There are a great many display technologies available if you wish to make a digital clock. Many hackers seem to have a penchant for the glowier fare from the Eastern side of the Berlin Wall.

Sunnyvale, Calif. – A vacuum-fluorescent display (VFD) controller from Maxim Integrated Products features embedded fonts, multiplex timing control and filament timing for flicker-free displays.

The MAX6851 is billed as the market's first I2C-compatible, vacuum fluorescent display (VFD) controller with embedded fonts, multiplex timing control, and filament timing. The device controls ...