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Super Fine TFT Technology

Wide Viewing Angle 
      Although LCD technical specifications include details on viewing angles, specifications cannot adequately capture the extent to which image quality is affected by the viewing angle technology used. 
 
     LCDs adjust brightness by passing electric currents through liquid crystal molecules that change their alignment/direction. This in turn controls the amount of light that is transmitted. Unlike other technologies,  LCD Technologies’ SFT(*1) technology induces liquid crystal molecules to line up evenly and rotate horizontally when electrically charged. The rotation angle of the liquid crystal molecules changes according to the amount of electrical voltage applied and affects the amount of light that is transmitted. The liquid crystal molecules are always horizontal, so they appear the same size from the front. Therefore, even if the viewing angle changes, there is very little brightness or color deviation.

(*1) SFT : Super Fine TFT 

 
 

Fast Response Time 

      Liquid crystal molecules tend to rotate more smoothly in the horizontal direction than the vertical direction. Since SFT LCDs rotate liquid crystal molecules horizontally, their response time is relatively fast, regardless of the magnitude of shift in gray scale. Moving images are also displayed very clearly because there is no sudden drop in response time between intermediate gray scales. There are no other technologies where liquid crystal molecules rotate vertically. 
 
Spec Chart Response Time 
    (sum of yellow-circled figures)
    Although this is one indicator of LCD response time, it does not include the response time between intermediate gray scales.
 Response Time Between Intermediate Gray Scales
     (shown by the orange circle)
     Since most moving images consist primarily of changes between intermediate gray scales (even when the response time in the specifications is fast), if theresponse time between intermediate gray scales is slow, then the images may appear smeared.
 

High Luminance And Wide Color Gamut

     High luminance and wide color gamut are both essential elements in achieving high LCD image quality. Until recently, however, one was possible only at the expense of the other(*1).
     Now, LCD Technologies offers users both high luminance and wide color gamut in every LCD we produce － and the improved color performance that goes with them. The key breakthrough came as a result of the improved transmissivity, achieved by our SFT technology.
    The results are impressive. Our SA-SFTs offer the same high level of luminance as our A-SFTs, but with a 72% NTSC ratio color gamut － or about the same as conventional CRT displays. What’s more, our UASFTs take that one step further. They maintain the 72% NTSC ratio, while featuring 120% higher luminance than the SA-SFTs － for clear, vivid color reproduction that stands up to the toughest professional applications.

(*1) Colors can be generated with color filters in conventional LCDs other than field sequential formula types. While using a color filter with high color purity will extend the color reproduction range (color gamut), it will also reduce the level of luminance. Conversely, using a color filter with high transmissivity will enhance luminance while causing color reproduction to deteriorate. (The format that gives highest priority to luminance is monochrome displays.) 

                                    
      LCD Technologies has upgraded its technical specifications around its IPS(*2) ultra-wide viewing technology and is continually making technology innovations with the aim of producing the perfect high-definition liquid crystal displays.
     (*2) IPS： In‐Plane Switching 
                                 
 

High Luminance And High Definition 

    As the demand for LCDs spreads to new and different applications, user needs grow more diversified and sophisticated. In healthcare, for instance, a new generation of doctors is turning to IT in their efforts to make more informed, accurate diagnoses. With this new trend, the role of digital displays has become more pivotal than ever in medical applications － with increasing demand for higher image reproduction.
   To realize the high 3 megapixel-plus definition and smooth, precise gray scale characteristics demanded by applications for reading chest X-rays and mammograms, a luminant dynamic range and gamma characteristics independent of viewing angle are absolute prerequisites.LCD Technologies addresses the exacting demands of these and other medical applications by offering ultra-high definition without sacrificing high luminance, thanks to the clear visibility of SFT technology.