Four Sony employees who were involved in the technology development of the organic EL Master Monitor have been awarded the Science and Technology Award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: AMPAS).

The award ceremony is scheduled to be held on in the United States, California, Beverly Hills February 7, 2015 (local time).

Winners

Tsutsui Ichiro

Professional Solutions Division

Visual presentation solutions Division, Design Part 3

Takeshi Masahiro

Professional Solutions Division

Visual presentation solutions Division, Design Part 3

Tamura Mitsuyasu

Visual presentation solutions Division

Asano Makoto

Visual presentation solutions Division

The organic EL monitor which was launched in May 2011, is based on unique technologies that reproduce black faithfully, with a 1:1000000 contrast rate: thanks to the high contrast, there is considerably less afterimage and image shakiness, as well as an excellent response rate and truly accurate colour reproduction.

The specifically designed and patented processor improves the performance of the organic EL panel to answer the specifications of a master monitor, ensuring image uniformity (homogeneity of the entire screen colour representation) and preventing “aging”, thus ensuring long-term reliability of the monitor.

This master monitor panel also benefits from Sony's unique "Super Top Emission" full HD (1920 × 1080) technology: light is emitted from the upper surface of the organic EL panel to display a high-luminance image. In addition, this technology increases the colour reproduction fidelity with a micro-cavity structure and a colour filter, thus achieving a higher contrast.
As the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences this time of award highlighted, ”These precise, wide-gamut monitors allow creative image decisions to be made on set with confidence that the desired images can be accurately reproduced in post-production."

Sony is committed to developing technologies that enhance images visualisation in the future and delivering high-quality products.