One thing that never seems to change is that technology continues to evolve. There is always the next big thing. When I think about traditional TVs, I wonder, what’s next? Everyone wants a big screen TV but when do they become so big that they are not...

I had the privilege of representing Texas Instruments and chairing a conference titled “Emerging DMD-Based Systems and Applications” at SPIE Photonics West this year. Photonics West is a huge conference with over 20,000 attendees, 4,800 papers presented...

Other Parts Discussed in Post: DLPC900In my two decades with DLP Products, I’ve seen a wide variety of applications benefit from the use of DLP technology. The migration from 2D Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) to 3D AOI for printed circuit b...

From cars to kitchens and beyond, tiny chips glimmering with millions of microscopic mirrors are changing how we all see and interact with the next generation of consumer electronics.

This paradigm shift is happening because of the advancement of smaller...

Demand for automotive displays that go beyond traditional dashboards, instrument clusters and center cluster is growing as head-up display (HUD) innovation accelerates from a proven concept to commercial reality.

Integrated HUD solutions offered by...

Recent advances in cloud computing and the Internet of Things (IoT) have opened up organizations to the benefits of “Big Data,” allowing them to analyze a continuous flow of information.

But how could these advancements impact the field...

Today’s 3D printing industry is more robust than ever -- and continues to expand. By some estimates, the global 3D printing market will grow from $6 billion in 2015 to an estimated $20 billion by 2020.

There are many reasons fueling this grow...

I started working at Texas Instruments in the late-1980s, a time after Dr. Larry Hornbeck invented the digital micromirror device (DMD) in 1987. The overall development of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) upon which DLP^® chips are based was still...

Scientists are constantly looking for new ways to understand more about the smallest underpinnings of life. Visualizing things like molecular changes in neural brain cells, however, requires very specialized equipment that often doesn’t even exist yet...

You’ve probably seen them wandering around your neighborhood. Perhaps you’ve witnessed a group of them at a local shopping center. With an estimated 20 million daily active users, smartphone-wielding Pokémon Go players are seemingly...

Engineers understand the essential importance of two key performance metrics for any spectrometer design: signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and spectral resolution.

SNR is the ratio of signal power to noise power. This is important because it determines the...

It’s the time of year when everyone is starting to gear up for another school year and all that entails. The beginning of the school year represents a fresh start, new ideas and an influx of learning.

With this in mind, we started thinking about...

When most people think of using projection technology at home, they usually envision a high-tech home theater installation.  The rise of the smart home and the Internet of Things (IoT) are introducing consumers to a new way to view displays.

Smart homes...

When Avegant co-founder Edward Tang and his colleague first decided to make a head-mounted display, they knew the technical challenges would be substantial.

“We wanted to make a sleek device and deliver a big-screen...

It’s hard to believe it has been more than a year since I published the inaugural post for this blog. Since that introductory post in April 2015, several exciting innovations have continued to unfold, building on the amazing legacy of DLP® Products...

Automatic lane assistance. Backup camera displays. Push-button power lift gates. Traction control. The list of cool automotive features goes on and on these days.

Clearly, consumers don’t need to peek under the hood to know that the current generation...

When it comes to innovations for the big screen, few people have a better picture of what’s next in cinema technology than our very own Dave Duncan. As the manager for our DLP® Enterprise and DLP Cinema® business, Dave has one foot in the...

Many video projectors, like those used in a movie theater, classroom or your business’s meeting room, are designed for the human eye. However, not all projectors are meant for human consumption. Many industrial application areas, such as 3D machine...

Think about all the times and places your customers could use a big screen TV experience. But for some reason or another – aesthetics, portability, display quality – it’s not an option.

Until now. What was once impossible is rapidly...

Today, the range of applications and markets where advanced light control technology helps solve complex engineering problems is incredibly broad.

This wasn’t always the case.       

Back in the late 1980s, the digital micromirror device (DMD) technology...

Two of the most frequently asked questions we receive from customers who are new to integrating TI DLP® Pico™ display technology are:

• How much brightness (measured in lumens) do I need for my application?
• How much brightness can be achieved...

Jeff Marsh considers himself a master juggler. He’s the DLP® Product Engineering Manager who oversees every step of our DLP chip making process.

“I definitely deal with many unique challenges simultaneously,” Jeff said. “But after 20 years...

I recently returned from the Photonics West show in San Francisco, where my company, Prodways, displayed our industrial 3D printer alongside Texas Instruments DLP^® Products. Our product was included with demos for spectroscopy, machine vision, 3D...

Roses are red,

Violets are blue,

We used a TI DLP® NIRscan™ Nano EVM,

To pick the right chocolate for you.

Love may be fleeting, but at least we’ll always have chocolates.

While there’s nothing...

Texas Instruments DLP^® Pico™ technology can enable a broad number of applications, ranging from head-mounted displays (HMD) to mobile smart TVs.  As many hardware developers with limited knowledge in optics would like to quickly and easily integrate...