Title :
A MEMS digital microshutter (DMS™) for low-power high brightness displays
Author :
Steyn, J. Lodewyk ; Brosnihan, Timothy ; Fijol, John ; Gandhi, Jignesh ; Hagood, Nesbitt, IV ; Halfman, Mark ; Lewis, Steve ; Payne, Richard ; Wu, Joyce
Author_Institution :
Pixtronix Inc., Andover, MA, USA
Abstract :
A new display technology has been developed that overcomes the losses in conventional liquid crystal displays (LCDs). At the heart of this new class of displays is a digital microshutter (DMS™) that eliminates the need for a polarizer that is required in LCDs. The DMS™ also has a response time of approximately 20 times faster than that of an LCD pixel, making it possible to produce a bright field sequential direct view display with increased color gamut (up to 145% NTSC, CIE 1976).
Keywords :
brightness; micro-optomechanical devices; optical elements; MEMS digital microshutter; low-power high brightness displays; Actuators; Backplanes; Films; Image color analysis; Micromechanical devices; Optical filters; Pixel;
Conference_Titel :
Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics (OPT MEMS), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Sapporo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8926-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8925-1
DOI :
10.1109/OMEMS.2010.5672179
