Next generation platform from Texas Instruments

Scheduled for release by the end of 2009, the next generation electronics platform for dlp cinema projectors will be deployed by its three OEM licensees, Christie, Barco and NEC at commercial theatres around the world. DLP cinema projectors are installed in nearly 10,000 screens with over 97% of the digital market share worldwide. DLP cinema's next generation electronics platform is compliant with a newly adopted set of digital cinema initiative (dci) standards. The next generation electronics platform exploits the same dlp cinema chipset but integrates security requirements and specification architecture defined by the dci. TI's next platform combines the three boards needed to produce images into a single board while retaining the necessary functionary required for use. In addition, the next generation dlp cinema electronics platform features increased bandwidth to integrate alternative content such as 3d broadcasting. Nancy Fares, business manager for dlp cinema products group, said: "For over 10 years, Texas Instruments technology has been the industry standard for digital image quality and the next generation dlp cinema electronics platform will continue to deliver the ultimate movie going experience with precise images in vibrant colours. DLP cinema is proud to support the motion picture industry and is dedicated to developing products and innovations to enhance the movie going experience throughout the years to come." The dlp chip contains a rectangular array of up to 2million hinge mounted microscopic mirrors; each of these micromirrors measures less than one fifth the width of a human hair. When a dlp chip is coordinated with a digital video or graphic signal, a light source, and a projection lens, its mirrors can reflect a digital image onto a screen or other surface.