DISPLAY WEEK 2009 REVIEW/INDUSTRY DIRECTORY ISSUE

August 2009 Official Monthly Publication of the Society for Information Display • www.informationdisplay.org Vol. 25, No. 08

COMMERCIAL TOUCH SUCCESS OF FLEXIBLE AND ABOUNDS AT E- DISPLAYS DISPLAY WEEK 2009

EMERGING LCD PICO-PROJECTION PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGY

IMPROVED OLED DISPLAYS Plus PROJECTION TECHNOLOGY BEHIND BEIJING'S SUMMER GAMES

2009 DIRECTORY OF THE DISPLAY INDUSTRY Journal of the SID August Preview

COVER: The ambitious and spectacular opening ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympics in AUGUST 2009 Beijing, China, involved thousands of performers Information VOL. 25, NO. 8 and special effects and was enhanced with a non- stop panorama of digitally projected images on all suitable surfaces inside the “Bird’s Nest” stadium. And 147 DLP projectors were on-hand, all made and installed by Christie Digital Systems of DISPLAY Canada. 2 Editorial Looking Forward Stephen P. Atwood

COMMERCIAL TOUCH SUCCESS OF TECHNOLOGY 4 President’s Corner FLEXIBLE AND ABOUNDS AT E-PAPER DISPLAYS DISPLAY WEEK 2009 A Very Intense Week Paul Drzaic EMERGING LCD PICO-PROJECTION PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGIES 8 Display Week 2009 Review: Touch Technology Touch screens exploded in numbers and capabilities this year. IMPROVED OLED DISPLAYS Plus Geoff Walker PROJECTION TECHNOLOGY BEHIND BEIJING'S 12 Display Week 2009 Review: SUMMER GAMES OLEDs seem poised to wrest some market share from dominant display 2009 DIRECTORY OF THE DISPLAY INDUSTRY technologies. Journal of the SID Paul Drzaic August Preview Display Week 2009 Review: LCDs CREDIT: Cover design by Acapella Studios, Inc. 14 2008 Beijing Olympics photo courtesy of Christie Digital LCD innovation continues to set the standard. Systems, Inc. Alfred Poor 18 Display Week 2009 Review: Flexible Displays The technology moves closer to “product” status. Next Month in Robert Zehner Information Display ¥ Directory of the Display Industry OLED Technology Issue Information Display’s twenty-third annual directory of the display industry. ¥ Commercializing AMOLED TV Jay Morreale ¥ OLEDs: Promises, Myths, and TVs ¥ Disruptive Nature of OLED Business 20 Display Week 2009 Review: E-Paper and Reflective Displays Ecosystems Momentum builds for electrophoretic and other reflective technologies. ¥ Tablets in Digital Desks for Education Paul Drzaic ¥ Journal of the SID September Contents 22 Display Week 2009 Review: Projection Pico projectors begin to come of age, and new projection technologies appear as well. Alfred Poor

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Looking Forward Executive Editor: Stephen P. Atwood 617/306-9729, [email protected] by Stephen Atwood Editor-in-Chief: Jay Morreale 212/460-9700, [email protected] It was just a short 2 months ago when we all gathered in Managing Editor: Jenny Donelan San Antonio for the annual meeting that brings everyone in 603/924-9628, [email protected] the display industry together. As you are no doubt aware, Administrative Assistant: Ralph Nadell many people were not able to make the trip to Display Sales Manager: Danielle Rocco Week 2009 for personal or business reasons because we Sales Director: Michele Klein were in the middle of a very rough economic downturn Editorial Advisory Board worldwide. (If you happen to be re-reading this editorial Stephen P. Atwood, Chair several years from now, I hope you are appreciating the contrast between the better Crane/Azonix Corp., U.S.A. economy you are hopefully enjoying and what we were dealing with back in 2009.) Bruce Gnade Throw in a worldwide epidemic of the H1N1 virus and there was no shortage of University of Texas at Dallas, U.S.A. challenges involved in either holding or attending the conference. Allan Kmetz Similarly, most companies are challenged right now just by keeping the doors open Consultant, U.S.A. and salaries paid. But as much as we are all struggling with the present, Display Week Larry Weber was clearly about the future and provided a much-needed outlet for everyone’s Consultant, U.S.A. creative sides to emerge. From big companies to small start-ups, innovation and optimism were everywhere. If this event is a reflection of the face of the industry, Guest Editors then what I saw was an industry full of new ideas, constantly adapting to the market- Display Metrology place, and looking way beyond 2009 with high hopes for the future. Tom Fiske, Rockwell Collins, U.S.A. To give you a good picture of what Display Week 2009 was like, we asked a team LEDs of freelance writers, all names familiar to those of you who read ID regularly, to David DeAgazio, Global Lighting canvass the show and give us reviews of the most interesting things they saw and Technologies, U.S.A. heard. These are in many cases their own opinions based on years of experience in Ultra-Low-Power Displays their fields, and very enlightening as a result. SID President and regular contributor Rob Zehner, E , U.S.A. Paul Drzaic covered three technology areas: E-paper, reflective displays, and OLED 3-D Technology technology. All manner of flexible displays were covered by Robert Zehner. Alfred Brian T. Schowengerdt, University of Poor tackled the complex field of projection technology, where this year’s small was Washington, U.S.A. the new “big,” as well as the incumbent world of LCDs, where big was still “big.” OLED Technology (Our own Jenny Donelan, with assistance from SID President-Elect Munisamy Julie J. Brown, Universal Display Corp., Anandan, provided a portion of the backlighting content for the LCD report.) We U.S.A. were somewhat astonished to see that over 25% of the exhibitors at Display Week LCD Technology were somehow involved in touch-screen technology. This almost escaped us and Shin-Tson Wu, University of Central prompted a late invitation to Geoff Walker, Product Marketing Manager for Florida, U.S.A. NextWindow, who graciously got on-board to help us cover this rapidly growing part Display Manufacturing of the industry. Working with this team and compiling their wonderful summaries Greg Gibson, NexTECH FAS, U.S.A. was an honor for us. I hope they add valuable context to your appreciation of the industry, whether or not you made it to San Antonio. We also bring you this month a very interesting behind-the-scenes story about last year’s opening and closing ceremonies for the Beijing Summer Olympics. If you had looked closely at the numerous and wonderful special effects going on during the cere- monies, you might have seen that projection technology played a major role and that there seemed to be an awful lot of projectors being simultaneously choreographed for the presentations. In fact, there were 147 DLP projectors on-hand, all made and The opinions expressed in editorials, installed by Christie Digital Systems of Canada. We were able to get the company’s columns, and feature articles do not neces- Principal Engineer, Terry Schmidt, to take the time to write about the entire process of sarily reflect the opinions of the Executive installing those projectors, as well as aiming, testing, and choreographing them into a Editor or Publisher of Information Display Magazine, nor do they necessarily reflect live show viewed all over the world. When I first discussed the article with Terry, I the position of the Society for Information had no idea how significant an undertaking the entire effort was, and while I do not Display. (continued on page 35)

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SID Executive Committee President: P. Drzaic president’s corner President-Elect: M. Anandan Regional VP, Americas: T. Voutsas Regional VP, Asia: S. Naemura Regional VP, Europe: J-N. Perbet Treasurer: B. Berkeley Secretary: A. Ghosh Past President: L. Weber A Very Intense Week Directors Bay Area: S. Pan Beijing: B. P. Wang Paul Drzaic Belarus: V. Vyssotski Canada: T. C. Schmidt President, Society for Information Display Dayton: D. G. Hopper Delaware Valley: J. W. Parker III Detroit: J. Kanicki By the time you read this, the SID 2009 Symposium will be France: J-P. Parneix Hong Kong: H. Leung long past, and in the Northern Hemisphere we will all be India: G. Rajeswaran getting near the end of our summer. Still, the Symposium Israel: G. Golan Japan: N. Ibaraki is the most important offering that SID provides its mem- Korea: K. W. Whang Latin America: A. Mammana bers, so a recap is in order. Los Angeles: L. Tannas It is not possible to review the meeting without recognizing the extraordinary events Mid-Atlantic: D. Morton Mid-Europe: G. Oversluizen that shaped the year. The worldwide economic crisis that began in late 2008 tightened New England: S. Atwood Pacific Northwest: A. Abileah travel budgets for nearly every company. We also had the misfortune of the eruption Russia: I. N. Companets of the H1N1 (“swine flu”) pandemic in early 2009, right about the time when people San Diego: T. Striegler Singapore: C. C. Chao were making their travel plans. I heard privately that many companies made it Southwest: S. O’Rourke Taipei: Y. T. Tsai extremely difficult for employees to get approval to travel for any reason due to fear of Texas: Z. Yaniv U.K. & Ireland: I. Sage the flu. Ukraine: V. Sergan So, not surprisingly, attendance at this year’s meeting was light. What was surpris- Upper Mid-West: B. Bahadur ing to me, though, was the intensity of the attendees who did come. A large majority Committee Chairs Academic: P. Bos of the participants at SID 2009 had very serious reasons to be there, and making their Archives/Historian: P. Baron Bylaws: A. Kmetz presence known at the symposium took precedence over both monetary concerns and Chapter Formation: Z. Yaniv Convention: D. Eccles possible health issues. Speaking to exhibitors and symposium organizers alike, I Definitions & Standards: P. Boynton heard that the people who did attend SID 2009 were quite engaged, which helped Honors & Awards: C. King Long-Range Planning: M. Anandan make up for the lower head count. Membership: S. Pan Nominations: L. Weber So what did we see at SID 2009? Several themes were evident. OLED displays Publications: B. Gnade were quite prominent, ranging from bright, beautiful televisions, to head-mounted Senior Member Grade: M. Anandan Chapter Chairs displays, to super-thin flexible examples, to displays for mobile devices, to simple Bay Area: D. Armitage screen-printed indicators. OLED displays are making a major statement through a Beijing: N. Xu Belarus: V. Vyssotski wealth of technical approaches and market strategies. Not every approach, nor every Canada: A. Kitai Dayton: F. Meyer technology, will succeed, but there is enough momentum to remove any doubt from Delaware Valley: J. Blake my mind that OLED displays will be one of the major growth media in the coming Detroit: S. Pala France: J. P. Parneix years. Hong Kong: H. S. Kwok India: S. Kaura was another ubiquitous theme, with bigger and more refined dis- Israel: B. Inditsky plays being shown by a number of companies. This year brought better color, some Japan: K. Kondo Korea: Y. S. Kim improved animation capability, and higher-quality flexible displays compared to past Latin America: V. Mammana Los Angeles: P. Joujon-Roche years. Examples of MEMS, liquid crystal, and electrowetting displays showed that Mid-Atlantic: Q. Tan there will continue to be strong competition in e-paper technology for some time. Mid-Europe: A. Jelfs New England: B. Harkavy Other hot areas included pico projectors, 3-D displays, and touch interfaces, as well Pacific Northwest: A. Silzars Russia: S. Pasechnik as the usual improvements in the incumbent LCD technologies. Overall, it is clear San Diego: T. D. Striegler that the display-development community remains vibrant, and SID showed the tech- Singapore/Malaysia: X. Sun Southwest: B. Tritle nologies that will help lead the industry out of the current recession. Taipei: Y. Tsai Texas: S. Peana Finally, a word on future Display Week locations. While San Antonio was quite U.K. & Ireland: S. Day nice, and the nearby River Walk an easy place to escape to, we have also heard that Ukraine: V. Sergan Upper Mid-West: P. Downen SID’s major exhibitors strongly prefer more mainstream meeting cities, with easy Executive Director access from overseas. SID has responded to these requests, so that next year’s T. Miller Office Administration meeting will be held in Seattle, and in future years in places such as Los Angeles, Office and Data Manager: Jenny Bach Boston, Las Vegas, and San Diego, and possibly San Francisco. So, I look forward to SID 2010 in Seattle; be assured that we are already planning some special themes for Society for Information Display 1475 S. Bascom Ave., Ste. 114 that meeting. Campbell, CA 95008 408/879-3901, fax -3833 e-mail: [email protected] http://www.sid.org

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Display Week 2009 Review: Touch Technology

Touch screens exploded in numbers and capabilities this year. by Geoff Walker

THIS YEAR was an amazing breakthrough fact that there was at least one example of 12 ITO-based pro-cap touch screen. The perfor- for touch at Display Week 2009. First, there of the 13 touch technologies on display (all mance of this touch screen was excellent; in were 27 exhibitors showing touch screens and/ except vision-based optical such as developed fact, it was the best monitor-scale pro-cap or controllers and another 27 showing touch- by Microsoft and GestureTek). That made touch screen that I have ever seen. Curiously, related products and services. The latter Display Week 2009 an incredible place to 3M has not yet decided whether to offer it as a included conductive (2), films and coat- be for attendees interested in learning about standalone component; the company was ings (5), glass (3), adhesives (1), integration touch (Table 1). offering only the complete monitor as the cen- (3), bonding (6), aftermarket enhancement (3), terpiece of a $999 “multi-touch development haptics (1), stylus (1), and market research Projected Capacitive kit.” (2). The total of 54 touch-related exhibitors The most interesting projected-capacitive Gunze demonstrated a new “direct-printing- was more than 25% of the total number of (pro-cap hereinafter) demonstrations were technology film” in the form of a pro-cap exhibitors at the show! Second, the Sympo- from 3M and Gunze. 3M showed a 19-in. touch sensor. This is very exciting new tech- sium included 16 directly focused LCD multi-touch monitor with a 10-touch nology; it offers the possibility of replacing on touch. This is a radical departure from the conventional process of laminating micro- previous years, when the number of papers on fine (10-µm) wires between glass and PET touch never exceeded two per year. I’m con- Table 1: Touch technologies on with a simple, low-cost printing process. The fident that these characteristics made Display display at Display Week 2009 printed lines on the pro-cap touch sensor were Week 2009 the most touch-oriented confer- Touch Technology Exhibitors barely visible; to my eye the sensor looked ence anywhere in the world. equal to or better than conventional wire- In another breakthrough statistic, 2009 was Projected capacitive 11 based sensors. the first year that analog resistive was not the Analog resistive 7 N-trig introduced a battery-powered pen for most-exhibited touch technology. This year its dual-mode pro-cap laptop touch screen. that honor went to projected capacitive, with LCD in-cell, on-cell, and out-cell 5 Putting the power source in an aftermarket 11 manufacturers showing product or technol- Digital resistive 3 pen allows N-trig to remove the electrostatic ogy demonstrations versus seven for analog pen-energizing coil from the touch screen, Force sensing 2 resistive. Finally, one of the unique character- transferring some of the cost from the laptop istics of touch at Display Week 2009 was the Conventional infrared 2 OEM to the end-user. SMK demonstrated a pro-cap touch screen for netbooks that sup- Acoustic Pulse Recognitionª 1 Geoff Walker is Product Marketing Manager ported 10 simultaneous touches (that’s a lot of at NextWindow, a manufacturer of optical Dispersive Signal Technologyª 1 fingers on a small screen!); Touch Interna- touch screens. His industry experience also Optical 1 tional showed a 22-in. product, the largest includes GRiD Systems, Personal ITO-based pro-cap touch screen at the show; Systems, Handspring, Tyco Electronics/Elo Surface acoustic wave 1 Tyco Electronics/Elo TouchSystems intro- TouchSystems, and his own consulting firm Surface capacitive 1 duced its new single-layer pro-cap for mobile (Walker Mobile, LLC). He can be contacted at devices; and Zytronic demonstrated an elegant [email protected] or 408/506-7556. Waveguide infrared 1 zero-bezel pro-cap touch screen with capaci-

8 Information Display 8/09 0362-0972/08/2009-008$1.00 + .00 © SID 2009 tive sensing pads around the edges. Other exhibitors demonstrating pro-cap touch Table 2: Clarification of LCD in-cell touch terminology screens included Nissha, Panjit, , and Wintek. Term Integration Method In-cell The touch sensor is physically inside the LCD cell. The sensor can take the LCD In-Cell form of micro-switches (contact-closure or so-called “resistive”); capacitive- Display Week 2009 provided the LCD manu- sensing ITO electrodes (capacitive) or light-sensing phototransistors (optical). facturers with another opportunity to show On-cell The touch sensor is an X-Y array of capacitive-sensing ITO electrodes deposited progress in integrating touch into the structure on the top or bottom surface of the color-filter substrate (this method is capaci- of an LCD. Unfortunately, in my opinion, tive only). little actual progress was demonstrated. First, some terminology clarification is in Out-cell This new term, recently coined by AUO, describes the configuration in which a order. “In-cell” touch actually exists in three standard touch screen (typically only resistive or projected-capacitive) is lami- forms, as shown in Table 2. Display Week nated directly on top of the LCD during manufacture. The key difference is that 2009 included in-cell touch-technology this configuration requires an additional piece of glass. Since this term hasn’t demonstrations from five LCD manufacturers, entered common usage yet, some LCD manufacturers still refer to this configu- as shown in Table 3. ration as on-cell.

Digital Resistive At Display Week 2008, there was only one Table 3: LCD in-cell, on-cell, and out-cell touch sample of digital resistive (shown by Wintek), demonstrated at Display Week 2009 and it was presented in a very low-key Manufacturer Type Author’s Comments manner. At Display Week 2009, digital resis- tive had a much higher profile. Stantum, Ampire & In-cell optical Ampire, a controller manufacturer, partnered with Wintek, and Apex Material Technology Hannstar Hannstar to develop a prototype of in-cell optical (AMT) all showed significant new products installed in a netbook. However, to simplify the in this emerging technology area. difficult problem of sensing in-cell optical touch Stantum had a 9-in. digital-resistive touch from total darkness to full sunlight, the company screen intended for use in netbooks (Fig. 1). designed the prototype to work only with a laser- The patterning on this touch screen was in pointer light pen. 2-mm squares, so the resolution was quite LG Display In-cell and out-cell LG’s in-cell capacitive performed very poorly. impressive. Handwriting recognition worked capacitive There was a very large amount of cursor lag; reasonably well on this touch screen. Stantum movement of more than a few inches per second has a single-chip controller due out later this resulted in the ink devolving into random seg- year (essential for design wins in the netbook ments; and there was at least a half-finger’s worth space), and the company is confident that it of cursor jitter. LG’s out-cell capacitive per- can achieve the Windows-7 logo (another formed acceptably with no unusual characteristics. essential element of success). Wintek showed a prototype of a 16-in. NEC In-cell capacitive NEC’s in-cell capacitive was only on display for wide-aspect digital-resistive touch screen, the first half-day of the show due to demo hard- configured with approximately 20 conductors ware failure, so I was unable to view it. on the long side (Fig. 2). To my knowledge, Samsung On-cell capacitive Samsung’s on-cell capacitive worked acceptably, this is the largest digital-resistive touch screen and out-cell but it showed unusually severe pooling. Samsung’s that’s been shown to date (although there are resistive out-cell digital resistive was used to demonstrate a industry rumors that J-touch in has gesture recognizer that allowed up to three developed a 22-in. commercial product). touches, but the recognition seemed to be grossly While digital resistive can theoretically sup- unreliable. port as many simultaneous touch points as there are X-Y intersections in the sensor, a TMD Out-cell capacitive Although TMD has previously shown in-cell Wintek booth staff-person said that the 16-in. and resistive optical, at Display Week 2009 a booth staff- prototype was limited to three simultaneous person stated that TMD’s in-cell and on-cell touches due to the bandwidth of the controller capacitive and resistive were still under develop- (assuming 50 Hz per touch point, as specified ment and not ready to be shown yet. TMD’s in the Microsoft logo specification). out-cell capacitive had no unusual characteristics, Wintek also showed a prototype 4.3-in. dig- but its out-cell resistive had an exceptionally light ital-resistive touch screen configured as a 64 × activation force, almost as light as capacitive!

