128 x 64 LCD and OLED devices with new colours and backlight variants

The combination of functionality and reduced size, low power consumption and external component count made possible by 128 x 64 pixel format displays is making these products increasingly popular, especially in applications that use microcontrollers with integrated display drivers. The latest options from Anders address the vast majority of performance, colour and size requirements for wearable, handheld, portable and panel-mounted devices.

Among the recently-introduced standard products available from Anders are four new 3-inch modules in the ADJC series, featuring a viewing area of 66.14mm x 41.32mm and Chip on Glass (CoG) technology enabling compact outside dimensions and a sub-8mm profile. There is a choice of LED backlight colours including the currently popular combination of blue backlighting and positive transflective display mode. Other options include amber and yellow backlights, as well as a white LED option, enabling versatile display effects as well as outstanding power-efficiency.

Further attributes of the Anders 128 x 64 LCD portfolio include low operating current down to 0.3mA with stand-by modes of just a few microamps, as well as display, polariser and backlight combinations that allow designers to create unique effects.

Anders is able to deliver custom options, including colour over-printing for unique, customer-specific displays. Units qualified to automotive standards are also available.

Several OLED manufacturers offer 128x64 modules, with the longest-life options being currently based around yellow emissive layers. At present, true high-spec industrial or automotive-spec OLEDs are yet to appear, but indications are that the choices available to designers are broadening.

This expanding portfolio from Anders reflects the rapid growth in the number and variety of low-cost 128 x 64 pixels display modules, with low power operation, numerous backlight colours, advanced construction methods including Chip on Flex (COF), and a range of useable sizes in the sub-3-inch class. The new aesthetic possibilities allow for product differentiation in new and existing markets.

Displays of 128 x 64 pixels resolution are well served by embedded peripherals, regardless of screen dimensions, and designers also have many options in terms of electrical and mechanical attributes. Designing with 128 x 64 pixels is an ideal strategy to quickly create industrial measurement devices and gauges, utility meters, or medical instruments such as blood pressure monitors, as well as consumer audio and video products.