The world of mobile telephony is probably the one who plays most but especially soon. For proof, we do not talk now almost over "mobile phone" - this little device which only served to call and possibly send some text messages, but if, remember - a name which we now prefer that of " smartphone ". The 21st century has brought color to our phones, games increasingly complex, and the photo sensors to capture certain moments in pictures and on video, or complex operating systems as can be found on computers , carried by processors increasing the number of cores.
Finally, one can not really talk about innovation as it is in fact essential for the miniaturization of systems already known, subject to the phenomenon of digital convergence. The fact is that these innovations, but also criticized by some highly appreciated by the majority, continue to nurture the expectations of increasingly high and diverse. The next, according to a survey conducted by GBI Research? The integration of smartphones picoprojecteurs in order to make presentations in meetings, or simply viewing photos in families.
An expectation that Samsung already showed willingness to meet since 2010, when Korean was first introduced a smartphone with a projector. It was the Galaxy Beam, which has also benefited from the MWC this year for a repeat appearance in a version given up to date. An ability to assess future needs of users who might explain the success of the Korean company today? Anyway, it seems although it still outperformed its competitors. But what about the technology used?
The technology used on the supposed Beam is a projector operator LED light source, other technologies like laser is not yet fully developed. The market leader of picoprojecteurs, Microvision, would work on such a complex system of green laser that would offer better performance than diode lasers red and blue. A technology that remains below the use of green lasers which work on the direct competitor as OSRAM, Nichia Corning or using InGaN semiconductors. However, the production of lasers is more expensive than LED and ask a few important improvements in order to achieve mass production. One area of research that would be good to focus on manufacturers if the results of the study of GBI Research are to be confirmed.
If the market does picoprojecteurs generated approximately 0.49 billion dollars in 2011, it would have to grow rapidly in coming years - the study mentions a CAGR of 75% between 2011 and 2016 - for achieve an income of 8.12 billion in 2016.
