MicroVision
MicroVision is a company that produced laser beam scanning display products for near-eye displays.
MicroVision was founded in 1993.[1]
It was based in Bothell, Washington.
MicroVision laser scanning displays are in the HoloLens 2.[2]
MicroVision, Inc. is an American company that develops laser scanning technology for projection, remote sensing, image capture, and lidar. MicroVision's display technology uses a micro-electrical mechanical systems (MEMS) scanning mirror with red, green, blue, and infrared lasers, optics and electronics to project and/or capture images. The company sells and licenses its products primarily to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
Products[edit]
MicroVision has marketed a line of pico projectors:
- MicroVision ShowWX, also known as ShowWX Classic
- MicroVision ShowWX+
- MicroVision ShowWX+ HDMI
History[edit]
Microvision is a product of University of Washington research, founded in 1993 to commercialize Virtual Retinal Display technology, in which images are drawn directly on the viewer’s retina.[3]
David Hunter was an Executive.[4]
MicroVision was founded by Tom Furness, Richard Johnston, and Joel Kollin.[5]
MicroVision raised $3.5 million in its initial fund-raising effort.[4]
Microvision was part of the virtual cockpit optimization program.[6]
In the year 2000, Microvision Inc. formed a majority-owned subsidiary called Lumera Corp.[3]
See also[edit]
- MicroOptical, another company
References[edit]
- ↑ "Introduction to Microvision". https://media.corporate-ir.net/media_files/irol/11/114723/introduction_0204.pdf.
- ↑ Guttag, Karl (2020-05-18). "Teardown Shows Microvision Inside Hololens 2". https://kguttag.com/2020/05/18/teardown-shows-microvision-inside-hololens-2/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Harrill, Rob (2000-10-30). "New company launched on UW professor's photonics technology". https://www.washington.edu/news/2000/10/30/new-company-launched-on-uw-professors-photonics-technology/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Images could soon be beamed straight to eyeballs". 2019-06-21. https://magazine.washington.edu/images-could-soon-be-beamed-straight-to-eyeballs/#gsc.tab=0.
- ↑ "Microvision". 2023-06-28. https://comotion.uw.edu/startups/microvision/.
- ↑ https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADA419273.pdf
- https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19940504/1908821/your-retina-becomes-a-computer-screen-with-latest-reality----virtual-retina-display-prototype-is-unveiled-tested
- https://www.projectorcentral.com/microvision_showwx_laser_pico_projector_review.htm
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160604055112/http://www.microvision.com/product-support