A look at transflective
LCD technology
Transflective displays are slowly but steadily gaining a higher market share. What are transflective
displays, what properties do they have and how does the development continue? The article by display
customizing specialist DMB Technics describes what is currently possible and gives an outlook on micro
LED displays.
Transflective is an artificial word that describes the optical properties of displays. Displays in this
technology have both a transmissive and a reflective light component. For simple, passive displays, such
displays have been used for a long time.
In addition to the transflective properties, the display of colours is also desired. However, it is very difficult to achieve adequate brightness in combination with good colour values in reflective operating mode. Thanks to the widely introduced, innovative semiconductor technology – called LTPS (Low Temperature Polycrystalline Silicon) – the conductor path structures in the TFT have been optimised so that reflectance levels of up to 12 percent can be achieved with good colour values.
In addition to the transflective properties, the display of colours is also desired. However, it is very difficult to achieve adequate brightness in combination with good colour values in reflective operating mode. Thanks to the widely introduced, innovative semiconductor technology – called LTPS (Low Temperature Polycrystalline Silicon) – the conductor path structures in the TFT have been optimised so that reflectance levels of up to 12 percent can be achieved with good colour values.
