Lunch/Chapter business: 11:30 AM – 12:00 P.M.

Program: 12:00 ~ 1:00 P.M.

Place: Texins Activity Center

(Located inside TI North Campus)

Speaker: Michael Mignardi , Texas Instruments Inc.

Program Summary: “An Overview of DLP™ Products”.

Texas Instruments (TI) has been engaged in the development of a MEMS device since 1977. It wasn’t until 1987 that TI moved from an analog to a digital MEMS device: This was the birth of the Digital Micromirror Device™ (DMD™). It wasn’t until 1996 that the first DMD products were sold into the projection display market and since then, TI has sold over 5 million DMD devices.

The DMD is a semiconductor-based array of fast, reflective mirrors that precisely control a light source using a binary pulse width modulation technique. This device is a unique combination of optical, mechanical and electrical systems and is much more than a typical integrated circuit (IC). It is a highly optimized Micro-opto-electro-mechanical system (MOEMS). The DMD provides an all-digital display solution capable of high brightness, high contrast and high reliability which are used in a wide range of projectors using Digital Light Processingä (DLPä) technology. DLP is a reflective and truly digital projection/display technology in full-scale commercial production. The DMD is currently in volume production for SVGA, XGA, HD and SXGA resolution display formats. The DMD has anywhere from 0.5 to 1.3 million moving mirrors for these various resolution applications.

This talk will provide an overview of Texas Instrument’s and competing display technologies.

Resume Summary: Michael Mignardi

Michael A. Mignardi is a Senior Member of Technical Staff within the Digital Light Processing™ group at Texas Instruments, Inc. Michael is a DMD Program Manager responsible for pixel and process development. He joined TI in 1989 within the Central Research Labs: This research group was responsible for the development and fabrication of the early Digital Micromirror Devices (DMD). Michael’s responsibilities have included process development, product engineering, test engineering, yield enhancement, package and assembly development, product development, design, and product integration.

There is no cost, nor membership requirement to attend this meeting.

For additional information, please contact Will Lumpkins at (214) 567-3333

xillia@ieee.org or Sam Broyles at (214) 480-3232 sam.broyles@ti.com

To download presentations, view upcoming calendar, etc. check out our web site at: www.DallasCES.org