Samsung and Uni-Pixel team up for better, cheaper TMOS displays
By Joseph L. Flatley 
posted Oct 19th 2009 11:41PM
posted Oct 19th 2009 11:41PM
Uni-Pixel has developed a new display technology that could succeed LCD and LED displays, and if all goes according to plan we might see something come to market as soon as next year. Opcuity uses one layer of MEMS film in in a TMOS (multiplexed optical shutter) device for results that are said to be ten times brighter and sixty percent cheaper to manufacture than LCDs (which use five layers). Since TMOS displays are very similar to LCDs, existing manufacturing lines can be used -- lowering start-up costs and rescuing older assembly lines in the process. According to the company's CFO, the manufacturing process "subtracts from existing LCD lines--you just need to remove some equipment that is no longer needed." Samsung and Uni-Pixel have teamed up to produce 4-inch displays using the technology, but who knows? Maybe Microsoft Research's interactive office will become a reality sooner than you think.
[Via OLED-Info]
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Where did they get that picture of that guy on the toilet....
Not only eliminating switching Costs for manufacturing, but also 60% cheaper.
If I were Sony, I'd take this over OLED anyday
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And if I were a consumer, I'd take Sony
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Since your comment was last earlier, I thought the reply button replies to all posts.
I'm not really accustomed to commenting here.
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You should have a Samsung, Mark.
"So anyway, how's your sexlife?"
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Can I get this TMOS in an app.. You know, for my Apple iPhone??
You're tearing me apart, Samsung!!!
What happened to the HOT girls?
They're still ignoring you, just like always.
Ouch. Burn!
that's why I buy hot girls. sure, there's no tread left on the tires but they are still hot.
How will they look though? all we know is brighter. AMOLED and OLED look amazing. plus they offer the possiblity of an unbreakable screen ;-) If they still look that damn sexy without raping my battery, this would be pretty sweet
Reading From EEtimes, it is like an Non Organic Version of OLED. Except it is cheaper then OLED, faster to Market, Easier to Manufacture.
Not quite - it uses a LED backlight, which could be OLED just as well I guess.
A good explanation of how it works is here:
http://www.eetimes.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=198000973
Basically it replaces the LCD part of a display with MEMS switches that can rapidly switch between opaque and transparent. Combine that with a backlight that quickly cycles between red, green, blue instead of being just white, and you can create any color you like on a full pixel.
It looks like this won't have issues with viewing angle, but the color rotation may cause colored fringes on moving objects. It will be less laggy than LCD with very low on/off times, so movement should look great on it.
Really looking forward to a prototype, this is very interesting!
"said to be ten times brighter and sixty percent cheaper"
you gotta be shittin' me!!
I may buy one of these for my future wife.
I may buy one of these "instead" of my future wife... ;)
4-inch displays?
Fortunately you only have 3 inches to "display" so, you're covered.
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Brighter? LCD's are bright enough, what do we need brighter displays for?
By brighter they mean more transmissive. So you would need a less intense backlight for the given screen brightness. This could, in practice, lead to considerable power savings.
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Let me guess. The online store guy selling jeans and stuff?
Brighter means better contrast which is key to high defintion and that 3D look or "pop".
But "...ten times brighter and sixty percent cheaper to manufacture than LCDs " hmmmm where have I heard this before? Oh yeah OLED and still nothing. Don't hold your breath I'd give it at least three years before you see a larger size in the consumer market. Even if it does come it won't be cheap regardless of what they say.
If the claims of being able to use existing LCD lines are accurate, this technology has (potentially) a pretty big advantage over OLED.
I think the "60% cheaper to manufacture" thing just comes from he fact that there are 2 layers in the system as opposed to 5 in LCD, correct?
I wonder what kind of yields they get with these MEMS shutters compared to LCD panels...
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Was it really necessary to brag about your gear? Have we all been enlightened now?
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I think Vizio can match them since I saw a few @ Sam's Club for $850us on a 42" 120Hz. Just my two cents
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sony's are good, but they're expensive. Sony may have cheap 1080p HDTVs, but look @ their contrast ratio
I could be wrong, but I thought sony uses samsung displays...