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and NextWindow is the first optical- touch-screen manufacturer to have achieved the Windows-7 logo. Next- Window has shipped more than a half- million touch screens into the consumer PC market thus far. ¥ Tyco Electronics/Elo TouchSystems demonstrated the first multi-touch sur- face-acoustic-wave (SAW) touch screen. The move to multi-touch was accom- plished by adding a second set of reflec- tors around the edge of the screen. This second set reflects the surface acoustic waves across the diagonal of the screen; the controller uses the X, Y, and “U” (Elo’s designation for the diagonal direc- tion) waves to unambiguously triangulate the location of two touches. Elo also demonstrated a very elegant zero-bezel Acoustic Pulse Recognition (APR) touch screen with capacitive touch pads and a -dial along one edge. All the cir- cuitry for the touch pads and scroll dial was on the back of the glass; the on-glass Fig. 1: This on-screen keyboard used a digital-resistive touch screen from Stantum. The booth circuit capability was provided by Felam staff-person was able to touch type on this screen even without tactile feedback. Glasline in Germany.

36 matrix. This very high-resolution device was developed jointly with Stantum. AMT demonstrated a new 20-segment digi- tal-resistive touch screen. While Stantum’s and Wintek’s designs are intended to compete directly with pro-cap in applications such as netbooks that require “all points addressable” (APA) functionality, AMT’s new product is aimed at vertical-market applications in which the number and location of simultaneous touches are applications-specific.

Other Touch Technologies Although pro-cap, LCD in-cell, and digital- resistive technologies accounted for more than half of the touch screens shown at Display Week 2009, there were some interesting nuggets to be found in several of the other touch technologies, as follows. ¥ NextWindow demonstrated its latest optical touch screens in both desktop and large-format (> 30-in.) sizes. The desk- top demonstrations were in the form of components used by HP and Dell in their TouchSmart and Studio One all-in-one consumer PCs (respectively). Optical is Fig. 2: This prototype of a 16-in. wide-aspect digital-resistive multi-touch touch screen from the first touch technology to penetrate the Wintek is installed in a laptop. This is probably the largest digital-resistive touch screen that consumer desktop space in high volume, has been shown to date.

10 Information Display 8/09 ¥ Fujitsu demonstrated an improved 5-wire in./sec (as fast as my arm and hand could in an attempt to mimic the BlackBerry analog-resistive controller that was move!) without any loss of data points. Storm’s “Click-Through” technology. developed in response to customer ¥ Nissha showed a prototype of a force- The performance was uneven, however, requests for faster response. It certainly sensor added to an analog-resistive with the result that significantly different is fast Ð I was able to draw circles at 60 mobile-phone touch screen, presumably levels of force were required at different screen locations. Nissha agreed that the implementation was not ready for pro- duction yet. ¥ RPO, which has changed its focus from the mobile-phone space to the netbook and laptop space, showed a 7-in. wave- guide infrared touch screen intended for netbooks. The maximum border width was about 6 mm and the maximum bezel height was slightly over 1 mm. The touch screen used only three IR LEDs, two on the long side and one on the short side (this results in very low power con- sumption, one of the key advantages of waveguide infrared). ¥ Vissumo (a spin-out from QSI Corp.) demonstrated its force-sensing touch technology (Fig. 3). Several of the hard- ware models in its booth showed very clearly one of the technology’s unique advantages Ð the ability to create a 3-D touch surface that can incorporate any rigid material (stone, glass, steel, , ceramic, etc.) as well as LCDs, speakers, snap-domes, electric motors, and other hardware. No other touch technology can do this.

Summary There was so much touch technology on the floor at Display Week 2009 that it could not all be seen in one day. Projected capacitive leaped to the forefront of the touch technolo- gies on display, surpassing analog resistive for the first time. LCD in-cell made a rather poor showing, with little visible progress over the last year. Digital resistive emerged as a lower-cost alternative to projected capacitive. Interesting examples of all the other touch technologies were present. It was one heck of a show!

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Display Week 2009 Review: OLEDs

OLEDs seem poised to wrest some market share from dominant display technologies. by Paul Drzaic

AT LEAST FOR ME, the last couple of An impressive 31-in. 1920 × 1080 HDTV drew its power wirelessly from a nearby SID meetings have reinforced the notion that display capable of rendering the broad color radio-frequency antenna (Fig. 1). the major display manufacturers are taking gamut that is so attractive in OLED units was eMagin took OLED displays in a different organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays the first display most people saw when direction, with its latest head-mounted units. quite seriously and bravely taking the plunge approaching the Samsung booth, and many The images were shown at SXGA resolution to compete against liquid-crystal displays lingered for a long, long look. Inside the (1280 × 1024 triad pixel array), with each (LCDs). Obviously, OLED-display manufac- Samsung pavilion, many more surprises individual pixel only 12 µm on a side. When I turers are not students of history or they awaited. OLED displays with over 300-ppi tested the display myself, I found that the colors would have given up long ago. LCD technol- resolution for mobile devices, 3-D OLED were saturated, the image quality was high, ogy has clearly been hard to beat. Through displays, and super-thin OLED displays only and the videos rendered seamlessly. eMagin history, it has conquered almost every rival, 50 µm thick were all being shown. One is aiming these displays at applications in regardless of investment and entrenchment Ð example that showed the unique potential of commercial, consumer, and military markets. one has only to look at cathode-ray tubes and OLEDs was the incorporation of a color video Other impressive demonstrations appeared field-emission displays as examples of display into a smart-card format. The display in various places around the exhibit floor. LG technologies that have been beaten down by LCDs. Nevertheless, this SID symposium showed that not only are OLEDs appearing in unconventional guises, but they are also taking on LCDs directly in applications such as televisions and monitors. So what was different this time around? Well, for one, there was simply “more” – more sizes, more applications, and more areas of innovation. OLED displays are still being viewed as a premium alternative to LCDs, but the quality of the displays, and some novel form factors, showed why these displays are attractive to early adopters of new technologies. The most extensive set of OLED-based products was shown by Samsung Mobile Display. SMD exhibited OLED displays in a number of form factors and application areas.

Paul Drzaic serves the electronic-display industry through Drzaic Consulting Services; [email protected]. He is also the President of the Society for Information Fig. 1: Samsung Mobile Display showed this smart card with an integrated color OLED dis- Display. play, driven by a wireless power source.

12 Information Display 8/09 0362-0972/08/2009-012$1.00 + .00 © SID 2009 Display showed ruggedized 15- and 3-in. cations and designs for which a super-thin displays Ð definite drawbacks in the past Ð AMOLED panels in its booth. TMD showed format is required, an LCD might be hard- have reached a level that is acceptable to con- its line of long-life OLED displays, with a pressed to match a 50-µm display stack, or sumers. Will LCDs disappear? Unlikely! 4.15-in. display rated for 60,000 hours (almost provide full-motion video in a highly flexible Will OLED displays start encroaching into 7 years!) at 200 cd/m2. Following an alterna- format, or beat OLEDs in power consumption LCD territory or enabling new display appli- tive path, Ignis Innovation, an intellectual when showing many types of images. In all cations? That seems like a safe bet. property creator and technology development cases, the lifetimes and quality of OLED company out of Quebec, demonstrated a num- ber of OLED units driven using amorphous- silicon backplanes, the same backplane tech- nology that has been perfected by the LCD industry. Ignis has taken the practical approach of using clever sensing and compen- sation circuitry to overcome the image arti- facts that appear over time when a-Si back- planes are used to drive OLED displays. Ignis claims that with the compensation run- ning, any image artifacts that arise are erased by modifying the local drive voltage, over- coming the major hurdle that has prevented a-Si backplanes from being used in OLEDs Innovation continued in the form of a num- ber of materials and fabrication methods - essary to build long-lived attractive OLED displays. Corning was honored with a Display Component of the Year Award for its Jade glass, specially designed to provide stability, uniformity, and high yields for the fabrication of LTPS backplanes. Add-Vision demonstrated its screen-printable OLED tech- nology, showing a credit card with an emis- sive logo powered by a radio-frequency power source. Universal Display Corp. demonstrated its latest white-OLED emitters, built using the company’s phosphorescent molecular technol- ogy. It also showed a wearable, curved OLED display, built in collaboration with LG Display and L3 Corp. (a photograph appears in the review in this issue.) Kodak showed white-light panels built using both internal and external light extrac- tion technology, more than doubling the light output from a standard OLED stack not using these designs. Novaled continues to lead in the development of its PIN-type OLED dis- plays, claiming an encapsulation regime that enables lifetimes up to 110,000 hours and effi- ciencies up to 50 lm/W. It’s important to note that general lighting applications are also driv- ing OLED development, and SID will be sup- porting the connection between OLED light- ing and displays in future meetings. So why OLEDs? For many people, greater contrast, wider color gamut, and superior response time provide a more satisfying view- ing experience than that of LCDs. For appli-

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Display Week 2009 Review: LCDs

LCD innovation continues to set the standard. by Alfred Poor

DISPLAY WEEK 2009 may have been ing array, when the LEDs are instead placed the most dramatic examples was to be found held in the hill country of Texas, but the ter- in a matrix behind the panel, they can support in the Samsung exhibit, where demonstrations rain of the display world is decidedly flat local dimming, which boosts contrast perfor- of “needle thin” edge-lit LED technology these days. From the exhibit hall to the meet- mance while also providing energy savings. resulted in a 24-in.-diagonal LCD panel that ing rooms, from displays for pockets to walls, Local dimming is not new, but the art of it is was a mere 3.5 mm thick. A 12.1-in. panel it was clear in San Antonio that LCD technol- being refined, as evidenced by manufacturers using a similar design and destined for note- ogy is the standard against which all chal- such as Samsung, which featured side-by-side applications was just 1.64 mm thick. lengers must continue to be measured. While demonstrations of displays using local dim- And LG Electronics showed its UltraThin novel and exotic technologies garnered a large ming versus those not using it. In these HDTV panels that use LED blacklights, with share of the attention at the exhibition, the demonstrations, the reduced power consump- a 47-in. unit that was 5.9 mm thick. LCD industry is the engine that is truly driv- tion was clearly evident, though very depen- LED are also becoming part of ing the market. If you were lucky enough to dent on the type of content being displayed. the standard toolkit for display designers. be on the show floor in June, you saw a num- Although there were some new wrinkles on NEC Displays, , , and Optrex ber of developments that made the forceful the LED-backlight theme at the show, one of all showed a variety of LCD panels designed point that LCD technology is not about to sur- render its dominant position any time soon. On the contrary, the technology is pressing ahead with significant improvements on a variety of fronts.

Backlighting One of the most significant demonstrations of this ability to advance the state of the art of LCD panels was the broad application of solid-state LED backlights, which are known for their environmentally friendly materials, lower-energy consumption, and better temper- ature and shock tolerance compared with conventional fluorescent backlight tubes. Although they are often used in an edge-light-

Alfred Poor is editor and publisher of the online HDTV Almanac and a freelance writer cover- ing technology topics with special emphasis on displays. He is also a Technical Editor with ECN (Electronic Component News) and past Chair of the SID Delaware Valley Chap- ter. He can be reached at [email protected] Fig. 1: LG’s multiview digital signage presented three different images, depending on viewer or 215/453-9312. perspective.

14 Information Display 8/09 0362-0972/08/2009-014$1.00 + .00 © SID 2009 for industrial applications in which extra-long lifetimes are required. For example, Toshiba showed an LCD panel with a white-LED backlight rated with a mean-time-between- failure (MTBF) rate of 70,000 hours. Up until recently, white LEDs have not lasted nearly this long, and the extended life opens up a range of new display applications for this technology. Planar showed a low-power 29-in. LCD digital- signage panel that produced 500 cd/m2 using just 30 W of power, thanks to an LED back- light. Another fascinating demonstration from Samsung was a portrait-mode LCD panel Ð such as you might employ for digital signage Ð that used white LEDs for the backlight. A mobile device with a simple photosensor was placed in front of it, and data was transferred from the panel to the mobile device. How did it work? The backlight was modulated at a frequency much higher than what would be visible to viewers to transmit the digital data. According to a Samsung representative, the white LEDs support 1Ð2-MHz modulation, but an RGB LED backlight could support up to 40 MHz per channel. This could make it possible to transfer a great deal of data in a Fig. 2: The addition of cyan and yellow to RGB on a large scale made viewers take notice of very short time, opening up all sorts of entic- Sharp’s 60-in panel on display at the show. ing application possibilities. A final note about backlights: It’s a sign of the times (both economic and LCD-centric) A clever approach to making reflective allows a selectively switchable viewing angle that Endicott Research Group, among other LCD panels readable in low-light conditions of a display Ð or even just a portion of the companies, has been putting together retrofit was presented in Poster Paper P-75, “Improved display Ð that can be used as a privacy feature. LED units for customers with a need to Optical Characteristics of a Front-Light Sharp demonstrated a 60-in. LCD panel replace CCFLs with LEDs. “These retrofits System Using Fine-Pitch Patterned OLEDs,” that used five-primary-color filters, adding are not going to be around forever,” notes Bill from . The title more or less says cyan and yellow to the standard red, green, Abbott, Corporate Distribution Manager and it all; by placing tiny OLED devices inside a and blue (Fig. 2). The result is a panel capa- Global Market Strategist for ERG, meaning top glass layer with a barrier, light is pre- ble of showing over 130% of the typical color that the business opportunity will eventually vented from going out the top of the display. gamuts used today, including improved per- taper off, but for the time being, they do rep- Instead, the light is directed down at the sur- formance for metallic images. The resulting resent a decent bit of business aimed at help- face of the display, providing light for reflec- rich imagery made this panel a stand-out in ing customers upgrade their equipment during tion. The result is more efficient operation the “stop you in your tracks” category at lean times. with a broader viewing angle than edge-lit Display Week. front-light designs. And, of course, Samsung showed its Other LCD Innovations For digital signage, LG demonstrated a Display of the Year Gold Award-winning Energy-saving designs were prominently portrait LCD panel that produced three differ- 240-Hz LCD panel, which fights motion blur showcased. In addition to the local-dimming ent images depending on the viewing angle by interpolating three additional frames efforts mentioned above, Sharp displayed new (Fig. 1). Similar designs have been shown between each frame in a 60-Hz signal. “Memory LCD” reflective panels that have before with smaller panels intended for appli- memory circuitry for each pixel, which makes cations such as automotive-dashboard dis- Adding a Dimension it possible to refresh the image just once per plays, but this was much larger. And in one 3-D displays based on LCD technology were second. This saves a great deal of power of the SID keynote addresses, InJae Chung, also generating excitement at Display Week compared with standard designs. The color Executive Vice President and CTO of LG this year. There were LCD panels that pro- version of this panel appeared to be fairly low Display, described another innovative use of duced 3-D images using active shutter glasses contrast, but the monochrome example was controlling the viewing angle on LCD panels. and others that used passive glasses. And very legible. LG’s “Viewing Image Control” technology there were autostereoscopic demonstrations at

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many exhibits, including NEC Displays, Toshiba, and LG. One of the most intriguing autostereoscopic devices was on display at the 3M booth. The company makes a lenticular film that presents one image to the left eye and another to the From flat panel displays to x-ray sensors right eye. Unlike most similar designs, how- ever, the 3M film does not have to be aligned with the display’s subpixels, which makes the fabrication of the panel much simpler. Instead of displaying left and right images at the same time, however, it displays just a left image, then just a right image. It achieves this by using LED edge lights on both sides. A light guide causes light from one side to project only to one eye and light from the other side to the other eye. The 3-D image is created by changing the image on the panel in sync with alternating the backlight from one set of LEDs few understand to the other. The result is a time-sequenced presentation photolithography of the two images that make the 3-D image. A side benefit is that if a viewer gets too far off-axis from the stereoscopic “sweet spot,” like we do the viewer still sees the uninterrupted image intended for just one eye. This 2-D image is a It’s based on a thorough knowledge of because of additional circuitry. Feature bit fainter Ð it is only receiving half the light applications and how to achieve low cost sizes are down to 1.5 μm, overlay accuracy of the 3-D image Ð but is completely legible. of ownership for precision lithography, is <± 0.4 μm. This simple design is very effective, and a whether on rigid glass, flexible, or wide-QVGA panel using this technology is , photolithography generates roll-to-roll substrates. For FEDs expected to appear in a commercial product precise holes in the cathode plate in which before the end of this year. For amorphous-silicon AMLCDs, thin-film emitters are fabricated. Hole diameters transistor backplanes are produced on range from 0.8 to 1 μm, emitter heights glass substrates, with feature sizes down to from 3 to 5 μm. Wait Until Next Year! 3 to 5 μm and overlay accuracy of ± 1 μm. This summary just scratches the surface of the For X-ray sensors, as many as 10 mask LCD news at Display Week this year. From LTPS TFT-LCDs, used for PDAs and mobile layers or more with 2 μm CDs are required new printable display technologies to integrat- smartphones, require more mask layers to produce highly uniform large area ing touch technology, from advances in sub- sensors. An accurate photolithographic process with precision stitching and strates to liquid-crystal materials, from lower Amorphous-silicon AMLCD backplane showing energy consumption to fabrication processes transistor and clear aperture locations. Azores’ repeatable exposure dosages is critical high-resolution steppers enable compressed to generate high yields. that are friendlier to the environment, a wide circuitry for better display resolution range of advances were presented in the meet- and depth of color. Visit us online today, and see what ing rooms and on the show floor. If you missed decades of photolithography the LCD developments exhibited at Display development can do for your Week 2009, you missed a lot of developments demanding application. in the display industry as a whole. ■

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Display Week 2009 Review: Flexible Displays

The technology moves closer to “product” status. by Robert Zehner

DISPLAY WEEK 2009 marked a turn- ever, Polymer Vision’s display is not just gest that the market launch of the Readius has ing point in the development of flexible bendable, but also rollable. Prototypes of its been sidelined by the economic slowdown, displays. While there were still a number of Readius handheld wireless reader have the which has dried up sources of capital. Actual technical presentations and posters detailing display wrapping around the exterior of the product is still yet to come from this com- new scientific findings on ways to manufac- unit when not in use, then unfurling for read- pany. (For earlier references to Polymer ture flexible electronics, this year a handful ing or Web surfing. Huitema’s data show that Vision in Information Display, see “The Past, of firms appear to be on the verge of launch- the display performance remains rock-solid, Present, and Future of Electronic Paper” in the ing non-glass active-matrix display products even after 15,000 rollÐunroll cycles. Unfortu- January 2008 issue.) in high-volume consumer products. nately, recently published interviews with Two other flexible e-paper displays caught This move from the lab toward the factory Polymer Vision CEO Karl McGoldrick sug- my eye: LG Display’s in-panel touch demon- was made clear in the opening-day keynote address from Martin Jackson, CTO of . Jackson spent very little time review- ing the organic-transistor technology behind Plastic Logic’s E Ink electrophoretic-display technology that won its originators a Nobel Prize and would have been viewed as just short of magic a decade ago. Instead, he focused primarily on the challenges of build- ing a business around it. “One of the difficul- ties with a new technology,” Jackson said, “is convincing people to use it.” In response to this difficulty, Plastic Logic is building not just a first-of-its-kind plastic display, but also an ultra-thin wirelessly connected reader device to bring those displays to the market. According to Jackson, the Plastic Logic reader will officially be launched at CES 2010 in January, although details of price and avail- ability have not yet been announced. Edzer Huitema from Dutch start-up Polymer Vision told a similar story in his invited symposium talk on Tuesday. Much like its competitors at Plastic Logic, Polymer Vision has tooled up an organic-transistor- backplane production line to mate with E Ink’s electrophoretic display film. How- Fig. 1: An example of numerous other flexible displays shown at Display Week was this curved Robert Zehner is Director at E Ink Corp. He e-paper display that Taiwanese panel-maker Wintek created by heating and bending a thin can be reached at [email protected]. glass substrate.

