Cable Assemblies
How Custom Cable Assemblies Reduce Assembly Time and Sourcing Risk
How custom cable assemblies cut assembly time, simplify routing and reduce sourcing risk for industrial and commercial equipment builders.
Checklist
The Engineer’s Checklist for Choosing Embedded Displays
A checklist for engineers choosing embedded displays: interface compatibility, sunlight readability, touch integration, power and long-term availability.
Engineering guide
The Engineer’s Guide to MIPI DSI LCD Interface Integration
How to integrate a MIPI DSI display: D-PHY lanes, Video vs Command mode, RGB and LVDS bridges, bring-up, failure modes and PCB layout rules.
White paper
Managing Heat in Outdoor Kiosks: Display Design Strategies
How heat and solar load damage outdoor kiosk displays, and the display, bonding, materials, enclosure and placement strategies that prevent it.
Engineering guide
Anatomy of a TFT LCD: The 8 Parts of a Display Module
The 8 parts of a TFT LCD module, from rear chassis and film stack to the LCD cell and flex cable, and how DCLTEK customizes them.
Outdoor & Sunlight-Readable
Designing Displays for Harsh and Outdoor Environments
What it takes to design a display for harsh and outdoor environments: sunlight readability, wide temperature, sealing and durability.
Interfaces & Integration
MIPI vs LVDS vs RGB: Which Interface Should You Choose?
How MIPI DSI, LVDS and RGB display interfaces compare on bandwidth, cable length, power and processor support, and how to choose one.
Touch Technology
Comparing Touchscreen Controller ICs: Cost, Support, and Capabilities
Comparing touchscreen controller ICs from EETI, Microchip, Ilitek, Goodix, TI and others on cost, support and capabilities for PCAP designs.
Industry Applications
Key Considerations When Designing Touch Panel Solutions for Medical Applications
Key design considerations for touch panels in medical devices, from cleaning and gloved use to safety standards and long-term supply.
Industry Applications
The Role of Industrial Touch Monitors in Rugged Mobile Tablet Computers: Designing for Tough Jobs
How industrial touch displays are designed for rugged mobile tablets: sunlight readability, glove and wet touch, impact and temperature.
Industry Applications
The Rise of the Connected Smart Vending Machine
How connected smart vending machines use touch displays for data, personalization and cashless sales, and what that means for display design.
Industry Applications
Revolutionizing Building Entrance Management: The Transition from Simple Call Boxes to Smart Full-Color Displays
How building entrance systems moved from simple call boxes to full-color touch displays, and what those displays must handle outdoors.
Outdoor & Sunlight-Readable
Top 5 Features to Look for in a Rugged Industrial Touch Display
Five features that make a touch display rugged enough for industrial use: durability, UV protection, water and vandal resistance, wide temperature.
Display Technology
Understanding the Dead Front Effect: Achieving a Seamless Display Aesthetic
What the dead front effect is, how cover glass, inks and display tuning achieve it, and why it gives a product a seamless look.
Product Development & Sourcing
Navigating the Challenges of Working Directly with Asia-Based Suppliers: A Comparative Analysis
The hidden costs of sourcing displays directly from Asia-based suppliers versus a US partner with in-country oversight.
Display Technology
Modern Electronic Paper Displays vs. High Brightness Displays for Outdoor Applications
E-paper vs. high-brightness LCD for outdoor products: power, readability, refresh rate, temperature and cost trade-offs.
Display Technology
The LCD Resolution Guide
A cross-reference of common display resolutions, their acronyms (VGA, WXGA, FHD and more) and aspect ratios.
Display Technology
The Anatomy of an LCD
A look inside a typical TFT LCD: the layers of a display module and what each one does.
Touch Technology
PCAP Touch Panels – How they work and how they are made
How PCAP touch panels work and how they are made, from sensor patterning to bonding with the cover glass.
Touch Technology
How Important is Edge Treatment for Your Touch Panel: Exploring 2D, 2.5D, 3D Edge Treatments
2D, 2.5D and 3D edge treatments for touch panel cover glass: how they differ in look, feel, strength and cost.
Product Development & Sourcing
NPI? EVT? DVT? PVT? FMEA? PFMEA? WTH? Designing Display Solutions
NPI, EVT, DVT, PVT, FMEA and PFMEA explained for display and touch panel programs, and how each stage reduces product risk.
Display Technology
“All Displays are the Same”
Why consumer-grade LCDs fail in commercial and industrial products: lifetime, temperature, brightness, supply life and change control.
Industry Applications
What’s Behind the Growing Demand for Display and Touch Panel Solutions?
What is driving demand for industrial and commercial display and touch panel solutions, and what it means for product designers.
Interfaces & Integration
Understanding LCD Interfaces: Connecting Embedded Displays
An overview of LCD interfaces for embedded displays, including LVDS, MIPI, eDP, RGB and SPI, and when to use each one.
Outdoor & Sunlight-Readable
Best Practices for Designing High Bright LCDs for Challenging Applications
Best practices for designing high-brightness LCDs: backlight, thermal management, optical bonding and power for sunlight-readable products.
Touch Technology
Capturing Signatures with PCAP Touch Panels with DCLTEK
How PCAP touch panels capture electronic signatures: sensor design, controller tuning and stylus support for signature pads.
Company News
DCL Technologies Supports General Touch in North America
DCL Technologies, Inc. supports General Touch monitors and all-in-one touch computers in North America.
Company News
As Seen On Parts Gurus
DCLTEK on Parts Gurus: why off-the-shelf monitors and tablets don't belong in commercial products, and what to choose instead.
Outdoor & Sunlight-Readable
Outdoor Display Solutions Made Easy !
Application expertise makes the right outdoor display easy: sunlight-readable, sealed and wide-temperature solutions.
Company News
Easily find your next LCD solution
Find your next LCD fast: search DCLTEK's Product Selection Catalog by size, resolution, brightness, interface and touch.
Touch Technology
How does a touchscreen work?
How touchscreens work, from resistive to projected capacitive (PCAP), explained by a touch panel supplier.
Display Technology
LCD Module? LCD Cell? What is the Difference?
The difference between an LCD module and an LCD cell, and why the cell defines image quality and performance.
Display Technology
How is a TFT LCD Made?
How a TFT LCD is made, from the glass substrate and thin-film transistors to the finished cell and module.
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