Plessey, an embedded technologies developer at the forefront of microLED technology for augmented and mixed reality (AR/MR) display applications has produced a record-breaking 2.5-micron pixel pitch ultra-high resolution microLED display.
Using its propriety monolithic GaN-on-Silicon (GaN-on-Si) technology, Plessey have rapidly achieved technology breakthroughs including the latest development of an ultra-fine, ultra-high resolution 2000×2000 pixel display on a 2.5 microns pitch.
The display uses microLEDs, a technology that is playing a critical role in the development of next-generation wearables, AR/VR hardware, and heads-up displays (HUDs). They require approximately 20% of the power of typical LCOS or DLP displays and can achieve five times brighter images than OLEDs so allowing comfortable outdoor viewing.
Clive Beech, Senior Director, Business Development, at Plessey, said: “Pixel pitch is key to the physical size of large field displays and to the resolution of the viewed image. These are key attributes in AR systems. The 2k2k display scale can be realised in a compact physical form factor and the 2.5micron pixel pitch achieves image features with smooth borders and fine detail.
An example of Plessey’s latest scalable pixel architecture, these microLED display products will enable many new innovations and exciting applications in both augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) smart glasses.”
About Plessey
Plessey is an award-winning provider of full-field emissive microLED displays that combine very high-density RGB pixel arrays with high-performance CMOS backplanes to produce very high-brightness, low-power and high-frame-rate image sources for head-mounted displays (HMDs), and augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) systems. Plessey operates leading-edge 150mm and 200mm wafer processing facilities to undertake design, test and assembly of LED products, and a comprehensive suite of photonic characterization and applications laboratories. For more information, visit Plessey’s website, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn pages.
