Microvision to Exhibit New Automotive Head-Up Display and Novel Head-Worn Displays At SID 2004 Conference
BOTHELL, Wash.--May 20, 2004--| Company's Scanned Beam Displays Provide Powerful Alternatives to Conventional Displays |
Microvision, Inc. , a leader in light scanning technology, will exhibit a prototype of its new automotive head-up display, MicroHUD(TM), and a variety of head-worn and hand-held scanned beam displays at the Society for Information Display (SID) International Symposium 2004 in Seattle, Wash., May 25, 2004-27. The SID event is the premier annual international meeting of leading display industry experts, where all aspects of information display are presented, discussed and evaluated.
Microvision's display products demonstrate the capabilities of the company's proprietary scanned beam technology to deliver superior displays in a variety of formats with high resolution, high contrast and excellent color saturation. Unlike conventional flat panel displays using a matrix of pixels, Microvision's scanned beam displays are created with just four primary components: drive electronics, light sources, scanner and optics. The image is created a single pixel at a time and may be scanned directly to the eye, eliminating a monitor or screen altogether. Highlighted as the cover feature story in the May issue of IEEE Spectrum as the "Ultimate Display," the low power and elegant architecture of Microvision's scanned beam displays provide an extremely efficient way to deliver an image, and have the potential to revolutionize displays for everything from cell phones and gaming glasses to laser televisions.
Microvision will be exhibiting and demonstrating for the first time in public its MicroHUD(TM) automotive head-up display. This pre-production prototype laser-scanning display for automotive applications displays navigation, performance and other vehicle information by reflecting a very high-contrast image off the car's windshield, so drivers can keep their eyes focused on the road ahead. Designed as a standard module to adapt to a wide range of vehicles, the MicroHUD has unique abilities to meet the demanding packaging, cost, performance and reliability requirements of the automotive industry. Prototypes have already been delivered to OEM automakers and Tier 1 suppliers around the world.
Additionally, the company will showcase the Nomad Expert Technician System, which is now in commercial production and being shipped to customers. The Nomad Expert Technician System is the world's only wireless wearable computer with a head-worn, head-up display. With a unique "connect and work" capability, the Nomad Expert Technician System enables automotive service technicians to superimpose text and diagrams from online and Internet service manuals directly over their workspace at the point of task, hands-free. Trials with leading automotive companies show up to 40 percent gain in productivity, as well as improvements in quality of work, increased training efficiencies and rapid return on investment.
Military adaptations of the Nomad System have been deployed in Iraq as a situational awareness display by the Army's First Stryker Brigade. Stryker commanders use helmet-mounted Nomads to access tactical information from their onboard computers without taking their eyes off the battlefield.
Microvision will also demonstrate groundbreaking scanned beam display solutions for use in potential hand-held consumer products, as well as full-color prototypes for military applications.
About Microvision: www.microvision.com
Headquartered in Bothell, Wash., Microvision Inc. is the world leader in the development of high-resolution displays and imaging systems based on the company's proprietary silicon micro-mirror technology. The company's technology has applications in a broad range of military, medical, industrial, professional and consumer products.
Microvision has been working with Canon, BMW, the Electronics Research Lab of Volkswagen of America and others to develop a number of display and image capture product applications based on its proprietary scanned beam technology.