Friday, December 13, 2002
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. announced Thursday that the Korean chipmaker had developed a new one-chip TFT LCD driver IC with 260K real color depth, claimed to the first in the industry.
With a small form factor, the new driver IC is aimed at multimedia applications for wireless handheld devices.
The single chip integrates the gate and source drivers with a power core and 418Kbit graphic memory core. The 1.8V operation and power-saving mode enables longer battery life for mobile applications. The IC driver enables 132RGB x 176 resolution.
Mass production is slated to start in March 2003. Samsung estimated that color screens for handsets will reach 110 million units in 2003. The firm claimed a 24% global market share of LCD display driver ICs this year.
By: DocMemory
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