LCOS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon) is a reflective microdisplay technology based on a Silicon backplane. The electronic circuits controling the liquid crystals are fabricated on a silicon chip, which is coated with a highly reflective surface. This results a very high fill factor (image is less pixilated) because the circuitry is behind the pixel (compared with transmissive LC, electronics surround the pixels) and does not create an obstruction in the light path (“screen door” effect). Using standard CMOS processes, microdisplays with extremely small pixels, high fill factor (pixel aperture ratio) and low fabrication costs can be created.

LCOS microdisplay technology can compete and in some cases even outperform all other display technologies with respect to resolution, size, ease of use, quality and price. HOLOEYE´s OEM LCOS microdisplay service includes basic implementation assistance and performance specification for specialized applications (technical optics, specifically technical projection, imaging, and display technologies). HOLOEYE offers modification of driver parameters for customer specific requirements resulting in low-cost intelligent driver boards ready for mass production.

One primary focus is on Head Mounted Displays (HMD) and Heads Up Display (HUD) applications in the automotive, aerospace, and defense industries. In addition, HOLOEYE Photonics AG focuses on customers and projects from the Spatial Light Modulator business unit that convert the ideas they have proven with SLM developer kits to OEM products. Potential markets include, but are not limited to, optical metrology (fringe projection systems), holographic security systems (dynamic data storage), and optical networking applications (optical router).