Detectors & Imaging

Syndiant to supply LCOS microdisplay engine for HD laser picoprojector

Jan. 13, 2015

Liquid crystal on silicon microdisplay manufacturer Syndiant teamed up with laser-based optical engine development company Cremotech to develop a picoprojector engine for display applications.

Gail Overton

Liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) microdisplay manufacturer Syndiant (Dallas, TX) teamed up with laser-based optical engine development company Cremotech (Seoul, South Korea) to develop a picoprojector engine for display applications. The engine size is 50.5 mm by 48.1 mm by 19.85 mm including red, green, and blue lasers, optics, and Syndiant's SYL2271 720p high-definition (HD) microdisplay.

"We have selected the Syndiant SYL2271 HD panel as it provides all the best features for our first laser HD pico projector, including 720p resolution, high contrast ratio, and natural-color picture quality," said Sungsoo Kim, CEO of Cremotech. "This light engine provides 720p HD resolution in a very small form factor with high efficiency and focus free operation enabled by laser beam illumination. Our major business partner, SK Telecom, is looking forward to deploy the focus and speckle free engine that has low power consumption and wide projection range in a fraction of the size and weight of conventional LED light source."

"Syndiant believes that the LCOS laser pico projector will experience explosive growth in the consumer electronics and industrial application markets," said Daniel Wong, CEO and president of Syndiant. "Cremotech is an excellent partner with vast experience in developing laser illumination modules and a strong IP position in the pico projector arena. Cremotech's laser beam projection technology is the right solution and the winning approach in an attractive form factor, with amazing image quality that will be embraced by the mass market."

Founded in 2004, Syndiant manufactures high-resolution light-modulating panels for picoprojectors small enough to embed in wearable computing solutions and robust enough for automotive applications. Syndiant says its patented all-digital microdisplay technology enables the world's smallest personal display devices that meet cost, power, form-factor and resolution requirements.

SOURCE: Syndiant; http://syndiant.com/pr40.html

About the Author

Gail Overton | Senior Editor (2004-2020)

Gail has more than 30 years of engineering, marketing, product management, and editorial experience in the photonics and optical communications industry. Before joining the staff at Laser Focus World in 2004, she held many product management and product marketing roles in the fiber-optics industry, most notably at Hughes (El Segundo, CA), GTE Labs (Waltham, MA), Corning (Corning, NY), Photon Kinetics (Beaverton, OR), and Newport Corporation (Irvine, CA). During her marketing career, Gail published articles in WDM Solutions and Sensors magazine and traveled internationally to conduct product and sales training. Gail received her BS degree in physics, with an emphasis in optics, from San Diego State University in San Diego, CA in May 1986.