18 Information Display 8/09 0362-0972/08/2009-018$1.00 + .00 © SID 2009 strator and Wintek’s curved glass display. Rui-Quing Ma of Universal Display Corp. face from a variety of angles, reminiscent of Although LG Display has previously showed about the 4-in. QVGA flexible OLED display scenes from science fiction movies such as monochrome and color electrophoretic dis- (co-developed with LG Display), integrated Minority Report or Total Recall. plays on ultra-thin stainless steel, this year into a curved wrist-mounted unit that served In the trade-show world, there were very they upped the ante by adding in-panel touch as the centerpiece of UDC’s booth (Fig. 2). little true surprises; most of the above demon- sensing. Visitors were able to use finger “What makes this display special is how close strations and talks were well-publicized in touch to interact with an 11.5-in. UXGA pro- it is to mass production,” he answered. “One advance of Display Week, to ensure that totype constructed with E Ink’s Vizplex electro- of the samples that we’re showing has been customers and press were on-hand. Hewlett- phoretic film, navigating forward and back- around for over a year, and it still looks great.” Packard, however, managed to deliver some wards in an electronic document. Using in- Looking back 2 or 3 years, I have to imag- excitement with a Monday morning press panel touch allows LG Display to preserve the ine that many of the flexible demonstrators release announcing the launch of its new brightness and contrast of the reflective dis- shown at SID were lucky to last through the eSkins display technology. H-P did not offi- play, while also supporting flex and curvature. week; i.e., if they were not changed out every cially exhibit at Display Week; the only way Wintek was also showing a curved electro- night for a fresh sample. They seem to be to see the first samples of eSkins was by phoretic display, built using a glass backplane more substantial now. On the other hand, the private appointment. And so, Tuesday after- (Fig. 1). The trick, according to Wintek, is to flexible OLEDs in Samsung’s booth tended to noon, I strolled a few blocks from the conven- use relatively thin glass (0.3 mm) and to apply the more conceptual. Consider, for example, tion center to meet up with Ken Abbott, H-P’s heat while bending to form the backplane into the “flapping display,” a 4-in. flex OLED director of emerging technology, at an area its final shape. While the resulting display is suspended by one edge and fluttering in the hotel. After a brief introduction to the eSkins not truly flexible, there may be applications breeze from a nearby fan. Nearby was a concept, Abbott revealed a series of proto- where a non-flat panel with a fixed curvature prototype of an electronic identity card with types, including both basic black films and an may fit the bill. an embedded OLED display, apparently pow- eye-popping trio of cyan, yellow, and magenta OLED makers are also making progress ered by an RF field projected from a coil displays. The eSkins displays are thin, flexi- toward commercializing flexible emissive placed a few inches behind the card. The ble plastic composites that can switch from displays. I spent some time chatting with display stepped through photos of a woman’s highly colored to nearly invisible (H-P quotes 50Ð65% transparency) in about half a second. Abbott was tight-lipped about the underlying display technology, calling it “electrokinetic” Ð my unconfirmed best guess is that it is based on collecting or spreading colored fluid droplets, similar to an electrowetting display. Currently, eSkins are monochrome, with rela- tively coarse pre-defined segments and icons. That said, after attending H-P’s symposium presentation by Tim Koch, it seems this might just be a first step in creating a full-color active-matrix reflective display by combining the eSkins imaging layers with H-P’s inor- ganic flexible TFTs built using a similar process. Given the quality of the samples shown at Display Week 2009, it seems that flexible displays will slowly but surely follow in the footsteps of flat-panel displays, moving from the lab to the factory to the aisles of the local electronics store, and finally to desktops, briefcases, and living rooms around the world. Judging by the attendance at talks and the large crowds gathered at author-interview tables and in front of demos on the exhibit floor, there are plenty of fans eager to see this technology succeed.

Fig. 2: Universal Display Corp. exhibited a 4-in. QVGA OLED panel integrated into a wrist- worn information device. Built using stainless flex TFTs supplied by LG Display, the display is only 0.3 mm thick and is held to a constant curvature within the device housing.

Information Display 8/09 19 2009 INDUSTRY DIRECTORY

Information Display’s 23rd Edition of the Directory of the Display Industry industry directory

Directory of the Display Industry

ID’s twenty-third annual directory of the display industry.

COMPILED AND EDITED BY JAY MORREALE

Part I, beginning on this page, is a listing of products and services Company  Industrial Electronic Engineers  Optek Technology  Photo Research  Interface Displays & Controls  Radiant Imaging  Unaxis Optics USA relevant to the display industry. Part II, the company directory,  International Display Consortium  IntertechPira  Jaco Electronics begins on page 6. CONNECTORS AND SOCKETS  JKL Components Corp.  Korry Electronics   Co.  Landmark Technology  LCD Lighting Apollo Display Technologies Axon’    Lumen Technology International Cable DATA MODUL AG ITT   Luminus Devices  Lumitex  Man & Electronic Components JAE Electronics    ANTIREFLECTION SCREENS Machine  Microsharp Corp. Nagase Meritec Nicomatic Purdy Electronics     America Corp.  NDF Special Light Products Corp. Quadrangle Products SMK Part I: Products and Aculon All American Display Solution   Anders Electronics  Arrow OEM B.V  OMT Digital Display Technology Electronics Corp. Thomas Electronics Services Computing Solutions  Astra Products (Shenzhen) Ltd.  OSRAM Opto Semicon-  Bell Microproducts  Bookham  CI ductors  Physical Optics Corp.  Purdy CONSULTANTS AND ANALYSTS   ADHESIVES Lumen Industries  CYRO Industries Electronics Corp. Pure Depth Quadran-  Abbie Gregg Inc.  Advanced      Acheson Colloids  Aculon  Adhesives Dawar Technologies Dontech ELDIM gle Products Southwall Technologies Manufacturing Group  AGC Systems      Research  Chomerics  Conductive SA EuropTec Eyesaver International Supertex Telios Tech Thomas  Apollo Display Technologies  Applied    Compounds  CPFilms  Dawar Technolo- General Digital Corp. Glaswerke Haller Electronics 3M Optical Systems Concepts  Applied Technology International     gies  Delo Industrial Adhesives  Diemat GmbH Horizon Technology Jaco Tredegar Performance Films US Micro  Breault Research Organization    DuPont Display  DYMAX Corp. Electronics Lumen Technology Interna- Products White Electronic Designs Corp.  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 Jaco Electronics  Landmark Technology DISPLAY DRIVERS AND CONTROLLERS  Hitachi Electronic Devices USA  Horizon  Tannas Electronics  Timeline  TPO  NDF Special Light Products B.V  Orbit  Aaeon Electronics  All American Display Technology  Image Systems Div./Richard- Displays Corp.  US Micro Products  UTI International Corp.  Purdy Electronics Corp., Solution  Apollo Display Technologies son Electronics  Industrial Displays Technology  Quadrangle Products  Supertex  Zippy  California Micro Devices Corp.  Capstone  Industrial Electronic Engineers  Interface Technology Corp. Visual Product Development  DATA Displays & Controls  Jaco Electronics  FLAT-PANEL MATERIALS MODUL AG  Dawar Technologies  Digital Kristel Displays  L-3 Communications,  Albemarle Corp.  Astra Products COUNTING EQUIPMENT View Group  EarthLCD  ELDIM SA Interstate Electronics Corp.  Lumen Tech-  Axon’ Cable  Bell Microproducts  Kurt J. Lesker Co.  Endicott Research Group  Jaco nology International  Man & Machine  Colorado Concept Coatings  Compass Electronics  Westar Display Technologies  Miyachi Unitek Corp.  Monitech Industrial Technology Co.  Delo Industrial Adhesives   CRT DESIGN SERVICES Display Motion Research Corp. N-trig  Dialog Semiconductor  Dontech  Orbit International Corp.  Planar Systems    Brimar, Ltd.  CELCO (Constantine DISPLAY HOUSING, RUGGEDIZED DuPont Display Glaswerke Haller GmbH  Purdy Electronics Corp.  Quadrangle   Engineering Laboratories Co.)  e beam  All American Display Solution  Apollo GM Nameplate H. W. Sands Corp. Products  Solomon Systech     Lynch Systems  Monitech Industrial Display Technologies  Arrow OEM ITO America Corp. Meritec MIRWEC  Stealth.Com  Systemation Technology   Display  Optical Research Associates Computing Solutions  Bell Microproducts Film MOXTEK Nitto Denko America  Thinklogical  Thomas Electronics    Thomas Electronics  Optical Polymers International Pixel Capstone Visual Product Development    CELCO (Constantine Engineering Interconnect Plastic Logic Rofin-Sinar DISTORTION CORRECTION DEVICES   CRT MONITORS Laboratories Co.)  Computer Dynamics Sheldahl Display Products  Algolith  CELCO (Constantine Engineer- (USA)  TPO Displays Corp.  Vitex  Aaeon Systems  Arrow OEM Computing  DATA MODUL AG  Dontech  DuPont ing Laboratories Co.)  Monitech Industrial Systems Solutions  Brimar, Ltd.  e beam  FIMI Display  EarthLCD  Esterline Advanced Display  Thomas Electronics  Image Systems Div./Richardson Input Systems  EuropTec  Eyesaver FLAT-PANEL MODULE DRIVE SYSTEMS Electronics  Kristel Displays  Lynch International  GE Plastics  General   Systems  Monitech Industrial Display Digital Corp.  GM Nameplate  GZO ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAYS Axon’ Cable Bell Microproducts    Precision Display Technologies Corp. Technologies  Hong Kong Applied Science (inorganic) Compass Technology Co. DATA     Quest International  Samsung Semicon- & Technology Research Institute Co. Brimar, Ltd. Colorado Concept Coatings MODUL AG Dialog Semiconductor       ductor  Teltron Technologies  Thomas  Horizon Technology  Image Systems Div. DDP The IFM Company Industrial DuPont Display EarthLCD GM    Electronics  3M Touch Systems / Richardson Electronics  Industrial Displays Electronic Engineers Planar Systems Nameplate ITO America Corp. MIRWEC      Timeline  IntelliMats  Interface Displays & Controls. Schott North America Sheldahl Display Film Nitto Denko America Pixel Intercon-    Jaco Electronics  L-3 Communications, Products  Solomon Systech  Supertex nect Plastic Logic Taiyo Yuden (USA)    TPO Displays Corp.  Westar Display CRT TESTING LABORATORIES Interstate Electronics Corp. Monitech Telios Tech  Technologies  Brimar, Ltd.  CELCO (Constantine Industrial Display Orbit International Corp.  ELECTRON GUNS Engineering Laboratories Co.)  e beam Parker Chomerics / Silver Cloud    FLEXIBLE CIRCUITS  Gamma Scientific  Monitech Industrial Precision Display Technologies Corp. e beam Thomas Electronics    Axon’ Cable  Bell Microproducts Display  Photo Research  Quest Interna- Purdy Electronics Corp. Quest Interna-   Compass Technology Co.  DATA tional  Radiant Imaging  Thomas tional. White Electronic Designs Corp. EYE AND HEAD MOVEMENT TRACKERS   MODUL AG  Dialog Semiconductor Electronics Anders Electronics Brimar, Ltd.   DISPLAY SIMULATION AND MODELING  DuPont Display Esterline Advanced Input CopyTele   SYSTEMS Systems GM Nameplate IntertechPira DEFLECTION AMPLIFIERS  ITO America Corp.  Meritec  MIRWEC  Brimar, Ltd.  Display Asia  ELDIM SA FIBER-OPTIC FACEPLATES  Brimar, Ltd.  CELCO (Constantine Film  Nitto Denko America  Pixel Intercon-  Global Lighting Technologies  Kent State   Engineering Laboratories Co.)  Citronix Anders Electronics Brimar, Ltd. nect  Plastic Logic  Sheldahl Display University, LCI  Pure Depth  sim4tec    Thomas Electronics CopyTele Schott North America  GmbH  Tannas Electronics  Thinklogical Products Vitex Systems FIELD-EMITTER DISPLAYS DEFLECTION YOKES FOCUS COILS DISPLAY SUBSYSTEMS  Anders Electronics  Brimar, Ltd.  Brimar, Ltd.  CELCO (Constantine  Brimar, Ltd.  CELCO (Constantine  Aaeon Electronics  Abrisa Industrial  Colorado Concept Coatings  CopyTele Engineering Laboratories Co.)  Thomas Engineering Laboratories Co.)  Thomas Glass  Algolith  All American Display Electronics Electronics Solution  Anders Electronics  Applied FILTERS   Concepts Bell Microproducts Brimar,  Abrisa Industrial Glass  Aither Optics GETTERS DEPOSITION EQUIPMENT Ltd.  Cabletime USA  Capstone Visual  Astra Products  Bell Microproducts  DuPont Display  NDF Special Light  Aixtron AG  ANS  Dimatix Product Development  CELCO (Constantine  Berliner Glas U.S.  Bright View Technolo- Products B.V  SAES Getters U.S.A.  DOOSANDND Co. FUJIFILM Dimatix Engineering Laboratories Co.)  Citronix gies  California Micro Devices Corp.  Thomas Electronics  Kurdex Corp.  Kurt J. Lesker Co.  ColorLink  Compass Technology Co.  Colorado Concept Coatings  ColorLink.  MBraun  OTB Display  Sunic System  Computer Dynamics  DATA MODUL AG  CYRO Industries  Dontech  ELDIM SA GLASS=-CUTTING/SCRIBING EQUIPMENT  Trovato Manufacturing  Dawar Technologies  Dialog Semicon-   EuropTec Evaporated Coatings  Abrisa Industrial Glass  Advance ductor  Dontech  EarthLCD  Esterline  Eyesaver International Reproductions Corp.  Applied Photonics Advanced Input Systems  General Digital   DEPOSITION SERVICES Glaswerke Haller GmbH H. W. Sands  Colorado Concept Coatings  Rofin-Sinar   Corp.  Gennum Corp.  Hampshire Co. Corp.  Interface Displays & Controls  Jaco Aculon Colorado Concept Coatings    TLC International  CPFilms  Dontech  Evaporated Horizon Technology i-Chips Technology/ Electronics  JDS Uniphase  Korry   Daitron  The IFM Company  Industrial Electronics Co.  Metavac  O & S Coatings Fraunhofer IPM FUJIFILM  GLASS FOR CRTS Dimatix  HVT. Kent State University, LCI Displays Interface Displays & Controls Research  Optical Filters  Optical  Jaco Electronics  JDS Uniphase   Abrisa Industrial Glass  Berliner Glas  Kurdex Corp.  Metavac  Sheldahl Polymers International Optics Balzers AG       Kopin Corp.  L-3 Communications,  Parker Chomerics / Silver Cloud U.S. Brimar, Ltd. Corning TFD Unaxis (Shanghai) Co. Unaxis  Incorporated  Dontech  e beam Optics USA Interstate Electronics Corp. Landmark  Performance Coatings International Technology  Man & Machine  Nemoptic    Eyesaver International  Glaswerke Schott North America Southwall  SA  Orbit International Corp.  Planar Technologies  Stemmerich  Sumitomo Haller GmbH Monitech Industrial Display DIGITAL FILM RECORDERS   Systems  Purdy Electronics Corp. Osaka Cement Co.  Sycamore Glass Sekisui S-Lec American Thomas     Brimar, Ltd. CELCO (Constantine  Quadrangle Products  Silicon Monitor Components  Electronics Unaxis Optics USA Viox  3M Optical Systems Engineering Laboratories Co.) Thomas  Alan Sobel  Solomon Systech  Touch International  Unaxis (Shanghai) Corp. Electronics  Systemation Technology  Tannas Co. Unaxis Optics USA  Zytronic Electronics  Thinklogical  Thomas GLASS FOR FLAT-PANEL DISPLAYS DIGITAL VIDEO SYSTEMS Electronics  3M Optical Systems  Unaxis FLAT-PANEL DISPLAYS  Abrisa Industrial Glass  Astra     Aaeon Systems  Adtec Digital  Avocent Optics USA Wacom Technology Corp.  Abrisa Industrial Glass  Axon’ Cable Products Basler AG Berliner Glas U.S.   Corp.  Cabletime USA  Capstone Visual  Bell Microproducts  CI Lumen Industries Brimar, Ltd. Colorado Concept Coatings   Product Development  Communications DISPLAY SYSTEM INTEGRATORS  Colorado Concept Coatings  Compass Corning Displays Corning Incorpo-   Specialties  DATA MODUL AG  Digital  Aaeon Electronics  Adtec Digital  AKG Technology Co.  Computer Dynamics rated Dontech DuPont Display   View Group  EPIX  Genesis Microchip Technology  Anders Electronics  Apollo  DATA MODUL AG  Dawar Technologies EuropTec Eyesaver International   Gennum Corp.  IntelliMats  Thinklogical Display Technologies  Applied Concepts  Dialog Semiconductor  Double Sight Fonon Technology International    Westar Display Technologies  Arrow OEM Computing Solutions  Bell Displays  DuPont Display  EarthLCD Glaswerke Haller GmbH Jaco  Microproducts  Brimar, Ltd.  Capstone  ELDIM SA  Fonon Technology Interna- Electronics Monitech Industrial Display    Visual Product Development  CELCO tional  Fujitsu Components America O & S Research Rofin-Sinar Schott DIGITIZING TABLETS/DIGITIZERS  (Constantine Engineering Laboratories Co.)  German Flat Panel Display Forum  GM North America Sekisui S-Lec American  Bell Microproducts  N-trig  Slencil    CI Lumen Industries  DATA MODUL AG Nameplate  ITO America Corp.  Jaco Stemmerich Tannas Electronics  Wacom Technology Corp.    Dawar Technologies  Digital View Group Electronics  Landmark Technology  MIR- Tianma Microelectronics (USA) Viox Corp.  Dontech  Dynamic Digital Depth USA WEC Film  Nitto Denko America  Plastic DISABLED DISPLAY USER AIDS  EarthLCD  Esterline Advanced Input Logic  Rofin-Sinar  Scienstry  Sheldahl GRAPHICS BOARDS  Aaeon Electronics  Immersion Corp. Systems  Fraunhofer IOF  Fraunhofer Display Products  Alan Sobel  Capstone Visual Product Development  Man & Machine IPM  Fusion Optix  General Digital Corp.  Stealth.Com  Taiyo Yuden (USA)  DATA MODUL AG  Dawar Technologies

