Date: 25th May 2010

New LED-backlit LCDs from Sharp also features a touch screen panel

Sharp has introduced a suite of 8 new LED-backlit LCD products. These LED LCDs are available in sizes that range from 3.5-inches to 15.0-inches and few of these LCDs feature touch screen panel options (4.3-inch and 7.0-inch size).

LED (Light Emitting Diode) backlighting reduces EMI (electromagnetic interference) disturbances and consumes less power making it better suited than CCFT (Cold Cathode Florescent Tubes) LCD products. It is also Hg (Mercury) free making it environmental friendly. It is resistant to mechanical shock and vibration. Its can also offer full brightness upon power-up and is independent of ambient temperature conditions. These factors make LEDs reliable and thus allow systems to upgrade from CCFT to LED.

"Our customers indicate that they have numerous new market opportunities in integrating LED LCDs into a wider variety of products," said Dave Hagan, LCD Product Manager, SMA. "We plan to help our customers take advantage of this new, rugged, and energy-efficient LED backlight technology by continuing to expand our LED-backlit LCD product offering. We are introducing multiple panels today, with several additional sizes coming soon after in 2010."

"Our customers trust Sharp as a brand," said George Papajohn, Director of Marketing for Arrow Electronics, Inc. "Sharp's form factors allow greater flexibility in product offerings with less time in the labs. We always get a strong response when Sharp adds new panel sizes to its line-up."

Sharp LED-backlit LCDs are suggested for range of applications such as ATMs, Factory Automation, Gaming, Home Automation, Industrial Controls, Multimedia, Medical Devices, Navigation Systems, POS Terminals, Test and Measurement, Transportation, VoIP, White Goods, and others.

Some of the product of this series is featured below:

3.5-inch QVGA LED LCDs (LQ035Q3DG01)

This 3.5-inch landscape mode display is useful for indoor and outdoor applications and features 450 nits of brightness and a 500:1 contrast ratio. Its format is 320 x RGB x 240 dots panel with 262k colors. The interface uses 18-bit digital signals (6-bit x RGB), four timing signals, 3-wire, 9-bit serial interface signals. The display logic operates at 3.3V (TYP).

4.3-inch LED LCDs (LQ043T3DG01 and LQ043T3DG02)

The LQ043T3DG01 WQVGA touch screen features 400 nits of brightness and a 900:1 contrast ratio while the non-touch LQ043T3DG02 delivers 480 nits of brightness. The format for both LCDs is 480 x RGB x 272 dots panel with 262k colors. The interface uses 18-bit digital signals (6-bit x RGB), 3-wire 9- / 24-bit serial interface signals. The display operates at 3.15V (TYP).

7.0-inch LED LCDs (LQ070Y3DG3A and LQ070Y3DG3B)

These ultra-thin displays add new touch panel (DG3B) and non-touch (DG3A) options in their size class. Both feature good color rendering and temperature range. Their format is 800 x RGB x 480 dots with 262K colors. The interface uses 24-bit digital signal (RGB x 8-bit) and the required power supply is a single +3.3V DC voltage for panel driving.

10.4-inch VGA Digital LED LCD (LQ104V1DG62)

This rugged Sharp "Strong 2" panel features a minimum 50k hour backlight life, wide operating temperature of -30°C to +80°C (at the panel surface), brightness of 550 nits, and a contrast ratio of 600:1. This designation outlines stringent industrial specifications for brightness, contrast, temperature range, shock, and vibration. The panel is a mechanical and electrical (except for backlight) drop in replacement for Sharp's same-sized LQ104V1DG61 CCFT module.

12.1-inch SVGA LED LCD (LQ121S1LG81)

This SVGA LCD module is useful for industrial applications. Its features include 50k hour backlight life, wide temperature range and viewing angles, and 450 nits of brightness with a 800:1 contrast ratio. It is a mechanical and electrical (except for backlight) drop-in replacement for Sharp's same-sized LQ121S1LG41 module.

15.0-inch XGA LED LCD (LQ150X1LG82)

This LVDS panel offers operation speed of 8ms. It also carries a minimum 50k hour backlight life and operating temperature of 0°C to +60°C (at the panel surface). It is a mechanical and electrical drop in replacement for Sharp's same-sized LQ150X1LG81 module (except for backlight and thickness).

Price:
LQ035Q3DG01 is priced at US$90
LQ043T3DG01 is priced at US$110
LQ043T3DG02 is priced at US$100
LQ070Y3DG3B is priced at US$150
LQ104V1DG62 is priced at US$373
LQ121S1LG81 is priced at US$400
LQ150X1LG82 is priced at US$486

Availability: Now
For more information visit: www.sharpLEDLCD.com