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create a display technology capable of providing a paper and ink like reading experience,
with superior vie
wability, but also with respect to cost, power, and ease of manufacture.
An LCD display system is composed of an LCD panel, a frame buffer memory, an LCD
controller, and a backlight inverter and lamp or light-emitting diode (LED), as shown in
Figure 5.9 . High-resolution, high-color LCDs require large LCD panels, high-wattage
backlight lamps, and large-capacity frame buffer memories, which together lead to high-
power consumption.
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