2  Dynamic Digital Depth USA  EarthLCD Systems  Fujitsu Components America  Coating & Converting Resources Reproductions Corp.  Albemarle Corp.  Eurotech / Applied Data Systems  Hong  General Digital Corp.  GM Nameplate  Corning Incorporated  Dark Field  Astra Products  Brightside Technolo- Kong Applied Science & Technology  Interface Displays & Controls  Man & Technologies  DisplayCheck  DOOSANDND gies.  CYRO Industries  Coating Materials Research Institute Co.  Image Systems Machine  Orbit International Corp.  US Co.  ELDIM SA  EXFO Photonic Solutions  Conductive Compounds  Dontech Div./Richardson Electronics  Imagine Micro Products  White Electronic Designs  Exitech  ITO America Corp.  Jenoptik  Five Star Technologies  GrafTech Inter- Graphics.  Industrial Displays  Jaco Corp. Automatisierungsteckni  Klein Instruments national  Heatron  IntertechPira Electronics  Systemation Technology Corp.  Konica Minolta  Kurdex Corp.  Labsphere  Lumitex  Nagase America LAMPS  LC-TEC Automation AB  Lynch Systems Corp.  Nanogram  OSRAM Opto Semicon- GRAPHICS PROCESSORS backlighting  Micronic Laser Systems AB  MIRWEC ductors  Optek Technology  Phosphor  Algolith  Anders Electronics  Capstone  Applied Concepts  Bright View Technolo- Film  Miyachi Unitek Corp.  NDF Special Technology  Seoul Semiconductor Co. Visual Product Development  DATA gies  Briteview Technologies  CI Lumen Light Products B.V  New Wave Research  Taiyo Yuden (USA)  Vitex Systems MODUL AG  Eurotech / Applied Data Industries  Corning Incorporated  DATA  New Way Air Bearings  OTB Display Systems  Interface Displays & Controls MODUL AG  Dontech  ELDIM SA  Photomaching  Pixel Interconnect organic light-emitting-diode displays  Jaco Electronics  Esterline Advanced Input Systems  Preco Industries  PVA TePla AG  ASF Future Business GmbH  Advance  Fraunhofer IPM  Heatron  i-sft GmbH  Rofin-Sinar  Scienstry  Sensor Reproductions Corp.  Albemarle Corp. GRAPHICS WORKSTATIONS  JKL Components Corp.  Jaco Products LLC  Sun-Tec America, LLC  Applied Technology International    Arrow OEM Computing Solutions Electronics  LCD Lighting  Landmark Synova S.A. Tempo Clean Room Foam  Astra Products  Brimar, Ltd.     ColorLink  CRLO Displays  The Technology  Logystyx UK  Lumileds TGI Technologies Thinklogical TLC  CPFilms  CYRO Industries  Cambridge   MicroOptical Corp.  Monitech Industrial Lighting  Lumitex  NDF Special Light International Toddco Tricor Systems Display Technology  Coating Materials  Display  Motion Research Corp. Products B.V  Purdy Electronics Corp. Unitek EAPRO (Miyachi Unitek Corp.)  Conductive Compounds  Dialog Semicon-  Thomas Electronics  White Electronic  Pure Depth  Seoul Semiconductor Co. ductor  Dontech  DuPont Display  Five Designs Corp.  Zygo Corp.  Thomas Electronics  3M Optical MARKET RESEARCHERS/PUBLISHERS Star Technologies  Fraunhofer IPM Systems  Ushio America  Wintek  AGC Systems  Breault Research Organi-  Heatron  IntertechPira  Kurt J. Lesker HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAYS Electro-Optics Corp. zation  Dempa Publications  Display Asia Co.  Labsphere  Main Tape Co.  Meritec       Arrow OEM Computing Solutions Display Bank EPCONSEIL iSuppli Nagase America Corp. Nanogram        ColorLink  CRLO Displays  Forth DOMESTIC AND COMMERCIAL LIGHTING Laser Photonics Meko | Performance OLED-T Powertip Technology Schott    Dimension Displays  Fraunhofer IOF   Tech Associates Photonics Spectra The North America Sensient Imaging Technolo- Abrisa Industrial Glass Bright View     Fraunhofer IPM  MicroEmissive Displays  Rankin Group Reed Business Information gies GmbH Solomon Systech Taiyo Technologies Corning Incorporated     The MicroOptical Corp.  Microvision    USDC Veritas et Visus Yuden (USA) Tredegar Performance Films ELDIM SA Fraunhofer IPM Heatron    Monitech Industrial Display  Motion   Universal Display Corp. Vitex Systems NDF Special Light Products B.V Ushio  Research Corp.  Schott North America America MASKS e-Ray Optoelectronics Technology Co.  Thomas Electronics  White Electronic  Adtek Photomask  Advance Reproductions   PLASMA DISPLAYS Designs Corp.  Zygo Corp. projection Corp. Corning Incorporated DYMAX    Abrisa Industrial Glass  Advance  ELDIM SA  Fraunhofer IOF  Jaco Corp. Kurdex Corp. Lite Enterprises   Reproductions Corp.  Applied Technology HOLOGRAPHIC DIFFUSERS Electronics  Ushio America Micronic Laser Systems AB Photo   International  Arrow OEM Computing  Luminit  Photo Sciences  Physical Sciences Pure Depth Specialty Tapes  Solutions  Astra Products  Bi-Search Optics Corp.  Pure Depth  Wavefront Synova S.A. LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES International  CYRO Industries  Coating Technology   All American Display Solution Bridgelux MATERIALS FOR Materials  Dontech  DuPont Display   Bright View Technologies Colorado  EuropTec  Eyesaver International ICs (VIDEO, GRAPHICS, AND DISPLAY)   electrochromic displays Concept Coatings ELDIM SA Esterline    Genesis Microchip  Gennum Corp.    Aaeon Systems Colorado Concept California Micro Devices Corp. Dialog Advanced Input Systems Fraunhofer IOF   Glaswerke Haller GmbH  GrafTech    Coatings Conductive Compounds Semiconductor Genesis Microchip GrafTech International IntertechPira    International  Miyachi Unitek Corp.     Dontech Evaporated Coatings Five i-Chips Technology / Daitron Jaco Jaco Electronics Lumileds Lighting   Nanofilm  Nanogram  Phosphor Tech-     Star Technologies Monitech Industrial Electronics Kawasaki Microelectronics Luminus Devices Lumitex Nagase   nology  Rofin-Sinar  Sartomer Company    Display Taiyo Yuden (USA) Telios Tech Kopin Corp. Maxim Integrated Products America Corp. NDF Special Light Products   Sheldahl Display Products  Soken     Vitex Systems Microsemi Corp. Monitech Industrial B.V Optek Technology OSRAM Opto Chemical America  Southwall Technologies Display  Silicon Image  Silicon Monitor Semiconductors  Purdy Electronics Corp.   electroluminescent displays Taiyo Yuden (USA) 3M Optical  Solomon Systech  Supertex  VP  Pure Depth  Quadrangle Products    Systems  Tredegar Performance Films Dynamics Labs  Schott North America  Seoul Semicon- Acheson Colloids Aculon Albemarle   Viox Corp.  Zeon Chemicals ductor Co.  Sharp Microelectronics of the Corp. Applied Technology International  Astra Products  Brimar, Ltd.  CPFilms IMAGE COMPRESSION Americas  US Micro Products  Ushio spacers     CYRO Industries  Coating Materials Aaeon Systems Algolith Brightside America  Dana Enterprises  H. W. Sands Corp.    Colorado Concept Coatings  Conductive Technologies ColorLink Monitech    Soken Chemical America Industrial Display LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAYS Compounds Dontech DuPont Display  Esterline Advanced Input Systems  Abrisa Industrial Glass  AU Optronics  Evaporated Coatings  Five Star Tech- thin films IMAGE STORAGE Corp.  CI Lumen Industries  Colorado   nologies  Fraunhofer IPM  IntertechPira Aculon Advance Reproductions Corp.  Brightside Technologies Concept Coatings  Computer Dynamics    Sheldahl  Sheldahl Display Products Aither Optics Colorado Concept Coat-  Corning Incorporated  DATA MODUL    Taiyo Yuden (USA)  3M Optical ings Conductive Compounds Dontech IMAGE TUBES AG  ELDIM SA  Esterline Advanced Input   Systems  Vitex Systems Evaporated Coatings Fonon Technology  Brimar, Ltd.  Monitech Industrial Display Systems  Everbouquet International Co. International  MIRWEC Film  PVA TePla  Teltron Technologies  Forth Dimension Displays  Jaco   electromechanical displays AG Rofin-Sinar Sheldahl Display Prod- Electronics  Kent State University, LCI     ucts Taiyo Yuden (USA) Vitex Systems IMAGERS AND CAMERAS  MOXTEK  Nagase America Corp. CYRO Industries Coating Materials      Rofin-Sinar  Schott North America Conductive Compounds Dontech All American Display Solution Alternative   touch screens    Scienstry  Sheldahl Display Products Evaporated Coatings Fraunhofer IPM Vision Corp. Basler AG Brightside     AKG Technology  Aculon  Advance    Alan Sobel  Tannas Electronics Immersion Corp. Nanofilm Sharp Technologies EPIX Horiba Jobin Yvon  Reproductions Corp.  Astra Products    Tianma Microelectronics (USA)  Time- Microelectronics of the Americas Taiyo Schott North America Thinklogical    Conductive Compounds  Dontech line.  Toshiba America Electronic Compo- Yuden (USA) Telios Tech White   Electronic Designs Corp. EarthLCD eGalax_eMPIA Technology INVERTERS, POWER nents  TPO Displays Corp.  US Micro  Evaporated Coatings  Five Star Tech-    Applied Concepts  DATA MODUL AG Products UTI Technology VP Dynamics nologies  Fujitsu Components America electronic-ink displays   Labs  Glaswerke Haller GmbH  N-trig Dawar Technologies Endicott    Acheson Colloids Advance Reproductions  Nagase America Corp.  Stantum Research Group Jaco Electronics     MAGNETIC SHIELDING Corp. Albemarle Corp. Applied Technology  Sheldahl Display Products  Taiyo Yuden Kristel Displays Landmark Technology      Abrisa Industrial Glass  Ad-Vance International Astra Products CPFilms (USA)  Touch International  Touch Microsemi Corp. Monitech Industrial     Magnetics  Astra Products  Bell Conductive Compounds Dialog Semi- Panel Laboratories Co. Display Quadrangle Products Solomon   Microproducts  Chomerics  Colorado conductor DuPont Display Five Star Systech   Concept Coatings  Dontech  Esterline Technologies Kent Displays Plastic MATERIALS HANDLING Logic  Sartomer Company  Sheldahl JOYSTICKS Advanced Input Systems  EuropTec  Aculon  Benchmark  DuPont Display  SiPix Imaging  Solomon Systech  DATA MODUL AG  Esterline Advanced  Eyesaver International  Glaswerke  Laser Photonics  Lynch Systems  New  Taiyo Yuden (USA)  Vitex Systems Input Systems  Orbit International Corp. Haller GmbH  GM Nameplate  Optical Way Air Bearings  Photomaching  US Micro Products  White Electronic Filters  Zytronic  Precision Technology Group  Pure Depth. Designs Corp. light pens  Tempo Clean Room Foam  Toddco MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT  CPFilms  Schott North America KEYBOARDS  Applied Photonics  Axometrics  Azores MEDICAL DISPLAYS  AKG Technology  Arista Corp.  DATA Corp.  B&W TEK  Basler AG  Bench- light-emitting-diode displays  Aaeon Electronics  Aaeon Systems MODUL AG  Esterline Advanced Input mark  Capstone Visual Product Development  Abrisa Industrial Glass  Advance  Abrisa Industrial Glass  All American

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Display Solution  Anders Electronics OPTICAL COATINGS Special Light Products B.V  Phosphor PROJECTION DISPLAYS  Apollo Display Technologies  Arista Corp.  Abrisa Industrial Glass  Aculon Technology  Thomas Electronics DLP/DMD and LCoS  Arrow OEM Computing Solutions  Adhesives Research  Aither Optics  Algolith  Benchmark  Brightside  Avocent Corp.  Bell Microproducts  Anders Electronics  Applied Technology PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY CHEMICALS Technologies  CRLO Displays  Colorado   ColorLink Communications Specialties International  Arrow OEM Computing  Albemarle Corp.  Azores Corp. Concept Coatings  Corning Incorporated   Corning Incorporated DATA MODUL Solutions  Astra Products  Bi-Search  Cyantek Corp.  Pure Depth  Forth Dimension Displays  Fraunhofer AG  DuPont Display  EarthLCD International  Bookham  Capstone Visual IOF  Fraunhofer IPM  Gennum Corp.  Esterline Advanced Input Systems    Product Development Colorado Concept PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT GrafTech International Light Blue  EuropTec  Eurotech / Applied Data Coatings  Conductive Compounds   Horiba Jobin Yvon  Micronic Laser Optics OMT Digital Display Technology Systems  Fraunhofer IOF  Fraunhofer  Corning Incorporated  CPFilms  Dana  Systems AB  Pure Depth  PVA TePla AG (Shenzhen) Schott North America IPM  Fusion Optix  General Digital Corp. Enterprises Intl.  Dontech  DYMAX Corp.  Silicon Monitor  Syntax Groups Corp.  Gennum Corp.  GM Nameplate  EuropTec  Evaporated Coatings.  Telios Tech  3M Optical Systems PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY SERVICES  Horizon Technology  Image Systems  Eyesaver International  Fraunhofer IOF  Unaxis (Shanghai) Co.   Div./Richardson Electronics  Industrial  Fujitsu Components America  Fusion Adtek Photomask Advance Reproductions   Displays  Jaco Electronics  Kristel Optix  GE Plastics  Glaswerke Haller Corp. Photo Sciences Pure Depth LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAYS   Sheldahl Display Products  Unaxis Optics Displays L-3 Communications, Interstate GmbH  GZO Technologies  Intelicoat  AU Optronics Corp.  Aaeon Systems  USA Electronics Corp. Matrix Orbital Technologies  Jaco Electronics  JDS  Advance Reproductions Corp.  Albemarle   MOXTEK NDF Special Light Products Uniphase  Kent State University LCI Corp.  All American Display Solution   B.V Planar Systems Purdy Electronics  Labsphere  LOFO High Tech Film GmbH PHOTOMASKS  Anders Electronics PLC  Apollo Display   Corp. Quest International Sharp  Master Bond  Metavac  MIRWEC Film  Aculon  Advance Reproductions Technologies  Applied Technology Interna-  Microelectronics of the Americas Sheldahl  Nagase America Corp.  Nanofilm Corp.  Arrow OEM Computing Solutions tional  Arima Display Corp.  Arista Corp.  Display Products Solomon Systech  Nanogram  O & S Research  Ocean  Bi-Search International  DuPont  Arrow OEM Computing Solutions  Astra   Telios Tech Teltron Technologies Optics  Optek Technology  Optical Display  GrafTech International Products  Basler AG  Bell Microproducts   Tianma Microelectronics (USA) US Polymers International  Optics Balzers AG  Miyachi Unitek Corp.  Bi-Search International  Brightside  Micro Products Wintek Electro-Optics Corp.  Parker Chomerics / Silver Cloud  Perfor- Technologies  Brimar, Ltd.  CI Lumen mance Coatings International  Photo PLASMA DISPLAYS Industries  CPFilms  CRLO Displays   MEMS Sciences Purdy Electronics Corp. Schott  DATA MODUL AG  ELDIM SA  CYRO Industries  Coating Materials    Aculon  Benchmark  Colorado North America Sheldahl Sheldahl  Rofin-Sinar  Colorado Concept Coatings  Corning  Concept Coatings  Corning Incorporated Display Products Sycamore Glass Compo- Displays  Corning Incorporated  Dialog    Fraunhofer IPM  Microvision  Schott nents TFD 3M Optical Systems Semiconductor  Dontech  DuPont Display   PLASTIC MOLDING EQUIPMENT North America  Synova S.A.  Texas Tredegar Performance Films Unaxis  ECSIBEO AB  ELDIM SA  EarthLCD    GM Nameplate Instruments DLP Div. (Shanghai) Co. Unaxis Optics USA Vitex  Emerging Display Technologies Corp. Systems  White Electronic Designs Corp.  Everbouquet International Co.  Five Star PLASTIC MOLDINGS  Zeon Chemicals  Zytronic Technologies.  Fonon Technology Interna- MICE AND OTHER POINTING DEVICES   Fresnel Technologies Parker tional  Forth Dimension Displays.  GE  Artificial Muscle  Esterline Advanced  OPTICAL COMPONENTS Chomerics / Silver Cloud Tempo Clean Plastics  Genesis Microchip  Gennum Input Systems  Fujitsu Components America  Abrisa Industrial Glass  Aculon Room Foam Corp.  GiantPlus Technology Co.  Slencil  Aither Optics  Astra Products  GrafTech International  Hitachi Electronic  Bookham  CELCO (Constantine Engi- POLARIZERS Devices USA  Horizon Technology  Indus- MICROCHANNEL PLATES neering Laboratories Co.)  Colorado  Abrisa Industrial Glass  Aither Optics trial Electronic Engineers  International  Physical Optics Corp. Concept Coatings  ColorLink  Bi-Search International  Bookham Display Consortium  i-sft GmbH  The IFM  Corning Incorporated  DDP  Brimar, Ltd.  Chomerics  ColorLink Company  Jaco Electronics  Jiya LCD Co.  Dontech  eMagin Corp.  Evaporated      MICRODISPLAY IMAGERS Dana Enterprises Dontech DuPont Kent State University LCI Kopin Corp. Coatings  Exitech  Fonon Technology Display  ELDIM SA  EuropTec  Eye-  Korry Electronics Co.  Kristel Displays  ColorLink  Corning Incorporated International  Fraunhofer IOF  Fresnel saver International  Jaco Electronics  Industrial Ceramics Corp.  LXD  CRLO Displays  Forth Dimension Technologies  Fusion Optix  Gamma  MOXTEK  Nagase America Corp.  Lumen Technology International Displays  MicroEmissive Displays Scientific  Hinds Instruments  Horiba  Nanogram  Nitto Denko America  MOXTEK  Main Tape Co.  Matrix  MOXTEK  Unaxis (Shanghai) Co. Jobin Yvon  Jaco Electronics  JDS  Optical Filters  Pixel Interconnect Orbital  Meritec  Microtips Technology Uniphase  Lumen Technology International  Pure Depth  Tredegar Performance Films  Monitech Industrial Display  Motion MONITOR MOUNTING DEVICES  Luminit LLC  Metavac  MOXTEK  Unaxis Optics USA  Zytronic Research Corp.  NDF Special Light    Capstone Visual Product Development NDF Special Light Products B.V O & S Products B.V  NKK Switches  Nanofilm   Chief Manufacturing  Double Sight Research OMT Digital Display Technology POLYMER FILMS  Nanogram  Nemoptic SA  Nippon   Displays  Ergotron  General Digital Corp. (Shenzhen) Optek Technology Optics    Paper Industries Co.  Optrex America.  Chomerics CPFilms CYRO Industries  Innovative Office Products  Quest Balzers AG OSRAM Opto Semiconductors     Planar Systems  Powertip Technology   Dontech DuPont Display EuropTec International Parker Chomerics / Silver Cloud Photo     Purdy Electronics Corp. Pure Depth   Fusion Optix GE Plastics GiantPlus Sciences Physical Optics Corp. Purdy    Quadrangle Products  Quest   Technology Co. Jaco Electronics Kent Electronics Corp. Stemmerich Sycamore  International  Rofin-Sinar  Samsung OLEDs State University, LCI Microsharp Corp. Glass Components  Thinklogical  3M Semiconductor  Sartomer Company.     Nanofilm  Nanogram  Nitto Denko Aculon Albemarle Corp. Anders Optical Systems  Unaxis (Shanghai) Co.  Scienstry  Sharp Microelectronics of the  America  Photo Sciences  Pure Depth. Electronics Colorado Concept Coatings  Unaxis Optics USA.  Zeon Chemicals Americas  Sheldahl  Sheldahl Display     Rofin-Sinar  Sheldahl Display Products DATA MODUL AG ELDIM SA eMagin  Zygo Corp. Products  Silicon Monitor  Soken   Tredegar Performance Films  Wavefront Corp. Esterline Advanced Input Systems Chemical America  Solomon Systech   Technology  Zeon Chemicals Fraunhofer IPM H. W. Sands Corp. OPTICAL DESIGN SERVICES  Sunic System  Tannas Electronics   IntertechPira Jaco Electronicsc.  Abrisa Industrial Glass  Aither Optics  Telios Tech  3M Optical Systems   POWER SUPPLIES, HIGH VOLTAGE MIRWEC Film, Inc. Nagase America  AVO Photonics  Benchmark  Capstone  Tianma Micro-electronics (USA)  Time-    Applied Concepts  Arrow OEM Comput- Corp. Novaled AG OSRAM Opto Semicon- Visual Product Development  DDP line  Toshiba America Electronic Compo-   ing Solutions  Brimar, Ltd.  CELCO ductors Powertip Technology PVA TePla  Dontech  EuropTec  Fraunhofer IOF nents.  Tredegar Performance Films  US   (Constantine Engineering Laboratories Co.) AG Schott North America Sheldahl  Fresnel Technologies  Fusion Optix Micro Products  Unitek EAPRO (Miyachi    Crane Aerospace and Electronics (ELDEC) Display Products sim4tec GmbH Synova  GZO Technologies  Heatron  Jaco Unitek Corp.)  Vision Display System Co.    DATA MODUL AG  ELDEC Corp. S.A. Trovato Manufacturing Universal Electronics  Lumen Technology Interna-  White Electronic Designs Corp.  Wintek    Endicott Research Group  House of Display Corp. US Micro Products Vitex tional  Microsharp Corp.  Optek Technol- Electro-Optics Corp.  Zeon Chemicals Systems  Batteries  Jaco Electronics  Keithley ogy Parker Chomerics / Silver Cloud    Physical Optics Corp.  Purdy Electronics Instruments MKS Instruments Monitech PROJECTION CRTs Industrial Display  NDF Special Light OLED DEVICES Corp.  Radiant Imaging  sim4tec GmbH  Algolith  Brimar, Ltd.  e beam  Gennum Products B.V  Supertex  Thomas    Unaxis Optics USA  Zygo Corp. Corp.  Hitachi Electronic Devices USA Aculon All American Display Solution Electronics  Anders Electronics  Bright View Tech-  Monitech Industrial Display  Telios Tech nologies  Cambridge Display Technology PC-BASED TEST EQUIPMENT  Teltron Technologies  Thomas Electronics    Axometrics  Benchmark  Capstone PRINTERS (FOR DISPLAY FABS) DATA MODUL AG Dialog Semiconduc-      Visual Product Development  Dark Field APS America Dimatix FUJIFILM PROJECTION SCREENS tor DuPont Display eMagin Corp.   Fraunhofer IOF  Fraunhofer IPM Technologies  DisplayCheck  Gamma Dimatix US Micro Products front  H. W. Sands Corp.  IntertechPira  Kurt Scientific  Klein Instruments Corp.  Pixel  ELDIM SA  Glaswerke Haller GmbH J. Lesker Co.  MBraun  Novaled AG Interconnect  Radiant Imaging  Tricor PRINTERS, INK JET  Photo Sciences  Powertip Technology Systems  Zygo Corp.  ELDIM SA  FUJIFILM Dimatix rear  sim4tec GmbH  Toshiba America  US Micro Products  Xennia Technology  Abrisa Industrial Glass  Astra Electronic Components.  Universal Display PHOSPHORS (inorganic) Products  Dontech  ELDIM SA  Fusion Corp.  US Micro Products.  Vision Display  Brimar, Ltd.  e beam  H. W. Sands PRINTHEADS (FOR DISPLAY FABS) Optix  Microsharp Corp.  Physical Optics System Co  Wintek Electro-Optics Corp. Corp.  IntertechPira  Nanogram  NDF  US Micro Products Corp.  3M Optical Systems  Zytronic

