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News Release from: Sharp Microelectronics Europe | Subject: 2500:1 automotive TFT
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 18 April 2008
Automotive TFTs have contrasting
performance
High contrast ratio of 2500:1 enables improved readability and unprecedented deep, rich blacks to match luxury car dashboard designs.
A new high-contrast (2500:1) automotive TFT LCD from Sharp is a significant step towards the development of fully digital vehicle instrument clusters The industry's highest currently available contrast ratio of 2500:1 enables improved readability and unprecedented deep, rich blacks from the display, while maintaining the high reliability and durability demanded by in-vehicle applications with an operating temperature of -30 to +85C
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 16 May 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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The new 8in screen is ideal for the design of high-end instrument panels where LCDs need to be integrated seamlessly into the frequently black-coloured dashboards of premium cars.
This development was achieved by optimising the pixel design in the LCD panel and improving the performance of components such as colour filters.
Until now, the increasing market for LCDs for in-vehicle applications has been fuelled mainly by rear-seat entertainment and car navigation systems.
However, the trend to incorporate LCDs into the instrument panel has also been accelerating.
These LCDs are intended to display readouts from gauges such as the speedometer, as well as simultaneously display images that enlarge the driver's field of vision and provide visual guidance and safety warnings via connections with cameras and various sensors mounted on the vehicle.
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