Technology is said to revolutionize the use of OLEDs in the main displays of mobile devices

The new SmartXtend technology, which utilizes a number of innovative design techniques including a unique multi-line addressing scheme, accurate dynamic current matching and state-of-the-art power management, will form the basis of a new family of display drivers to be developed by Dialog Semiconductor for passive matrix OLEDs. SmartXtend is designed to significantly extend the lifetime of passive matrix OLED displays; it reduces the peak current by up to 30 percent and power consumption by up to 30 percent compared to the conventional passive matrix driving scheme.

Manoj Thanigasalam, general manager of Dialog’s displays system business unit, said, “As OLEDs increasingly replace active or passive matrix LCD displays, we believe SmartXtend allows Dialog to develop a roadmap of products that give mobile device manufacturers an alternative to the current trend of using active matrix OLEDS in the primary display. SmartXtend, which is being evaluated by a number of our customers, will allow the use of lower power and lower cost passive matrix OLEDs to be extended to higher resolution main displays on mobile devices.”

The SmartXtend technology is part of a range of advanced display driver technologies available from Dialog for a diverse range of low power mobile applications – from electronic paper displays and MEMS, to active matrix OLEDs. All its display drivers are highly integrated mixed signal high voltage CMOS solutions designed for the next generation of always-on low power displays, available as both standard and custom products.

Dialog Semiconductor develops and supplies power management, audio and display driver technology, targeting the wireless, automotive and industrial markets. The company’s expertise in mixed signal design, with products manufactured entirely in CMOS technology, enhances the performance and features of wireless, hand-held and portable electronic products. Its technology is also used in intelligent control circuits in automotive and industrial applications. Dialog Semiconductor Plc is headquartered near Stuttgart, Germany with operating facilities in the UK, the USA, Austria, Japan and Taiwan.