Samsung Electronics Develops Industry’s First 1026-Channel DDI for High-Resolution LCD Panels

Samsung Electronics Develops Industry's First 1026-Channel DDI for High-Resolution LCD Panels

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. announced that it has successfully completed the development of the most efficient multi-channel display driver IC (DDI) for high-resolution LCD panels. Capable of processing thousands of channels with just four image-refining ICs, Samsung's 1026CH Source Driver IC (S6CR014), for example, can power a 17″ LCD panel (SXGA;1280X1024), compared to ten typically used today.

DDI is a semiconductor located in the periphery of a display panel, driving the LCD cells by transmitting electric signals to individual pixels. As the push toward large, high-resolution displays accelerates, DDI has become a key component, as more than 20 DDIs are usually integrated per panel.

With the required number of ICs dramatically reduced, the LCD module's power consumption will decrease and its overall price competitiveness is expected to improve.

In addition, with the development of this next-generation multi-channel DDI, Samsung is proposing a new standard for this segment of the LCD industry.