Get Educated About AMOLED Touch Screens
AMOLED touch screens have nothing to do with moles. The term stands for active matrix organic light emitting diode. While these are the real terms used, there really is not much sense behind this conglomeration of strange words. In smaller groups however, they speak of an interesting technology that has revolutionized the digital screen industry.
The Active Matrix
Active matrix refers to the way the TFT screen has been designed. By enabling individual pixels to refresh faster and at a more synchronized manner, the result is a visual display that far surpasses that of standard TFT screens. Screens are lit by electrical pulses that determine which pixel color will light up. This has been upgraded with active matrix.
What is Organic
The organic part of an LED is how the LED functions without the need for a backlight. There is nothing organic about this technology. Instead, organic technology is focused more on creating individual electroluminescent layers for each pixel that exists on a screen. This allows for a screen to function without an additional backlight. This also means that you can have larger screens since you will not be limited by the amount of light provided by backlights.
The Light Emitting Diodes
Lastly, the LED part of the screen is what allows any screen to properly show graphics. LED are composed of small pixels that change according to the image to be displayed onscreen. They are very cheap to produce and make very little to no heat at all making them appropriate for many different purposes. As a whole, AMOLED touch screens are significantly better than others. They are lighter, thinner and consume less power. They are also easier to manage and control. Today’s mobile devices rely heavily on AMOLED technology in order to make the most out of their battery capacities and capabilities.
June 29th, 2010 at 4:13 pm
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