Showing posts with label STM. Show all posts
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Friday, June 11, 2021

Ferrari has appointed electronics pioneer Benedetto Vigna as its new chief executive

CNBC

 

Ferrari has appointed electronics pioneer Benedetto Vigna as chief executive as the company gears up for the age of electric vehicles.

Vigna will join Ferrari on Sept. 1 from semiconductor firm STMicroelectronics, where he is head of its sensors group.

The Italian sportscar maker announced the appointment in a statement Wednesday. Former CEO Louis Camilleri stepped down for personal reasons in December after a reported battle with Covid-19.

Ferrari said Vigna has experience working for some of the world’s leading technology companies. But the 52-year-old Italian’s appointment has come as a surprise to many given he has not previously worked for an automotive company or a luxury brand.

 

Tuesday, June 5, 2018

ASM Very interesting

No details until I digest a little.... 

Familiar products, and how we could be incorporated into them.

10 Million contract more restricted than I originally thought.... meaning much more opening for growth and expansion....

Some emphasis from Mulligan on Machine Learning at the sensor... which I think is huge for at least a couple of reasons.

Based on conversations and our detective work. Joe and I are pretty confident that the 10 million contract is with Sharp/Foxconn. (Sharp is making tons of green lasers.... among other reasons.)



Wednesday, May 9, 2018

MicroVision, Inc. Announces New License Agreement with a Leading Technology Company

So, a Leading global technology company: The most likely candidates I would consider are those that already have a working relationship with MicroVision:

Foxconn / Sharp 
ST Microelectronics (I think this is the most likely.)
SONY
Goertek?

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REDMOND, Wash., May 09, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MicroVision, Inc. (MVIS), a leader in innovative ultra-miniature projection display and sensing technology, today announced that it has entered into a license agreement with a leading global technology company to allow the licensee to use MicroVision’s display technology to manufacture and sell display-only engines based on MicroVision reference designs.  The agreement grants a world wide, exclusive, five-year license to display-only technology.  In order to maintain exclusivity, the licensee is required to purchase  minimum quantities of MEMS and ASICs from MicroVision.  
“We are excited to announce this agreement with a recognized world leader in the manufacturing and sale of electronic products and components,” said Perry Mulligan, MicroVision’s Chief Executive Officer.  “This license agreement for display-only products validates our product roadmap and Go-To-Market strategy of targeting five key vertical markets. We believe our licensee's manufacturing prowess and use of our Laser Beam Scanning technology will assist MicroVision in lowering product costs and securing new customers in the other verticals that we serve.”
The licensee has agreed to pay MicroVision a license fee of $10 million in 2018.  An initial payment of $5 million is scheduled to be paid this quarter and a second payment of $5 million is scheduled to be paid in October.  As part of the agreement, MicroVision expects to receive additional payments for non-recurring engineering expenses and services associated with process and product transfer and qualification milestones.   
The agreement does not include a license to MicroVision technology related to interactive displays, LiDAR and 3D sensing, or near-eye applications, such as augmented or virtual reality, which remain key vertical markets for MicroVision.

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

I wonder what STM has that the others do not?

Good Morning Malta.

CNBC

A bunch of Apple suppliers — SamsungCorningTaiwan Semiconductor ManufacturingTeradyne, and SK Hynix — have reported financial results that hint at slowing smartphone orders. That's reflected badly on Apple and its other suppliers, leading Wall Street analysts to slash expectations for the stocks. Sales in China — Apple's third-largest market after Americas and Europe — might also be weak, third party data indicates.


Reuters

PARIS, April 25 (Reuters) - STMicroelectronics on Wednesday delivered an upbeat assessment on second-half demand for its smartphones-focused products, brushing off investor anxiety over the soft takeoff of Apple’s iPhone X.

The Franco-Italian chipmaker, whose customers range from carmakers to industrial groups and makers of new connected devices, said sales should grow in the first half, offsetting a seasonal smartphone dip in the first three months of the year.

Sunday, June 4, 2017

The path to the singularity.

All this computing power is going to need.... 3D scanning, large displays in small packages, (The internet of things -- where tiny devices collect a lot of information,) and near-eye displays.

The display might not be as glamorous as the logic chip, but it's an essential component.

You more reliably make money during the gold rush if you're selling picks, shovels, food and clothing to the miners...

And with STM as a partner on the way, and cooperation with Intel, MVIS is in the right place at the right time.





Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Microvision Twitter, Size of Market

1.4 Billion smartphones were sold world wide last year.

435 million mobile phone viewers in CHINA. That's a lot of people who will directly benefit from PicoP -- which is entering mass production.

This is just in case you had any doubts about the size market for PicoP. 

