LCD, OLED, Graphic

This Product Selection Guide contains information to help select products in the LCD, OLED, Graphic category on DigiKey.com

LCD, OLED, Graphic Display Modules are displays that use liquid crystal or organic light emitting diode technology to provide visual graphics. The display types are CSTN, FFSTN, FSTN, LCD, monochrome, OLED, plasma, STN, and TFT, with display modes of passive, reflective, transflective, and transmissive. The touchscreen styles are available in capacitive and resistive versions.


SelectionCharacteristics

Display Type: Describes the technology used for the display.

Display Mode: Indicates whether a display is designed to be illuminated by light transmitted from behind, reflected from the front, or some combination thereof.

Touchscreen: Describes the type of touchscreen compatability.

Diagonal Screen Size: The size of a display’s viewing area measured between diagonally-opposed corners.

Viewing Area: The dimensions of the portion of a display that is usable for showing images or characters.

Backlight: Indicates type and color(s) of transmissive display illumination incorporated in a display, or absence thereof.

Dot Pixels: Indicates the number of vertical and horizontal pixels in the display.

Interface: Indication of which interface(s) or protocol(s) are used by the device to communicate with other components in the system.

Controller Type: Identifies the integrated circuit in a device that provides control and communications functions.

Graphics Color: Indicates the color(s) of displayed graphics in normal operating mode, and in inverterd color mode where applicable.

Bakcground Color: Indicates the color(s) of the background on the display.

ProductExamples

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MFR PART # LS013B7DH03
DIGIKEY PART # 425-2903-ND
MANUFACTURER Sharp Microelectronics
DESCRIPTION LCD TFT 1.28" 128X128 FPC
DATASHEET Click Here

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MFR PART # NHD-C12832A1Z-FSW-FBW-3V3
DIGIKEY PART # NHD-C12832A1Z-FSW-FBW-3V3-ND
MANUFACTURER Newhaven Display Intl
DESCRIPTION LCD COG GRAPHIC 128X32
DATASHEET Click Here

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MFR PART # DT024CTFT-TS
DIGIKEY PART # 1756-1003-ND
MANUFACTURER Displaytech
DESCRIPTION LCD DISP TFT 2.4" 240X320
DATASHEET Click Here

MediaLinks

Videos
Videos on LCDs
Videos on OLEDs

Articles
Selecting LCD Modules for Extreme Temperatures
Using MCUs to Save Power in LCD
Articles on LCDs
Articles on OLEDs

Product Training Modules
Product Training Modules on LCDs
Product Training Modules on OLEDs

Blogs
Blogs on LCDs
Blogs on OLEDs

TechForum
TechForum posts on LCDs
TechForum posts on OLEDs

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