GLOBAL FLCoS DEVICES MARKET

INTRODUCTION

The "F" in FLCOS stands for "FLC = ferroelectric liquid crystal," and it is a device that enhances the benefits of LCOS by utilising the "high responsiveness" that is a ferroelectric liquid crystal's strength. A FLCOS display can switch at a rate of 1/10,000th of a second, which is significantly faster than an ordinary LCOS display.

VGA, WVGA, and SVGA are among the higher resolutions offered by recently released FLCOS displays. The market for personal communication devices, head-mounted displays, and tiny projectors is driving the demand for small, high-resolution microdisplays, and these products are being supplied to meet that demand.

These new FLCOS panels utilise a common RGB visual interface and use less than 100 mW of power. These new panels ought to be able to show a 100 lumen image when lit by the recently revealed RGB LEDs.

GLOBAL FLCoS DEVICES MARKET SIZE AND FORECAST

The Global FLCoS Devices market accounted for $XX Billion in 2022 and is anticipated to reach $XX Billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of XX% from 2023 to 2030.

RECENT PARTNERSHIP AND AQUISITION

In order to use ferroelectric liquid crystal on silicon (FLCOS) technology in optical communications applications, CRL Opto, a specialist maker of microdisplays and transmissive LCDs based in Hayes, Middlesex, has partnered with Optogone of France. The businesses anticipate that a variety of switches and routers aimed at next-generation DWDM-based optical networking systems will use FLCOS-based products extensively.

A modified version of the FLCOS microdisplay that CRL Opto has been selling for some time will serve as the optical component that is currently being developed. The SXGA display must be set to operate in the 1550 nm range because it is designed to operate in the visible wavelength range.

The assets of Displaytech were acquired by Micron Technology, a maker of ferroelectric liquid crystal on silicon (FLCOS)-based microdisplays as well as memory, storage, and imaging semiconductor chips that include CMOS technology. Micron will continue to use the Displaytech name as a brand for FLCOS-based devices even though Displaytech will now operate under the Micron trademark and the silicon and systems business unit of Micron.

MARKET DYNAMICS

Scotland-based In Hsinchu, Taiwan, MicroVue intends to invest in the construction of an FLCOS (ferroelectric liquid crystal on silicon) microdisplay assembly facility. Scipher of the UK, PicVue Electronics of Taiwan, and two additional Taiwanese businesses have joined forces to become MicroVue.

The company manufactures a 17.4mm by 14mm display with a resolution of 1,280 x 1,024 pixels that is mostly utilised in projection TV systems. The business is, however, expanding into new application areas, like head-mounted displays.

The first high-resolution ferroelectric liquid crystal over silicon (FLCOS) microdisplay was created by a group that included PHYESTA personnel, Edinburgh's School of Engineering, and five industrial partners. MicroPix, MicroVue, and Forth Dimension Displays advanced this digital display's manufacture with funding from the UK, Taiwan, and the USA.

Nexstar Technology Co., Ltd. (Nexstar), with its headquarters in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, has placed a production order with Forth Dimension Displays Limited (ForthDD), a wholly owned subsidiary of Kopin Corporation, a leading developer of cutting-edge wearable computing technologies and solutions.

For Nexstar's new Nexman GENIO series of 3D Automated Optical Inspection (3D AOI) and 3D Solder Paste Inspection (3D SPI) equipment, spatial light modulators (SLMs) are being ordered.

NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH

Utilizing technology it recently acquired from Displaytech, Inc., Micron Technology, Inc. unveiled a new microdisplay panel. The new microdisplay panel's launch is a component of Micron's larger strategy to deliver standout products that take advantage of its know-how in semiconductor research and design.

Ferroelectric liquid crystal on silicon (FLCOS) technology, which offers superior image quality and colour fidelity when compared to competing microdisplay technologies, is at the heart of the new WQVGA panel. It does so in a single, tiny package with low power requirements. 

Ferroelectric liquid crystal on silicon (FLCoS) devices are created, produced, and distributed by Forth Dimension Displays for use in spatial light modulators (SLM). The FLCoS devices can be used in applications that call for a programmable 2D diffraction grating as binary phase modulators or as a microdisplay in amplitude modulation.

For the following display resolutions, such as 2K (2048 x 2048 pixels @ 8.2 m pixel pitch), QXGA (2048 x 1536 pixels @ 8.2 m pixel pitch), SXGA (1280 x 1024 pixels @ 13.62 m pixel pitch), and WXGA (1280 x 768 pixels @ 13.62 m pixel pitch), Forth Dimension Displays uses Time Domain Imaging (TDITM), A WQHD FLCoS with a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels and an 8.2 m pixel pitch.

COMPANY PROFILE

• Forth dimension displays
• Hisco
• Displaytech
• Micron Technology
• Citizen Finedevice

THIS REPORT WILL ANSWER FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

1. How many FLCoS Devices are manufactured per annum globally? Who are the sub-component suppliers in different regions?
2. Cost breakup of a global FLCoS Devices and key vendor selection criteria
3. Where are the FLCoS Devices manufactured? What is the average margin per unit?
4. Market share of global FLCoS Devices market manufacturers and their upcoming products
5. Cost advantage for OEMs who manufacture global FLCoS Devices in-house
6. key predictions for next 5 years in global FLCoS Devices market
7. Average B-2-B FLCoS Devices market price in all segments
8. Latest trends in FLCoS Devices market, by every market segment
9. The market size (both volume and value) of the FLCoS Devices market in 2023-2030 and every year in between?
10. Production breakup of FLCoS Devices market, by suppliers and their OEM relationship