3D printing & direct imaging products

Optimized for high accuracy, high speed and reliability in 3D printing and digital exposure applications

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DLP 3D printing & direct imaging products have precise pixel control, flexible data loading and fast speeds, making them ideal for high speed, highly accurate digital exposure applications. These products support a wide range of applications from resin SLA and SLS 3D printing to digital exposure applications such as laser direct imaging (LDI) for PCB, advanced packaging, FPD and semiconductor wafers. Third-party support is also available to jumpstart your design.

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Desktop resin
Design fast, accurate and reliable desktop resin DLP 3D printers
Industrial 3D printing and additive manufacturing
DLP 3D print technology for DLP SLA and SLS industrial additive manufacturing
Direct imaging
Direct imaging with DLP technology

Design fast, accurate and reliable desktop resin DLP 3D printers

DLP technology provides the best combination of fast printing speed, resolution performance, and reliability and is now available in parts which are sized and designed for affordable, desktop applications.

DLP 3D printers are widely used in rapid prototyping, dental applications, casting, custom fit products, accessories, and consumer applications. 

Benefits of DLP 3D printing technology:

  • High resolution
  • Full layer exposure
  • Focused, pixel-accurate projection
  • Reliable MEMS technology

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END-EQUIPMENT / SUB-SYSTEM
PRODUCTS
  • DLP300S – 0.3-inch, 3.6-megapixel near-UV DLP® digital micromirror device (DMD)
  • DLP301S – 0.3-inch, 3.6-megapixel high-power near-UV DLP® digital micromirror device (DMD)
  • DLP6500FYE – DLP® 0.65 1080p s600 DMD

DLP 3D print technology for DLP SLA and SLS industrial additive manufacturing

DLP technology for additive manufacturing allows manufacturers to speed up design cycles, make quicker prototype adjustments, and print production parts.

For DLP stereolithography (SLA) printers, liquid resins are hardened by light exposure and for DLP 3D printer selective laser sintering (SLS) systems, fine powders are fused together by laser thermal energy.  

  • High resolution micromirror array enables sub 1μm resolution.
  • Extended wavelength support (355 - 2500 nm)
  • Compatible with a wide range of polymers, resins, sintering powders and other build materials

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PRODUCTS
HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT
  • DLPLCR90EVM – DLP® 0.90-inch, WQXGA, Type A digital micromirror device (DMD) evaluation module
  • DLPLCR95EVM – DLP9500 DMD evaluation board

Direct imaging with DLP technology

DLP technology provides high speed and high resolution light patterns to expose photoresist films and other photosensitive materials without using contact masks. This reduces material cost, improves production rates, and allows for rapid pattern changes and on the fly corrections DLP direct imaging enables PCB manufacturing, flat panel display repair, laser marking, and other light exposure systems.

Benefits of DLP technology for digital direct imaging:

  • Extended wavelength support (355 - 2500 nm)
  • Compatible with a wide range of photo resists and coatings

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PRODUCTS
  • DLP9500 – DLP® 0.95 1080p 2xLVDS Type-A DMD
  • DLP9500UV – DLP® 0.95 1080p 2xLVDS UV Type-A DMD
  • DLP9000X – DLP® 0.90 High Speed WQXGA Type A DMD
HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT
  • DLPLCR90EVM – DLP® 0.90-inch, WQXGA, Type A digital micromirror device (DMD) evaluation module
  • DLPLCR95UVEVM – DLP9500UV DMD evaluation board

Why choose TI DLP 3D printing & direct imaging products?

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High speed & throughput

Print or expose up to millions of pixels at once. These products are designed with flexible data loading, high efficiency, and fast update speeds.

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Accuracy & precision

Precise pixel control, multi-bit exposure, and focused optics allow for repeatable, highly accurate exposure down to the sub-micron level.

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Reliable MEMS technology

Operate reliably at specified wavelengths between 355 – 2500 nm, with no replacements required.

Overview of TI DLP 3D printing

TI DLP 3D printing

TI DLP Products for 3D printing applications make use of 2D structured light patterns to either cure photosensitive resins or bind powders together using light across the entire spectrum. 3D printing using DLP technology can be done faster and with greater detail than existing technology.

Application note
Wavelength Transmittance Considerations for DLP DMD Windows (Rev. E)
This report provides information on the transmittance of DMD windows across different regions of the wavelength spectrum. Understanding transmittance is important to understand overall optical efficiency of DMD systems.
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Application note
System Design Considerations Using TI DLP® Technology in UVA (363 – 420 nm) (Rev. A)
Examine the design considerations for thermal, duty cycle, general optical, coherency, and high demagnification using a DMD designed to operate in the UVA region of the UV spectrum.
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3D printing & direct imaging products design & development

Investigate the right chipset for your application, quickly prototype your design with an evaluation module, download the latest available software, select an optical module maker, solve your design issues with online engineering support and use a design and development ecosystem third-party to accelerate deployment of your solution to the market.

Hardware

Start an assessment of a digital micromirror device (DMD) and controller for your application with these robust evaluation modules (EVMs) with technical documentation arrow-right

Software

Download the appropriate firmware (FW) for your DLP controller, software development kit (SDK), graphical user interface (GUI) or application programming interface (API) arrow-right

Optical modules

Accelerate your time to market by choosing a manufacturer of an off-the-shelf optical module, including the digital micromirror device (DMD) arrow-right

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DLP® Products third-party search tools

To best meet your design needs and accelerate your time-to-market, DLP® Products works with a variety of third parties to help with everything from optical modules and hardware design to specialty software and other production services. Download one or both search tools listed below to quickly (...)

Reference design
Small form-factor light engine reference design for desktop 3D printers using DLP® Pico™ technology
This 3D printing reference design enables faster development of desktop 3D printing applications using DLP® Pico technology. This design uses stereolithography (SLA) technique where a photo-resin is exposed to successive 2-dimensional patterns to create the 3-dimensional objects a single layer (...)
Reference design
High Speed DLP Sub-system for Industrial 3D Printing and Digital Lithography Reference Design

The High Speed DLP® Sub-system Reference Design provides system-level DLP development board designs for industrial Digital Lithography and 3D Printing applications that require high resolution, superior speed and production reliability. The system design offers maximum throughput by integrating (...)

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Technical resources

Video series
Video series
DLP Labs: Light control
This training starts with the basics of DLP® technology and mechanical considerations. From there, it covers application-specific topics specifically created to help you move through the design process quickly and easily.
Solution guide
Solution guide
TI DLP Technology for 3D Printing (Rev. E)
This application brief describes how DLP technology is used in 3D printing applications and provides a comparison of the different DLP 3D printing products currently available.
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Application note
Application note
System Design Considerations Using TI DLP® Technology in UVA (363 – 420 nm) (Rev. A)
Learn about how to best operate compatible DMDs in the UVA region including thermal, duty cycle, optical, coherency, and other design considerations.
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