Acronym · Photonics, MEMS & Sensors
DMD (Digital Micromirror Device)
An array of millions of individually hinged aluminium micromirrors that tilt between two states to reflect light either into or away from the projection lens, forming an image by pulse-width modulation.
It is the core of DLP projection.
- Also known as
- DLP chip
- Type
- Acronym
- Domain
- Photonics, MEMS & Sensors, MEMS
Notes
Invented at Texas Instruments by Larry Hornbeck and still one of the highest mechanical-element-count MEMS devices in production.
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