Displays

OMC, a specialist UK company working in optoelectronics, has released a new coherent polymer fibre which enables high resolution remote imaging. The bundle consists of thousands of individual polymer fibre cores which are arranged coherently at each end such that the image incident on one fibre face is visible on the other face.

Gleichmann Electronics is now offering a new 20.5cm (8 inch) Lite+ TFT display, part name TX20D34VM2BAB, from KOE Europe. This high-quality WVGA display has been designed for cost-sensitive applications with high optical performance requirements.

Display specialist Ginsbury have announced the addition of a 18.5-inch projected capacitive (PCAP) touch panel from the industrial touch panel supplier Ocular. The touch panel is part of Ocular"s Crystal Touch: TRUE Multi-Touch PLUS standard product line.

Samsung Electronics has revealed that its LM561B, a high-efficacy mid-power LED package has completed LM-80 testing. LM-80 is a widely observed test for lumen maintenance developed and accredited by U.S. Department of Energy"s Energy Star program.

MultiTouch, a specialist in interactive display systems, has unveiled a prototype, 4K 84” MultiTaction Cell. Previewed at the company’s annual developer conference and partner summit in Helsinki, the display, which is expected to go into production sometime in mid 2014, is now available for pre-order.

Toshiba Electronics Europe (TEE) has announced the first devices in its second generation of LETERASTM white light-emitting diodes (LEDs) fabricated using a gallium nitride-on-silicon (GaN-on-Si) process. The 1W TL1F2 LEDs offer a cost-competitive alternative to current LED packages, allowing manufacturers of general purpose and industrial LED lighting to drive down costs.

Available exclusively in the UK from Switchtec, ‘Icaro’ is Sirena’s new range of high end aircraft warning lights (AWLs). Based on an LED platform, Icaro has been developed to offer a complete range of products embracing low, medium and high intensity aircraft warning lights and helipad perimeter lights.

Samsung Electronics has launched a new advanced pixel technology for CMOS image sensors, ISOCELL. The technology substantially increases light sensitivity and effectively controls the absorption of electrons, resulting in higher colour fidelity even in poor lighting conditions. ISOCELL improves the image quality and will be used to target premium smartphones and tablets that integrate sensors with this new technology.

FTDI Chip has released the VM800C – a family of credit card sized (85.6mm x 54.1mm) development module, and the VM800B – an encased version of this module in a fitted, plastic bezel. The portfolio is comprised of 11 specific part types in total, all based on the company’s Embedded Video Engine (EVE) platform - which provides display, audio and touch capabilities on a single chip.

andersDX, a specialist supplier of User Interface Technology, has released two new integrated Projected Capacitive (PCAP) touch TFT displays; one offers high resolution WXGA at 10.1” and the other is a unique, portrait mode 3.5” HVGA module.