New Substrate Tech Creates System LCDs

smartalix writes "Sharp Microelectronics has recently developed a new LCD substrate technology called Continuous-Grain Silicon (CG-Silicon), that enables device integration on a scale previously impossible. The technology enables the creation of System LCDs that integrate all driver and operation circuitry -- including digital logic, LCD driver, power supply, I/O interfaces, and signal-processing circuitry -- onto the glass itself. Eventually even the device's CPU will be included on the substrate. A key SLCD feature is the ability to dynamically control the resolution and color depth, providing output in multiple-resolution modes while lowering overall power consumption. A 3.7-in. SLCD created with CG-Silicon had a power consumption of 14 mW for color VGA, 8 mW for color QVGA, and 2 mW for monochrome QVGA. The first commercially available product that incorporates the System LCD architecture is Sharp's Zaurus SL-C700 PDA, recently released in Japan."

Comments

With the way the economy's been lately

[Amsterdam Vallon]

... I think I'd rather have a CDL than an LCD.

Does that mean ....

[binaryDigit]

Oooh circuitry on the lcd panel itself. Does that mean that I'll get floating point errors and gp's if I press the glass to see the pretty colors?

Re:QVGA?

[hazyshadeofwinter]

See, over here it's a Quarter VGA with cheese, but in France they call that a Royale with Cheese.

System shock..

[eieken]

LCD driver, power supply, I/O interfaces CAUTION: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not touch the screen.