Industry demand for thinner, more-efficient backlights is bringing to the fore edge-lit illumination solutions that use fewer LEDs Superior light-extraction efficiency, combined with an optimum ...

Using LEDs for backlighting presents the designer with various options and challenges. One must balance a number of considerations, such as display brightness, power consumption, part count, battery ...

Light guide plates (LGPs) form the cornerstone of modern LED backlighting systems, ensuring that light from compact diode sources is distributed evenly across display panels. Recent advancements in ...

A typical LCD consists of liquid crystal material with transparent electrodes and polarizing filters. Applying voltage across the liquid crystal layer allows light to pass through in varying amounts.

Electroluminescent (EL) backlighting has an allure that continues to attract designers in the automotive industry. Its thin, uniform lighting properties let EL keep instrument cluster design time to a ...

• In a telecentric lens, the rays which pass through the center of the aperture are parallel to the optical axis in front of or behind the system. •Backlighting ...

Backlit panels and controls are a critical part of cockpit design because they enable equipment settings and control positions to be easily determined at night. The idea of projecting light through a ...

Semtech Corp. announced the industry's first smart current sink LED backlighting platform with on-chip digital lighting effects for high-end handheld displays. Semtech Corp. announced the industry's ...