To serve the steady migration from cold cathode florescent (CCFL) backlighting of LCD displays to LED backlights, TDK-Lambda has launched its new ALD Series of multi-output dc-dc backlight LED drivers ...

Do you have a laptop that's either "pretty old" or "weird in some other way"? Did it ship without Windows from the factory, or did you flash its firmware with coreboot? You could help the Linux kernel ...

IC testing service provider and equipment developer YoungTek Electronics (YTEC) has seen strong demand for IC testing services and equipment as well as equipment for miniLED backlighting, according to ...

LCD televisions are a technological miracle, but if they have an annoying side it’s that some of them are a bit lacklustre when it comes to displaying black. [Mousa] has a solution, involving a small ...

LONDON—The latest Omdia Mini LED Backlight Market Tracker indicates that LCD TV displays equipped with mini-LED backlight units will hit 6.2 million units in 2024 and surpass the OLED TV display ...

Thanks to their improved luminous efficiency and longer life, coupled with increased demands for a wide color gamut, light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are steadily replacing the venerable cold-cathode ...

Desktop and laptop computer LCD monitors sport a long light bulb to display the video. When this bulb burns out, the screen dims to almost black. Failing backlights can also cause the picture to ...

Light emitting diodes are used in an increasing number of medium- and large-format displays as backlight. As could be seen recently at the ifa, the Consumer Electronics sector is assuming a pioneering ...

CCFLs (cold-cathode fluorescent) lamps provide backlight for many kinds of displays. To get CCFL’s started, a DC-to-AC inverter must produce 1000 VAC to 2000 VAC rms from DC voltages between 5 V and ...

Images of 1990s and 2000s era laptops are like looking at steampunk hardware. Like, what!? No way laptops used to be that huge, that thick. Were they literally powered by steam engines? My 12" iBook ...

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