LAS VEGAS, Jan. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading global
automotive supplier Visteon Corporation (NYSE: VC), today unveiled
the latest additions to its suite of driver information solutions.
At the 2012 International CES in Las
Vegas – the world's largest consumer technology trade show –
Visteon is demonstrating a wide range of driver information
innovations, from entry-level solutions to fully reconfigurable
instrument clusters.
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Visteon's new premium and mid-range driver information platforms
are designed to meet the ever-increasing demands for
higher-resolution color displays in vehicles. Both platforms
deliver an array of information drivers need to navigate and
control the vehicle environment.
The premium solution builds on the reconfigurable cluster
platform launched by Visteon on Jaguar Land Rover's Range Rover in
mid-2009, which redefined the functional role of instrumentation in
vehicles. That cluster, featuring a 12.3-inch full-color thin film
transistor (TFT) display, presented on-demand driver information
via virtual gauges, graphical displays and a message center.
Visteon's premium platform provides the flexibility of
reconfigurability, while maintaining premium brand craftsmanship
through precise gauge movements and the introduction of 3-D
photorealistic graphics. This scalable platform can support
higher-resolution 1440 by 540 pixels on 12.3-inch TFT displays
while delivering increased pixel color depth, and up to 800 by 480
pixels WVGA (Wide Video Graphics Array) on the secondary
display.
"While delivering high-performance consumer graphics, this
high-end platform provides a highly flexible architecture and
state-of-the-art tool chain, enabling vehicle manufacturers to
reduce development times significantly," said Christian Feltgen, Visteon's global director,
cockpit electronic technologies.
Addressing a rapidly expanding market segment, the mid-range
platform features high-quality graphics, video and animation on up
to two TFT displays, combined with traditional analog gauges. This
platform provides a hardware solution that integrates the
host/vehicle microprocessor and a graphics processor into a single
chip, delivering cost and design efficiencies.
"Our research shows TFTs represent the fastest-growing market
segment for automotive-based instrument clusters," Feltgen said.
"Visteon's mid-range driver information platform addresses this
trend by delivering the increasing level of sophistication that
consumers and automakers now expect in an instrument cluster at a
competitive price point. The feature scalability that can be
applied to a wide range of vehicle segments makes this particularly
attractive to vehicle manufacturers."
This scalable platform architecture employs software and
reconfigurable human machine interaction (HMI) that maximizes
engineering re-use and simplifies the development process. Target
feature sets range from passive dot matrix LCD displays to a
larger, 8-inch WVGA with 24-bit color TFT. The larger array has an
option to simultaneously drive two WQVGA (Wide Quarter Video
Graphic Array) TFTs.
Visteon is a leading global automotive supplier that designs,
engineers and manufactures innovative climate, electronic, interior
and lighting products for vehicle manufacturers. With corporate
offices in Van Buren Township,
Mich. (U.S.); Shanghai,
China; and Chelmsford, UK;
the company has facilities in 27 countries and employs
approximately 27,000 people. Learn more
at www.visteon.com.
SOURCE Visteon Corporation