Advanced Microdisplays for Portable Systems

Abstract

This report documents the development of extremely integrated miniature display technology and high performance electronics alongside active-matrix circuitry. The goal of this development was to produce an absolutely portable platform to support imaging and video messaging for use with head-mounted and hand-held systems. Extreme complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) integration, using new low-power CMOS technology, in the enabling technology behind the display systems developed under this program. This program has demonstrated the capability of extreme display system integration by incorporating active matrix pixel arrays, interface logic (asynchronous serial, RS-170), font memory, programmable microprocessors, NTSC, JPEG, and MPEG application specific integrated circuits (ASIC) decoders, and lamp, electro-luminescent (EL), and light emitting diode (LED) illumination drive circuitry into a single display backplane.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA368163

Entities

People

  • Chris Mullin
  • David Huffman
  • Hongqin Shi
  • Jean-jacques Drolet
  • Michael Bolotski
  • Nancy Lewis
  • Phillip Alvelda
  • Ramon Oliver

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application-Specific Integrated Circuits
  • Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductors
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Display Systems
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Integrated Circuits
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Liquid Crystal Displays
  • Manufacturing
  • Optics
  • Power Electronics
  • Processing Equipment
  • Semiconductor Devices
  • Semiconductors
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems