Lextar to roll out new miniLED backlight modules and displays

By Gina Roos, editor-in-chief

Lextar Electronics Corp. is releasing a new series of miniLED products into mass production, including the integrated I-Mini Blue smart backlight module, along with introducing a 0.7-mm pitch UFP I-Mini RGB display, and microLED technology.

The miniLED backlighting series can be used in a wide range of applications, including TVs, gaming monitors, laptops, automotive displays, and virtual reality (VR) devices. The I-Mini Blue backlight module integrates blue miniLEDs in flip-chip packaging, and a driver IC to achieve a high contrast, slim design, and competitive cost in a panel module assemblies. Incorporating local dimming technology of over a thousand zones, this K-zone backlight solution can precisely control the backlight, and achieve a dynamic contrast ratio of 1,000,000:1, said the company.

Lextar also introduced an active matrix (AM) miniLED backlight module that uses chip-on-glass (COG) technology. By transferring the blue miniLED chips on TFT glass panel, it is possible to achieve a local dimming of over 2,300 zones on a 2.9-inch panel.

Other new products include the UFP I-mini RGB module, which features high brightness, high contrast, sunlight readability, and a range of display sizes, and a mini RGB LED series with a choice packaging options. The mini RGB LED series is expected to be in mass production by the end of the year.

Lextar showcased these products along with other technologies at the Touch Taiwan 2019 display conference. For more information, visit the Lextar event site.