Clare Micronix First to Offer Standard Driver IC for Advanced Cholesteric LCD Panels.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers ALISO VIEJO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 17, 2002 Clare Micronix (an IXYS company), a global leader in the design and production of high-performance analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits for display markets, today unveiled the industry's first standard product driver for cholesteric liquid crystal The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. displays (Ch LCD) panels. The new display driver IC, the MXED401, targets the emerging non-volatile reflective LCD A type of LCD that reflects light from a mirror. See transmissive LCD for a comparison of LCD types. market, specifically bi-stable and multi-stable Ch LCD. The cascadable MXED401 features 200 phase-controlled voltage data outputs, a built-in voltage regulator to minimize input power supply requirements, and a 2.5 V to 5 V logic supply. Precise multi-level grayscale In computing, a grayscale or greyscale digital image is an image in which the value of each pixel is a single sample. Displayed images of this sort are typically composed of shades of gray, varying from black at the weakest intensity to white at the strongest, though in performance and bi-directional serial programmability (BDSP BDSP Banque de Données Santé Publique (database / base de données) BDSP Bus Driver Scheduling Problem BDSP BRAC Disposal Support Plan BDSP Blair Drummond Safari Park (UK) ) are supported. Manufactured in a high voltage (30 V) CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. process, the MXED401 is available in gold-bumped die form. "Cholesteric cho·les·ter·ic adj. Of or relating to the mesomorphic phase of a liquid crystal in which the molecules are closely aligned within a distinct series of layers, with the axes of the molecules lying parallel to the plane of the layers and with the LCD and other paper-like display technologies are making dream-products a reality," stated Bill Boldt, vice president of sales and marketing for Clare Micronix. "E-books and electronic signs, with displays that mimic the appearance of paper and can retain images for days, weeks, or even years when the power is turned off, will debut soon. Clare Micronix's drivers, such as the new MXED401, are helping to make such revolutionary products possible." High-contrast and low-power applications, such as e-books, non-volatile electronic signage, global positioning systems and personal digital assistants are ideal candidates for Ch LCDs and other paper-like display technologies. With such displays, power is consumed only when the image is updated, and viewability requirements are comparable to newspaper, from very low ambient light to bright sunlight. Samples of the MXED401 in gold-bumped die form will be available late July 2002. Pricing starts at $10.00 for quantities of 1,000 to 9,999. For more information, visit www.claremicronix.com. About Clare Micronix Clare Micronix, a leader in the design and production of high-performance analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits, has produced over 270 application-specific integrated circuit (hardware) Application-Specific Integrated Circuit - (ASIC) An integrated circuit designed to perform a particular function by defining the interconnection of a set of basic circuit building blocks drawn from a library provided by the circuit manufacturer. (ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. ) and application-specific standard products (ASSPs) for the display, communications, industrial and medical markets. Clare Micronix is a subsidiary company of IXYS Corporation, a leading supplier of semiconductors and modules for the global power market. Additional information about Clare Micronix and IXYS can be found at www.clare.com, www.claremicronix.com and www.ixys.com. |
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