SpatiaLight and Foreal Spectrum to Develop First Ever Light Emitting Diode Powered LCoS Light Engine for High Definition Televis
05 Febbraio 2007 - 2:30PM
PR Newswire (US)
Engine to Target Rear Projection TVs and Front Projectors NOVATO,
Calif., Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SpatiaLight, Inc.
(NASDAQ:HDTV), a leading developer and manufacturer of ultra
high-resolution Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCoS) microdisplays,
announced today that it has entered into a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) with San Jose based Foreal Spectrum, Inc.
(Foreal) for the development and marketing of the first ever 1920 x
1080p Light Emitting Diode (LED) based LCoS light engine. The light
engine will primarily be marketed to OEM's of rear projection
televisions (RPTVs) and front projectors. Foreal and SpatiaLight
displayed this proprietary, state-of-the-art light engine in
January at SpatiaLight's suite in the MGM Grand Hotel during the
Consumer Electronics Show where it was very well received by
prospective customers. The light engine employs SpatiaLight's T-3,
1920 x 1080p imagers and is powered by a long life, solid-state LED
light source rather than the standard high-pressure mercury arc
lamp. This solid-state light source dramatically improves light
engine lifetime. Future generations of light engines can
incorporate smaller, lower cost imagers as product categories are
expanded and markets for these products grow. SpatiaLight and
Foreal believe that this LED light source is a major breakthrough
for LCoS technology because it removes the "lamp lifetime" issue
for television manufacturers and most dramatically, the new LED
engine will allow for thin form factor LCoS RPTVs. A typical
60-inch television based on this new light engine will be fewer
than 10 inches deep in the near future. This lower cost LED/LCoS
technology solution is currently available for incorporation into
RPTV models, as opposed to other new light engine technology
formats including laser diode powered light engines, which are not
currently economically feasible for mass produced, high brightness
applications such as projection television. Foreal's new, fully
customizable LED light modules and engines provide maximum
brightness for the small emitting areas required for RPTV and
pocket projectors, in addition to semiconductor and biomedical
instrumentation. The benefits are numerous when compared to
traditional light engines using standard arc lamps including:
enhanced color gamut and uniformity, reduced production and
maintenance costs, compact size, and reduced weight. LEDs also
feature instant on/off capability for minimal heat, longer
lifetime, and improved safety. Dr. Mike Jin, SpatiaLight's Chief
Technology Officer commented, "We are excited about the high level
of performance that can be achieved through the combination of
SpatiaLight's proprietary LCoS imagers and Foreal's light engine
with LED based illumination. Wider color gamut and long lamp
lifetime along with lower heat will provide both excellent image
quality and a high level of reliability." Dr. Anmin Zheng,
Co-Founder and CEO of Foreal Spectrum, said, "Our patent- pending
designs have removed many design constraints by leveraging our thin
film coating capabilities. Foreal also successfully addresses
fundamental LED problems such as extraction efficiency, collection
efficiency, electronic control, and heat management. We provide
everything under one roof, from the overall design to all of the
individual elements and integrate them transparently for the end
user's application. Individual elements include coating, optics,
electronics, thermal, mechanics, and packaging." Dr. David Hakala,
SpatiaLight Chairman and Chief Executive Officer added, "LCoS
optical engines using solid state illumination sources such as
Foreal Spectrum's LED based design provide significant improvements
in important consumer characteristics such as lifetime and
reliability, size and weight, and power consumption. We believe
these improvements will facilitate an increasing market share trend
for projection TV in large screen sizes, reversing some of the
gains made by flat panels." About SpatiaLight SpatiaLight, Inc.,
founded in 1989, manufactures high-resolution LCoS imagers for use
in high-definition display applications such as rear projection
televisions, monitors, front projection systems, near-to-eye
applications, micro-projectors and other display applications. The
company's primary manufacturing facility is located in South Korea.
SpatiaLight is committed to developing microdisplay technologies
that will be the standard for the next generation of high
definition televisions and to providing OEMs with the most cost
effective, high-resolution microdisplays in the industry. For more
information about SpatiaLight, please visit the Company's website
at: http://www.spatialight.com/ . About Foreal Spectrum Foreal
Spectrum was founded in 2003 and has 40,000 square feet of world-
class manufacturing in the US and its two subsidiaries in China.
Telecom coating and optical technologies have been adapted and
improved for HD-TV projection displays, biomedical, LED, and laser
applications. Foreal's high performance optical platforms enable a
diverse range of cost effective, reliable, next generation devices.
The company uses proprietary processes and patent-pending
technologies. For more information about Foreal Spectrum, please
visit the Company's website at
http://www.forealspectrum.com/index.html . Safe Harbor Statement
This news release includes forward-looking statements that reflect
SpatiaLight's current expectations about its future results,
performance, prospects and opportunities. SpatiaLight has tried to
identify these forward- looking statements by using words and
phrases such as "may," "will," "expects," "anticipates,"
"believes," "intends," "estimates," "plan," "should," "typical,"
"preliminary," "we are confident" or similar expressions. These
forward-looking statements are based on information currently
available to SpatiaLight and are subject to a number of risks,
uncertainties and other factors that could cause SpatiaLight's
actual results, performance, prospects or opportunities in the
remainder of 2007 and beyond to differ materially from those
expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements.
These risks and uncertainties are outlined in the Company's filings
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its
most recent reports on Form 10-Q and 10-K. DATASOURCE: SpatiaLight,
Inc. CONTACT: Dave Hakala of SpatiaLight, Inc., +1-415-883-1693 Web
site: http://www.spatialight.com/
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