Microvision is producing with it's manufacturing and marketing partner ST Microelectronics.

The market is enormous -- and the one very consistent demand among smartphone users is "Bigger screen." Which is at war with their demand for "easier to carry."

PicoP turns contradictory demands into something that is easily possible.



Microvision's Twitter Feed

Rapid TV News



Research from eMarketer has found that China will have more than 435 million mobile video viewers in 2017, the rapid growth driven by what the researcher says is a seemingly insatiable demand for content and services.

Thursday, April 20, 2017

Slides from STM Presentation

Microvision was very well represented in this presentation, and it was a good engineering talk about how mems work  --- and also about why they want to work with Microvision. 

You can see in the presentation, each of the other two companies gets 1 slide, Microvision gets a series.

I've cut a couple out for your viewing pleasure.

STM Mems Presentation






Saturday, April 8, 2017

Nice mention on Nasdaq Site

This also confirms that pretty much no one knows about Microvision yet. (if they have to describe a pico projector this way, the word isn't out yet.)

Thanks Dave.

STM Stealthy Giant


On the consumer side, you have companies like Nintendo Co., Ltd (ADR) (OTCMKTS: NTDOY ) that are using its motion sensors and touch screen integrated circuits in its new Switch console/handheld hybrid. On the industry side, you have cutting edge firms like Microvision, Inc. (NASDAQ: MVIS ) partnering with STM to develop laser beam scanning technology to enhance products for augmented and virtual reality, as well as pico projectors (tiny digital projectors that can fit in your hand).
These are just a couple typical deals that STM has been in engaged in for decades. But the compelling thing about STM now is, the tech it has been building and perfecting, it's time has come.

The other significant advantage STM has in this sector is its size. Now that companies are investing in this kind of transformative tech, they need a proven supplier that can deliver large quantities of high quality products.

And STM can deliver both.


Read more: http://investorplace.com/2017/04/stmicroelectronics-nv-adr-stm-stock-is-a-stealthy-giant/#ixzz4des5hBEp


Read more: http://investorplace.com/2017/04/stmicroelectronics-nv-adr-stm-stock-is-a-stealthy-giant/#ixzz4derxvt6W

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

STM Strutting their stuff...

Microvision working with STM on IoT and smart driving applications.


Electronics news

STMicroelectronics will be demonstrating its latest solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT) and Smart Driving at IoT Asia, Singapore Expo, March 29-30, 2017.

A smart driving pod at the ST booth will showcase the Company’s broad range of products for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). Enabling strong progress toward autonomous driving, ST’s automotive solutions target applications that include V2X (Vehicle-to-Vehicle and Vehicle-to-Infrastructure) communication, machine vision, radar, automotive-qualified MEMS motion sensing, Telemaco3 single-chip telematics processors for connected-driving services, and navigation with the TESEO family of Systems-on-Chips.


From Microvision STM announcement:

MicroVision, Inc. (NASDAQ: MVIS) , a leader in innovative ultra-miniature projection display and sensing technology and STMicroelectronics, (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronic applications, today announced that they plan to work together to develop, sell, and market Laser Beam Scanning (LBS) technology.

The companies anticipate cooperating closely on market development efforts that will include joint sales and marketing activities for LBS solutions. In addition to the pico projection and heads-up display (HUD) markets that both companies are currently addressing with their LBS solutions, ST and MicroVision anticipate targeting emerging markets and applications including, virtual and augmented reality (VR, AR), 3D sensing and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS).

Sunday, March 12, 2017

Amazing Coincidence

The reason this blog started was as a repository for my own due-diligence. Things I'd found and saved got lost over time; they were in some file on some computer somewhere. 

(The first file that really frustrated me in this way was a video of PicoP taken with a high-speed camera -- if you know where that is, I'd still like to see that again.)

Occasionally something pops up on one of the message boards that is really good. This is one of those. I got a call about it late yesterday. (Thanks Omer.)

So check it out.  

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This patent has a very interesting feature. That is the people who are listed on the patent. Tokman, Hokanen, and Rajagopalan. 

Who are the point people MicroVision has with their customers? This is telling me that this was patented due to feedback from customers. This supports the theory in the post quite well.

Patent 2 The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20170068393, Hybrid data acquisition in scanned beam display.

Patent 3 Title: Virtual touch overlay on touchscreen for control of secondary display.

Reddit | Amazing Coincidence

Amazing Coincidence | Permanent location here


Yes, I've saved the article in the back, just so it won't get lost.

Thursday, March 9, 2017

Apple places order with STM?

Apparently Apple has placed an order for 3D imagers at STM. 
Who wants a 3d imager in their phone that is only a 3D imager? 

