LCD Manufacturing
Display Supply Chain: What to Expect in 2021
We know that December is often a planning and logistics heavy month. We want to let you know what to expect from your display supplier in the coming months. Chinese New Year Every year at this time, we at Crystalfontz are in mid-swing planning for Chinese New Year. Unfortunately for us but luckily for you, […]
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Micro Tech
The engineers at Crystalfontz are always working on new projects. Lately, the focus has been on tiny. How small? Recently they have evaluated using a part packaged in 0.4mm pitch 9-pin BGA, 1.3mm x 1.3mm: They are also looking at a 16-pin package that is 3mm x 3mm. The amount of power and complexity that
ISO 9001:2015 Certification for Crystalfontz
What is ISO Certification? ISO stands for International Organization for Standardization. It is an organization consisting of 161 national standards bodies based in Geneva, Switzerland. The purpose of ISO ensures an international standard of measuring and regulating products and services to ensure quality and safety at all points. From the ISO website: International Standards mean that consumers can have
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FAQ: Why does the initialization code for a 20×4 LCD specify 2-line mode?
When working with a 20×4 character LCD, you might be surprised to see the controller set to 2-line mode: Write_To_LCD(COMMAND,0x38); //SET 2 LINE,5*8 FONT Why would a 4-line LCD’s controller be set to 2-line mode? It has to do with the way the LCD glass is laid out. Essentially the display is the right and
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FAQ: What Is ISO 9001:2008 Certification?
What is involved in ISO certification (and annual recertification) and what does it mean for a company to be ISO certified? This post takes a deeper look at everything involved in ISO certification for our LCD electronics-based company.
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FAQ: What is the Difference Between a TFT, LCD, and OLED?
Confused about the differences between TFTs, LCDs, and OLEDs? What Do They Stand For? How Do They Work? TFT displays are also known as an “Active Matrix TFT LCD module” and have an array of thin film transistors fabricated on the glass that makes the LCD. There is one of these transistors for each pixel on the
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A Look Back in Tech History: The HD44780 Controller Data Sheet
Sherman, set the wayback machine to 1985: We are going to take a look at the original HD44780 Data Sheet. Some time back, we wrote about the legendary HD44780 controller, to which the modern character LCD industry owes much of its existence. Having been in the business of designing embedded electronics for some time, we
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RAM, ROM, GROM….What Do These Terms Mean?
Acronyms are easily recognizable and a quick shorthand when reading technical documents. But they can also be confusing when they are similar in appearance and what they represent. Memory and Character Generators New additions to the Crystalfontz Glossary: RAM, ROM, DDRAM, CGRAM, and CGROM. These glossary entries outline what these acronyms stand for and how
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A Quick ePaper Primer
Did you know that ePaper modules emulate ink used for paper? Check out the meaning of the glossary term electrophoresis and how it relates to ePaper module displays. Need ePaper for Your Project? For assistance in determining what ePaper module is the best one for your application, please contact our knowledgeable and friendly support staff by email, phone, or
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The Legendary HD44780 Controller
Modern Character LCD display modules have been possible since 1987 when Hitachi introduced the HD44780 LCD controller. Since then, Hitachi no longer manufactures this integrated circuit (IC), but modern LCD controller ICs make it a point to be HD44780-compatible. Controller Compatibility The character LCD display modules offered by Crystalfontz America Inc. are no exception to
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What is the Difference Between OLED, PMOLED, and AMOLED?
Confused about the differences (and similarities) between OLEDs, PMOLEDs, and AMOLEDs? Quick Version: OLED stands for Organic Light Emitting Diode. PMOLED is Passive Matrix OLED — Passive Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode. AMOLED is Active Matrix OLED. An Active Matrix OLED uses a TFT (Thin Film Transistor) transistor-per-pixel architecture. Learn More To find out more
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