TI's Automotive HUD DLP Chipset Delivers Industry-Leading Field of View

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TI's Automotive HUD DLP Chipset Delivers Industry-Leading Field of View

Published2015.05.21 13:06

TI is launching the DLP3000-Q1, its first DLP chipset for automotive head-up display (HUD) applications.

This new chipset combines the superior image quality of DLP technology with the reliability suited for automotive applications, enabling head-up displays (HUD) that deliver an industry-leading field of view (FOV) of 12 degrees. It also excels in brightness, color, and contrast levels, allowing designers to develop scalable platforms.

The DLP3000-Q1 chipset, consisting of a 0.3-inch WVGA (wide video graphics array) digital micromirror device (DMD) and a DLPC120 controller, offers the following advantages for next-generation HUD designs.

With a field of view reaching an industry-leading 12 degrees, HUDs incorporating this technology can display augmented reality such as navigation and real-time surrounding information at a recognition distance of 2 to 20 meters ahead of the driver, allowing drivers to maintain greater focus on road conditions.

"Augmented reality requires a field of view of at least 10 degrees, and TI is the first to achieve such a wide field of view of 12 degrees," said Kang Sang-kyun, Director of TI Korea.

The award-winning DLP Cinema technology is adopted on more than 8 out of every 10 digital cinema screens worldwide.

HUDs based on the DLP3000-Q1 leverage the same core technology to deliver brightness of 15,000 cd/m², dynamic brightness variation steps of 5,000:1, and full on/full off (FOFO) contrast ratio of 1,000:1 or greater.

Additionally, without performance degradation due to temperature variations, it provides clear and accurate images with 125% of NTSC color gamut throughout the vehicle's lifetime. Moreover, since DLP technology is unaffected by polarization, automotive manufacturers can create HUD products that drivers can view even while wearing polarized sunglasses.

DLP technology can utilize various light sources. Therefore, LEDs with proven reliability can be used, and when lasers become available for automotive-grade HUD applications in the future, they can be utilized as well.

HUD PGUs (picture generation units) using the DLP3000-Q1 as a core component can be applied to various systems such as windshield-type or combiner-type HUDs, allowing customers to expand applications across different vehicle models and improve return on investment.

TI's ecosystem design house, comprising multiple design companies, helps reduce development time for finished products.

TI's DLP design house network provides developers with comprehensive resources including hardware and software integration, optical design, system integration, prototyping, manufacturing services, and turnkey solutions to meet rapidly evolving customer requirements.

The DLP3000-Q1 chipset is currently being sampled to automotive manufacturers and tier-one suppliers. The 0.3-inch WVGA DMD is offered in a Type-A package, while the DLPC120 is provided in a ZXS package.

For more details about TI's DLP technology, visit www.ti.com/dlp, and for more information about HUD, visit www.ti.com/headupdisplay.

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