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News Release from: Clare | Subject: MXED301
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 10 June 2002
Driver puts grey scales on organic LEDs
Clare has developed the industry's first grey-scale organic light emitting diode (OLED) controller for commercial markets.
Clare has developed the industry's first grey-scale organic light emitting diode (OLED) controller for commercial markets The new MXED301 row and column driver/controller combination - designed for all monochrome, passive-matrix OLED displays - features a 128-column current-sourcing anode driver and 80 common-cathode row drivers, supports standard digital interfaces and connects directly to OLED display panels
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 10 Jun 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Designed by the company's Aliso Viejo, CA-based Clare Micronix division, the MXED301's well matched current drivers and user provisions accommodate specific panel characteristics and ensure uniform luminance and high-quality grey-scaling, while active pixel monitoring and supply voltage control options guarantee minimum power dissipation over the lifetime of the display module.
The MXED301 was developed in a row-by-column modular design to ensure new aspect ratios can be quickly accommodated, and has a high degree of built-in programmability allowing the driver to cover a range of material types while providing luminance control.
According to Display Search, a display market analyst, the worldwide market for OLED displays is estimated at roughly $100 Million in 2002.
Further revenues for OLED displays are projected to grow to $2.75 billion by 2007 as these displays begin to successfully penetrate key applications including cellular phones, PDAs and Internet access devices.
"The key to the development of OLED systems lies in driver IC solutions specifically designed to meet the requirements of the OLED's unique characteristics, and by bringing current-based drivers such as the MXED301 to the commercial market, we are driving the proliferation of this emerging display technology", said George Landsburg, vice president of display products marketing for Clare Micronix.
"We are actively engaged with many of the leading OLED display and materials developers to ensure that our drivers match the characteristics of the OLED panels.
By continually enhancing our family of feature-rich display driver ICs, we are able to provide these customers with cost-effective solutions that increase performance and reduce power consumption".
The MXED301 will be available in early June with pricing starting at $8 for quantities of 1000 to 9999.
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