16bit mcu capable of vivid display powered by a coin battery
Epson has developed a 16bit microcontroller capable of 5120 dot high resolution display. According to the company, the S1C17706 has a four grayscale display that makes it possible to show anti alissed images, and has built in 1MB flash rom that enables it to store large volumes of display contents as well as complex software, without the need for external memory.
The microcontroller is said to consume one fifth of the power used by previous configurations, making it suitable for applications that run on small batteries. While Epson's previous mcu models used only black and white binary images, the S1C17706 is able to add half tone values with its 4 grayscale control circuit, improving the power of expression in addition to achieving high resolution.
The microcontroller is equipped with frame memory for display, and lcd driver voltage generator circuit.
