HDSP-0884 is a standard solid state display have a 7.4 mm dot matrix character and an on-board IC with data memory latch/decoder and LED driver in a glass/ceramic package. This hermetic HDSP-0884 displays utilize a solder glass frit seal. This hexadecimal devices decode positive BCD logic into 16 characters,"0-9, A-F." An input is provided on the hexadecimal device to blank the display without losing the contents of the memory.