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- noun annual sunflower grown for silage and for its seeds which are a source of oil; common throughout United States and much of North America
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Semiconductors Qualcomm Inc., the San Diego-based wireless-technology company, won in this category for a mobile-device display it calls mirasol, a low-power, full-color alternative to traditional displays.
The Wall Street Journal 2009 Technology Innovation Awards Michael Totty 2009
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Their new display technology called mirasol is fabricated not on silicon but on glass.
Bright Efficient Light – In Colour Martyn Daniels 2009
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A promising technology from Qualcomm called mirasol produces vibrant color imagery by reflecting ambient light from layers of tiny electromechanical mirrors; it should be available in consumer products in the coming year.
Computerworld News 2010
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In a similar announcement, Qualcomm has said it is bringing a new factory online to mass produce another display technology known as 'mirasol'.
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It's "mirasol" (yes, lowercase m, isn't that cute?) and it uses a reflective technology, called interferometric modulation (IMOD).
Betanews 2010
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Qualcomm's "mirasol" displays are different from regular color LCDs because they don't shine with their own light.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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Qualcomm's "mirasol" displays are different from regular color LCDs ...
MP3Board.com 2009
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QCOM) whose core business has been chipsets and CDMA infrastructure, has been promoting a display technology called mirasol that it has developed as a power-efficient, daylight-visible alternative to LCD.
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It needs to prove it can make its mirasol displays in large quantities, and at prices that are comparable to LCD, the dominant display technology.
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Qualcomm today announced the opening of a factory to make its mirasol displays, and a Wi-Fi chip designed for home networking — both efforts to keep the company a top chipmaker even as carriers migrate from the CDMA technology that provides so much of its profits.
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