Title :
Electronics development of silicon microdisplay for virtual reality applications
Author :
Cheng, P.W. ; Huang, H.C.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Display Res. & Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Hong Kong Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Kowloon, Hong Kong
Abstract :
We have developed a highly integrated liquid-crystal-on-silicon microdisplay for virtual reality applications. The silicon display panel was designed and fabricated by a custom 0.5 μm 3-metal CMOS technology. We further utilized field programmable gate array to implement a color sequential technique for driving this display panel. 4 bits per color of the display was demonstrated. The use of FPGA has advantages of fast prototyping and flexible in-circuit reconfiguration for different display applications. This compact microdisplay system can lead to a variety of virtual reality applications
Keywords :
application specific integrated circuits; colour displays; computer displays; driver circuits; field programmable gate arrays; helmet mounted displays; liquid crystal displays; virtual reality; 0.5 micron; 3-metal CMOS technology; Si; color sequential technique; compact microdisplay system; display panel driving; fast prototyping; field programmable gate array; flexible in-circuit reconfiguration; head mounted display; highly integrated; liquid-crystal-on-silicon microdisplay; logic control ASIC; silicon display panel; smart display; virtual reality application; Active matrix liquid crystal displays; CMOS technology; Driver circuits; Field programmable gate arrays; Glass; Light emitting diodes; Liquid crystal displays; Microdisplays; Silicon; Virtual reality;
Conference_Titel :
Design Automation Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the ASP-DAC '99. Asia and South Pacific
Conference_Location :
Wanchai
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5012-X
DOI :
10.1109/ASPDAC.1999.759994
