LCD Module Ready To Integrate Into Portables

The parts count designers must contend with in integrating LCDs into portable and handheld products can be essentially reduced to one with the C545002, a LCD module that contains all of the components needed to make the LCD function in the finished product. The compact package provides 8 KB of data RAM, an oscillator, temperature-compensation circuitry, EL inverter circuitry, and a dc-to-dc converter. With only a single 3.3V power supply and input information, the LCD module is ready to display messages. Operating temperature range is from -20°C to +70°C. The LCD portion of the module provides a black-on-white contrast of 8:1 and a resolution of 128 x 64. Originally intended for a GPS unit, the C545002 can be used in PDAs, inventory control computers, pagers, cell phones, and other handheld and portable products.