To me, 90% of this is still rumor. Apple tries mightily to maintain secrecy. I've theorized recently that they have started using distraction instead of stealth because they already leak too much. The most reliable "analyst" of Apple recently got their quarter completely wrong. It's still a really interesting rumor.
Previous mentions: November / July

UPDATE: 
iLounge
BGR

Thanks Walt for finding this one and sending it to me.

Igeneration

Apple has placed an important order for 3D imagers at STMicroelectronics, a source close to the 
file
, Thus confirming information previously revealed by Challenges . Apple and STMicroelectronics had opened a joint lab dedicated to image sensors in Grenoble around 2015.
The fruit of this collaboration is now on track for production at the Crolles plant, near Grenoble. It is about 3D imagers intended for a future iPhone, our source told us.



STMicroelectronics factory.

In its latest financial report , the French-Italian semiconductor manufacturer (which is part of Apple's usual suppliers) says it plans to invest about $ 1 billion in 2017, almost double the previous year. this investmentWill boost its production capacity and stimulate growth, "in particular with new products and technologiesSpecialists " .
The CEO of STMicroelectronics, Carlo Bozotti, even mentions "a contract recently taken [which will lead to] substantial revenues expected in the second half of 2017." Of course, Apple is not mentioned by name, but it is indeed Of the famous customer, according to our information.
A consultant from Yole Développement explained to L'Usine Nouvelle the nature of the components that will be supplied: "[The agreement] concerns the provision of laser time imagers, key components for the detection of proximity but also For the construction of 3D cameras. "
Several rumors of 3D cameras have emerged lately . The predicted uses range from facial recognition (to replace Touch ID or complement) to the augmented reality regularly vaunted by Tim Cook . Multiple acquisitions of start-ups and patents corroborate these rumors.



Enter the STMicroelectronics plant in Crolles.

3D imagers provided by STMicroelectronics should only be equipped with the highest- end iPhone 2017, Plausibly named iPhone Edition . These components may not be readyFor September, the month when the new iPhone is traditionally launched, our source told us. This goes in the direction of the latest information of Macotakara according to which the marketing could be later than for the iPhone 7s and 7s More assumed.
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Thursday, February 16, 2017

Sony Module in Qualper Phone

The STM / Microvision Module at 6 cubic centimeters is about 1/3 this size.

TaoBao 

Saturday, July 16, 2016

Tech Radar: Apple & ST Microelectronics

Generally I don't like to talk about the fruit company, but this can't be ignored.

Connect this information with this blog post, and things get interesting.

Based on previous leaks, we know STM is working with Microvision (and is no longer on Microvision's list of competitors.) 


From TechRadar  (more at the source) & BGR

Found and posted on Reddit

Rumors suggest Apple is now making a research lab in France dedicated to the iPhone camera sensor, but it may be the team is focused on a revolutionary feature for the iPhone shooter.

French newspaper Le Dauphiné Libéré shared details of the a new lab in Grenoble, France that will employ 30 engineers on an 800 square meter site.

Apple is rumored to be working in collaboration with engineers from STMicroelectronics, who produce the gyroscope and accelerometer used inside the Apple Watch.

That company also produced the pico projector for the Lenovo Smart Case smartphone - could this be what Apple is interested in?


Future projections

The Lenovo Smart Cast concept phone used projector technology
to offer up a full gesture support on any surface, meaning you could put a keyboard down on your kitchen table and type on it.

Apple patents in the past have suggested the company is keen to look into projection camera tech in its phones.

Apple may have set up the separate research lab to improve the camera sensor for traditional camera work, but considering the French lab is so far away from Apple's normal operations it could be for a specific reason.

An iPhone with a projector built in could be an interesting step for the iPhone 7S.

Being able to project your apps directly onto any surface in your home would certainly offer up an innovative reason to upgrade your iPhone.







Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Full Pu Optoelectronics

Thanks Joe for finding this.

Joe and I had a discussion about this today. We kind of think that the most interesting things in this are which entities are missing from the list -- we've been suspicious for some time that Qualper is really a kind of "red herring" for some other company.

Which company that might be wouldn't be on their list of partners. The list of partners here is quite impressive.

The article is "scraped" because I want to be sure it is retained, and it's a translation (courtesy of Google translate) and I want to save the highlights in context.

Mentioned toward the bottom is something very interesting that I thought was a long way off.... adjusting a projection for color. (I'm in the process of relocating what I think that's about --- and it will blow your mind.)  SCHOLARLY ARTICLE ABOUT IT HERE


Full Pu Optoelectronics: Leading MEMS micro laser projection and lighting

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Description: Full Cape Optoelectronics Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. is located in the Shanghai Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, established in January 2013 with a registered capital of 300 million yuan. Register before the company has set a global power elite of painstaking research and development and product development, micro-laser technology and micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS, Micro-Electro-Mech period of four years ......

