7533 is marked 'Obsolete'; the directory still covers mixed-lifecycle parts, but not an entirely obsolete product family.
codex reasoning notes (technical)
Local `rg`/Kconfig inspection identified the covered chips as ADV7511(W)/13/33/35 HDMI encoders/transmitters. The two lore URLs came from `lore_file_timeline` on `drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/adv7511/adv7511_drv.c`; they show fresh 2026 fix/refactor traffic and no removal series. Product-page URLs came from `web.search_query` on Analog Devices domains; three supported variants are still marked 'recommended for new designs' while ADV7533 is obsolete, so the family remains relevant for embedded deployments. No natural upstream replacement driver exists because this directory is already the specific bridge driver for these chips.