Intersil programmable buffer widens viewing area of Super-PVA TV

Samsung Corp. has designed Intersil Corp.'s programmable buffer into its latest Super-PVA TFT-LCD TV receivers. Intersil's 14-channel programmable and switchable configuration allows very fast (less than one microsecond) switching between gamma curves, allowing pre-set gamma curves to be toggled back-and-forth to optimize panel performance.

Samsung claims the Super-PVA flat panel TV receiver will be the first to match the wider viewing angle found on plasma display panels (PDPs), enabling TFT-LCDs to meet or exceed PDP picture quality in all categories of screen performance.

Samsung Electronics' LCD business VP for advanced technology said that Intersil's programmable buffer has helped the company in achieving the goal of offering their customers superior image quality over the widest possible angle of view.