Full Cape Optoelectronics Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. is located in the Shanghai Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, established in January 2013 with a registered capital of 300 million yuan. Register before the company has set a global power elite of painstaking research and development and product development, micro-laser technology and micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS, Micro-Electro-Mechanical-System) combines, and applied to a 4-year period end mobile products. Full Pu Optoelectronics is a global MEMS micro laser projection technology leader.
Full Cape photoelectric MEMS micro laser projection core technology breakthrough to create a "big screen anytime, anywhere" as a new life experience. By the recent launch of a new full-Pu Optoelectronics MEMS micro laser projection Mobile smartphone features and functions into one projection, triggering a visual revolution. Full Cape photovoltaic technology is bound to subvert the traditional, to lead a modern variety of mobile Internet terminal application and future virtual world. Relying on strong technical force and first-class software and hardware development team, all-Pu Optoelectronics R & D will become domestic enterprises to build great strength of the mobile Internet terminal micro laser projection, production and sales companies, providing extremely mobile terminal industry and end users competitive optoelectronic products, technologies and solutions.
Technology research and product development of the all-Pu Optoelectronics began in 2009. Through a strategic partnership with the United States as the company Micro (Microvision LLC), the whole Pu Optoelectronics MEMS micro-laser display technology to further enhance the system. In 2011, a resolution of 600x480 of MEMS micro laser projection modules successfully developed; in 2013, the resolution of up to 960x640 and 1080x720. Currently resolution reached 1920x720, is the most competitive on the market today micro laser projection modules. At the same time, design and improvement of the optical module has an optical laboratories in Tokyo, Japan, in order to continuously optimize the volume of the laser beam spatial correlation, optical loss, and the production process of the optical system. Currently MEMS micro laser projection technology has been completed industrialization, successfully used in micro projectors and projection smart phone.
Full Pu Optoelectronics global partners are major well-known companies from the United States, Japan, Korea and Europe, including: Maxim (Maxim), a microscopic (Microvision), Texas Instruments (TI), Broadcom (Broadcom), Qualcomm (Qualcomm) Corning (Corning), Sony (Sony), Hitachi (HITACHI), SEI (Sumitomo), Sharp (Sharp); Samsung (Samsang), modern (Hyundai), LG (LG); Osram (OSRAM); STMicroelectronics semiconductor (ST), Leica (Leica), Zeiss (Zeiss), and the like.
MEMS micro laser projection technology Pu photoelectric whole structure has two main parts. First, the laser modules in the three primary colors red, green and blue (RGB) laser tube through the internal optical system produces a color intensity and highly variable spatial correlation of a single pixel of the laser beam to achieve without focusing projection. Second, the biaxial MEMS mirror single pixel laser beam is projected to the synchronous scan mode using the pixel array scanning micromirror motion image little by little "draw" on the projection screen.
Compared with the traditional projection equipment halide lamp, a laser is a very efficient source. Halide lamp only a small portion of the light energy (2% to 3%) were transformed into heat and the rest are wasted. And halide lamp is expensive, easy to wear and tear, brightness decay rapidly, too sensitive to shock. The mechanical part of the laser projection system is small, the laser beam can be deflected by the mirror system has good stability. Run time of up to more than one million hours.
Color and brightness of each pixel in the image signal modulated by the laser, can produce 16 million colors (24-bit true color) at each pixel. Arising out of this image with extremely bright colors. Opening the laser tube can be shut. Such a small power consumption and high image contrast. Traditional light projection display system is always in a state of continuous illumination. A dark pixels light depends on the spatial light modulator (Spatial Light Modulator - SLM) excess light refraction on or absorbed.Since the light source can not be closed, the light utilization rate, high power consumption. In addition, the conventional projection display system can not produce a full black image, so its poor image contrast.
Design single pixel optical system ensures a high degree of spatial correlation of the laser beam, so projected images are always out of focus, clear. In other words, the whole Pu photoelectric MEMS micro laser projection without focus. Whether vertical or inclined angle is projected onto a plane, or invested in any three-dimensional surface of the body, the image is clear, is anytime, anywhere projection technologies in the true sense. So far, the market for all projection equipment projection distance when the focus changes are needed to bring portable projector experience problems.
More than a simple optical mechanical design for electronic circuit design challenges. The complexity of the circuit designer to precisely control the display of pixel location and pixel rate accurately modulated laser. Many complex functions can be integrated electronic circuitry allows the projector to display the miniaturization of portable electronic consumer products possible.
In summary, MEMS micro laser projection technology simple structure, small size, light path loss (loss of about 3%), low power consumption, wide range of colors, contrast, high resolution, without focus.
The main components of MEMS laser projection technology has MEMS laser modules (including MEMS micromirrors and RGB micro laser tube and optics), MEMS drive circuit, a laser drive circuit, image processing control circuit, as shown below.
l MEMS micromirrors
MEMS micromirror is made of single-crystal silicon by microelectronic technology combined with other special process. Typical process steps include oxidation, photolithography, ion implantation, dry etching, wet etching, chemical vapor deposition, physical vapor deposition, plating, sputtering, bonding, high aspect ratio deep trench etching, laser scribing sheet and so on.
The reflecting surface of the micromirror is about one millimeter in diameter. Micromirrors micromirror arm connected with the frame, the arm micromirrors to micromirrors maximum angle as the rotational axis (horizontal projection angle) of 43 degrees. Frame by frame arm connected with the silicon substrate. Frame to frame arms as the rotation axis of the maximum angle (vertical projection angle) is 24 degrees.Quality micromirror system, mass distribution and stiffness of the axis of rotation determines the resonance frequency of the MEMS micromirrors, the final decision of the scanned image resolution.
Dimensional scanner chip size 4.65mm * 7.55mm. Entire MEMS chip and packaged together in a small magnet in the MEMS module. The magnetic field direction of the magnet provided with biaxial MEMS are a 45 angle. A single drive coil located on the frame, and accept a composite of two frequency drive signal to produce torque in a magnetic field, resulting in a two-dimensional rotating mirror. A sinusoidal signal at the same frequency as the resonance frequency of the MEMS mirror for driving horizontal scanning fast mirror, another frequency the same frame frequency sawtooth signal to drive slowly in the vertical scanning micromirror. Piezoresistive sensing mechanism to provide feedback signal (determine the position and motion of the micromirror) for the MEMS drive circuit.
MEMS micromirror advantage is that small size, light weight, stable performance, good repeatability, low power consumption.

