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SID Vehicle Displays Conference Continues to Grow

by Bob Raikes

The 25th Vehicle Displays and Interfaces Symposium was held September 25-26, 2018 at the Burton Manor Conference Center in Livonia, Michigan. The conference, organized by the Metro-Detroit Chapter of the Society for Information Display …

VR AR Conference at CES 2018

by Steve Sechrist

One of the “transformational technologies” at CES 2018 (sometimes called the darling of the industry du jour) was VR / AR technology. Both technologies came to CES complete with a conference track, a dedicated …

VDS04 Lighting in Display Systems

by Ken Werner

The second morning opened with a session on lighting in display systems. Chin Chang (Semtech) discussed his company’s Boost converter, which, when combined with current sources, serves as a high-performance LED driver for vehicular …

VDS03 Panel Discussion Covers AR, HUDs and Risk

by Ken Werner

Bob O’Brien of DSCC chaired the panel sessionThe symposium’s first day, as well as its coverage of HUDs, concluded with a panel discussion, “Augmented Reality in Head-Up Displays for Automotive Displays, moderated by Bob …

VDS02 Head Up Displays Remain a Challenge

by Ken Werner

In the session on head-up displays, Olli Pekonen (Beneq Oy, Espoo, Finland) presented thin-film electroluminescent displays (TFELs) as being well-suited for vehicular applications. The operating temperature is -100ºC to +100C, there is virutally no …

VDS01 Vehicle Displays Symposium Technical Conference: The Human-Machine Interface Works both Ways

by Ken Werner

The 2017 Vehicle Displays and Interfaces Symposium, held in Livonia, Michigan, on September 26 and 27, continued the growth, stimulating content, and enthusiasm demonstrated last year. Attendance this year was 550, compared to 400 …

IC10 Intel Positive about Immersive Computing

by Bob Raikes

Stephen Salzman is from Intel Capital. He started by saying that the world is in 3D with immersive sound, so that is how computing should be. He agrees with earlier speakers that AR, MR …

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IC09 Vuzix Says Glasses Must be Light & Fashionable

by Bob Raikes

Paul Travers is President and CEO of Vuzix based in Rochester and the company is 20 years old. It has offices in the UK and Japan and investors include Intel Capital. After many years, …

IC03 Kopin Has a Real Business in AR/VR

by Bob Raikes

Hong Choi is from Kopin and replaced Dr John Fan, who was due to speak. Choi is CTO for the company. Kopin is focused on AR & VR and is shipping displays, supplying ip …

KN2 Google Makes AR/VR Display Breakthroughs

by Bob Raikes

Clay Bavor is from Google where he is the VP responsible for AR & VR. After checking with the audience how many people had tried ‘good VR’, he explained that when he introduces people …

KN3 Harmon Wants to Humanize the Autonomous Car Experience

by Steve Sechrist

In his SID keynote “Humanizing the Autonomous Car Experience,” Sanjay Dhawan, president, connected services, at Harman International gave his keynote on five mega trends transforming the car market. These included smart audio, cockpit convergence, …

Auto Display Business Conference at SID 2017

by Steve Sechrist

The 2017 business conference track, co-hosted by SID and industry display research pioneer, Ross Young’s Digital Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC). This year the business track included an automotive market focus conference targeting Automotive Displays. …