4 RADIOMETERS TEST AND MEASUREMENT EQUIPMENT Electronics Co.  Photo Research Technology  Elo TouchSystems  Esterline      Display Asia  DYMAX Corp.  EXFO automatic convergence systems Pure Depth Quantum Data Radiant Advanced Input Systems Eurotech /     Photonic Solutions Gamma Scientific  Microvision Imaging Unigraf OY Westar Display Applied Data Systems Eyesaver Interna-  Konica Minolta  Konica Minolta Photo Technologies  Westboro Photonics tional  Fujitsu Components America  GM     Imaging U.S.A. Labsphere Optronic automated test equipment Nameplate Hampshire Co. Hong Kong Laboratories  Photo Research  video generators Applied Science & Technology Research Radiant  autronic–Melchers GmbH  Aerotech  UDT Instruments  Westboro  autronic–Melchers GmbH  Astro Institute Co.  Horizon Technology  Immer- Imaging  Axometrics  Basler AG  Benchmark Photonics Systems  Chroma ATE  ELDIM SA sion Corp.  Industrial Displays  Industrial  Cambridge Display Technology  Microvision  Pixel Interconnect  Pure Electronic Engineers  Interface Displays &  Capstone Visual Product Development Depth  Quantum Data  Unigraf OY Controls  IR Touch Systems Co.  Jaco REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE  Chroma ATE  Dark Field Technologies.  Westar Display Technologies Electronics  Kristel Displays  Kyocera of display systems  Display-Metrology & Systems  Display- Industrial Ceramics Corp.  L-3 Communica-  AKG Technology  Jaco Electronics Check  Dr. Schenk of America  ELDIM video oscilloscopes tions, Interstate Electronics Corp.  Lumen  Pixel Interconnect SA  GZO Technologies  Gamma Scientific   Technology International  N-trig  NKK  Hinds Instruments  Horiba Jobin Yvon Abrisa Industrial Glass Applied  Switches  Orbit International Corp. of high-voltage power supplies  ISRA Surface Vision  Instec  Integral Technology International Basler AG     Parker Chomerics / Silver Cloud  Planar   Vision.  J. A. Woollam Co. KLA-Tencor Berliner Glas U.S. Bookham CPFilms Brimar, Ltd. Crane Aerospace and   Systems  Purdy Electronics Corp.  Pure    Keithley Instruments  Klein Instruments CYRO Industries DuPont Display Electronics (ELDEC) ELDEC Corp. MKS   Depth  Quest International  RPO  Schott  Corp.  Micromanipulator Co.  Micronics EuropTec Eyesaver International Instruments NDF Special Light Products    North America  Sheldahl Display Products Japan Co.  Microvision  Otsuka Electron- Fusion Optix J. A. Woollam Co. JDS B.V.    Slencil  Solomon Systech  Stantum ics Co.  Photo Research  Pixel Intercon- Uniphase Metavac Microvision     Stealth.Com  Telios Tech  3M Touch nect  Quantum Data  Radiant Imaging Nanofilm Ocean Optics Photo SCANNERS (document and film)   Systems  Touch International  Touch  Sensor Products  TGI Technologies Sciences Physical Optics Corp. Pure  CELCO (Constantine Engineering   Panel Laboratories Co. TPO Displays Corp.  Tricor Systems  UDT Instruments Depth Sekisui S-Lec American Sheldahl Laboratories Co.)  NDF Special Light    US Micro Products  Vissumo Touch  Westar Display Technologies  Westboro Southwall Technologies Sumitomo Products B.V  Optical Polymers International  Systems  Wacom Technology Corp. Photonics  Zygo Corp. Osaka Cement Co. Sycamore Glass Components  3M Optical Systems  White Electronic Designs Corp. SCOREBOARDS/STADIUM DISPLAYS   colorimeters Tredegar Performance Films Unaxis  Avocent Corp.  The IFM Company (Shanghai) Co. Unaxis Optics USA  Zeon TOUCH SCREENS  autronic–Melchers GmbH  B&W TEK Chemicals  Aaeon Systems  Abrisa Industrial  Display-Metrology & Systems  ELDIM SA SCRIBERS Glass  Acheson Colloids  Aculon  AKG  Gamma Scientific  Instrument Systems  Applied Photonics  Exitech  Fonon THIN FILMS Technology  All American Display Solution GmbH  Integral Vision  Interface Displays Technology International  New Wave    Apollo Display Technologies  Applied & Controls  Klein Instruments Corp. Abrisa Industrial Glass Acheson Research  Photomaching  Rofin-Sinar   Technology International  Arista Corp.  Konica Minolta  Konica Minolta Photo Colloids Aculon Adhesives Research  Sycamore Glass Components    Arrow OEM Computing Solutions Imaging U.S.A  Microvision  Photo Advance Reproductions Corp. Aither   Artificial Muscle  Astra Products Research  Radiant Imaging  Westar Optics Applied Technology International SEALANTS    Basler AG  Bell Microproducts  The Display Technologies  Westboro Photonics Basler AG Berliner Glas U.S.  Delo Industrial Adhesives  Diemat  Bookham  Coating Materials  Colorado Bergquist Co.  Bi-Search International  DYMAX Corp.  GE Plastics  GE    Capstone Visual Product Development convergence gauges Concept Coatings CPFilms CYRO Silicones  Master Bond  Venture Tape Industries  Dontech  DuPont Display  Coating Materials  Computer Dynamics  Klein Instruments Corp.  Konica Minolta Corp.  EuropTec  Evaporated Coatings  Corning Incorporated  CPFilms Photo Imaging U.S.A.  Eyesaver International  Fonon  CYRO Industries  DATA MODUL AG SIMULATOR DISPLAYS Technology International  Fusion Optix  Dawar Technologies  Dontech gonioreflectrometers   Horiba Jobin Yvon  J. A. Woollam Co.  DuPont Display  EarthLCD  eGalax_ Arrow OEM Computing Solutions     autronic–Melchers GmbH Display-  Jaco Electronics  JDS Uniphase eMPIA Technology  Elo TouchSystems. Brimar, Ltd. Interface Displays &    Metrology & Systems ELDIM SA  Kent State University, LCI  Kurdex Corp.  EuropTec  Eyesaver International Controls Jaco Electronics Kristel    Gamma Scientific Horiba Jobin Yvon  Kurt J. Lesker Co.  Main Tape Co.  Fujitsu Components America  GE Displays Lumen Technology International      Microsharp Corp. Microvision  Metavac  MIRWEC Film  Nanofilm Silicones  General Digital Corp.  GM MOXTEK Solomon Systech Tannas     Microvision, Inc. Optronic Laboratories.  Nanogram  O & S Research  Ocean Nameplate  GUNZE USA  GZO Electronics Telios Tech Teltron Tech-   nologies  Thomas Electronics Radiant Imaging Westboro Photonics Optics  Optics Balzers AG  Parker Technologies  H. W. Sands Corp. Chomerics / Silver Cloud  Photo Sciences  Hampshire Co.  Horizon Technology SINGLE CRYSTAL hot stages  Physical Optics Corp.  Pure Depth  Image Systems Div./Richardson Electronics          Kopin Corp. Instec Integral Vision Micromanipulator PVA TePla AG Rofin-Sinar Schott Industrial Displays Intelicoat Technologies Co. North America  Sekisui S-Lec American  Interface Displays & Controls.  IR Touch     SOFTWARE FOR DISPLAYS Sheldahl Sheldahl Display Products Systems. Jaco Electronics L-3 microscopes  Solomon Systech  Southwall Communications, Interstate Electronics Corp. design and optimization software  CELCO (Constantine Engineering Technologies  Specialty Tapes  Sumitomo  Liyitec  Lumen Technology International  ELDIM SA  Kent State University, LCI Laboratories Co.)  ColorLink  Dana Osaka Cement Co.  Sycamore Glass  Main Tape Co.  Microtips Technology  Reactive Technologies  Stantum Enterprises  ELDIM SA  Instec  Klein Components  TFD  3M Optical Systems  N-trig  Nanofilm  Nippon Paper  Sanayi System Co. sim4tec GmbH Instruments Corp.  Micromanipulator Co.  Tredegar Performance Films  Unaxis Industries Co.  Parker Chomerics / Silver  Zygo Corp. (Shanghai) Co.  Unaxis Optics USA  Vitex Cloud  Purdy Electronics Corp.  Pure graphics systems software Systems  Zeon Chemicals Depth  Quadrangle Products  Quest   Aaeon Electronics CELCO (Constantine photometers International  RPO  Schott North America Engineering Laboratories Co.)  DATA  autronic–-Melchers GmbH  B&W TEK. 3-D DISPLAY SYSTEMS  Sheldahl  Sheldahl Display Products MODUL AG  Display Asia  Dynamic    Display-Metrology & Systems  ELDIM SA  Aaeon Systems  CI Lumen Industries Slencil SMK Electronics Corp. Digital Depth USA  Portrait Displays    Gamma Scientific  Image Systems  ColorLink  DuPont Display  Dynamic Solomon Systech Stantum  Reactive Technologies    Div./Richardson Electronics  Instrument Digital Depth USA  ELDIM SA  Fraun- Stealth.Com Telios Tech 3M Optical   Systems GmbH  Integral Vision  Klein hofer IPM  Industrial Electronic Engineers Systems 3M Touch Systems Toshiba image processing software  Instruments Corp.  Konica Minolta  Konica  Jaco Electronics  Microsharp Corp. America Electronic Components Touch    Algolith Brightside Technologies Minolta Photo Imaging U.S.A.  Labsphere  Microvision, Inc.  MOXTEK International Touch Panel Laboratories    Capstone Visual Product Development  Lumetrix Corp.  Microsharp Corp.  Physical Optics Corp.  Planar Systems Co. US Micro Products Vissumo Touch    Dynamic Digital Depth USA EPIX  Microvision  NDF Special Light Products  Pure Depth  Seereal Technologies Systems Wacom Technology Corp.     Genesis Microchip Gennum Corp. B.V  Optronic Laboratories  Photo GmbH  Sharp Microelectronics of the White Electronic Designs Corp. Wintek    Portrait Displays Tricor Systems Research  Radiant Imaging  Tricor Americas  Telios Tech  Toshiba America Electro-Optics Corp. Zytronic Systems  UDT Instruments  Westar Electronic Components optical analysis software Display Technologies  Westboro Photonics TOUCH TABLETS  autronic–Melchers GmbH  Breault TOUCH DISPLAYS  Aaeon Systems  Abrisa Industrial Glass  Research Organization DisplayCheck spectrometers  Aaeon Electronics  Abrisa Industrial  Artificial Muscle  Bell Microproducts   Gamma Scientific Kent State University,  autronic–Melchers GmbH  Astro Glass  Aculon  AKG Technology  All  DuPont Display  GM Nameplate LCI  Klein Instruments Corp.  Optical Systems  B&W TEK  Chroma ATE American Display Solution  Anders  Hampshire Co.  Jaco Electronics Research Associates  Sanayi System Co.  Display-Metrology & Systems  ELDIM SA Electronics  Arista Corp.  Arrow OEM  Lumen Technology International  Tricor Systems  ZEMAX Development  Fraunhofer IOF  Fraunhofer IPM Computing Solutions  Artificial Muscle  N-trig  RPO  Schott North America Corp.  sim4tec GmbH  Gamma Scientific  Horiba Jobin Yvon  Basler AG  Bell Microproducts  Sheldahl Display Products  Slencil  Instrument Systems GmbH  Integral  Capstone Visual Product Development  Stantum  Telios Tech  3M Touch signal processing software Vision  Klein Instruments Corp.  Konica  CI Lumen Industries  Computer Dynamics Systems  Wacom Technology Corp.  Capstone Visual Product Development Minolta Photo Imaging U.S.A.  Labsphere  DATA MODUL AG  Dawar Technologies  Fraunhofer IPM  Motion Research Corp.  MKS Instruments  Microvision  Ocean  Digital View Group  Dontech  DuPont TOUCH-SCREEN STYLUS  Stantum  Sanayi System Co. Optics  Optronic Laboratories  Otsuka Display  EarthLCD  eGalax_eMPIA  N-trig  Slencil  Wacom Technology Corp.

