Dr. Manuel Dorfmeister

TriLite
Head of MEMS and e-Software department

Biography

Dr. Manuel Dorfmeister is an expert in microelectromechanical systems, having a PHD in Piezoelectric MEMS development from the Technical University of Vienna, as well as numerous patents registered and papers published. In 2019 Manuel joined TriLite as a research and development engineer, focusing on MEMS mirror driving and automatic calibration. In 2021 he was appointed Head of the MEMS & e-Software department leading a team of experts in designing the System Architecture, machine learning-based calibration, and firmware development of Trixel® 3, the world’s smallest LBS projection display for Augmented Reality mass market devices. Manuel leads the TriLite design and development of software-defined LBS displays, which shifts complexity from the hardware into the software domain.

Presentation

Laser Beam Scanner Projection Displays For Consumer AR Glasses – Key MEMS Design Considerations.

TriLite has developed the world’s smallest, lightest, and brightest laser beam scanner (LBS) designed for high-volume consumer AR applications, to enable everyone to enjoy augmented vision as lightweight, comfortable, and stylish as the eyewear of today. Our ultra-compact Trixel® 3 optical display engine is <1 cm3 volume and weighs <1.5g. It combines TriLite’s miniature and lightweight laser beam scanner (LBS), all optical components, and a single 2D MEMS mirror. Key to our design philosophy for the Trixel 3 is to use standard components as far as possible – for example, laser diodes, optical components, and specifically, the MEMS mirror. For us, the selection of MEMS must stand out in terms of performance, size, yield, energy consumption and system costs. This ensures that we achieve an LBS scanner for AR that meets consumer challenges and OEM requirements.

Company Profile

TriLite

TriLite designs and builds the world’s smallest projection display solutions so that everyone can enjoy augmented vision as lightweight as the eyewear of today. TriLite’s display solutions are based on proprietary, multi-parameter algorithms and deploy advanced machine learning algorithms to generate laser beam scanning devices with unprecedented size, weight and image quality. The ultra-compact Trixel® 3 laser beam scanner (LBS) has been designed from the ground up for mass-manufacturing and is fully compatible to state-of-the-art waveguides without requiring any relay optics. An outstanding team of multidisciplinary researchers and manufacturing experts stands behind TriLite’s multiple-patented technology. TriLite enables its customers to accelerate the availability of leading-edge display solutions for mass market Augmented Reality applications.