l MEMS drive
MEMS driver circuit provides a drive signal for the MEMS coil under closed loop control. Resonant-frequency component signal comprising a MEMS (e.g., 27kHz) and a frame rate signal components (e.g., 60Hz). MEMS driver circuit adjusts the drive signal to maintain the amplitude balance micromirror MEMS resonant motion by receiving a feedback signal.
Two-dimensional image is generated by scanning the laser beam back and forth micromirrors generated. Transverse resonant frequency signal with a micromirror system drive mirror, power required is minimal. Two-way video image scanning reduces the blanking interval, maximize the efficiency of the laser. The case of the same laser output power, lumens projector will be increased.
Vertical scanning is usually a standard sawtooth waveform. Uniform scanning the image from top to bottom quickly returned after the end of each frame at the top and start again. This process is also carried out in order to maintain a smooth and linear trajectory under closed loop control. Sawtooth frequency is generally around 50-60Hz, at relatively low resolution can be improved.
l Micro Laser Module
Laser display technology is based on red, green and blue, the three primary colors (RGB) continuous wave visible laser light source for the display technology, the most realistic reproduction of the objective world rich, bright colors, providing even more shocking expression. The advantage of laser is wide color gamut space, colorful, color saturation, high contrast, so the laser show is called "the human visual history of the revolution", is the future of display areas of focus of competition.
Gamut refers to the range of a display device capable of displaying a color. Color gamut coverage is up to the percentage of the human eye can recognize color space. This percentage is as high as possible on the display device, the higher the explanation, the more the color of the display device. Color gamut of the laser light source is higher than 90%, while the LCD (LED) is 27 percent of the color gamut, plasma (PDP) is 32% of the color gamut.
Number is the number of colors that can be displayed in color. The more colors can display more complex images, the level of the screen is also more abundant. The highest was 16.77 million colors (24-bit true color). Color laser on 24-bit true color.
Color saturation represents color shades or brightness of light depends on the color of the white light content, the higher the content of white light, namely the lower content of colored light, color saturation that is lower. Its value as a percentage, between 0 - 100%. When this value is 0. time. Black and white ash is colorless color, when low color saturation, it will pale, pure color and light saturation was 100%. High color saturation of the laser.
Contrast is the ratio of the projors are more vivid ; contrast ratio is small, then let the entire screen is gray. Laser contrast up to 80ected image between the brightest and darkest areas between the larger the ratio, the more gradual change from black to white level, thus richer color performance, image more clearly visible, bright col,000: 1.
Laser wavelength selection based on two considerations. First, the human eye photopic response wavelength. This reaction is generally Gaussian shape, the peak wavelength in the green, slightly lower on the red and blue wavelengths. White light required for red, blue power changes with wavelength changes rapidly. For example, the red wavelength from 650nm changed to 635nm, the human eye photopic response doubled. So the red laser tube power can be reduced by half still achieve the same desired photopic response, making the system more low power consumption. Similarly, the frequency of blue laser tube should try to choose a longer wavelength. Currently on the market blue laser tube wavelength between 440-445nm. In the future we should consider selecting upcoming 460-470nm wavelength blue laser tube.
The second consideration is the color gamut. Because the photopic response to peak in the green wavelength, green wavelength selection in order to achieve the best color display prevail. Green 530nm is a good choice, can be optimized to maximize the color gamut.
Full Pu Optoelectronics a wavelength of 630 micrometers red laser, green wavelength of 530 micrometers wavelength laser tube and 450 microns blue laser tube. Laser tube power in milliwatts.
Three-color laser beams RGB micro laser tube emitted get 3% of the light energy (below thick arrow beam) as a light control system feedback signal through the prism system, so that the remaining 97% of the light energy transmitted or reflected to a three beams meet forming a red light or a beam of white light, or a bundle of green or blue glow. Three-color laser tubes and optics are packaged together in the laser module.
l Laser Driver
