Speaker: Mary Lou Jepson, MicroDisplay Corp.
Title: Single Panel LCOS for Rear Projection Television
Abstract: High Brightness has been the main challenge for Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCOS) microdisplay use in single-panel rear projection television (RPTV). Single Panel LCOS use in RPTV is attractive due to 1) high resolution (720p, 1080p) 2) excellent contrast (>800:1) 3) excellent, crisp image quality and 4) low relative cost. In this talk I will outline various architectures which enable high lumen throughput using MicroDisplay’s 0.82″ WXGA (1280×768) LCOS panel. Efficacy improvements are attributed to 1) high speed electronics 2) fast proprietary liquid crystal modes 3) scrolling illumination 4) low F/# panel illumination and 5) engine design to match the attributes of the LCOS panel.
Speaker Background: Dr. Jepsen is a co-founder and the chief technology officer of the MicroDisplay Corporation, a company which designs and mass produces LCOS (liquid crystal on silicon) microdisplays for use in HDTV and other high resolution display applications. Dr. Jepsen’s work at MicroDisplay has focused in three major areas of design: 1) panel driving schemes 2) liquid crystal modes 3) optical systems for projection systems and near-to-eye systems. Prior to MicroDisplay she earned a Ph.D. in Optics, a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, and B.A. in Art all from Brown University, as well as a M.S. from the MIT Media Lab. She served as an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia, and an Invited Fellow at the Kunsthochschule fuer Medien in Cologne, Germany. Much of her work in academia finds a common theme in the pursuit of better technologies for 3D and holographic display.
Location: De Anza 3 Building, Beatles Conference Room:
10500 N. De Anza blvd Cupertino, CA 95014
This is just off of De Anza Blvd. just south of 280 and a few miles north of 85. Head east on Mariani Ave. and turn right into the parking lot. (DO NOT go to the Infiniti Loop seminar room.) The entrance is on the south side of the building, in the middle.
Post-Seminar Dinner: The seminar is free. Please join our speaker for dinner ($10-20) afterwards. Directions to the restaurant will be given at the seminar.