MicroVision, Inc., a developer of miniature projection display technology, and Intersil Corporation, a designer and manufacturer of high-performance analogue and mixed signal semiconductors, today announced an agreement to partner on the development of advanced integrated chipsets (ASICs) for MicroVision's patented high-definition (HD) PicoP display technology.
This collaboration is expected to strengthen the technology and business roadmap for PicoP display technology by:
• Integrating advanced features such as virtual touch and proximity sensing
• Increasing brightness
• Reducing power consumption and component size
• Lowering the cost of the overall solution
The combination of increased brightness, low power consumption and small component size with HD resolution produces a projection solution that makes PicoP display technology an appropriate choice for embedding in mobile devices. Under the agreement announced today, Intersil will invest in developing ASICs supporting the solution based on MicroVision's reference design.
MicroVision's PicoP display technology, now in its second generation (PicoP Gen2), produces always-in-focus HD images using the company's patented scanned-beam approach. Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and original design manufacturers (ODMs) can receive samples of PicoP Gen2 display engines now. One of the distinguishing features of PicoP display technology is its "beyond projection" features, such as interactive touch that could enable the development of applications to extend the use model of mobile devices for business and entertainment. Companies that license MicroVision's display technology now will have early access to the significant advances enabled by the electronics being developed under this strategic agreement.
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