Qualcomm is spending 2 billion of dollars on a display factory in Taiwan

August 20 Afternoon news, according to Taiwan media reports, Qualcomm's Qualcomm MEMS technology company plans to invest 2 billion U.S. dollars in Taiwan's Taichung Science and Technology Park Longtan District set up a 4.5-generation line Mirasol display production plant. The plant's equipment installation work is expected to start next October, the first phase of investment of about 750 million U.S. dollars, mainly produce 5.7-inch color, mass production to wait until early 2012.　　Factory main 5.7-inch color can support dynamic display, both low-power characteristics of the secondary generation Mirasol display. Qualcomm Photoelectric has a micro-electro-mechanical system based on the Mirasol display technology, has been actively seeking cooperation with the Taiwan Factory volume production, and with the Wei-Wei cooperation to set up High-strength photoelectric,　　In Longtan factory set up the world's 1th dedicated to Mirasol 4.5 generation of test production lines, the successful introduction of color Mirasol display trial, but also launched the world's 1th 5.7-inch color Mirasol display. According to the industry, Qualcomm photoelectric 5.7-inch color Mirasol display has begun to send samples of customer certification, and access to major customer identification, is currently in the design of import (Designin), Qualcomm Photoelectric decision to invest 2 billion U.S. dollars,　　The construction of a new 4.5-generation color Mirasol production line, mainly to meet the needs of large customers and orders, and the scope of application will not be limited to E-book readers, due to Mirasol reaction speed, can support dynamic audio-visual display, so the application will expand and multimedia playback function. The Mirasol display works by reflecting the surrounding light rather than the color filter, so it does not need to be backlit. The Mirasol technology controls the light that shines on the monitor, making it reflect the desired color in a pixel by a subtle mechanism.　　It is this use of ambient light, rather than relying on the characteristics of backlight, so that it is more energy-efficient than LCD display technology, the low power consumption of black and white electronic paper is also slightly inferior. According to the relevant equipment manufacturers, Qualcomm photoelectric Mirasol new plant is currently an independent investment, all the funds from the parent company Qualcomm, show the communication chip leading manufacturers Qualcomm for the Mirasol technology attaches great importance, resolutely invested heavily into. However, Qualcomm itself still hopes that in the future through the authorization to expand the Mirasol technology market scale, so still continue to contact with the Taiwan display industry, including friends and other panel manufacturers are highly concerned about the Mirasol technology, Qualcomm photoelectric new factory is also close to the friend Tatsu Longtan plant, will help the future with Taiwan's Panel factory licensing cooperation. (Wood)