ST to make drivers for CDT's LEP displaysRichard
Wilson
STMicroelectronics has signed a technology licence to use light
emitting polymer (LEP) flat panel display technology from Cambridge
Display Technology (CDT).
ST plans to develop driver devices for CDT’s LEP displays used in
mobile phones and handheld terminals.
“The importance of display drivers to the performance of flat panel
displays (FPD) of all types cannot be over estimated,” explained
Jeremy Burroughes, CDT’s chief technical officer.
The two companies will also evaluate display driver performance on
test displays fabricated on CDT’s pilot line in
Godmanchester.
“Previous FPD technologies have suffered from a lack of
sophisticated divers to deliver optimum display performance,
resulting in market entry delay and lost opportunity,” said
Burroughes.
Joint marketing activities are also planned to promote ST products
developed under the agreement.
The first display IC devices will be dedicated to monochrome
displays and are planned for introduction in the third quarter.
Further plans include full colour drivers for introduction by
mid-2003.
“LEP drivers will be a new addition to ST’s family of imaging
products, which includes CMOS image sensors, and LCD, CRT, and PDP
display processors and drivers,” said Jean-Pierre Lusinchi, general
manager of the imaging and display division at STMicroelectronics.