Yes, we are using it in our VideoCD players.

It's a fairly common and high volume parts and
you should be able to get it around US$1.

On top of driving VFD, it also handles keyscan.
Programming is thru a NEC proprietary 3-wire interface.

Regards,
Peter Tiang

----- Original Message -----
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To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, November 13, 1999 6:09 AM
Subject: Re: HELP INTERFACE VFD. THANKS


> Thanks Peter,
>
> I will have a look to this chip. Do you already use it ?
>
> SP
>