DocumentCode
781450
Title
News Briefs
Author
Paulson, L.D.
Volume
39
Issue
10
fYear
2006
Firstpage
19
Lastpage
21
Abstract
A US company has developed a new technology that would drastically reduce power usage by mobile devices´ displays. The iMoD (interferometric modulator) approach would enable cellular phones, MP3 players, and other battery-operated, power-constrained devices to run all day in many cases. iMoD uses optical interference to display images. Pixels in an iMoD display consist of a flexible thin-film mirror located a few hundred nanometers from a transparent glass substrate. Many other companies are also working on low-power mobile-device screens
Keywords
light interferometry; low-power electronics; mobile handsets; modulators; screens (display); MP3 player; battery-operated device; cellular phone; energy saving; flexible thin-film mirror; iMoD image display; interferometric modulator approach; low-power mobile-device screen; mobile device display; optical interference; power-constrained device; transparent glass substrate; Cellular phones; Digital audio players; Displays; Glass; Interference; Mirrors; Optical devices; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Transistors; data storage; mobile computing; security;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Computer
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9162
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MC.2006.352
Filename
1707629
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