NXP will launch ARM Cortex M0 microcontrollers with an integrated LCD driver.
Called NXP LPC11D14 and LPC12D27, they can drive any static or multiplexed LCD containing up to 4 backplanes and 40 segments, says NXP, and can be cascaded with multiple segment LCD drivers to accommodate up to 2560 segments for larger display applications.
"Our Cortex-M0 microcontrollers have been tremendously popular as a straightforward replacement for 8- and 16-bit MCUs in white goods and industrial applications. Now we are offering a simple Cortex-M0 solution for system designers who want to be able to drive high-quality, high-contrast segment LCD displays without having to use two chips, or get locked in to legacy MCU architectures," says NXP’s Jan Jaap Bezemer, “the LPC11D and LPC12D series offer a cost-effective entry-level option in our Cortex-M LCD portfolio, which includes Cortex-M3-based graphical LCD controllers capable of driving TFT and STN displays."
The parts should be on distributors’ shelves in Q4. In 10,000 quantities, the D14 costs $1.53 and the D27 costs $2.19.
