SAN JOSE, Calif., and WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., May 21 /PRNewswire/ --
Aurora Systems, Inc. and HOLOEYE Systems, Inc. are pleased to announce the
world debut of the ASI 5200 and the ASI 6200 series LCOS microdisplays to
be shown at the HOLOEYE Systems booth during SID Display Week 2007 in Long
Beach, California (May 20-25).
Both new chip sets include digital MicroLCD's which have an active area
diagonal of just 0.55 inch. The ASI5200 series has a resolution of 1280 x
768 pixels, and is powered by a new driver IC, the ASI5120. The ASI6200
series has a true HD resolution of 1920 x 1080 and is powered by its
companion ASIC, the ASI6120. As with previous Aurora LCOS products, the new
devices will use Aurora's established all-digital-drive technology. This
enables Aurora to take full advantage of the lower cost base offered by the
digital approach through the use of standard CMOS process technology.
Aurora will offer MicroLCD's using both types of backplanes with
different liquid crystal designs optimized for different applications.
Besides the VAN mode designs already available for three panel projection
systems, Aurora has developed a fast response time design for single panel,
color field sequential systems. This has been implemented first on the
ASI5200 series silicon to create a 0.55" color field sequential panel which
will be shown at HOLOEYE Systems booth at the SID show (booth #2409).
Jeffrey Saake, CEO and President of Aurora Systems commented, "With the
High Definition revolution well underway, the challenge for key component
vendors like Aurora is to continue to supply high performance products at
ever reducing prices. Aurora's strategy is to pursue this goal by following
the well established path of designing smaller silicon chips and
integrating more functionality. The new 0.55" products were designed to
maintain the image quality standard set by the 0.7" chip set while
addressing the market demand for more cost effective solutions. Aurora's
engineering team has achieved this by shrinking the backplane diagonal from
0.7" to 0.55". I believe that these new 0.55" products will consolidate
Aurora's position as the supplier of choice for the major LCOS projection
systems makers such as RPTV and mini projector applications."
Marcel Rogalla, CEO of HOLOEYE Systems Inc. stated, "The new ASI 5200
and ASI 6200 LCOS products are perfect for many of the specialty markets
and applications we serve. These displays and the digital-drive technology
enables a very efficient drive board design resulting in a compact package
for HUD or head mounted display applications. The high resolution and the
ability to use one panel color field sequential solutions will set a new
standard for near- to-eye and other specialty applications."
Demonstration systems with both of these new devices will be on display
in the HOLOEYE booth at SID (booth #2409). Development kits for these new
0.55" products, and the rest of the Aurora Product Range, are available now
either through HOLOEYE Systems Inc or from Aurora.
About Aurora Systems
From the heart of Northern California's Silicon Valley, Aurora began in
1997 by a team of the industry's top engineering and business
professionals, who set their sights on providing the industry with
affordable, high quality, state-of -the-art display technologies. Aurora
Systems, as a leader in pushing the technology envelope, has successfully
introduced a series of high- resolution LCOS products and video image
processors into the market place over the last five years. For more
information about Aurora, visit the company's website at
http://www.aurora-sys.com.
About HOLOEYE Systems
HOLOEYE Systems is a professional integrator of LCOS microdisplay
technologies and offers complete solutions and development services
including optical, mechanical and electronic system design, prototype to
high-volume manufacturing services, and supply chain management.
More information can be found at http://www.holoeyesystems.com
SOURCE Aurora Systems
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http://www.aurora-sys.com
http://www.holoeyesystems.com
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CONTACT:
Iain Davidson, Director of Technical
Marketing-LCOS of Aurora Systems, +1-408-432-7978; or Pete
Zeidler, VP of Sales & Marketing of HOLOEYE Systems,
+1-760-744-5752
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