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A CIG-FIP (Chip In Glass Fluorescent Indicator Panel) with a 128 x 32 dot matrix having a dot size of 0.55 x 0.55 mm2 and a dot pitch of 0.85 mm in the x and y directions was developed. CIG technology is one of the solutions to the problem of a large number of external connections In conventional graphic display panels. 286 external connections for a conventional panel having a 128 x 32 dot matrix are reduced to 22 ones for this device. And the device also offers the advantages of low total system cost, easy assembly, and high reliability.

This paper describes the latest Fluorescent Indicator Panel (FIP) technology, featuring integrated circuits mounted within the vacuum envelope on the glass substrate. This is called Chip-in-Glass FIP, or CIG FIP. The discussion includes basic technologies, design flexibility, reliability, and driver ICs.

The continuously increasing integration level and resultant “system-on-silicon” and customization trends in VLSI technology will have a significant impact on future automotive electronics. The microcomputer, which is the kernel semiconductor device in automotive electronics, reflects the tremds decribed above. As the VLSI integration level increases, reliability or quality issues will become more and more important, because of the increased impact of a possible device failure. This is particularly so in VLSIs for automotive electronics. In this paper, VLSI technology trends and ways for meeting reliability or quality goals will be reviewed. Also it outlines a future look at automotive electronics in the 21st century, based on a system-on-silicon microcomputer chip, in which several processor units with different functions are integrated together by ULSI technology, where more than ten million device elements are integrated within a single silicon chip with low submicron feature size.

The Fluorescent Indicator Panel (FIP™) is now widely used in many applications due to its bright, eye pleasing color and readability while driving. Due to its construction, the surface light emitting FIP, gives a wider viewing angle. The multi-colored surface light emitting FIP was developed to offer a better looking and more versatile display. The principle, approach, characteristics, and reliability of multi-colored surface light emitting FIPs, specifically for automotive use, will be discussed.