Methods of 2D image formation in microdisplay-based and related systems

Abstract

The data that forms the image viewed on an electronic display device is almost always transmitted to the display in serial format. Yet, in almost all cases, an electronic information display (EID) displays a 2D image. In this chapter, we review, and consider the implications of, some commonly used options for implementing the serial-to-parallel conversion. We further review different methods of generating gray levels in the pixels of a monochrome display, similarly the constituent gray levels in each of the individual color components of a color display, and finally the range of colors in the pixels of a color display.Much of the above is relevant to a broad range of display systems.Microdisplay systems, however, offer additional possibilities due to the superior capabilities (in terms of integration and speed of operation) of CMOS active-matrix backplane electronics and the additional dimension afforded by optical transmission and/or magnification.