DLP technology, featuring high resolution, brightness, fast speed, and small size, is introduced.
Widely applied to various display products such as pico projectors and HUDs.

Texas Instruments (TI) has unveiled its Digital Light Processing (DLP) technology, which expands its application range from lighting control switches to automotive solutions with high resolution and brightness, fast implementation speed, small size, and low price.

DLP technology utilizes a DMD (Digital Micromirror Device) chip to achieve high-precision image display. It involves arranging countless tiny mirrors on the display device's surface, with each mirror corresponding to a single pixel. Therefore, unlike conventional CRT, liquid crystal, and plasma displays, this reflective technology eliminates color bleeding or image distortion caused by magnetism, accurately reproducing the original image.

TI first introduced DLP technology in 1996 with the launch of an ultraportable projector, and brought DLP Cinema technology to theaters in 2011. The company expanded its market reach with the launch of the DLP Development Kit in 2012, and now offers pico solutions and heads-up displays (HUDs), extending its reach beyond displays to industrial, sensing, and automotive applications.

Moving images on building facades and digital objects on large stages are achieved using DLP technology. While augmented reality (AR) typically displays a single object, TI can simultaneously display multiple objects at multiple focal points with rapid implementation speed. Supports displays of various sizes, from AR glasses to cinemas.

DLP technology is being used in measuring instruments and 3D scanners that utilize color signals due to its fast implementation speed and low cost. Furthermore, it has received automotive quality certification and is being used in HUDs (Head-Up Displays).

TI's DLP technology allows viewing of the HUD even while wearing sunglasses. While this varies depending on the HUD type, the most common method of transmission is polarization. Since the lenses used in sunglasses are also polarized, the HUD is generally invisible when viewed through sunglasses. The technology will be applied to display AR across the entire windshield of a car.

The DLP2000 chipset and the $99 DLP LightCrafter Display 2000 evaluation module (EVM) help developers quickly bring to market on-demand displays such as mobile smart TVs, pico projectors, digital signage, projection displays for smart homes, smartphones, and tablets, and display solutions for control panels and IoT.

“There are so many areas where DLP technology can be applied,” said Juan Alvarez, TI DLP product marketing manager. “Commercial products using DLP technology continue to emerge.”

At the event, demonstrations were held of products such as an ultra-short-throw premium beam projector that displays a large screen even with a short projection distance of 10 cm, a smart beam TV, and a HUD.