Understanding Light Guides and How They Work

Understanding Light Guides and How They Work

When researching backlighting technologies for keypads and switches, you may come across light guides. They’ve become increasingly popular in recent years. Keypads and switches typically feature buttons. While some of them only feature a traditional backlighting...
What Is Backlight Bleeding? Get the Facts

What Is Backlight Bleeding? Get the Facts

Have you heard of backlight bleeding? With the exception of electroluminescent (EL) displays, most displays feature a backlighting system. The backlighting system is designed to illuminate the display’s pixels so that the pixels become visible. Some displays,...
The Little-Known Benefits of Edge-Lit LCDs

The Little-Known Benefits of Edge-Lit LCDs

Edge-lit liquid-crystal displays (LCDs) are one of the most common types of displays on the market. Like all LCDs, they feature liquid pixels. Edge-lit LCDs, however, feature a specific type of backlighting that’s not found elsewhere. They leverage a series of...
How Are the LEDs Arranged in LCDs?

How Are the LEDs Arranged in LCDs?

It’s not uncommon for liquid-crystal displays (LCDs) to feature light-emitting diodes (LEDs). LCD isn’t an electroluminescent display technology. Only electroluminescent display technologies, of course, contain self-illuminating pixels. LCDs still have...