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Microcap & Penny Stocks : Microvision (MVIS) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: dwight martin who wrote (5557)	10/27/2002 10:46:00 PM
From: mark calder	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 7721

Dwight, this is a description I wrote on Yahoo. I have seen most of Microvisions products and their automotive applications, I did not see this display first hand at the Convergence show in Detroit, I was traveling at the time. I did talk to our people who viewed it and they were completely and totally blown away. There are going to be a few more OEMS who are coming to this dance also, BMW wants others to adapt the technology. >>It's pretty cool for automotive uses. For instance, FVMSS and State laws prohibit the driver from viewing any live entertainment or video, This display would allow the front seat passenger to see an image that would be invisible to the driver. Everyone is confused about this display because we are picturing it as a conventional projection display. One where the viewer looks at an image projected on a screen. This is not happening in this case. The scanner scans 3 laser beams through a combiner, I understand that the function of the combiner is to blend the three beams into one whose output color is a function of the modulated primary lasers. This beam is then sent though a exit pupil expander. Now as I understand it, this exit expander creates a number of virtual images, all overlapping in space. This array of images is directed to a reflector on the back of the seat. The reflector redirects this arrayed image to a virtual "box in space" If your head is in this box you see the display. If it is not, then you can adjust it by use of a joystick control on the door arm rest. This is the old autoscope concept. Early versions suffered from too small a viewing box, evidently this new display increases the box in space by the use of the new optical grating pupil expander. <<< Now as far as anyone wanting one in a car. I work for a Tier 1 automotive interior supplier, our bread and butter is infotainment displays because they are so hot. A typical system costs the OEM around $400, they are retailed for around $1000 at the dealer. Microvision is currently quoting this basic scanner engine for $40 in signifigant volumes. We are VERY interested in it because not only does it supply a cost effective infotainment solution, but the same core engine is usable for back screen projected I/P's , HUD systems and a few other confidential applications. We love the technology because it acts as an enabler for us with the OEM's, for instance when we build the BMW system we will have to supply the seats, overhead and door panel. Thats our business too! And it is very profitable.