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DLP Prism Design with Higher Contrast

The 1-chip DLP engine design uses two back-to-back prisms to allow light to couple light in and out of the DMD chip. The design is quite mature but it has an inherent contrast limitation. A revised design evaluated by The National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan was described in paper 35.4. The new paper builds … Read more

University of Waterloo Investigates Pixel Shifting for Projection

One of the technologies that JVC has focused on is its e-Shift technology. This uses an optical element to project one image and then shift the optical path a half pixel in the diagonal direction to project a second image. This is done at a 120 Hz rate or 60 fps per combined image. The … Read more

Wearable-Flexible Display Market Update (WF10)

Following the session and panel discussion with five speakers moderated by Jack Kent of IHS titled What are Wearables for Anyway, the Display Week 2015 Market Focus Conference – Wearables-Flexible proceeded to an overview of the market for flexible and wearable displays delivered by Paul Gray of IHS. Gray’s first graphic (below) neatly summed up … Read more

Incom Shows Innovations with Polymer Fiber Optic Faceplates

Last October I had a chance to visit with Incom, and write about this manufacturer of fused fiber optic faceplates. The faceplates are composed of thousands of tiny fiber optics densely packed together – dozens per pixel – to transport the display image from the bottom of the faceplate to the top of it. That … Read more

Sony Describes New Laser Phosphor Projector Improvements

In paper 25.2 (High-Brightness Solid-State Source for 4K Ultra-Short Throw Projector), Sony described improvements they have made to the laser phosphor material that will improve projector brightness and lifetime. This is destined for their 4K short-throw projector that is used in homes and professional applications, but it will not be implemented in products until the … Read more

Wavien Proposes Liquid Suspension of Laser Phosphor for High Power Applications

For high lumen projectors using laser phosphor, the phosphor material will typically run too hot and burn if exposed to too much blue light. To address this issue, Wavien has proposed a mixture that can be placed in a liquid medium and circulated past a cell for illumination and conversion in a projector. Ken Li’s … Read more

Bicycles may be a Key to Consumer Adoption of Augmented Reality

Future Cities Catapult is a British-based company focusing on analyzing issues in today’s urban environments and the development of innovations defining the urban society of tomorrow. The company helps innovators and futurists to develop concepts and technologies that aid in this goal. It focuses on three core themes: promoting healthy cities, building resilience in urban … Read more

What are Wearables for Anyway – Wearable-Flexible Display Market Update (WF7)

The Wearable-Flexible Market Focus Conference organized by IHS at SID’s 2015 Display Week included a presentation by IHS analysts that touched on What are Wearables for Anyway and a Wearable-Flexible Display Market Update. Coming before the market update provided by Paul Gray, Jack Kent, Senior Manager, Analysis and Research, IHS, tackled a question that really … Read more

Via Supplys Optical Bonding Materials & Processes (IC14)

Juergen Eichner is from Via Optronics which started as a display enhancement company that quickly started to focus on optical bonding materials, technologies and processes. As a result it has become a supplier of bonding processes and materials to other companies. The headquarters are in Nuremberg in Germany, but there are offices in the US … Read more

Automotive Displays Come of Age at SID Display Week

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New at this years SID Display Week was the special coverage of vehicle displays. Long a niche market for LCD fabs, the space is still dominated by the top automotive component integrators like Continental, Rockwell Collins, and Harman International, who can ruggedize the displays and support them for long product life cycles needed to meet … Read more

UniPixel Updates on X-Sense Acquisition (IC14)

Jeff Hawthorne is CEO of UniPixel which makes engineered films and hard coat resins for displays. The firm has just acquired the X-Sense flexible touch film product line from Atmel. The firm’s touch sensor is a GF2 type of configuration and is compatible with a “wide” range of controllers. There is a 5% CAGR for … Read more

Innova Adds Touch to Films (IC14)

Dr Dan Button is from Innova Dynamics and the company effectively used SID to make announcements and come more into public view. It has announced new products with Dai Nippon Printing. Innova is an electronics material company that has a “platform” that allows it to engineer materials to transform their properties. The company chose touch … Read more