Digital Light Processing was invented in 1987 by Texas Instruments. It is named for its ability to process light digitally with the aid of an optical semiconductor called a Digital Micromirror Device or DMD chip. The DMD chip is comprised of over one million mirrors. The size of each mirror is less than 1/5” the width of a human hair. Currently, over fifty manufacturers produce at least one model of a DLP television. This is the technology used at The Academy Awards and many movie theaters across the Unites States.