A 4k projection display for D-cinema, medical imaging and simulation

Liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) combines two very well-known technologies, namely the IC/CMOS and the liquid crystal (LC) technologies. As both of these are very mature, it is obvious that LCOS has a huge potential for very high-end applications, more than any other (projection) technology. The aim of the FORK project is the development of a LCOS microdisplay device for very diverse applications in simulation, medical imaging, control rooms and digital cinema. These applications require or benefit from very high pixel counts, high contrast ratio's, very high light fluxes and very good colour and brightness uniformity, analog pixel addressing and high response times. A few microdisplay devices have recently been marketed for the applications mentioned above although none of these devices which meet all of these criteria.