Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology Develops Dual VGA/QVGA Low-temperature Polysilicon TFT LCD for Mobile Handset Applications.Tokyo, Japan, Oct 3, 2005 - (JCNN JCNN Japan Corporate News Network ) - Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology has developed a 2.4-inch, 260,000-color low-temperature polysilicon TFT LCD that enables switching between 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. (480x640 pixels) and QVGA (Quarter VGA) A screen resolution of 320x240 pixels, which is used on handheld devices. Although 320x240 seems half the 640x480 VGA resolution, the "quarter" comes from the total number of pixels, which is one fourth the number (320 times 240=76800; 640 times 480=307200). (240x320 pixels) resolution displaying, for mobile handset applications. Utilizing the company's exclusive systems-on-glass (SOS SOS, code letters of the international distress signal. The signal is expressed in International Morse code as … — — — … (three dots, three dashes, three dots). ) technology, the new display allows users to choose between VGA mode when needing finer image viewing of a map or website, and QVGA to save the phone's power under normal use. The new product features a response time about 40% faster than the existing LCD products, 160-degree horizontal and vertical viewing angles, as well as a contrast of 400:1, high enough to display video and TV pictures. The company will exhibit the prototype at CEATEC CEATEC Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies (Technology and Electronics Exhibition, Japan) JAPAN 2005 to be held in Makuhari Messe from October 4 through 8, as well as at FPD International 2005 in Pacifico Yokohama from October 19 to 21. Source: JCN http://www.japancorp.net Copyright [c] 2005 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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