“How do the energy crisis or gas prices affect display production?” We have recently received these and similar questions from customers and interested parties. After the general shortage of components and raw materials drove prices up, many expect the…
Today, larger displays are typically color and thus TFTs. However, passive LCDs can also be produced in larger sizes. A significant advantage of such a display is its striking contrast. For instance, large digits can be implemented as segment displays. Application areas for such segment displays include…
While E-Ink e-paper was long available in black-and-white or a maximum of three colors, it is now truly vibrant. Our latest exhibit is a 7-color e-paper that boasts rich, saturated colors. The model shown features a resolution of 600 x 448 pixels…
In numerous display projects for industrial, medical, and consumer markets, it has become common practice to integrate sensors within displays. A widespread application involves mounting optical sensors for brightness measurement behind a transparent or slightly tinted section of the front glass.
It's that time of year again: from February 1st to February 6th, 2022, it's Chinese New Year, marking public holidays in China. Many companies have already closed, as employees undertake long journeys for the holidays. This leads to…
As of October this year, we are officially ESD audited. In our new premises, we have placed an even greater emphasis on ESD-compliant materials and optimized processes. Final assembly has been made more flexible, allowing materials to be processed as quickly as possible and transport routes…
With the aid of a nano-silver coating, cover glasses can exhibit an antibacterial effect. Contact with silver ions inhibits bacterial growth and damages the cell nucleus, thereby killing the bacteria. The antibacterial coating can reduce the number of…
What You Need to Know About Drop Tests, Glass Thickness, and Rugged Designs At a Glance ⏱ Estimated reading time: 6 minutes In industrial and public applications, displays must not only deliver brilliant image quality but also be extremely rugged. This is especially true in areas such as automation, outdoor terminals,…
For months, the automotive industry has been grappling with chip shortages, a challenge that also impacts other sectors, including many of our clients. A recovery in IC supply is not anticipated until 2023, as production capacities cannot be expanded in the short term…
Novatek Microelectronics is currently informing its key customers that it will be largely withdrawing from the production of display controllers for monochrome LCDs. All other business areas remain unaffected. As the display controllers of the NT75/NT76/NT77 series experienced growing demand particularly in the 2000s…