Kopin crafts world's smallest VGA microdisplay, 2k x 2k postage stamps up next

Think your cellphone display packs a lot of pixels into a small space? Pssh. Kopin Corporation has just announced the smallest VGA color-filter liquid crystal display, checking in with a 600 x 480 resolution and a 0.27-inch (diagonal) size. The feat was accomplished by shrinking the color dots to 2.9 x 8.7 µm from 3.75 x 11.25 µm, and according to the company, it's a huge step in reaching its goal of creating a "2,048 x 2,048-resolution display in a size smaller than a typical postage stamp." Already, the firm has stated that it can concoct SVGA (800 x 600) displays at 0.34-inches, XGA (1,024 x 768) displays at 0.44-inches and and SXGA (1,280 x 1,024) displays at 0.56-inch using the same color dot size, which will apparently be used in digicams, camcorders and possibly even handsets. And you thought that D90 panel was something to ooh and ahh over...

[traut Posted Jun 12th 2009 2:38PM]

That's amaying 2850 dpi !? Nothing for the naked eye, but great for viewfinders or video glasses

[marco916 Posted Jun 12th 2009 3:03PM]

These would be cool to sholve inside your eyeball lids, so you can watch TV 24/7 while you sleep, or could be at work watching porn, nobody would know, except for the smerk on your face.

[Easyenough Posted Jun 12th 2009 3:11PM]

Projectors would be a huge application, right?

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 12th 2009 5:59PM]

The Philips Key019 had a neat micro-display viewfinder like this. Also I'm nearly certain there have been much higher resolution micro-displays for some time now.

[lifelion Posted Jun 13th 2009 5:59AM]

A translation in universal units for the rest of the world. Might be helpful for others.

Kopin Corporation has just announced the smallest VGA color-filter liquid crystal display, checking in with a 600 x 480 resolution and a 6.9mm (diagonal) size.

Already, the firm has stated that it can concoct
SVGA (800 x 600) displays at 8.6mm,
XGA (1,024 x 768) displays at 1.1cm and
SXGA (1,280 x 1,024) displays at 1.42cm