5 industry directory

TRACKBALLS Greg Gaitens, Sls. Mgr. Steve Abimo, Sls. Mgr.  Esterline Advanced Input Systems  Orbit Part II: Companies 1-800/255-1908, fax 810/984-1446 978/685-2911, fax -1771 International Corp.  Stealth.Com  US www.achesonindustries.com email: [email protected] Listings are in strict alphabetical order. Micro Products www.advancerepro.com Punctuation, spaces, and the initial definite ACULON, INC., 11839 Sorrento Valley Rd., VACUUM EQUIPMENT article “The” are ignored. Numbers (3-D, San Diego, CA 92121 ADVANCED MANUFACTURING GROUP,  Instec  Kurdex Corp.  Kurt J. Lesker 3M, 01), symbols (&), and abbreviations Formulates and manufactures specialty 9880 S. Pioneer, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670  MBraun  MKS Instruments  OTB (Co., Corp., Inc., Ltd.) are listed as though chemical coatings for ITO and silicon that Professional management and engineering Display  SAES Getters U.S.A.  Trovato fully spelled out. Manufacturing  VAT significantly enhance the surface wetting and company specializing in manufacturing inte- conductivity of materials used in organic LEDs gration and optimization. Targets rapid cost AAEON ELECTRONICS, INC., 3 Crown VACUUM FLUORESCENT DISPLAYS and TFTs. reduction and productivity gains by applying   Plaza, Hazlet, NJ 07730-2496 EarthLCD Industrial Electronic Eric L. Bruner, Pres. advanced manufacturing technologies and   Designers and manufacturers of single-board Engineers Matrix Orbital Optical 858/350-9474, fax 858/350-9422 methods. Polymers International  Telios Tech computers, panel PCs, and industrial LCD email: [email protected] Craig Alen, Sr. V.P. workstations. Providers of industrial chassis www.aculon.com 562/949-6088, fax -4431 VIDEO AMPLIFIERS and embedded controllers, and OS support. email:  Brimar, Ltd.  CELCO (Constantine ODM/OEM projects and system integration  AD-VANCE MAGNETICS, INC., 625 Monroe [email protected] Engineering Laboratories Co.) Thomas opportunities are welcome. Electronics St., P.O. Box 69, Rochester, IN 46975 www.advancedmanufacturinggroup.com Paul Yang, Dir. Sales & Mktg Worldwide supplier of custom-fabricated 732/203-9300, fax -9311 VIDEO AND DISPLAY STANDARDS magnetic shields, magnetic shields for CRTs, AEROTECH, INC., 101 Zeta Drive, email: [email protected]  AGC Systems  Avocent Corp.  Genesis photomultiplier shields, shielded enclosures, Pittsburgh, PA 15238  www.aaeon.com Microchip Human Factors and Ergonomics computer-monitor shields, and magnetic- Manufacturer of nanopositioners; planar air- Society  IntelliMats  Pure Depth  VESA AAEON SYSTEMS, INC., 445 Capricorn shielding alloy sheet and foil (0.002–0.062 thick). bearing stages, high-speed gantries, single- VIDEO CUBES Street, Brea, CA 92821 Kay Nixon-Davis, V.P. Sls. and multi-axis linear, rotary, and lift stages;  Gennum Corp. Manufactures and marketers of a wide range 574/223-3158, fax -2524 brushless linear and rotary servomotors and of OEM/ODM industrial PCs all over the email: [email protected] drives; stand-alone, PC-card, and software- VIDEO INTERFACES world. Providers of reliable and high-quality www.advancemag.com only motion controllers; goniometers; and   Arrow OEM Computing Solutions Astro embedded SBCs, full-sized SBCs, half-sized optical mounts.   Systems. Avocent Corp. Bell SBCs, industrial high-brightness LCDs, and ADHESIVES RESEARCH, INC., 400 Seaks Stephen McLane, Corp. Mktg. Mgr Microproducts  Cabletime USA  Capstone Run Rd., Glen Rock, PA 17327 412/963-7470, fax 412/963-7459  system products including operator panels, Visual Product Development Communications Providers of custom-engineered optically email: [email protected] Specialties  DATA MODUL AG robust panel PCs, medical PCs,embedded clear ITO-compatible PSA-coated products www.aerotech.com  Digital View Group  eGalax_eMPIA controllers, Industrial chassis, firewall prod- Technology  Genesis Microchip ucts, and related accessories. for touch screen, LCD, and flat-panel-display  IntelliMats  Jaco Electronics Sean Park, Marcom Specialist components. Self-wetting adhesives for AGC SYSTEMS LLC, 94 E. Springtown Rd.,   Systemation Technology Thinklogical 714/671-1800, fax -1802 surface protection of displays. Dual-stage Long Valley, NJ 07853  VESA  Westar Display Technologies email: [email protected] adhesives for encapsulation of rigid and Providers of digital-television consulting, www.aaeon.com flexible LCDs, OLEDs, and other displays. technology and business planning, committee VIDEO WALLS Mary Lawson, Electronics Bus. Mgr. liason, intellectual property analysis, manage-  Astra Products  DATA MODUL AG ABBIE GREGG, INC., 1130 East University 717/235-7979, fax 717/227-8275 ment and due diligence, and market research  ELDIM SA  Gennum Corp.  Jaco email: [email protected] and strategy. Electronics  Landmark Technology Dr., Suite 105, Tempe, AZ 85281  Unigraf OY Providers of engineering and consulting www.adhesivesresearch.com Aldo Cugnini, Pres. services. FPD, flexible display, cleanroom lab, 908/872-5155 VIEWING SCREENS and manufacturing area layout and facility ADTEC DIGITAL, 408 Russell St., Nashville, email: [email protected]  Abrisa Industrial Glass  Astra design. Fit-up of FPD, nanotech semiconduc- TN 37206 www.agcsystems.com   Products ELDIM SA IntelliMats tor and biomed, process, test, and assembly Developer of digital and IPTV products and  Optical Polymers International equipment. Process and cost analysis for solutions including encoders, decoders, multi- AITHER OPTICS, INC., 15 Freeman Place,  Physical Optics Corp.  Telios Tech display scale-up. Tool and process manufac- plexers, ad servers, and management Level 2, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 2G6  3M Optical Systems turability and outsourcing support. Factory servers. With over 20 years experience in Providers of display privacy and sunlight- media distribution and control, Adtec offers visibility enhancement technology. Innovative VIRTUAL IMAGING simulation and modeling, CAD services. Yield customers rock-solid engineering, powerful enhancement that can address performance  Brimar, Ltd.  Fraunhofer IPM  Sensor enhancement and troubleshooting. Process, Products test, and cleanroom training. features, and the ability to generate gaps of conventional display privacy and anti- Abbie Gregg, Pres. unmatched bottom-line revenue. glare technologies. VIRTUAL-REALITY DISPLAYS 480/446-8000, fax -8001 Megan Kipp, Public Relations Coordinator Alex Martin, Development Contact   Brimar, Ltd. Dynamic Digital Depth USA email: [email protected] 615/256-6619 ext.120, fax 615/256-6593 905/526-8114, fax 905/526-7967   Forth Dimension Displays Fraunhofer www.abbiegregg.com email: [email protected] email: [email protected] IPM www.adtecinc.com www.aitheroptics.com ABRISA INDUSTRIAL GLASS, INC., WIRE 200 S. Hallock Dr., Santa Paula, CA 93060 ADTEK PHOTOMASK, 4950 Fisher St., AIXTRON AG, Kackertstr. 15-17, Aachen  Avocent Corp.  DATA MODUL AG Montreal, Quebec H4T 1J6, Canada 52072, Germany  Peter’s Co.  Purdy Electronics Corp. Providers of OEM-fabricated glass compo-  Quadrangle Products.  Thomas nents for electronic, optic, industrial, and light- Providers of a full range of optical, e-beam, Manufacturers of MOVPE and CVD equip- Electronics ing applications. Fabrication includes preci- and laser-write photomasks to the microelec- ment for the deposition of compound semi- sion machining, cutting and edging services, tronics, optoelectronics, photonics, MEMS, conductors, multi-component oxides, metals, X-RAY IMAGE STORAGE SCREENS glass strengthening, precision coatings, medical, and semiconductor industries. SiGe and organic materials. Organic vapor-  Aaeon Systems  DATA MODUL AG screen printing, and cleanroom packaging Peter Erhart, Gen. Mgr. phase depostion (OVPD) equipment for the   Phosphor Technology Physical Optics through lean manufacturing methodologies. 514/737-7030, fax -9893 production of OLEDs for flat-panel displays Corp. Denise Puchbauer, Mktg. Mgr. email: [email protected] and other applications; high throughput and www.adtekphotomask.com very low cost of ownership. X-RAY IMAGING 805/421-5411, fax -8604 Bastian Marheineke, Dir. of Sls.  Aaeon Systems  DATA MODUL AG email: [email protected] ADVANCE REPRODUCTIONS CORP.,  Esterline Advanced Input Systems www.abrisa.com +49-(0)-241-8909-0, fax -40  Phosphor Technology  Physical Optics 100 Flagship Dr., North Andover, MA 01845 email: [email protected] Corp.  Schott North America ACHESON COLLOIDS, 1600 Washington Providers of photolithography services utiliz- www.aixtron.com Ave., Port Huron, MI 48060 ing Micronic Laserwriters. Photomasks on Manufacturers of highly conductive screen- sizes ranging up to 32-in. square imaged on AKG TECHNOLOGY, INC, 1225 Benito Ave., printable, silver, carbon, and dielectric inks soda-lime or quartz material coated with #M, Alhambra, CA 91803 designed to be compatible with sputtered ITO chrome or iron oxide and features down to Technical sales, marketing, and design orga- substrates or, as an alternative, to ITO film in 1 um. CAD and photoplotting (mylar) services nization with extensive experience in LCD touch screens or display applications. are also offered. touch technology. Combined with a quality

6 product offering, flexibility, and manufacturing email: [email protected] customization of thermal-printer mechanisms, ASF FUTURE BUSINESS GmbH, bandwidth, kiosk, gaming, POS, industrial, www.anders-electronics.com controller boards, and OEM-finished printers. 4 Gartenweg, Bau Z025, Ludwigshafen. and medical integrators, along with OEM’s Products and solutions are available for the 67063 Germany extensive range of touch technology and ANS, INC., 421-1 Mogok-bung, Pyungtaek- most rigorous applications. Standard offerings Developers of a set of organic materials solutions, are provided. AKG product strategy City, Kyunggi-do 459-040, Korea can meet any printing requirement in 2–4-in. required for a phosphorescent OLED system. enables our entire sales team to deliver Developers, manufacturers, marketers, and paper widths. Unique solutions can be devel- Key components include triplet emitters with significant customer value, and foster long- service providers of OLED deposition/encap- oped in partnership. a focus on a deep blue as well as a suitable term, trusting business relationships. Value- sulation systems, plasma dry-etching systems, Brian OMalley, Natl. Sls. Mgr. host and blocker materials. add integrators and vertical market OEM sputtering systems, evaporation systems, and 310/834-6900, fax -6996 Matthias Koch, Bus. Dev. Mgr. benefits include significant reductions in cost high-vacuum systems for the flat-panel display email: [email protected] +49-621-60-76805, fax -76818 and speed to the market. and semiconductor market. www.aps-printers.com email: [email protected] Kevin Duffy, Director of Sales Operation B. K. Chun www.basf 978/973-0172, fax 941/697-8108 +82-031-612-5000, fax +82-031-666-5532 ARIMA DISPLAY CORP., No. 248-47, email: [email protected] email: [email protected] ASTRA PRODUCTS, INC., P.O. Box 479, Shin-Sheng Rd., LEPZ, Chian-Jen District, www.akgtech.com Baldwin, NY 11510 Kaohsiung 806, Kaohsiung 806 Taiwan, APOLLO DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Suppliers of optical-quality cell-cast acrylic R.O.C. ALBEMARLE CORP., 451 Florida St., 85 Remington Blvd., Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 filters (contrast enhancement, glare reduction) Manufacturers of monochrome STN, color Baton Rouge, LA 70801 Distributors and manufacturers of controllers, with anti-reflection, anti-scratch, and anti- STN, and TFT-LCDs, ranging in sizes from Manufacturers and marketers of commercial, value-added enhancements, and kit solutions bacterial coatings. Also, reflectors, transflec- 1.3 to 7.5 in. for various applications (mobile developmental, and custom chemicals and for passive-matrix color/monochrome and tors, white and colored diffusers, edge light telephones, medical, instrumentation, etc.). materials for a variety of displays. Also offer- character/graphics LCDs as well as active- guides, edge light reflectors, and front- and Up-to-date facilities and R&D team support. ing contract chemical process development, matrix TFT-LCDs. Also available a wide range rear-projection screens. Available in sheet Cindy Yu, Sls. Rept. scale-up, and manufacturing services. of display integration solutions for industrial form or fully fabricated. +886-7-8130666, fax +886-7-8310555 Bo Brantley, Bus. Mgr. control, machine automation, medical, POS/ Mark Bogin, Pres. email: [email protected] 225/388-7454, fax -8985 kiosk displays, LAN and WLAN networking, 516/546-4315, fax 516/868-2371 www.arimadisp.com email: [email protected] and digital signage. email: [email protected] www.albemarle.com Richard McKay, Managing Dir. www.astraproducts.com 631/580-4360, fax -4370 ARISTA CORP., 41300 Boyce Rd., ALGOLITH, INC., 400 Isabey, Montreal, email: [email protected] Fremont, CA 94538 ASTRO SYSTEMS, INC., 418 Cloverleaf Dr., Quebec H4T 1V3, Canada www.apollodisplays.com Developers, manufacturers, and providers of Baldwin Park, CA 91706 Providers of image-enhancement solutions integration services for ruggedized computers Providers of test and measurement equipment and a range of products that includes soft- APPLIED CONCEPTS, INC., 397 State Rt. in harsh industrial environments and mission- including digital and analog video generators, ware, hardware, IP cores, as well as DSP 281, P.O. Box 1175, Tully, NY 13159 critical applications by providing a wide range HDMI protocol analyzers, HDMI distributors, codes that meet the exacting needs of digital- Designers, manufacturers, and marketers of of products. and interface adapters. Fully compliant with TV consumers, post-production houses, IPTV specialty power-conversion technologies and Paul Shu, Dir. Bus. Dev. HDMI 1.3. or digital broadcasters, and media server services to improve performance in all areas 510/226-1800, fax -1890 Cristian Garcia, Test & Measurement Bus. Mgr. manufacturers. related to LCD (FPD) system integration, email: [email protected] 626/336-7001, fax -7005 Robert Young, V.P. Sls. & Mktg. including dc-to-ac inverters and turnkey- www.aristaipc.com email: [email protected] 514/335-9867 x3629, fax 514/333-9873 engineered LED backlighting solutions using www.astro-systems.com email: [email protected] I-DriveTM LED converters. www.algolith.com Suzanne Thomas, LED Project Mgr./ ARROW OEM COMPUTING SOLUTIONS, AU OPTRONICS CORP., Headquarter: No. 1, Strategic Relationship Mgr. 7459 S. Lima St., Englewood, CO 80112 Li-Hsin Rd. 2, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu ALL AMERICAN DISPLAY SOLUTION, 315/696-6676, fax -9923 Provides OEMs complex flat-panel-display 30078, Taiwan, R.O.C 230 Devcon Dr., San Jose, CA 95112 email: [email protected] services such as design and integration, USA branch office: 9720 Cypresswood Drive, Providers of embedded computer and display www.acipower.com touch screens, coatings and enhancements, Suite 241, Houston, TX 77070, USA product solutions. Offering dedicated techni- industrial/ruggedized LCDs, open-frame Manufacturers of TFT-LCDs with the capabili- cal support, high-tech integration facility and APPLIED PHOTONICS, INC., 7432 E. Tierra LCDs, kiosk applications, backlighting, ties to serve from small-to-medium and large- world-class manufacturers to help OEMs to Buena Lane, Suite 101, Scottsdale, AZ 85260 inverters and cables, custom enclosures, and sized TFT-LCD modules (from 1.5 to 65 in.). get to market faster. Providers of proprietary laser solutions to the stainless steel. A full range of quality panels includes applica- Mark Deyermond, Dir. Display Sls. FPD and semiconductor markets. Laser tech- Local Sls. Rep. tions for LCD TVs, desktop monitors, note- 978/470-0444, fax -3563 nology replaces traditional mechanical tools 1-888-427-2250 book PCs, general displays, mobile phones, email: [email protected] with laser light for a variety of applications, www.arrownacp.com DSC/DVC, digital frames, and handheld www.allamericanlcd.com including laser-separation, edge-chamfering, devices. laser-annealing, and laser-marking systems 832/678-3610, fax -3630 ALTERNATIVE VISION CORP., P.O. Box for Gen 5-8 LCD and cell-phone processing. ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE, INC., 749 N. Mary email: [email protected] 4055, Los Altos, CA 94024-1055 Eugene Feng, Dir. Bus. Dev Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94085 AUO.com A certified VAR for Foveon X3® CMOS image 480/998-2333, fax -2201 Designers and manufactures of linear actua- sensors. Global providers of tools and sup- email: [email protected] tors based on its proprietary electroactive AUSTRIA MICROSYSTEMS, 8601 Six Forks port for the development of cameras incorpo- www.appliedphotonics.com polymer artificial muscle (EPAM) technology. Road, Suite 400, Raleigh, NC 27615 rating Foveon sensors. Distributors of Han EPAM devices are lightweight, virtually silent, Focusing on the areas of power management, Vision cameras with sensors in Europe and APPLIED TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, and highly power-efficient alternatives to sensors and sensor interfaces, portable audio the Americas. INC., 70 W. Red Oak Lane, White Plains, NY conventional electromagnetic or piezoelectric and automotive access in the communica- Dave Gilblom, Pres. 10604 actuators. AMI’s latest smartTOUCH actua- tions, industrial, medical, and automotive 650/625-0318, fax 650/240-4005 Distributors of Sumitomo ITO targets in ratios tors enable customization and programming markets, complemented by full-service email: [email protected] from 60/40 to 98/2. IWO targets for ultra- of haptics effects and vibratory feedback into foundry services. www.alt-vision.com smooth OLED films and other TCO targets; products ranging from the latest handheld Sonja Pieber, Media Relations indium tin and nickel-alloy metallic targets, multimedia devices to medical instrumentation 919/676-5292, fax 509/696-2714 ANDERS ELECTRONICS PLC, 48-56 indium ingots, alloys, wire, foil, and ribbon. displays to toys. This new smartTOUCH email: sales.americas@austriamicrosystems. Bayham Place, London N4I 0EU, U.K. Recycling of indium scrap. actuator technology revolutionizes tactile com Global supplier of standard and custom LCD David Roseman, Sls. Mgr. feedback and vibratory applications by www.austriamicrosystems.com solutions, integrated display systems, embed- 914/682-0424, fax -0431 enabling a whole new world of alternatives ded PCs and meters, backed by first-class email: [email protected] to the clicks and buzzes of conventional AUTRONIC-MELCHERS GmbH, Greschbach quality, service, and value-added engineering www.appliedtechnology.com actuator technologies. Str. 29, Karlsruhe 76229, Germany expertise. Peter Gise, Mktg. Mgr. Manufacturers of instruments for display Paul Hooper, Sls. Mgr. APS AMERICA, 1210 223rd St., Suite 311, 408/215-7338, fax 408/245-0361 characterization and developer of DIMOS; +49-(0)-70-7-380-8681, Carson, CA 90745 email: [email protected] 1D, 2D, and 3D display modeling and simula- fax +49-(0)-70-7-874-1908 Specializing in the design, manufacture, and www.artificialmuscle.com tion software. DMS-goniometers, DMS-

