EM MICROELECTRONIC-MARIN SA
EM6124
Digitally Programmable 8 to 25 Multiplex
LCD Controller & Driver
Applications
Features
■ Slim IC for chip-on-board, with gold bumps for
Chip-On-Glas and Chip-On-Flex technologies
■ Very simple 2-wire interface
■ Mobile phones (GSM, DECT)
■ Smart cards
■ Automotive displays
■ Digitally programmable multiplex rates:
8 x 113, 9 x 112, 16 x 105, 17 x 104, 20 x 101,
21 x 100, 24 x 97, 25 x 96
■ Portable, battery operated products
■ Balances and scales, utility meters
■ No lost pads while row driver from 8 up to 25
■ On chip: Voltage multiplier,VLCD up to 7 V (3 to 6 V at
25 °C), 64 VLCD digitally programming steps, 4 VLCD
temperature compensation factors, bias generation,
VON / VOFF generation, frame frequency, display
refresh RAM
Typical Operating Configuration
■ No busy state
■ High noise immunity in inputs
■ No external components needed, except a VLCD
capacitor
■ Digitally reversing row data
EM6124
■ Digitally reversing column data
■ Inverting data function
■ Blank function
■ Set function
■ Checker and Inverted Checker functions
■ Sleep modes
■ Low LCD operating current consumption
■ Wide VDD voltage supply range, 2 to 5 V
■ Wide temperature range: -40 to + 85 °C
■ Direct display of RAM data through the display data
RAM
Fig. 1
Pad Assignment
(To cascade ICs, please see Fig. 19 and contact EM-Marin.)
Description
The EM6124 is a low power CMOS LCD controller and
driver. The 8, 16, 20 and 24 way multiplex are digitally pro-
grammable by the command byte. One additional line can
be added for Icons or Inverted Video by programming 9,
17, 21 or 25 way multiplex. The display refresh is handled
on chip by an internal RC oscillator via one selectable 25 x
116 RAM which holds the LCD content driven by the
driver. LCD pixels (or segments) are addressed on a one
to one basis with the 25 x 116 bit RAM (a set bit corre-
sponds to an activated LCD pixel). The EM6124 has very
low dynamic current consumption, typically 70 µA at VDD
= 2 V, VLCD = 7 V making it particularly attractive for porta-
ble and battery powered products. The wide operating
range on supply voltages and temperature offers much
application flexibility. The LCD voltage, bias generation
and frame frequency are generated on chip. The clock
signal can be used to shift and to latch the data into the
RAM.
(To contact Power Supplies,
please see Fig. 20.)
Fig. 2
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