[Keith]’s cousin gave him a LCD with a noisy backlight. He decided to replace it with a series of high output LEDs. He sourced some locally in the form of cheap LED headlamps from an auto-parts store.

STMicroelectronics has introduced three monolithic step-up converters for LED backlights and lighting, providing 30mA or 85mA current sources for six rows of up to 10 white LEDs. The LED7706, LED7707 ...

Light emitting diodes are used in an increasing number of medium- and large-format displays as backlight. As could be seen recently at the ifa, the Consumer Electronics sector is assuming a pioneering ...

This will enable designers to use the single backlight source to indicate status very clearly, rather than a single colour backlight that is simply on or off. Dual Status Profiled Backlights provide a ...

This article is part of the TechXchange: Advanced Display Technology. The problem isn’t a new one. In recent years, expanding car infotainment functionality has prompted a shift toward ...

The emergence of LEDs bright enough to backlight large LCD displays promises to reshape power requirements in LCD TVs and monitors. Recent announcements and technology demonstrations provide further ...