SBIR-STTR Award

FED Corporation proposes to demonstrate performance from an analog driven active matrix organic light emitting diode display, which exceeds requirements for a dismounted soldier head-mounted display system. The project would yield product design for the lowest power full performance display. The superior performance will be achieved by combining the display technology with the most promise (Organic Light Emitting Diode-OLED) and a well executed low power analog circuit technique into a single integrated active matrix display chip. Phase l accomplishments will include theoretical and empirical demonstration of the electro-optical performance of the analog drive approach and developing technical design documentation for Phase 2. Phase 2 would implement the Phase 1 design into a CMOS integrated display circuit and produce a prototype analog drive, SXGA, color OLED display directly compatible with an RS-170 input.

Benefits:
The development from this project will yield the technology and documentation for a miniature display product that will meet the currently unattainable requirements for Army HAD. Meeting these requirements will also yield product design applicable to higher volume industrial and consumer HAD systems which is key to product economics.

The development of AMOLEDs is intended to satisfy the requirements for a helmet-mounted display on soldiers of today under all battlefield conditions. This technology should reduce the power and electronic complexity to provide a useful and viable display for the battlefield. A soldier needs a low power display that is capable of displaying sensor video, tactical data, and graphics. This program is intended to develop an analog display that will permit untethered imaging during extended missions with a dramatic reduction in power consumption over current units with 8-bit equivalent gray levels over the dimming range for day and night operations. This program will mature the low power analog drive development from Phase I through the IC design implementation phase and integrate the resulting chip into an AMOLED display structure. The product of this phase will be a tested and evaluated prototype AMOLED display and documentation appropriate for productionization in Phase III activities.

Benefits:
Low power high data content microdisplays for military and commercial applications using analog interfaces.

Keywords:
Active Matrix Head Wearable Display Analog Oled Microdisplay Low Power Amoled Ic Organic Light Emitt