Pico Projector companies - Page 1

Microvision

Company description:

Microvision is a public company based in the US with around 150 employees, focused on Display systems. Microvision has developed their own laser-beam-steering pico projection engine, the PicoP - with 848x480 resolution, 10 Lumens at 60Hz refresh rate, and a 5,000:1 contrast ratio. The engine can be embedded in other gadgets.
Microvision also offers the Show WX, a projector based on their PicoP engine soon. It is already shipping in the US, Asia, and in Spain. You can buy it from Amazon for $549.
Microvision's web site

02/11/2009

Mirrorcle Technologies

Company description:

Mirrorcle provides several optical MEMS products and services. One of their products is a MEMS Mirror-based projection displays, to be used in pico projectors.

Mirrorcle's web sites

04/21/2009

Optoma

Company description:

Optoma makes projectors, using TI's DLP technology.

Optoma has 3 availavle Pico Projectors: The low end PK-100 (197$), the old PK-101 (219$), and the new PK-102 (249$). All 3 uses the same light engine.

They have also announced two upcoming pico-projectors that use TI's second generation DLP chip. The PK-301 and the PK 201.

In October 2009, we have interviewed Optoma's director of product and marketing.

Optoma's web site

02/11/2009

Opus Microsystems

Company description:

Opus Microsystems is a Taiwanese MEMS design company devoted to design and development of MEMS scanning mirror devices and modules. Opus are working on a pico projector Module.

In July 2009, we interviewed Andrew Hung, Opus' president and head of R&D.

Opus' web site

05/01/2009

Photodigm

Company description:

Photodigm is a US based company, developing and producing precision lasers since 2000. They are working on a new way to make pico-projector lasers that will be cheap and efficient.

Photodigm's web site

03/03/2010

Syndiant

Company description:

Syndiant, founded in 2004 and based in Texas, has designed light-modulating panels for high-res displays used in pico projectors.

Syndiant’s light modulating panels use Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCoS) to provide a high resolution display, and are designed to work with either LED or laser light sources.

Syndiant has 4 differnet pico-projector modules:

The SYL2010: 800x600 resolution, 20 lumens
The SYL2030: WVGA (854x480) resolution, only 6 mm tall.
The SYL2041: SVGA (800x600) and WVGA (854x480) resolutions.
The SYL2061: Wide SVGA (1025x600) resolution.

Syndiant's modules are used in several projectors, including AAXA's L1 laser projector.

In July 2009 we interviewed Syndiant's founder and CTO.

Syndiant's web page

03/10/2009

Texas Instruments

Company description:

Texas Instruments (TI) develops analog, digital signal processing, RF and DLP®
semiconductor technologies. TI has recently announced their second generation DLP chip for pico-projectors, which should start to appear in products soon.