In driving an HD44780-compatible LCD, it would be better to use a baseline microcontroller instead of logic chips, because the microcontroller is lower cost, uses less board space, and has programming ...

The basic 16×2 LCD is an extremely popular component that we’ve seen used in more projects than we could possibly count. Part of that is because modern microcontrollers make it so easy to work ...

Chandler, Ariz. &#151 Microchip Technology Inc. newest PIC-based microcontrller has been designed to drive 168 liquid crystal display segments. The PIC 16F946 offers system designers an integrated LCD ...

Fujitsu Semiconductor today announced the forthcoming release of a new series of high performance 8-bit microcontrollers with segment-display LCD controller built in. This new series is regarded ...

[H. Smeitink] got his hands on a 320×240 color TFT LCD screen. He set out to drive it with a small PIC microcontroller but didn’t find a lot of help out there to get up and running quickly.

The NXP LPC1788 microcontroller -- the industry's first ARM Cortex-M3 based MCU to be shipping in volume with an integrated LCD controller. Supports a wide range of graphics display panels, making ...

Freescale today introduced an ARM® Cortex(TM)-M4 core based microcontroller (MCU) family designed for single-chip, graphics LCD applications.

Microchip Technology Inc. announces an expansion of its 8-bit segmented LCD microcontroller (MCU) family with five new devices — the PIC16LF1902/3/4/6/7 (PIC16LF190X) MCUs.

Microchip’s latest PIC18F ‘K90’ and the PIC18F ‘K22’ families of 8-bit microcontrollers include an on-chip LCD driver module capable of driving LCDs up to 192 pixels. Both MCU families support 1.8 to ...

A new 8-bit flash microcontroller with an advanced LCD driver architecture offers direct connection to LCD modules. The 68HC908LJ12 also features an advanced on-chip real-time clock and a ...