NEC LCD Technologies Develops Four New System-on-Glass LCD Modules; Realizes Successful Trial Production on Mass Production Lines.Tokyo, Japan, Oct 18, 2006 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) Newswire) - NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. LCD Technologies, Ltd. today announced the successful development of four new system-on-glass (SOG) liquid crystal display liquid crystal display (LCD) Optoelectronic device used in displays for watches, calculators, notebook computers, and other electronic devices. Current passed through specific portions of the liquid crystal solution causes the crystals to align, blocking the passage of light. (LCD) modules, suitable for personal digital assistants (PDAs) and portable GPS terminals. Successful mass production trials for low temperature poly-silicon (LTPS See LTPS TFT LCD. ) thin-film-transistor (TFT (Thin Film Transistor) The term typically refers to active matrix screens on laptop computers. Active matrix LCD provides a sharper screen display and broader viewing angle than does passive matrix. See LCD and thin film. TFT - Thin Film transistor ) color liquid crystal display modules began at NEC Akita, Ltd. on October 1. The new modules consist of a 3.5-inch (8.9-centimeters-diagonal) transmissive type LCD, a 3.5-inch transflective type LCD, a 2.7-inch (6.8-centimeters-diagonal) transmissive type LCD and a 2.7-inch transflective type LCD. All of the new products possess the same resolution as video graphics array See VGA. (hardware) Video Graphics Array - (VGA) A display standard for IBM PCs, with 640 x 480 pixels in 16 colours and a 4:3 aspect ratio. There is also a text mode with 720 x 400 pixels. (VGA (Video Graphics Array) The display standard for the PC. All PC display adapters support VGA, and Windows machines boot up in "VGA mode" before switching to higher resolutions. ) TFT LCD modules. Mass production for the 3.5-inch transflective LCDs and the 2.7-inch transmissive LCDs are aimed at February, 2007. All four new LCD models have been developed for display devices of PDAs and portable GPS terminals. They achieve cost reduction, faster time to market and downsizing of instrumentation through a reduction in the number of instrumentation parts built into the new SOG LCD by integration of peripheral circuitry on the glass substrate of the TFT LCD. In addition, they possess a function for displaying 16.19 million colors by a built-in step interpolation interpolation In mathematics, estimation of a value between two known data points. A simple example is calculating the mean (see mean, median, and mode) of two population counts made 10 years apart to estimate the population in the fifth year. circuit, boast a switching VGA/QVGA display, and are equipped with a touch panel. The main characteristics of the new models are as follows: 1. 3.5-Inch (8.9cm Diagonal) Transmissive SOG LCD Module Optimization resulting from high transmissivity of LTPS TFT LCD (Low Temperature PolySilicon TFT LCD) An active matrix (TFT) LCD screen that is more durable and less complex than screens made with amorphous silicon substrates. technology achieves a high luminance of 250cd/m2, a high contrast ratio of 400:1 and a wide color gamut of 70%, despite super-high density of 229 ppi. 2. 3.5-Inch (8.9cm Diagonal) Transflective SOG LCD Module A combination of high transmissivity of LTPS TFT LCD technology and NEC LCD Technologies' own unique super-reflective natural light TFT (SR-NLT) technology achieves high luminance of 200cd/m2 and a high reflective ratio of 15%, despite a super-high density of 229 ppi. 3. 2.7-Inch (6.8cm Diagonal) Transmissive SOG LCD Module Optimization based on high transmissivity of LTPS TFT LCD technology achieves high luminance of 200cd/m2, a high contrast ratio of 400:1 and a wide color gamut of 70%, despite ultra-high density of 302ppi. 4. 2.7-Inch (6.8cm Diagonal) Transflective SOG LCD Module A combination of high transmissivity of LTPS TFT LCD technology and NEC LCD Technologies' own unique super-reflective natural light TFT (SR-NLT) technology achieves high luminance of 180cd/m2 and a high reflective ratio of 15%, despite ultra-high density of 302ppi. NEC LCD Technologies has been developing higher value-added, small-sized LCD modules for next generation PDAs and portable GPS terminals over the past few years, while focusing on LCD modules for the high-end professional and industrial fields. Recently, there has been a rapid increase in the upgrading and diversification of functions for small devices. This has brought with it a demand for more information display on screens, while maintaining vivid color expression and improved visibility under direct sunlight. NEC LCD Technologies is responding to these requirements by developing both transmissive type SOG LCD modules that achieve a balance between high luminance and a wide color gamut, and transflective type SOG LCD modules that achieve a balance between high luminance and a high reflectance ratio. This balance is realized by capitalizing on the characteristics of LTPS TFT LCD modules that can achieve a high aperture rate as compared with amorphous silicon TFT LCD modules, despite boasting ultra-high density of 200ppi and above. NEC LCD Technologies will start to focus on SOG technology as one of its new core competences, and will continue to develop and provide LCD modules of high added-value, while expanding their range of applications to include industrial fields as well as small-sized equipment. These four new models will be displayed at FPD (1) (Flat Panel Display) See LCD, plasma display, EL display, FED and flat panel display. (2) (Field Programmable Device) An umbrella term for all chips that can be programmed by the customer including SPLDs, CPLDs and FPGAs. See PLD. International 2006, which is being held at Pacifico Yokohama, Japan, from October 18 - 20. * Please see http://www.nec.co.jp/press/en/0610/1801.html for the main specifications of the new LCD modules. About NEC LCD Technologies, Ltd. NEC LCD Technologies, Ltd. is one of the world's leading providers of high-quality, innovative, active-matrix liquid crystal display An active matrix liquid crystal display (AMLCD) is a type of flat panel display, currently the overwhelming choice of notebook computer manufacturers, due to light weight, very good image quality, wide color gamut, and response time. The term was first used in 1975 by Dr T. (AM-LCDs) modules for the industrial and high-end monitor markets. The company focuses its development on three core technology areas: ultra-wide viewing angle SFT SFT Statens Forurensningstilsyn (Norwegian Pollution Control Authority) SFT System Fault Tolerance SFT Shaft SFT Secure File Transfer SFT School Food Trust (UK) SFT Societe Francaise des Traducteurs technology with high luminance and fast response; transflective NLT technology; and adaptive design technology that meet a variety of specialized needs for the flat panel display A thin display screen for computer and TV usage. The first flat panels appeared on laptop computers in the mid-1980s, and the LCD technology became the standard. Stand-alone LCD screens became available for desktop computers in the mid-1990s and exceeded sales of CRTs for the first time markets. NEC LCD Technologies' worldwide support includes sales and marketing affiliates NEC Electronics America, Inc. (www.am.necel.com) and NEC Electronics Europe (www.eu.necel.com) that offer specialized display solutions to their respective markets. NEC LCD Technologies employs approximately 1,200 people worldwide and offers one of the broadest product portfolios for the medical, factory automation, test and measurement, entertainment, kiosk, POS (1) See point of sale and packet over SONET. (2) "Parent over shoulder." See digispeak. POS - point of sale and ATM markets. Source: NEC LCD Technologies, Ltd. Contact: Diane Foley For NEC LCD Technologies Tel: +81-3-3798-6511 E-mail: d-foley@ax.jp.nec.com Copyright [c] 2006 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. A division of Japan Corporate News Network K.K. |
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