LCOS - EH! Whatsdat?
With more and more people looking for HDTV, 100HZ and other funky features on the TV in their lounge Intel and other companies are looking for new technology to help. Here is a brief overview of LCOS and where Intel thinks it should be located in the marketIntel believe that the monitor deployment has grown rapidly – with the 34” TVs starting to be the optimum size for people to be purchasing. People will be prepared to spend around $2000 for a high quality TV for their living room.
LCOS has the ability to have a higher pixel density – when the light shines through the mirror face and then through the front. You cut down on the screen door effects on both LCD and plasma screen. This results in higher resolutions on a smaller screen and a higher pixel count.
Intel LCOS panels start at 720P and 1080P with all-digital operation. From a PC configuration, socket compatible screens are advantageous since TV and screen manufacturers can scale their solution and no re-tooling is necessary. This is a tremendous cost savings both for the vendor and the end user.
The unit you can see above is a device which has two frame buffers and is able to do up to three panels at 720P and 1080P. If you put this in a light engine it will reflect off the drive electronics, the diagram below shows how the technology works.
Cayley is one of the building blocks which will enable the industry to deploy the new LCOS technology within the screens.
Intel has a completive advantage in the silicon design that enables them to deliver the higher pixel density LCOS solution with lower costs. Pricing starting at around $1600 for a 50” TV.
