The next achievement was noted by the company Hitachi Displays, demonstrated at CEATEC technology exhibition in 2010 a prototype of a MEMS display. This device is built on the technology Pixtronic MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems, MEMS), and its difference from the standard liquid crystal displays is, above all, low power consumption.
Indeed, MEMS displays consume about half the energy than their LCD counterparts, which is especially important for mobile devices. However, they retain the possibility to transmit live colors. Another feature of MEMS displays is that they can operate in three modes - reflective, transparent and translucent. Transparent mode, for example, can be useful when dealing with applications of augmented reality.
As regards technical characteristics, the prototype MEMS display from Hitachi Displays, presented at CEATEC, has a 2.5-inch diagonal and a QVGA resolution (320 x 240 pixels). It is reported that the Japanese manufacturer is planning to upgrade its technology and to provide options MEMS display for mobile phones and tablet PCs at the end of next year.
Indeed, MEMS displays consume about half the energy than their LCD counterparts, which is especially important for mobile devices. However, they retain the possibility to transmit live colors. Another feature of MEMS displays is that they can operate in three modes - reflective, transparent and translucent. Transparent mode, for example, can be useful when dealing with applications of augmented reality.
As regards technical characteristics, the prototype MEMS display from Hitachi Displays, presented at CEATEC, has a 2.5-inch diagonal and a QVGA resolution (320 x 240 pixels). It is reported that the Japanese manufacturer is planning to upgrade its technology and to provide options MEMS display for mobile phones and tablet PCs at the end of next year.
