“BrightEra” microdisplay devices are HTPS TFT transmissive LCD devices that employ an inorganic alignment film and new LCD materials, which Sony led the industry in successfully developing.
This inorganic alignment film and new LCD materials are original technologies developed by Sony to achieve the high picture quality and high durability of the reflective LCOS^*1 type LCD device “SXRD”^*2 for AV projectors.
Current high-brightness projectors generally use LCD materials that are advantageous for increasing brightness, and the optimum organic alignment film (polyimide) for aligning these LCD materials.
However, recent trends towards brighter business projectors are accelerating demands for the use of even brighter light sources as well as smaller projector sizes.
By applying the “SXRD” technologies of an inorganic alignment film and new LCD materials to a HTPS TFT LCD device, and optimizing the design to support even higher brightness, Sony has successfully developed the “BrightEra” panels as devices that can meet these demands.

*1 LCOS = Liquid Crystal On Silicon
*2 “SXRD” = Silicon X-tal (Crystal) Reflective Display