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Displaytech, Inc. makes and sells Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal on silicon (FLCOS) microdisplays with superior image quality for electronic viewfinders in consumer digital still cameras, camcorders, and mobile communication devices. The low power and compact form factor of Displaytech's LightView™ microdisplay product line enable innovative end-product design. The patented Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal (FLC) technology at the heart of the Company's microdisplays is also used in a line of ultra-fast switching photonics products for emerging optical applications. Since its founding in 1984 Displaytech has been a pioneer in the science, technology, and applications of FLCs. Displaytech currently has over 100 granted and pending patents and continues research and development to extend Displaytech's technology leadership in FLC materials and FLCOS devices.
Displaytech has developed and produced a revolutionary liquid-crystal color display providing workstation resolution on a display less than an inch across. The display, when paired with magnification optics, provides a crisp image and wide field of view. They developed a prototype head mounted display system, and display techniques for 3 colors with 15 bits of gray scale (which have now been extended to 24-bit color in their commercial products). The low cost, mass produced liquid crystal display is extremely low power, increasing product battery life. The primary difference between Displaytech's FLCs and other liquid crystals is that FLCs are capable of switching ten to one hundred times faster. This means that FLC displays can be completely digital, employing highly accurate time division grayscale and enabling smear-free motion video. Other FLC benefits include smaller pixels-allowing both higher resolution and smaller, low-cost silicon die-as well as wider optical acceptance angles.
The technology has been employed as replacements for CRT's in high-cost head-and helmet-mounted display for military and industrial applications. Additional commercialization with NASA included EVA high information content, low power, helmet-mounted display. Displaytech has established a partnership with the Miyota Company of Japan to keep up with demand for high volume, low cost, quality production.
Displaytech, Inc.
2602 Clover Basin Dr.
Longmont, CO 80503
Steve Reinhard
Phone: (303) 772-2191
Website: http://www.displaytech.com/
