September 1, 2010 ·
Seiko Epson has made an announcement on release of world’s first reflective high temperature polysilicon (HTPS) TFT liquid crystal panels for 3LCD projectors. The new display panel supports full HD contents and it measures only 0.74 inches on the diagonal. The new panels fuse the reflective display technology with the HTPS technology, providing a device level contrast ratio of 100,000:1 or higher, and ability of providing natural looking images and rich gradations. The main structural difference between the new panel and the conventional type is that the new panels’ reflective electrode instead of a transparent electrode on the TFT substrate. The C2 Fine technology responsible for high contrast ratio in transmissive HTPS panels has been optimized for the new reflective panels. Furthermore, Epson’s unique planarization technology has been used in order to make the reflective layer almost flat for controlling the scattering of light. Seiko Epson has already begun volume production of the new Panels.
