October 6, 2006
Getting the skinny on mobile displays
At this year's Society for Information Display's Mobile Displays Conference 2006 manufacturers and analysts tackled such hot topics as how to build super-slim mobile devices with screens readable in sunlight while lowering power consumption, and of course, designing sleek devices that will garner "it-gadget" status. Some key excerpts from News.com's report.
-- "Mobile displays have come a long way in a short time and soon the brightness and resolution of many displays is expected to rival some laptop computer and TV displays.
-- More small mobile displays will go into mobile phones than into any other portable device, according to Vinita Jakhanwal, principal analyst for mobile displays at iSuppli.
-- Besides determining the size of a mobile device, a display is also its biggest battery hog. Intel is attempting to tackle the issue with its new Display Power Saving Technology (DPST) for portable gadgets, which will reduce the backlight power while simultaneously offering better image quality. But no matter the type of device, being able to actually see its screen outdoors is critical. As Barry Young of DisplaySearch said simply, displays "must be outdoor-readable."
-- Qualcomm is choosing to use sunlight instead of fight it. Its interferometric modulator (iMoD) displays don't use a backlight, reflecting ambient light instead. "
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