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POLYGONIOSCOPE, and The CONO- 2–3 substrates requiring 0.8–4-µm resolution. THE BERGQUIST CO., 18930 West 78th St., Kristi Helmrich, West Regional Sls. Mgr. SCOPE are fully integrated systems for the Providers of local support throughout Europe, Chanhassen MN 55317 520/721-0500, fax -9630 automated measurement of luminance, color, Asia, and the Americas. Manufacturers of 5-wire resistive touch email: [email protected] viewing angle, response time, BRDF, and Elvino da Silveira, Pres./CEO screens engineered to withstand high-usage www.breault.com moving-picture artifacts of any display 978/657-7270, fax 978/658-6349 harsh-environment applications. These technology (LCD, OLED, MEMS, reflective email: [email protected] high-performance touch screens feature BRIDGELUX, INC., 1170 Sonora Ct., displays, etc.). Also, LC-cell and material www.azorescorp.com high-clarity/high-contrast displays designed Sunnyvale, CA 94086 measuring systems (tilt and twist angle, volt- to survive the rigors of a variety of mission- Bridgelux is the first new U.S.-based light- age-holding ratio, rotational viscosity, etc.) B&W TEK, INC., 825 Dawson Dr., Ste. 1-4, critical extreme-environment applications. emitting-diode (LED) chip company in the are available. Newark, DE 19713 1-800-347-4572, fax 952/835-0430 past 20 years. The Company’s focus is bring- Lars Becksmann, Sls. & Mktg. Manufacturers of cost-efficient TE-cooled email: [email protected] ing innovation to light by providing high- +49-721-96264-45, fax +49-721-96264-85 CCD InGaAs and PbS array spectrometers www.bergquistcompany.com power, energy-efficient. and cost-effective email: [email protected] (200–2900 nm) with built-in 16-bit digitizer LED solutions. Bridgelux actively supports its www.autronic-melchers.com and USB 2.0 plug-and-play interface, long- BERLINER GLAS U.S., 117 Underwood Rd., customers by delivering value-added applica- term stability, and high dynamic range; and Williamsburg, VA 23185 tion-specific solutions that will open up new AVO PHOTONICS, 700 Business Center Dr., enhanced response for low UV and NIR Manufacturers of glass substrates for innova- markets in solid-state lighting (SSL). Cus- Suite 125, Horsham, PA 19044 measurements. Ideal for LED, LCD, and tive display solutions for applications such as tomers leverage Bridgelux’s technology to Specializing in photonic design, development, characterization and testing. industrial, business or medical, navigation replace conventional lamp and luminaire and manufacturing solutions for the military/ OEM modules available. systems, flat panels, and more. Available in technologies (such as incandescent, halogen, aerospace, medical, communications, and Mie Mie Joe Strickler, Sls./Mktg. different thicknesses and functional multi- and fluorescent lighting solutions) with solid- industrial markets. Providers of support ser- 302/368-7824, fax -7830 layers and design possibilities. state products that provide high performance vices from design through production. email: [email protected] Martin F. Wenzler, Pres. and energy-efficient white light for general Mike Vinson, V.P. Bus. Devel. www.bwtek.com 757/229-9368, fax -5213 lighting applications. Bridgelux’s current and 215/441-0107 x109, fax -9219 email: [email protected] future-generation products support global email: [email protected] BASLER AG, An der Strusbek 60-62, www.berlinerglas.com clean energy initiatives by reducing energy www.avophotonics.com Ahrensburg 22926, Germany consumption and offering environmentally Providers of state-of-the-art inspection equip- BI-SEARCH INTERNATIONAL, INC., friendly solutions. AVOCENT CORP., 4991 Corporate Dr., ment for display substrates. Providing the 15131 Woodlawn Ave., Tustin, CA 92780 Brian Fisher, Dir., Corporate Mktg. Huntsville, AL 35805 highest sensibility even at the fastest through- Authorized and value-added distributor for LG 408/990-7563, fax 408/990-7501 Wireless solutions include KVM switching and puts. Based on proven technology without Display. Offering LG Display TFT-LCD panels email: [email protected] broadcasting devices that provide wireless substrate-size limitations. from 6.4 to 55.0 in. Also, distributor of Dicon www.bridgelux.com connectivity between monitors, keyboards, Patrick Wulff Electronics’ affordable high-tech controller mice, and audio devices to computers up to BRIGHT VIEW TECHNOLOGIES, INC., +49-(4102)-463-299, fax -309 card, TFT-LCD monitor, and LCD peripherals. 100 ft. away. These plug-and-play solutions 5151 McCrimmon Pky, Suite 200, Morrisville, email: [email protected] Also, provider of repair services for defective require no drivers, software, or operating NC 27560 www.baslerweb.com TFT-LCDs. system upgrades. Peter Park, Sls. Mgr. Developers of microstructure-based optical Matt Nelson, Dir. Strat. Bus., Wireless Tech. films for LED lighthing and display applica- BELL MICROPRODUCTS, 800 Vets Hwy., 714/258-4500, fax 714/258-4512 256/217-1318 tions. Suite 310, Hauppauge, NY 11788 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Douglas W. Adams, VP Bus Dev & Mktg. Flat-panel-display division combines leading www.bisearch.com www.avocent 919/228-4373, fax 919/228-4371 flat-panel technologies with value-added email: [email protected] capability. Offering a comprehensive line of BOOKHAM, INC., 3640 Westwind Blvd., AXOMETRICS, INC., 103 Quality Circle, www.brightviewtechnologies.com. Santa Rosa, CA 95403 Ste. 215, Huntsville, AL 35806 LCD support products. The ColorLocTM Optical Components Portfolio Axometrics manufactures a line of instruments Keith Morton, Dir. FPD Mktg. BRIGHTSIDE TECHNOLOGIES, INC., offers color wheels, dichroic filters, light pipes, for measuring the complete polarization prop- 631/265-8355, fax -2190 1310 Kootchay St., Vancouver, B.C. V5K 4R1 front-surface mirrors, anti-reflection coatings, erties of the optical films and elements used email: [email protected] Developers and licensers of high-dynamic- and UV/IR filters. The Thin-Film Product in displays, including LCD components and www.bellmicro.com range technology including the world’s first Portfolio offers display engineers the tools to LCOS. All Axometrics polarimeters make HDR display, HDR projection and camera optimize color, heat, noise, and UV/IR radia- high-speed accurate measurements and are BENCHMARK, 3535 Tech Dr., Rochester, technology, and backward-compatible JPEG- tion in next-generation systems. ideal for applications in research and develop- MN 55901 and MPEG-HDR codecs to compress HDR Bruce Kuhlman, Dir. Global Sls., Thin Films ment, quality assurance, process monitoring, Providers of comprehensive custom product files without information loss. 707/636-1100, fax -1199 and high-volume inspection. Axometrics’s design and global manufacturing services for Gary Yurkovich, V.P. Sls. & Corporate Dev. email: [email protected] AxoScan Panel Mapper System quickly pico-projectors and other miniaturized optical 604/228-4624, fax -4622 www.bookham.com measures cell gap, pre-tilt, rubbing direction, products. Developers of processes and equip- email: [email protected] and twist angle on any mode LCD panel. ment to build and test leading-edge products, www.brightsidetech.com Axometrics’ Traverse Scanning In-Line system including submicron alignment; bonding with BOTEST SYSTEMS GmbH, Reichenäcker is suited for monitoring in-line film processes. index-matching adhesives, and illumination, 11, 97877 Wertheim, Germany BRIMAR, LTD., Greenside Way, Middleton, Charles W. Davis, Pres. color, and image testing with optical targets. A technology company active in the field of Manchester, M24 1SN U.K. 256/489-0051, fax 256/971-2073 Prototyping and pilot-line production in the test systems for high-tech industries. One Developers, manufacturers, marketers, and email: [email protected] U.S. with the ability to seamlessly transfer focus is on systems for plastic electronics, providers of support of high-performance full www.axometrics.com production lines to Europe and Asia and especially lifetime and functionality testing, MIL-SPEC CRTs, LCDs, associated drive manufacture high-volume products globally. defect analysis, and photo-current measure- electronics, and complete monitors for AXON’ CABLE, INC., 1314 Plum Grove Rd. Also offers its OEM customers a unique total ments in OLED and organic solar cells and defense, industrial, and commercial (film Schaumburg, IL 60173 solution for the design and manufacture of other applications of organic semiconductors. recording, imaging, and projection) applica- Manufacturers in the high-tech field of inter- their products. Medical, military, aerospace, Thomas Däubler, Head, Measurement tions. connect solutions. Many alternative cabling telecom, and other certifications available. Division David P. Eldridge, Sls. Dir. systems for displays are available. Opto-microelectronics capabilities include +49-934-29362-28, fax -39 +44-161-681-7072, fax +44-161-682-3838 Marge Chesters wire-bonding, flip-chip–on–flex, laser welding, email: [email protected] www.brimar-ltd.com 847/230-7800, fax -7849 helium-leak testing, and precision adhesive www.botest.com email: [email protected] dispensing down to 2 nl. Manufacturing- BRIMER, INC., 25020 Avenue Stanford, www.axoncable.com equipment capabilities include active and BREAULT RESEARCH ORGANIZATION, #110, Valencia, CA 91355-4672 passive alignment, optical testing, stress 6400 E. Grant Rt., #350, Tucson, AZ 85715 Developers, manufacturers, marketers, and AZORES CORP., 260 H Fordham Rd., testing, and more. A full-service optical engineering firm, provid- providers of support of high-performance full Wilmington, MA 01887 Susan Johnson, Sr. Bus. Devel. Exec. ing software and engineering services to turn MIL-SPEC CRTs, LCDs, associated drive Designers and manufacturers of photolithog- 507/280-2473 creative visions into working prototypes. ASAPTM electronics, and complete monitors for raphy equipment for flat-panel displays with email: [email protected] Optical Software is tailor-made to design, defense, industrial, and commercial (film its core product being the Model 5200 for Gen www.bench.com analyze, and improve display systems. recording, imaging, and projection) applications.

8 Iwan G. Dodd, Pres. & CEO Specializing in engineering, prototyping, and CI LUMEN INDUSTRIES, 80 Davids Drive, other value-added services, providing a 661/295-5770, fax -5087 certification of visual products. Providers of Hauppauge, NY 11788 “one-stop shop” opportunity. email: [email protected] LCD-enhancement design and video con- Supplier of LCD enhancements and LCD Shane Vincent, Pres. www.brimar-inc.com trollers to image processing and display monitor solutions for government and industry. 970/635-2797, fax -3054 metrology systems. Proprietary in-house capabilities, notably opti- email: [email protected] BRITEVIEW TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Lewis Collier, Pres. cal bonding and LED backlight manufacture, www.coloconcept.com 1810 Eber Rd., Unit C, Holland, OH 43528 401/392-1023, fax 401/397-9193 provide sound platforms for supply of a full Manufacturers of LCD backlighting systems email: [email protected] spectrum of enhancements to LCDs. These COLORLINK, INC., 5335 Sterling Dr., Suite B, and components, including the flat collimator www.CapstoneVisual.com enhancements enable improved luminance, Boulder, CO 80301 that uses total internal reflection to emit light contrast, reliability, and performance. Addi- Providers of innovative polarization control to achieve very high efficiency. It is especially CELCO (CONSTANTINE ENGINEERING tionally, a large variety of large-format DID solutions for customer-defined performance suitable for dual-mode backlight operation. LABORATORIES CO.), 14 Industrial Ave., monitors for use in digital signage, teleconfer- and cost requirements. Products are utilized The system uses CCFLs as well as LEDs as Mahwah, NJ 07430 encing, kiosk, and information-display applica- in demanding polarization applications includ- the light sources. Also available are custom- Designers and manufacturers of the highest- tions are offered. ing consumer electronics, medical diagnos- made CCFL lamps, inverters, and LED drivers. resolution state-of-the-art deflection and Paul Kline, Exec. VP tics, avionics, photography, and more. Chen-Yu Tai, Pres. focusing components for CRT displays, 631/435-0035, fax -2330 John Korah, Prod. Devel. Engr. 419/868-7290, fax -7291 including air-traffic control, medical, projection email: [email protected] 303/544-9115, fax 303/545-5802 email: [email protected] displays for flight simulators, imaging devices, www.ci-lumen.com email: [email protected] www.briteview head-up and helmet-mounted displays, thermal www.colorlink.com imaging, and CELCO Digital Film recorders. CITRONIX, INC., 5342 Halsted Ave., C3 LASER CORP., 3217 Yattiko Pl., Art Weirgin, Sls. Mgr. Carmichael, CA 95608 USA COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALTIES, INC., Longwood, FL 32779 201/327-1123, fax -7047 Designer and manufacturer of deflection 55 Cabot Ct., Hauppauge, NY 11788 A Division of Fonon, specializing in an OEM email: [email protected] amplifiers for CRT projection display systems Manufacturers of the Pure Digital Fiberlink® product line of CO2 and fiber lasers, demon- www.celco.com on flight simulators and electron-beam deflec- line of all-digital fiber-optic transmission strating advancements in fiber laser applica- tion systems for the past 30 years. Specializ- systems for video, audio, and data; Deuce® tions, wafer and glass panel processing, and CELCO (CONSTANTINE ENGINEERING ing in replacing other outdated and out-of-pro- video scalers, and the Scan Do® family of laser-based deep engraving. LABORATORIES CO.) 2, Pacific Division, duction deflection amplifiers. scan converters. Eric Crawford, Sls. Mgr. 8660 Red Oak St., Rancho Cucamonga, CA Al Pletz, Chief Engr. Paul Seiden, Dir. Sls. 407/804-1000, fax -1002 91730 916/489-9858, fax 916/481 0288 631/273-0404, fax -1638 email: [email protected] Manufacturers of FURY and FIRESTORM email: [email protected] email: [email protected] www.C3laser.com digital film recorders for the motion-picture www.citronixdeflection.com www.commspecial.com and video-to-film industry. Also, manufactur- CABLETIME USA, 400 Valley Rd., Suite 100, ers of X-Y direct-drive deflection amplifiers. COATING & CONVERTING RESOURCES, COMPASS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Suite Mt. Arlington, NJ 07856 John Constantine, Dir. Mktg. N56 W24701 N. Corporate Circle, Sussex, WI 10, 5th Fl., Chiaphua Centre, 12 Siu Lek Yuen Manufacturers of the MediaStar family of TV 909/481-4648, fax 909/481-6899 53089 Rd., Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong and video distribution systems which includes email: [email protected] Manufacturers of equipment capable of apply- Manufacturers of flex tape. Processes from the new MediaStar Evolution MPEG-2/4 www.celco.com ing coatings with high precision and uniformity 1 to 4 metal layers with vias down to 8.5 µm encoding and decoding system, MediaStar to display substrates in web or sheet form. and line/spaces at 38 µm. Providers of Pro Cat5/5c/6 audio and video delivery CHIEF MANUFACTURING, INC., 8401 Eagle Products include single- and multi-slot coating embedded or surface-mounted components system, and MediaStar Compact. Creek Pkwy., Ste. 700, Savage, MN 55378 dies, die positioners, fluid-delivery equipment, onto the flex for a full turnkey solution. Ed Carabetta, Pres. Manufacturers of mounting lifts and accessories and coating systems. Robert Sheppard, Dir. Tech. Mktg. 973/288-8010, fax -8110 or LCD, DLPTM, and CRT projectors and flat-panel Jerry Schmidt, Prod. Mgr. 916/296-0107 email: [email protected] displays utilizing plasma and LCD technologies. 262/246-7200, fax -5992 email: [email protected] www.cabletime.com 952/894-6280, fax -6918 email: [email protected] www.compass-flex.com email: [email protected] www.ccres.com CALIFORNIA MICRO DEVICES CORP., 490 www.chiefmfg.com COMPUTER DYNAMICS, 7640 Pelham Rd., N. McCarthy Blvd. #100, Milpitas, CA 95035 COATING MATERIALS, 30150 South Wixom Greenville, SC 29615 Suppliers of application-specific analog and CHOMERICS, 77 Dragon Court, Woburn, MA Road, Wixom, MI 48393 Manufacturers of enclosed and open-frame mixed-signal semiconductor products for the 01801 A supplier of sputtering targets for the large- flat-panel-display systems, both computers mobile handset, digital consumer electronics, Manufacturers of advanced materials for area coating market. A new division, Coating and monitors, for OEM and end users in an and personal-computer markets. Key products electromagnetic interference (EMI) and rf Materials, increases awareness and market array of industries, including hazardous out- include protection devices for mobile handsets, shielding and thermal management used in penetration into the field of PVD coatings to door and indoor environments. Custom and digital consumer-electronics products such as electronics and telecommincations devices. extend market presense in decorative coating, semicustom design capabilities. digital TVs, and personal computers as well Careful management of these thermal inter- tool coating, and other segments of this grow- Appl. Eng. Sls. Dept. as analog and mixed-signal ICs for mobile faces is crucial to maintaining the reliability ing market. Providers of all forms of Al, 864/627-8800, fax 864/675-0106 handset displays. and extending the life of power-conversion bronze, Cr, Cu, Hf, Mo, Nb, Ni, Ag, SS, Ta, email: [email protected] Richard Haas, Marcom Dir. equipment and appliances. Ti, Sn, W, Zn, and Zr sputtering targets. www.cdynamics.com 408/934-3108, fax -2998 Bob Foster, Prod. Commun. Joe P. Cruzen, Sls./Mktg. email: [email protected] 781/939-4850 x4304, fax 781/933-4318 1-888-267-1883, fax 248/446-0280 CONDUCTIVE COMPOUNDS INC., www.cmd.com email: [email protected] email: [email protected] 17 Hampshire Dr., Unit 8, Hudson, NH 03051 www.chomerics.com www.coatingmaterials.com Since 1994, Conductive Compounds, Inc., CAMBRIDGE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY (CDT), has been developing materials for electronic LTD., Bldg. 2020, Cambridge Business Park, CHROMA ATE, INC., 7 Chrysler, Irvine, CA COLORADO CONCEPT COATINGS LLC, assembly applications. Products are manufac- Cambridge, CB23 6DW, U.K. 92618 1110 N. Boise Ave., Loveland, CO 80537 tured in a facility in Hudson, New Hampshire, Specializing in the research, development, and Providers of a complete measurement solu- Custom manufacturer and distributor of proto- about 40 miles north and east of Boston. commercialization of polymer organic light- tion to the display industry. R&D strategy is type to high-volume coated products for vari- Products include solvent- and water-based emitting-diode (P-OLED) technology for flat- focused on developing state-of-the-art ous applications. Suppliers to a diverse global electrically conductive and resistive inks and panel displays, lighting, sensors, and photo- technology, applying product-management customer base, providing products to universi- coatings, electrically conductive adhesives, voltaics. discipline and delivering better products and ties, R&D facilities, the U.S. Military, fabrica- solvent-based phosphor binder systems, bar- Eric Mayes, Sr. Prod. Mgr. system solutions to satisfy a growing market. tion houses, and small-to-large companies ium titanate capacitance inks, radio opaque +44-(0)-1954-713-600, fax -620 Driven to provide better service, unique solu- and corporations. Products are used in a wide inks, thermally conductive epoxy potting email: [email protected] tions, and technical support to help customers range of applications from front- and rear- materials, silver chloride inks, zinc-filled inks, www.cdtltd.co.uk excel in today’s high-demanding environment. surface mirrors to optics, LCDs, and other and UV-curable screen-printable dielectrics, Von Estacio, Regional Sls.Mgr. displays, EMI, heater, biotech, aerospace, encapsulants, and coatings. Products are sold CAPSTONE VISUAL PRODUCT DEVELOP- 949/421-0355, fax -0353 military, and many others. In addition to coat- worldwide for use in military, aerospace, auto- MENT, 266-B Nooseneck Hill Rd., Exeter, RI email: [email protected] ing, many other services such as custom motive, medical, computer, consumer elec- 02822 www.chromaus.com cutting, patterning, etc., are offered along with tronics, industrial control, and other markets.

