Pixel Next
Industrial by Design DisplayCORE®
Industrial by Design
Approach to Long Availability
INDUSTRIAL by Design™ - PixelNext's Long Availability Industrial Display Features and Benefits. |
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DisplayCORE® - Long Availability is the single most difficult attribute for mid market embedded industrial display customers to source today. The market forces on the TFT factories to stay competitive in the consumer TFT panel market coupled with traditional low Tier 2 and Tier 3 mid market embedded customer volumes makes securing a 7 year availability commitment from a Panel manufacture almost impossible. The DisplayCORE® architecture of the PixelNext family of Industrial by Design displays meets the feature benefit for 7 year availability in a NOVEL way. Contact us to learn More - we will send you our white paper for your specific display interest.
Industrial by Design is SIGNICANTLY more than just a marketing slogan. It has evolved from it's original introduction 8 years ago to include changes to the architecture, supply chain approach, target panel attributes for inclusion into the portfolio as well as business process realignment. So please contact us for the white paper to present to you the philosophy, execution and its resulting benefits to you, our industrial partner. WE PROMISE it is a worthwhile read for anyone charged with making vendor display selections in an industrial or instrument grade project.
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DisplayCORE® - Is the centerpiece technology that is the enabling foundation of PixelNext's commitment to Long Availability by Design. The DisplayCORE engine is our 61-033-00 HDMI to PixelNext's proprietary DSI Bus PCBA. PixelNext has committed to hold this available for the next 7 years with the following black box feature set. |
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Geopolitical Sourcing - Long availability assurance is now extended to supply chain risk exposure. PixelNext has extended our commitment to "Long Availability by Design" to include geopolitical risk management. The DisplayCORE® PCBs are qualified for production in China and the United States. The PCB assembly is qualified in China, India and the United Sates. Module assembly is qualified in the United States and qualification is in process for a Trade Free Zone in India to better support Europe. ABS Carriers are qualified in China and for short runs in the United States. The 3M Gaskets are manufactured in the United States. Critical Components - There are three critical components to a PixelNext DisplayCORE® module. - TFT Display Panel - The TFT panel is the predominant long availability risk. PixelNext has developed our "Industrial by Design™" approach to managing the expected changes in panels over a 7 plus year horizon. The TFT panels selected in our suite of displays is sourced from the Industrial Group of our TFT factories. The AUO sourcing, for example, is restricted to their G series. PixelNext has a factory direct relationship that ensures visibility into any planned obsolescence. In the case of AUO their legacy G series panel usually has direct replacements with their next production version. But if a replacement is required, PixelNext's novel architecture can migrate to our second and often third source replacement panel within 6 months if necessary while maintaining all of the published specifications. In the case of AUO, however, their legacy G series panel usually has direct replacements with their next production version. - HDMI Controller IC - PixelNext uses the Lontium LT8619B IC for the DisplayCORE® HDMI to DSI controller. PixelNext's engineers can replace this IC in our design in less than 3 months. As the DisplayCore® architecture by design inserts our HDMI EDID interface layer between our customers application and this IC the migration risk is minimized. To facilitate any supply chain issues with this IC PixelNext holds a 6 month rolling inventory of this IC in humidity, temperature and ESD control storage (per JEDEC J-STD-033D) on premise in Knoxville, Tennessee USA. The 6 month supply chain assurance provides adequate time for our customers to manage any qualifications if required. - PCT Touch Screen - PixelNext uses a PixelNext design EETI based controller touch screen. The touch screen manufacturer is located in China. The specifications for the PixelNext's touchscreen panel are ubiquitous and can be second sourced within 2 months in China or Taiwan. As the DisplayCore® architecture by design inserts USB HID protocol interface layer between our customers application and this IC the migration risk is minimized. To facilitate any supply chain issues, PixelNext holds a 3 month rolling inventory of this controller PCBA in humidity, temperature and ESD control storage on premise in Knoxville, Tennessee USA. The 3 month supply chain assurance provides adequate time for our customers to manage any qualifications if required. |