The ability to directly modulated laser is the core of the system design. Laser Driver with traditional CRT driver had a lot of differences. First, CRT scanning, the lateral line from the left to the right to begin scanning, and then quickly return to the left side of the next scan line. MEMS laser display system, the use of modern advanced electronic circuit technology, scans odd lines may be from left to right, you can even scan lines from right to left. Secondly, the required horizontal scanning line pixel position change timing is not the same. MEMS micromirror motion during start-up and steering should have plus (minus) speed, but due to the inertia of the mirror, but slow down the speed of the micromirrors in the two extremes, resulting in a constant pixel clock signal emitted at the endpoint accumulate in together. If not corrected, ends bright images become deformed. One solution is to produce a virtual set of pixels.In the middle of the scan mirror highest speed lines, each corresponding to a virtual video pixel clock. At both ends of the scan lines, every 3-5 virtual video clock period corresponds to one pixel. This allows scanning line pixel distribution.
High-speed laser control each pixel, we need to quickly open and close the circuit and pixel high-level interfaces, resources, and function blocks. Due to the high capacitive load of high inductance laser, switch off the laser pixels have some challenges. By Maxim's unique pixel close US assistance function block, the pixels falling scooter 1ns. In addition, a three-channel DAC running at 250MHz to ensure high-definition video resolution.
LCD, DLP rear projection technology and other backlit at night because of leaks to produce shadows and ghost images. MEMS micro-laser display does not have a similar problem, because it is before the light irradiation technology. The laser beam is a pixel of a pixel coupled to the laser tube is not one hundred percent open most of the image is displayed. All black image laser tube can be completely shut down, power consumption is only 80mW. MAX3601 multiplication DAC can be safely and reliably from one lumen light intensity modulation of the night to 30 lumens bright sunlight.
Color laser subject to continuous monitoring to ensure color consistency at various temperatures, and ensure the safety of the laser conditions. Also used the color sensor to compensate the brightness in daylight, shadow, night-time conditions.
l Image Processing
The video processor can accept RGB or YUV input. Use video buffer allows no dummy scan converted video input. Gamma correction and color space conversion of the input color application accurately mapped onto a wide color gamut laser. Scaling engine for converting low-resolution video content.
A unique virtual pixel composition (Virtual Pixel Synthesis, VPS) interpolation engine uses a high-resolution input pixel is mapped onto a sinusoidal horizontal trajectory. VPS is a complex electronic circuit functions replace the optical function best display. It is very effective input pixel mapped to the virtual coordinate grid resolution. In addition to the high pixel precision targeting video information to the sine sweep, VPS engine can optimize the image quality. VPS engine control by adjusting the overall brightness of the display in Figure coefficient to achieve luminance uniformity.
Optical distortion, including trapezoid, parallelogram, and certain types of pincushion distortion can be used to adjust the engine VPS pixel position to compensate. VPS engine also allows independent adjustment of each color pixel location. Even if the laser module assembly process of the three primary colors of the laser beam is not completely aligned, red, green and blue pixel position can be adjusted independently through the circuit so that the video image is perfectly aligned. This feature can also be used to modify MEMS laser display in a large optical system chromatic aberration.
Digital video to the laser drive mapping by an adaptive laser driver (Adaptive Laser Driver, ALD) to complete. ALD is a use of the optical feedback from the laser active laser characteristics with temperature compensation and aging of the closed-loop system.This ensures optimal brightness, color and grayscale display performance.
l MEMS laser modules
And laser modules and MEMS micromirror modules formed by the size of MEMS laser modules with one yuan fairly. Thickness of 6.2mm, weighing only 10g.
Full Pu Optoelectronics existing three products: laser intelligent controller, micro projector, and MEMS laser projector phone.
Laser Intelligent controller is a virtual keyboard line flying squirrel, 3D motion capture, portable laser pointer 4 in 1 is a plug and play mini-receiver, compatible with USB1.1 and USB2.0; laser controller stylish , flying squirrel keyboard + laser, lasts two hours; more moderate weight feeling, playing somatosensory game; strong sense of design, smooth body lines. Hand laser mouse with fashion technology.
Mini Projector is a private theater in your pocket. Using the latest MEMS micro laser projection technology, this small size portable projector makes big screen anytime, anywhere a reality show. This mini projector support 1080 HD quality; 40 lumens of brightness; the operation can be unplugged for 3-4 hours, coupled with mobile power supply to the operating day; light source life 20,000 hours; laser imaging, no focus, contrast ratio 80,000: 1 . The best projection distance 0.3m-3m, Projection Size: 10-200 inches; 11.5mm thin body; comes with Android version 4.4.2, built-in memory 32G, Bluetooth 4.0, WIFI2.5G / 5G (support WIFI hotspot, WIFI display), speaker power 1W.
