Korean manufacturer Iljin Display says it has developed technology that can be used to reduce a projector to the size of a cigarette packet, raising hopes that they can become part of mobile phones and other portable devices much like digital cameras.
Iljin Display said Thursday it developed the world’s first single LCD projector panels. The module, which enables projectors or projection TVs to produce images, is a core component in such appliances, which are becoming increasingly popular not only in the office but also for home theaters.
Existing modules use three LCD panels, one each for the red, green and blue components of the video signal, but Iljin’s new single panel can produce a full natural-color image, the firm says. It says the development reduces size as well as cost.
With a tiny single panel, mobile gadgets like handsets, MP3 players and game consoles can project images larger than 10 inches on walls or screen with a click of a button if they are equipped with it, said Iljin president Park Seung-gwon.
The company is working with a Taiwanese manufacturer to develop projectors using the module with the goal of releasing them at a price of around W500,000 (US$500), half of what they cost now, by September.
Iljin aims to achieve annual revenues of W530 billion in the projector LCD module business by 2010. Its revenues last year stood at W8.6 billion.
(englishnews@chosun.com )
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