One of the recurring themes in conversations about the gadgets is the miniaturization. It would seem, that further reduction of gadgets could make them simply inconvenient. But, as practice shows, this time, is still far away. And yet another proof of this is display from Kopin Corporation.
The photo above shows the working LCD display with a resolution 600h480 points and a diagonal of about 7 millimeters. Achieving this compactness was managed by reducing the color points to a 2.9 х8, 7 micrometer (micrometer is millesimal share of a millimeter). But this is only a step towards the intended goal of the company – to reach a settlement of 2048h2048 on the screen size of no more than a standard postage stamp.
Today, by using this technology, the company is capable to production displays with the following permissions:
- SVGA (800 x 600), diagonal of 0.34 inches (8.6 mm)
- XGA (1024 x 768), diagonal of 0.44 inches (1.1 cm)
- SXGA (1280 x 1024), diagonal of 0.56 inches (1.4 cm)
They are mainly used in hi-end cameras, camcorders etc. Particularly, the company stresses its position as a leader among developers of electronic viewfinder for DSLR cameras.
It is possible that this same technology will be used in gadgets such as «clock-phones», where the size of the display is rather severely limited.
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