
2000 Dec 07
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Philips Semiconductors
Product specification
67
×
101 Grey-scale/ECB colour dot matrix
LCD driver
PCF8820
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FEATURES
Single-chip LCD controller and driver for grey-scale/
Electrically Controlled Birefringence (ECB) colour
4 grey levels/colours (2-bit) definable from 64 levels
67 row and 101 column outputs
Display data RAM 67
×
101
×
2-bit with linear RAM
addressing
Partial screen mode with reduced current consumption
(8 rows at top or bottom of display)
On-chip:
– Generation of LCD supply voltage (V
LCDOUT
);
external supply also possible
– Configurable voltage multiplier factor of
8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 or 2; direct drive also possible
– Selectable linear temperature compensation
of V
LCDOUT
– Generation of intermediate LCD bias voltages
– Oscillator requires no external components; external
clock also possible.
Temperature read-out
Fast mode I
2
C-bus interface (400 kbits/s)
Frame frequency calibration via software
Software selectable bias configuration
Compatible with 4-bit, 8-bit or 16-bit microcontrollers
Multiplex rates of 1 : 67 or 1 : 8
Logic supply voltage range from 2.5 to 5.5 V
(V
DD1
to V
SS1
)
High voltage generator supply voltage range from
2.7 to 5.5 V (V
DD2
to V
SS1
and V
DD3
to V
SS2
)
Bias voltage generator supply voltage range
(V
LCDIN
to V
SS1
):
– From 7 to 14.5 V at a multiplex rate of 1 : 67
– From 4.5 to 14.5 V in partial screen mode at a
multiplex rate of 1 : 8.
Low power consumption, suitable for battery operated
systems
Slim chip layout, suitable for chip-on-glass applications
Software selectable top and bottom row swap for
adapting driver to different glass-layouts
CMOS compatible inputs
Manufactured in silicon gate CMOS process.
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APPLICATIONS
Mobile telecommunication systems
Battery powered equipment
Point of sale terminals
Instrumentation
Automotive information systems.
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GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The PCF8820 is a low power CMOS LCD row/column
driver, designed to drive grey-scale/ ECB colour dot matrix
graphic displays at a multiplex rate of 1 : 67. In the partial
screen mode, only 8 rows are driven at a multiplex rate of
1 : 8.
This chip provides all the necessary display functions,
including on-chip generation of the LCD supply voltage
and LCD bias voltages. Consequently, fewer external
components are required and the power consumption is
low.
The PCF8820 interfaces with most microcontrollers and
communicates via a two-line bidirectional bus (I
2
C-bus).
All inputs are CMOS compatible.
Remark: the waveform generation for ECB colour is
identical to that used for grey-scale.
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ORDERING INFORMATION
TYPE NUMBER
PACKAGE
NAME
DESCRIPTION
VERSION
PCF8820U
chip with bumps in tray