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| From | jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | sci.physics |
| Subject | Re: Apple has taken over Qualcomm's IMOD Mirasol display lab in Taiwan |
| Date | 2015-12-15 20:18 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <i596kc-l5n.ln1@mail.specsol.com> (permalink) |
| References | <q_ednXenQO6xze3LnZ2dnUU7-TUAAAAA@giganews.com> |
Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote: > Apple has taken over Qualcomm's IMOD Mirasol display lab in Taiwan >> http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/12/15/apple-has-taken-over-qualcomms-imod-mirasol-display-lab-in-taiwan > > >> Qualcomm Mirasol displays used an entirely different technology >> compared to conventional backlit LCDs (which create an image by >> electrically positioning liquid crystals and then shining visible >> light through it) or the more recent OLED (which creates an >> illuminated image from diodes, requiring no backlight and creating >> deeper blacks). >> >> Qualcomm's IMOD technology uses an array of microscopic mirror-like >> elements that can reflect light of a specific color. Like OLED, it >> doesn't require a backlight. It also only uses energy when being >> being switched on or off; once an image is created, it requires no >> power to refresh or retain it, similar to E-Ink displays used in >> e-readers like the Kindle. >> >> Also like E-Ink, IMOD technology maintains full visibility in direct >> sunlight, unlike LCDs and OLED. But rather than moving around dye >> like an E-Ink screen, IMOD uses tiny moving mirror-like elements, >> referred to as being a micro-electro-mechanical system, or MEMS (also >> known as a "micro-machine"). The downside to IMOD has historically >> been that it reproduces flat, unsaturated colors, a problem that may >> be possible to fix. So what the hell does a business takeover of another company have to do with physics? -- Jim Pennino
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Apple has taken over Qualcomm's IMOD Mirasol display lab in Taiwan Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-12-15 11:38 -0600
Re: Apple has taken over Qualcomm's IMOD Mirasol display lab in Taiwan jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-12-15 20:18 +0000
Re: Apple has taken over Qualcomm's IMOD Mirasol display lab in Taiwan Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> - 2015-12-15 13:56 -0800
Re: Apple has taken over Qualcomm's IMOD Mirasol display lab in Taiwan "reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2015-12-16 10:03 -0800
Re: Apple has taken over Qualcomm's IMOD Mirasol display lab in Taiwan Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-12-16 12:07 -0600
Re: Apple has taken over Qualcomm's IMOD Mirasol display lab in Taiwan "reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2015-12-17 15:28 -0800
Re: Apple has taken over Qualcomm's IMOD Mirasol display lab in Taiwan Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-12-17 18:23 -0600
Re: Apple has taken over Qualcomm's IMOD Mirasol display lab in Taiwan gilber34 <fafa@invalid.com> - 2015-12-17 21:14 -0600
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