Philips Semiconductors
Universal LCD driver for low
multiplex rates
Product specification
PCF8576D
1 FEATURES
• Single-chip LCD controller/driver
• Selectable backplane drive configuration: static or 2/3/4
backplane multiplexing
• Selectable display bias configuration: static, 1/2 and 1/3
• Internal LCD bias generation with voltage-follower
buffers
• 40 segment drives: up to twenty 8-segment numeric
characters; up to ten 15-segment alphanumeric
characters; or any graphics of up to 160 elements
• 40 × 4-bit RAM for display data storage
• Auto-incremental display data loading across device
subaddress boundaries
• Display memory bank switching in static and duplex
drive modes
• Versatile blinking modes
• Independent supplies possible for LCD and logic
voltages
• Wide power supply range: from 1.8 to 5.5 V
• Wide logic LCD supply range: from 2.5 V for
low-threshold LCDs and up to 6.5 V for guest-host LCDs
and high-threshold (automobile) twisted nematic LCDs
• Low power consumption
• 400 kHz I2C-bus interface
• TTL/CMOS compatible
• Compatible with 4, 8 or 16-bit microprocessors or
microcontrollers
• May be cascaded for large LCD applications (up to
2560 elements possible)
• No external components
• Compatible with chip-on-glass technology
• Manufactured in silicon gate CMOS process.
2 GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The PCF8576D is a peripheral device which interfaces to
almost any Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) with low multiplex
rates. It generates the drive signals for any static or
multiplexed LCD containing up to four backplanes and up
to 40 segments and can easily be cascaded for larger LCD
applications. The PCF8576D is compatible with most
microprocessors/microcontrollers and communicates via a
two-line bidirectional I2C-bus. Communication overheads
are minimized by a display RAM with auto-incremental
addressing, by hardware subaddressing and by display
memory switching (static and duplex drive modes).
3 ORDERING INFORMATION
TYPE NUMBER
PCF8576DH
PCF8576DT
NAME
TQFP64
TSSOP56
PCF8576DU/DA
PCF8576DH/2(1)
PCF8576DT/2(1)
−
TQFP64
TSSOP56
PCF8576DU/DA/2(1)
−
PCF8576DU/2DA/2(1)
−
PACKAGE
DESCRIPTION
VERSION
plastic thin quad flat package; 64 leads; body 10 × 10 × 1.0 mm SOT357-1
plastic thin shrink small outline package; 56 leads; body width SOT364-1
6.1 mm
chips in tray
−
plastic thin quad flat package; 64 leads; body 10 × 10 × 1.0 mm SOT357-1
plastic thin shrink small outline package; 56 leads; body width SOT364-1
6.1 mm
chips in tray
−
chip with bumps in tray
−
Note
1. These types have improved EMC immunity.
2004 Dec 22
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