Mini projector a mechanism Pa: Office projection, home theater, outdoor commercial speech, the three scenes!
The latest production of MEMS laser projector phone is phone + room + playroom playroom + + + Home Cinema Hall. The laser projector phone will MEMS micro laser projection technology with the Android mobile phone system perfect combination, carrying a number of patented technologies and full Poor's inventions, a new generation of trendy projector phone.
Machine size is only 148 × 70 × 11mm. Phone has pixels high, low power consumption, powerful, simple structure, wide range of colors, the machine uses the best display with a resolution up to 1080P, its color reproduction of 95 percent, compared with other products, color high reduction of more than 25% of similar products, so that a higher resolution phone screen more clearly. Meanwhile, the phone is a camera phone, the front camera of 500 million pixels, rear amounted to 13 million pixels.
Projection section, using the world's most advanced MEMS micro-laser technology.Brightness: 35 lumens, contrast ratio: 80,000: 1, Resolution: 1920 x 720, projection size: 200 inches (depending on environment); projection size ratio: 16: 9; laser imaging without focus; projectable file formats: Office document (ppt, pdf, Word, Excel), video (mp4,3gp, mov, mkv, avi, flv, mpeg), pictures (jpg, bmp, gif, png).
MEMS micro laser projection technology high efficiency photovoltaic whole Cape, small size, long life, high reliability and wide range of image color, contrast, high resolution, without focus, has a very broad application prospects. Here is the full S & P is developing photovoltaic products and the near future products, technical solutions Conception.
1. Ultra-wide-angle projection
The MEMS laser projection technology with the traditional set-top box or set-top box terminal cloud combined with an advanced optical system for MEMS laser projection out image correction, to achieve ultra-wide angle / short distance projection effects. Since the projection distance is short, the projected image will be greatly enhanced lumen.Plus colorful graphics, clear picture quality, high color saturation, high contrast, high resolution, this application can replace the current large-screen TV market. No expensive display, as long as the set-top box and a white wall, and more preferably configured Bluetooth speakers, digital TV, video on demand, time-shifted back to see, interactive games, home theater, home e-commerce readily available.
2. Pocket PC
Configure powerful CPU, reforming existing virtual keyboard technology combined with MEMS laser projection technology mobile phone, a pocket PC was born. It is a portable computer and a mobile phone, it is a projector. PC base is both a charger stand, a table and a long white wall, anytime, anywhere office, shareable, demonstrating, can games, film and television. Small size, easy to carry, for business entertainment essential goods.
3. Smart Glasses
This is a seemingly ordinary glasses. It may be glasses, reading glasses may be adjustable at any time. Equipped like a mobile phone independent operating system on the frame, by the user to install the software, games and other programs, to be completed by adding the schedule by voice or motion control, map navigation, interact with friends, take photos and video, video calls and other functions, mobile communications networks to achieve wireless network access. Display and virtual worlds is the perfect combination of electronic products.
4. Smart bracelet
Wearable Smart hand ring sleep, heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, skin humidity / temperature, exercise, calorie monitoring, health warning, and the surrounding environment, such as atmospheric pressure, humidity / temperature reporting is not only the needs of modern healthy living, and more understand themselves, challenge themselves, symbol of the pursuit of happiness.
Built MEMS laser projection function smart bracelet allows you to watch anytime, anywhere their own parameters signs, no smartphone, no need to download APP. Built-in camera can capture gestures let you easily operate the smart bracelet system.
5. Virtual projection (Cinema)
To make people naked eye 3D immersive virtual reality viewing sense, there must be a sufficient number of video channels. In accordance with the existing computer digital processing technology, multi-channel video signal acquisition and preservation is not difficult (in one or more image files). The key lies in the numerous affect the signal reduction is displayed in order to achieve a similar effect with the shooting.
The use of advanced MEMS laser projection display technology, allowing multiple projectors in a multi-directional projector and a computer image processing system, resulting in different projection images at different locations, to create a fantasy dynamic interactive experience, allowing you to enter the integration of the actual situation, Living wonderful world.
6. Outdoor billboard
