Taunton, Massachusetts flat panel display start-up Kopin Corp is working with Philips Electronics North America Corp and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to develop next-generation projection display technology for producing high-resolution products such as high definition televisions, monitors and multimedia systems using Kopin’s active matrix liquid crystal display Smart Slide imaging device and Philips’ Falling Raster Single Panel projection system architecture, and the proposed venture has been chosen for one of those three-year grants by the US Advanced Technology Programme of the US Department of Commerce. The three-year development programme, managed by Kopin, has a project cost of $12.4m with 50% coming from Uncle Sam. Kopin has developed a 640 by 480 active matrix colour device with a resolution of 500 lines per inch from a single crystal of sili con (CI No 2,174), intended for use in compact project ors and head-mounted dis play systems for higher resolution, lighter weight and greater portability, as well as large-screen moni tors with higher definition and streamlined dimensions.
