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Leti Discusses MicroLED Microdisplays

by Matthew Brennesholtz

François Templier, Research Director and Strategic Marketing Manager for Photonic Devices in the Optics and Photonics department of CEA-Leti, discussed his organization’s work at a seminar at Colombia University in New York on October …

Tags:Leti Days 2017| Microdisplays| MicroLED| Vol 25 - Issue 40

New Optical Component Can Enable Improved Light Field Displays

by Arthur Berman

See-through light field displays are a possible building block for the next generation of augmented reality devices. There is, however, one standout problem associated with large size, see-through light field displays: the need for …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Microdisplays| Mirror Displays| Optics| Vol 25 - Issue 39

VueReal Receives $8.5 Million for MicroLED Development

by Andrew Fenn

VueReal, a developer of technologies for micro- and nano-devices, has received $8.5 million in funding from Sustainable Development Technology Canada, bringing its investment total to over $26 million. The company will use the funding …

Tags:Canada| Microdisplays| MicroLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 39

Fraunhofer Develops OLED on Silicon for VR Headsets

by Norbert Hildebrand

The Fraunhofer Institute for Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology FEP announced in a press release the development of an OLED micro display with frame rates of 120Hz. The device is aimed at VR …

Check Out the Goovis Cinego G2 VR Headset

by Andrew Fenn

The Goovis Cinego G2 6DoF VR headset features two 0.7″ 1080p OLED microdisplays with a 16:9 aspect ratio, a 10,000:1 contrast ratio, 3,147 pixels per inch, 60Hz refresh and a 53° field of view. …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Microdisplays| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 35

Electron Beam Patterning for High-Resolution Full-Colour OLED Displays

by Andrew Fenn

According to Fraunhofer FEP, OLED microdisplays are increasingly establishing themselves in consumer-ready wearables and data glasses. In order to meet the requirements for higher efficiency, higher contrast and higher resolutions in these applications, scientists …

SID 2018 Show Floor Roundup

by Bob Raikes

3M was at the show to demonstrate how its films could be used to reduce the power taken by TVs and monitors, which are increasingly being made to support HDR and high levels of …

High-Resolution Microdisplays for VR and AR HMDs at Display Week – Roundup

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Multiple improvements in AR and VR HMDs are required before they can really become mainstream products for either the consumer or enterprise applications. Image quality issues that need to be fixed include brightness (especially …

High Brightness Displays for See-Through AR Applications at Display Week

by Matthew Brennesholtz

I was surprised to find there were no papers at the SID symposium on the AR/VR track that address the issue of the ultra-high brightness required for a see-through AR display to compete with …

EMagin Shows High-brightness 2k x 2k Microdisplay at Display Week

by Matthew Brennesholtz

eMagin’s 2k x 2k direct patterned OLED microdisplay with 5000 nit output. (Credit: M. Brennesholtz) eMagin was exhibiting on the show floor and I visited them to get an update on their near-eye OLED …

Tags:eMagin| Microdisplays| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2018| Vol 25 - Issue 21

Sony Adds to MicroOLED Range

by Bob Raikes

Sony has a new OLED-based microdisplay, the ECX339A, that has 1600 x 1200 resolution and a 0.5″ diagonal, giving a pixel pitch of 6.3μm (which we calculate at just over 4,000 ppi). Previously, the …

Tags:Microdisplays| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| sony| Vol 25 - Issue 21

New York Start-up Lumiode Raises $6 Million

by Andrew Fenn

We missed this at the time, but last month, Lumiode—a New York-based semiconductor technology start-up specialising in high-brightness micro-displays for augmented reality and other display applications—filed paperwork revealing it had raised $5.97 million in …

Tags:Investment| Microdisplays| MicroLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 12