In modern society, the rapid development of science and technology, outdoor advertising also cited a number of new materials, new technology, new equipment and become a work of art to beautify the city, it is one of the city's economic development level mark. Top advertising creative, excellent location, large size is regarded as a classic advertising critical to the success of outdoor advertising.
Currently, there are three large billboards. First, high-speed fixed static roadside billboards, mainly in the spotlight for lighting equipment. Screen advertising production installation required manpower and financial resources. Once the ad content and be a good time to show the same ads 24 hours remain unchanged, a small amount of information, advertising efficiency is poor. Second, the large LCD screen on the external walls of many commercial buildings. Informative, dynamic sense, but the pre-entity large display considerable investment. The third is the outdoor advertising means more expensive three sides. This device has three prism, screen advertising content using inkjet, computer pictures, or outdoor color cards and other materials. When these rotating prism, it can be composed of three different advertising images.
MEMS laser all-Pu Optoelectronics invention display billboard entity without the LCD screen, as long as the white wall "wall." Projector mounted on the top center of the billboard, mouth downward projection, the overall water. It can be a positive vote, can rear. Wireless connection, easy replacement advertising content. Different times, different ads, informative, and can be targeted. Screen high-definition, wide viewing area, dynamic and strong. Reduce environmental pollution caused by large-scale inkjet, make life more secure environment.
7. Laser lights
Full Cape Photoelectric laser modules can be used in the latest generation of lighting equipment. Laser light source lamp is a natural, low-glare lighting and low light pollution source. Color laser light source lamp is easy to achieve balance. The form and direction of the projected light beam emitted from the laser light can also be adjusted according to different conditions and requirements to provide different illumination and lighting applications to further improve in different conditions.
For example, when road lighting will produce light pollution impact on nearby residents, the laser light is yellow can be adjusted to reduce light pollution. Another example is when the festival of colors and light intensity of the laser light can be adjusted to changes in the expression of the festive atmosphere. Another example is emergency, laser can emit a specific color and flash mode to alert. The controller can be based on the clock signal for controlling the laser light on and off time, for example, turn on laser light at 19 o'clock, 6 o'clock in the morning and turn off the laser light.
Since the energy of the laser power supply, low power consumption, a small solar panel and / or a micro-wind power generation apparatus is equipped with a battery to provide uninterrupted power to the laser lights. This feature not only energy, but also without remote power and control wiring, there is provided a lighting Province construction and operation of facilities in remote areas of time and material, labor, energy-efficient solutions. Moreover, the laser light source reliable and durable, can further reduce operation and maintenance costs. Operational procedures with storage and wireless communication devices, laser lights can achieve wireless control system.
8. Laser headlights
Compared with conventional light sources (tungsten, halogen lamps, HID lamps, LED lamps), laser lights that converts electrical energy into light energy efficiency improved significantly. In addition, since the laser with high temporal and spatial correlation, before using the laser lights can reduce glare. Glare is the interference of a main cause of the driver's vision, it is a major security risk nighttime driving.Laser headlights in a variety of environments using reliable and durable and have a longer service life.
Full Cape Photoelectric laser modules can be made of laser headlights car controller issued the beam color and intensity. The irradiation direction of the laser lights may be in response to the car controller command signal (low light, high light, turn) change.
For example, usually produces a more intense clearer reflection when a dark object is irradiated with blue light. When driving at night, then adjust the headlights to produce laser light source modules having more blue light combination of a laser beam.On the other hand, when driving at night, a major safety hazard is the glare of oncoming headlights of vehicles produced. Due to the smaller yellow glare when driving close to the oncoming traffic, keeping ahead in the same direction of the vehicle, or when there is fog, car headlights then adjust the laser light source module to produce more red light and green light so that the combination of the laser beam is yellow. Some special vehicles, such as police cars, ambulances, fire engines, road maintenance vehicles, emergency vehicles, ice cream sale of vehicles, often using a special color light or flash alert other vehicles in the vicinity or unnoticed.
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