Wafers
Wafers form the fundamental base for creating Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCoS) devices. These thin, polished slices of semiconductor material, usually silicon, undergo precise fabrication processes involving cleaning, coating, etching, and layering. The quality and uniformity of wafers are critical as they determine the performance and reliability of the resulting LCoS panels used in advanced optical applications.
8-inch wafer of silicon substrate before the addition of liquid crystal.
What is LCOS?
Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCoS) is a reflective microdisplay technology that uses liquid crystals layered on a silicon backplane to modulate light at the pixel level. LCOS panels offer high resolution, fast response times, and compact form factors, making them essential components in applications like projectors, augmented reality, and wavelength-selective switching, where precise control of light is required.
Our LCOS Panel
Our project utilizes a specialized LCOS panel built from carefully processed wafers and optimized for superior optical performance in advanced sensing and communication applications. This custom LCOS device integrates seamlessly with our other technologies to deliver high precision and reliability. Below is an image of the actual wafer used in our device fabrication.
