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News Release from: Sharp Microelectronics | Subject: Advanced Super View and CG-Silicon
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 12 June 2006
Small displays promise top on-screen
performance
Displays offer industrial OEMs greater display options for brightness, contrast, temperature ranges and lower power consumption.
Sharp has announced a notable expansion in its lineup of small, ruggedised liquid crystal displays (LCDs) for the industrial OEM market Based on Sharp's proprietary technologies, these displays offer industrial OEMs greater display options for brightness, contrast, temperature ranges and lower power consumption
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 17 Feb 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Joining Sharp's existing suite of small form factor displays ranging from 2.2 to 8.4in, these power-efficient displays are optimised for handheld, mobile, and portable devices that are capable of being used in a wider range of settings, including harsh environments.
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As the market for handheld devices continues to grow, demand for rugged colour displays with greater luminance, contrast, and resolution options is also rising.
This trend is especially evident in the industrial and medical markets.
An innovator in display technology and manufacturing, Sharp has anticipated the need of OEMs for not only greater display performance but also for features such as low reflectivity, excellent visibility indoors and outdoors, and highly transparent and shatterproof touch panels.
Sharp offers engineers greater design flexibility with its 3.7in CG-Silicon TFT-LCD module that can switch to drive QVGA or VGA resolutions.
This Advanced TFT (AD-TFT) Transflective display also allows the designer to choose a 256K colour (6bit RGB) or eight colour (RGB) mode.
Incorporating Sharp's proprietary CG-Silicon LCD technology, this 3.7in panel offers distinct advantages not offered by other manufacturers.
CG-Silicon integrates all the circuitry needed to drive and operate a display onto the glass substrate itself.
By removing external circuits bonded to the display, CG-Silicon technology makes possible a new generation of smaller, thinner, stronger, and more energy efficient displays for mobile devices across a range of markets.
The 3.7in display features transflective properties with 4% reflection ratio, 200:1 contrast ratio, 165cd/m2 of brightness, a slim 4.4mm profile, and an operating temperature range of -10 to +60C.
This makes it ideal for both indoor and outdoor applications that require high resolution, crisp, clear images, and a thin profile.
The display also includes an integrated touch screen.
For mobile designs that require a larger screen, designers can choose the 5.7in amorphous silicon transmissive display that features a 240 x 320 pixel format, 500cd/m2 of brightness, and -10 to +70C operating temperature.
Its low reflection and high colour saturation make it a good choice for medical or retail/point-of-sale applications.
"Given the importance of the North American industrial design market, we continue to expand our display product line in terms of size, specification and form factor", said Kraig Kawada, Senior Director of Display Products, Sharp Microelectronics of the Americas.
"By applying our proprietary display technologies such as Advanced Super View and CG-Silicon, Sharp uniquely pushes the technical boundaries of industrial displays in key areas of higher resolution and brightness, durability, wider viewing angles and greater temperature ranges".
These new high performance displays join other mobile displays optimised for industrial applications.
Sharp's 3.5 and 4.3in displays feature greater light output, high contrast, and thin profile that are required for advanced handheld products.
The versatile 3.5in AD-TFT (LQ035Q7DH06) display comes in a 240 x 320 pixel format, and features 225cd/m2 of brightness from six high-efficiency white LED backlights; 80:1 contrast ratio in transmissive mode, and operating temperature of -10 to +70C.
Additionally, Sharp's 4.3in amorphous silicon digital display (LQ043T3DX02) includes a 16:9 aspect ratio, 480 x 272 pixel format, 400:1 contrast ratio, and an operating temperature of -10 to +50C.
Using Sharp's proprietary Advanced Super View technology, the display offers a 160-degree symmetrical viewing angle, so images can be viewed from any angle without colour reversal or sacrifices in contrast.
The low-reflective black screen yields higher contrast and excellent black level uniformity.
The panel was developed specifically for applications that call for a landscape orientation.
The LED backlight is a useful feature because it allows for a thin package size and significantly reduces EMI problems.
Applications for Sharp's lineup of industrial displays include: handheld GPS systems, test and measurement equipment, portable patient monitoring, gaming, signage and point-of-sale, as well as portable media players, and any application that requires greater on-screen performance.
The 3.5, 3.7, 4.3 and 5.7in displays are available now.
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