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ACTIVE MATRIX LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY [2 records]

Record 1 2003-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Peripheral Equipment
DEF

A higher-quality screen that provides a transistor for each lighted pixel so that each can be turned on or off individually.

CONT

Active matrix displays improve response time by using transistors to focus voltage on individual pixels.

CONT

The Thin Film Transistor (TFT) is a type of active-matrix display that is faster, brighter, and more colorful than passive-matrix displays.

OBS

LCD: liquid crystal display.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Périphériques (Informatique)
DEF

[...] écran couleur à cristaux liquides qui a un transistor à chaque pixel au lieu d'électrode et qui se distingue des écrans à matrice passive à cause d'un système à transistors transparents (TFT).

CONT

Les écrans LCD à matrices actives, ou écrans LCD TFT sont en fait une variante de l'écran à cristaux liquides classique.

CONT

Les écrans LCD à matrice active sont, eux, d'une finesse et d'un contraste tels qu'ils sont jugés supérieurs.

Spanish

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Record 2 1996-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Display Technology
  • Electronic Components
DEF

A display technique that uses a transistor for each monochrome or each red, green and blue dot, instead of using a diode.

CONT

The LCD display technique provides sharp contrast, speeds screen refresh and eliminates loss of cursor (submarining) on standard LCD screens.

Key term(s)
  • active matrix liquid crystal display
  • active matrix LCD

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
  • Techniques d'affichage (Ordinateurs)
  • Composants électroniques
DEF

Affichage à cristaux liquides dans lequel les transistors remplacent les diodes dans l'affichage des points.

OBS

Dans cette technique, on emploie une diode pour représenter chaque point.

Spanish

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