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• 2 ∆ισπ λ α ψ σψ σ τ ε µ
αρ χ η ι τ ε χ τ υ ρ ε σ
• 2.2 Ο ν ε − π α ν ε λ δεσ ι γ ν σ
• 3 See also
• 4 Ρεφ ε ρ ε ν χ ε σ
• 5 Εξ τ ε ρ ν α λ λινκ σ
[edit] History and implementations
LCoS technology has the potential to enable the manufacture of big-screen high-
definition televisions with very high picture quality at relatively low cost. However,
LCoS, while conceptually straightforward, can be a difficult technology to master; a
number of companies have dropped out of the LCoS business in recent years.
Nonetheless, as of June 2006, proprietary methods for mass-producing LCoS developed,
and at least four manufacturers now produce LCoS-based rear-projection televisions for
the consumer market.
Commercial implementations of LCoS technology include: Sony's SXRD (Silicon X-tal
Reflective Display) and JVC's D-ILA (Digital Direct Drive Image Light Amplifier).
Every company which produces and markets LCoS rear-projection televisions uses three-
panel LCoS technology,[citation needed]. Sony and JVC both produce and market front-
projection displays that use three LCoS panels.
Direct-view LCoS devices such as the single-panel LED-illuminated devices made by
Displaytech and Forth Dimension Displays (Dalgety Bay, Fife, Scotland) (formerly
known as CRLO Displays) are also used as electronic viewfinders for digital cameras, for
pico projectors and within Near to Eye (NTE) applications such as Head Mounted
Displays (HMDs). These devices are made using ferroelectric liquid crystals (so the
technology is named FLCoS), which are inherently faster than other types of liquid
crystals. Displaytech was acquired by Micron Technology in may 2009, who is
continuing to develop the FLCoS technology[1]HYPERLINK \l "cite_note-m2009-05-
21-1"[2].
Developers and manufacturers who have left the LCoS microimaging market include:
Philips, Microdisplay Corporation, Spatialight, Syntax-Brillian.