Digital Micromirror Devices (DMDs)
TI's DMD display, ©Texas Instruments, Inc.
  • Microelectromechanical (MEMs) devices
  • Fabricated using VLSI processing techniques
  • 2-D array of mirrors
  • Tilts +/- 10 degrees
  • Electrostatically controlled
  • Truly digital pixels
TI's DMD projection system, ©Texas Instruments, Inc.
  • Suitable only for projection displays
  • Gray levels via Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM)
  • Color via multiple chips or a color-wheel
  • Excellent resolution and fill-factor
  • Light efficient
  • Problems with stray light and flicker
Lecture 1   Slide 21   6.837 Fall '01