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The explosive growth
of the camcorder and digital still camera markets continues to
drive the evolution of near to eye markets and the technology
of small microdisplays. But after surviving the burst of the high-tech
bubble, a wiser and stronger group of innovators are reviving
interest in embedded and headset near-to-eye displays.
Insight Media's (www.insightmedia.info) new report describes the
resurgence and forecasts the revival. Called the Near-to-Eye Technology
and Market Report, the study provides market and technology insight
to designers, component suppliers, investors and executives. It
includes analysis and data on technology and product development,
as well as the market potential for microdisplay-based products
in the near-to-eye sector.
Microdisplays can be used in two broad classes of applications:
projection and near-to-eye. Near-to-eye products that employ microdisplays
include electronic viewfinders in digital cameras and camcorders,
head-mounted display (monocular and binocular) and a number of
additional applications in vertical markets such as test &
measurement, sporting, military, fire & rescue, security and
more.
The report includes the following:
· Viewfinders and Embedded Near Eye Display
Market Forecast & Analysis
· Headset Forecast & Analysis
· Near-to-Eye System Integration
· Microdisplay Company Profiles
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The first section of the report analyses the use of microdisplays
in digital camcorders and cameras, as well as emerging product
categories like Internet appliances and advanced cell phones,
which will use microdisplays in the near future. A forecast
of unit and revenue growth indicates that electronic viewfinders
will dominate the market in the near term, but that 3G infrastructures
will drive the growth of microdisplays by the middle of
the decade.
In the headsets section, demand continues to be sluggish
for 2003, but could accelerate rapidly starting in 2004,
led by lower-cost entertainment headsets. Already, SVGA-class
binocular headsets are priced in the mid $600 range and
will push demand as they fall below $500.
Both of the forecast sections include a review of demand-pull
and supply-push trends, future market performance requirements
and pricing trends, technology market share forecast, as
well as a cost and competitive positioning analysis.
The NTE system integration section has detailed information
about the issues involved with designing and producing microdisplay-based
NTE products. There is also a comprehensive review of commercial
and developmental products. This includes digital cameras
and camcorders, monocular and binocular headsets and other
near-to-eye products such as information appliances, medical
instrumentation, weapon sights, thermal imaging and field
instrumentation. A comprehensive cost analysis of several
products is also included.
The final section provides complete company profiles on
the providers of microdisplays for near-to-eye products.
Each profile includes an assessment of the company's strengths
and weaknesses, competitive position, strategies for product
development and manufacturing, customer relations and panel
specs and roadmaps. Included are CRL Opto, Displaytech,
eMagin, Kopin, Microdisplay Corporation, Microemissive,
Planar, Sanyo, Silicon Display, Sony and Three-Five Systems.
"This report provides an excellent snapshot of the
near-eye microdisplay product market. It's a real time saver
in getting up-to-speed on what's in the market in terms
of real microdisplay OEM products, product prototypes and
introductions, microdisplay technology R&D, and business
initiatives," notes Rainer Kuhn, sr. director sales
and marketing at Three Five Systems' Personal Display Systems
Business Unit.
The 183-page Near-to-Eye Technology and Market Report is
available as a pdf file for $2,500.
For more information, or to review the Table of Contents
of the report, please visit the web site http://www.insightmedia.info/reports.htm
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