Sharp Labs Selects EFD.V5 for CATIA V5

By DE Editors

Sharp Laboratories of Europe (Oxford, UK) has selected Flomerics’ EFD.V5 engineering fluid dynamics software, embedded in CATIA V5, for the design and virtual prototype testing of Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) modules for applications in Europe, largely because it provides one interface for design and analysis, and can take advantage of virtual prototyping at the design stage.

Liquid crystals occupy a state of matter in between liquid and solid, in which the materials are fluid but possess some intermolecular ordering. Liquid crystal devices are made from anisotropic organic molecules, which can change orientation on application of an applied voltage. Transmissive or reflective electro-optic shutters and displays can be made using this simple concept.

In the image, a two-way viewing angle is shown. On one side, the LC display from Sharp and on the other the mirror shows the display as seen from the opposite angle – pointing out that from two different viewing angles two different images can be shown simultaneously.

Interested readers may watch a free EFD.V5 online demo; EFD.V5 is a trademark of Flomerics Ltd.

To learn more about the technology, go to Sharp Laboratories of Europe.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.