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Applications include membrane switches, specialty silicone, non- and low-extractable DARK FIELD TECHNOLOGIES, INC., controllers. Market statistics and strategy disposable medical devices and sensors, EL silicone release films and optically clear PSA 70 Robinson Ave., Orange, CT 06477 reports round out the coverage. panels, touch screens, solar panels, circuit films. Any of these processes may be com- Manufacturers of high-resolution laser and Masaharu Hasegawa, Gen. Mgr., Intl. Div. assemblies, antistatic foam packaging, poten- bined to meet industry specific requirements. camera systems for on-line real-time detec- +81-3-3445-61111, fax +81-3-3447-4666 tiometers and rheostats, thermal targets, Development of new materials and pilot-coat- tion of visual defects in display films, polariz- email: [email protected] printed heaters, OLED panels, and a wide ing services are available. ing films, brightness enhancement films and www.dempa.net variety of others. In-house laboratory capabili- Doug Goldstein, New Bus. Dev. Mgr. glass. Defects of 1 µm and larger can be detected on-line. ties include state-of-the-art viscosity/rheology 276/627-3332, fax -3406 DFF-GERMAN FLAT PANEL DISPLAY testing, differential scanning calorimetry email: [email protected] Timothy A. Potts, Pres. FORUM, Lyoner Str. 18, Frankfurt D-60528, (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), www.cpfindusprod.com 203/298-0731, fax 203/298-0732 Germany Instron. Providers custom formulations for email: [email protected] DFF, the German Flat-Panel Display Forum, new and unique applications in the printed- CRANE AEROSPACE AND ELECTRONICS www.darkfield.com is an industry-led association of European electronics industry. (ELDEC), 16700 13th Ave. West, P.O. Box FPD material and component suppliers, DATA MODUL AG, Landsberger Str. Carolee Dalton, Account Representative: 97027, Lynnwood, WA 98046-9727 equipment manufacturers, display manufac- 322-322b, 80687, Munich, Germany Inside Sales Designers and manufacturers of high-quality turers, system integrators, end users, and Distributor and system integrator of displays 603/595-6221, fax 603/595-6228 high-reliability low- and high-voltage power research institutes. Currently representing with the broadest product range of nearly all email: [email protected] products for military and commercial 74 members. major FPD suppliers and also own products conductivecompounds.com aerospace applications. Joerg Winkler, Prj. Mgr. under BATRON, Conrac, and DATA MODUL Peter Truss, Prod. Mktg. Specialist +49-69-6603-6603, fax -2633 brands. High-quality alphanumeric and COPYTELE, INC., 900 Walt Whitman Rd., 425/743-8673, fax -8562 email: [email protected] graphic modules with brilliant contrast and Melville, NY 11747 email: [email protected] www.displayforum.de wide viewing angle in TN or STN, but also Manufacturers of a revolutionary thin phosphor- www.craneae.com based active-matrix color flat-panel display chip-on-glass (COG) modules are in the that preserves the desirable characteristics of BATRON product line. Besides a huge variety DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR, Neve Strasse CRT display, achieves a brightness up to CRLO DISPLAYS, LTD., 1 St. David’s Dr., of standard products, customization to the 95, D-73230 Kirchheim/Teck-Nabern, 1000 cd/m2, has superb contrast, an efficient St. David’s Business Park, Dalgety Bay application design up to full custom displays Germany electron-emission system, proprietary 40-V Dunfermline, Scotland, U.K. KY11 9PF and modules are possible. Manufacturers of highly integrated mixed- color phosphors, built-in pixel memory, and Sold under the brand name of CRL Opto, CRLO Armin Scheuerer, Dir. QM/QA, QMR signal ICs to support ultra-low-power capabili- long life. Operates in any video application Displays Ltd. supplies F-LCOS microdisplay +49-89-560-17-0, fax -119 ties of emerging display technologies such including TV. technology generating full-motion full-color email: [email protected] as electronic-paper displays, active- and Anthony Campisi, Engr. Dir. (24 bit) from a single microdisplay. The www.data-modul.com passive-matrix OLEDs, and low-power MEMS 631/549-5900, fax -5974 microdisplay is an all-digital device that and LCDs. email: [email protected] delivers 720-line HDTV at high frame rates. DAWAR TECHNOLOGIES, 1020 Ave., Mike Hopkins, Mktg., USA and Europe www.copytele.com Ryan West, Sls. Mgr. Pittsburgh, PA 15233 +49-7021-805-0, fax -100 +44-(0)-1383-828-800, fax -801 Manufacturer certified to ISO 9001-2000 email: [email protected] CORNING DISPLAYS, HP-CB-06, Corning, email: [email protected] standards. Provider of manufacturing and www.dialog-semiconductor.com NY 14831 www.crloptp.com engineering services for high-volume, low- Providers of Flatness Measurement Technology volume, and prototype projects. Product line DIEMAT, INC., 19 Central St., Byfield, MA of LCD Image Masks that have superior CYANTEK CORP., 3055 Osgood Ct., includes touch screens, integrated touch 01922 repeatability and accuracy to meet next- Fremont, CA 94539 monitors, membrane switches, graphic Manufacturers of adhesives and sealing ® generation flatness requirements. Manufacturers of process chemicals for overlays, keypads and labels, Duraswitch glasses for semiconductors and optelectronics. Mehrdad Mahmoudi, Bus. Dev. Mgr. display manufacturing that includes metal technology, and smart cards. Adhesives offer unmatched thermal conduc- 607/974-2610, fax -1861 etchants, positive resist developers, resist Kimberly Kearns, Mgr., Mktg. Services tivity for die-attach and other applications. email: [email protected] strippers, and cleaners. 412/322-9900 x305 Glasses hermetically seal at low temperatures. www.corning.com Gary Grossklaus email: [email protected] Roy Harvey, Sls. & Mktg. Mgr. 510/651-3341 x23, fax 510/651-3398 www.dawar.com 978/499-0900 x20 CORNING INCORPORATED, Display email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Technologies, One Riverfront Plaza, www.cyantek.com DDP, 445 South Douglas St., El Segundo, www.diemat.com MP-HQ-01-W1, Corning, NY 14831 CA 90245 Manufacturers of glass substrates for active- Providers of engineering, innovative design, CYRO INDUSTRIES, 100 Enterprise Dr., DIGITAL VIEW GROUP, 18440 Technology matrix LCDs. Premium-quality substrates are LED protypes, and test and evaluation ser- Rockaway, NJ 07866-5055 Dr., Bldg. 130, Morgan Hill, CA 95037 used in LCD televisions, notebook computers, vices, and tailored LED solutions for specific Manufacturers of ACRYLITE® AR acrylic Supplier of advanced interface solutions for flat-panel desktop monitors, and portable indication and illumination applications. sheet, offering an abrasion and impact-resis- flat-panel-display systems. Controllers provide electronic and communications devices. Dave Smoot, Natl. Sls. Mgr. tant protective filter for optical displays and solutions for a wide range of applications from John Geniviva, Dir. Mktg. 1-800-421-6815, fax 310/640-7639 improves clarity with increased light transmis- avionics to x-rays. Offering an extensive 607/974-9000, fax -7097 email: [email protected] sion while reducing unwanted glare. range of flat-panel controller boards, on-screen email: [email protected] www.datadisplay.com ACRYLITE® RP Rear Projection has out- display (OSD) boards,and interconnection www.corning.com/displaytechnologies standing brightness and sharp contrast from DELO INDUSTRIAL ADHESIVES, cabling. any viewing angle. CPFILMS, INC., 21034 Osborne St., Delo-Allee 1, Windach, 86949, Germany Stephen Simons, Sls. Mgr. Roger Lee, MFC Sls. & Mkt. Dev. Specialist Canoga Park, CA 91304 Providers of bonding technology, specializing 408/782-7773, fax 408/782-7883 909/646-3490, fax 732/909-7167 Manufacturers of specialty sputtered coated in sealants for OLEDs and flexible displays email: [email protected] www.cyro.com films used in various display-related applica- offering the lowest WVTR values combined www.digitalview.com tions including EL backlighting, touch/pen-entry with excellent glass and extraordinary devices, EMI shielding, antirefelctive screen DANA ENTERPRISES INTL., INC., 43006 temperature and humidity resistance. DIMATIX, INC., 2230 Martin Ave., Clara, CA enhancement, and even new displays such as Osgood Rd., Fremont, CA 94539 Daniel Lenssen, Bus. Devel. Mgr. 95050-2704 electronic paper and LCDs. Distributors of polarizers manufactured by +49-8193-9900-242, fax -5242 Providers of piezoelectric printheads, micro- Bunny R. Buckley, Sls. Mgr. Sanritz, Fujioka-City, Japan; spacers for email: [email protected] pumps, and related components including 818/882-5744, fax -6519 LCDs, manufactured by Sekisui Chemical, www.delo.de printing systems for manufacturing and proto- www.cpfilms.com Osaka, Japan; and equipment for LCD manu- typing FPDs, PLED displays, flex circuits, facturing exported by Com-Tech Ltd., Tokyo, DEMPA PUBLICATIONS, INC., RFID antennas, PCBs, photovoltaic devices, CPFILMS, INC. 2, Precision Coated Films Japan. Offering precision polarizer die-cutting 1-11-15 Higashi-Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, fuel cells, EAS, and other applications requir- Div., 4129 The Great Rd., Fieldale, VA 24089 services – no tooling needed. Tokyo 141-8715, Japan ing the precise deposition of functional fluids. Providers of full-service film enhancement David K. Nakamura, Pres. Publishers of Display Devices, covering the Tim Luong, Sls. Engr. under one roof. These processes include 510/498-4446, fax -4447 dynamic display scene by explaining tech- 408/565-7455, fax 408/565-0311 deep-dyeing, vacuum metallizing, and coating email: [email protected] nologies for large FPDs, microdisplays, pro- email: [email protected] and laminating, including ClearSil® brand www.danaenterprises.com jection systems, and innovative drivers and www.dimatix.com

10 DISPLAY ASIA, Yongsan-ku, Seoul, Korea Hyuen-Yong Hoang, Sls. Mgr. E BEAM, INC., 21070 SW Tile Flat Road, Kaye Tsng, Sls Dept., Asst. Mgr. Publisher of Korea’s only display-dedicated +82-31-599-2420, fax +82-31-491-2213 Beaverton, OR 97007 + 886-2-8751-5191 (or 408/858-8850), magazine. Ready to assist the Korea display email: [email protected] Research and development company of fax + 886-2-2797-8808 market based on 30 years of company history. www.doosandnd.com electron tubes, especially CRTs and their email: [email protected] Sean Lee, Publisher components. Providers of phosphor screening www.eeti.com +82-11-248-1005, fax +82-2-3273-0888 DOUBLE SIGHT DISPLAYS, 18009 Sky Park services and cathodes, consulting services, email: [email protected] testing, prototypes, and electronics. Circle, Ste. K, Irvine, CA 92614 ELDEC CORP., 16700 13th Ave. W., www.displayasia.net Bernard K. Vancil, Pres. Manufacturers of LCDs, desktop solutions, P.O. Box 97027, Lynnwood, WA 98046-9727 503/628-0703, fax -1194 and a complete line of LCD mounting hard- Designers and manufacturers of high-quality DISPLAY BANK, 4320 Stevens Creek Blvd., email: [email protected] ware. high-reliability low- and high-voltage power Suite #230 San Jose, CA 95129 www.ebeaminc.com Dario Dellamaggiore, Dir., Sls. & Mktg. supplies for military and commercial Displaybank is a display research institute 877/896.5237 aerospace CRT and AMLCD applications. specializing in market analysis, providing email: [email protected] E-RAY OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY Peter Truss, Prod. Mktg. Specialist insight into the industry’s future. With exten- www.doublesight.com CO., LTD., 9F, 249-1 Chung Hsiao East Rd., 425/743-8673, fax -8562 sive coverage including analysis of LCD, PDP Section 3, Taipei 106, Taiwan email: [email protected] products for end-users, panels, modules, and Designers, manufacturers, and distributors of www.craneaerospace.com components, Displaybank is continuously DR. SCHENK OF AMERICA, LLC, 1890 small-molecule OLED materials, including a renowned for its accurate and reliable infor- Wooddale Dr., Ste. 600, Woodbury, MN full range of fluorescent dopants and host, as mation sourcing. 55125 ELDIM SA, 1185 rue d’Epron (Ancienne), Offering display inspection systems such as well as hole-injection, hole-transport, and Jae Shin, Mgr., Mktg./Business Development 14200 Herouville Saint Clair, France electron-transport materials. Proprietary 408/615-5000, fax 408/615-5004 Chess in-line and off-line scanners that Manufacturers of video photometers and portfolio includes over 20 patents (granted email: [email protected] inspect all panel sizes and types, including colorimeters and inspection systems for and pending). www.displaybank.com bare glass; ITO-coated substrates, color LCDs, FEDs, LEDs, plasma displays, CRTs, Titan Chung, Asst. Mgr., Mktg. filters, OLED, and poly-OLED structures used microdisplays, instrument clusters, lighted +886-3-426-8958, fax +886-3-427-3897 DISPLAY-METROLOGY & SYSTEMS, in the flat-panel industry, as well as float glass panels, etc. Instruments allow viewing-angle email: [email protected] Marie-Alexandra-Str. 44, Karlsruhe D-76135, and AR and low-E coated glass used in many and BRDF characterization, uniformity and www.eray-tech.com Germany other industries. mura inspection, and quantitative imaging. Offering products (customer specific and off- Jochen Koenig, Managing Dir. Interface with Simpulation software: Polariza- 651/730-4090, fax -1955 the-shelf) and consulting services in the field EAGLE VISION DISPLAYS, 3350 Scott Blvd., tion measurements in angle; spectral mea- email: [email protected] of display metrology, such as novel compact Bldg. 50, Santa Clara, CA 95054 surements in angle; calibration instruments www.drschenk.com measuring devices (e.g., optical transient Designers and manufacturers of high-perfor- for LEDWall on-line processes. Advanced recorder, OTR-3) and illumination systems mance custom and standard flat-panel-display measurements for the lighting industries. (e.g., ISO-lux). A new high-resolution BRDF/ DUPONT DISPLAY, Wilmington, DE 19880 controller solutions. Offering a wide range of Automatic stages plus temperature systems. BSDF measurement approach is available as Developers of process technology, proprietary products including PC and in-monitor stan- Vincent Leroux, Gen. Mgr. an instrument (BSDF-Meter) and for licensing. materials, and films for the LCD, OLED, and dard and custom controllers using the very +33-2-31-947-600, fax +33-2-31-940-950 Michael E. Becker, CEO PDP industries. Product offering includes latest technology. email: [email protected] +49-0721-981-2268, fax -2268 direct-bonding enhancement technology; Mike S. Yi, Sls. Mgr. www.eldim.fr email: [email protected] solution-process OLED technology and OLED 408/748-1545 x22, fax -1543 www.display-metrology.com materials; Fodel ® lead-free paste; and optical email: [email protected] ELO TOUCHSYSTEMS, Diestsesteenweg films for flat-panel and flexible displays. www.evdisplays.com 692, Kessel-Lo 3010, Belgium DISPLAYCHECK, 266-B Nooseneck Hill Rd., Erin Mills, Mktg. Manufacturers and marketers of surface-wave Exeter, RI 02822 310/860-6160, fax 310/601-7123 EARTHLCD, 32901A Calle Perfecto, San (overlays and on-tube) resistive (four and five Suppliers of machine-vision inspection solu- email: [email protected] Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 wire), and infrared technologies into retail, tions for reflective, emissive, and microdisplay www.displays.dupont.com devices, materials, optical engines, and pro- Manufacturers of intelligent LCD modules industrial, hospitality, medical, gaming, finan- jectors. Systems provide high-performance (ezLCD) that allow the design-in of a color cial, as well as many other markets that use DYMAX CORP., 318 Industrial Lane, physical and functional testing of display LCD within a few weeks. ezLCDs can be touch screens to improve business or Torington, CT 06790 devices with flexible and extensive test suites. driven by an 8-bit micro to provide a color enhance customer service. Broad range of one-part solvent-free elec- Lewis Collier, Pres. & CEO GUI for as little as $130.00. Karine Piette tronic materials cure in seconds upon exposure 401/392-1023, fax 401/397-9193 Steve Cipolla, Pres. +32-16-35-2100, fax -2101 to UV/visible light. They do not emit HAPs or email: [email protected] 949/248-2333, fax -2392 email: [email protected] VOCs upon cure. UV-curable materials are www.DisplayCheck.com email: [email protected] www.elotouch.com used in a wide variety of applications for www.earthlcd.com circuit protection and electronic assembly. DONTECH, INC., 700 Airport Blvd., The products are electrically insulating and ELO TOUCHSYSTEMS, INC., 301 Doylestown, PA 18901 ECSIBEO AB, Chalmers Industriteknik, Constitution Dr., Menlo Park, CA 94025 Manufacturers of custom optical and EMI/RFI are designed for various operations including conformal coating, encapsulation, bonding, Chalmers Teknikpark, Gothenburg, SE-41288 Providers of the optimum touch solution. filters for display enhancements. Vargard Sweden Offering the broadest touch technology, anti-reflective films, VCF conductive films, keypad coatings, thermal management, and masking. IPC approved, MIL-I-46058C and Developers and licensers of LCD technology including surface wave (IntelliTouch, iTouch, anti-reflective and conductive coatings, night- and providers of R&D services to develop Secure Touch); resistive (AccuTouch, AT4; vision filters, dichroic filters, optical fine wire UL-listed self-extinguishing grades are avail- able. Most products are available in multiple- new LCD products. infrared (Carroll Touch); and capacitive mesh, transparent heaters, enhanced touch Johan Felix, Managing Dir. (projected and surface). screens, optical bonding, and display-enhance- viscosity grades, so the material flow may be tailored to the individual application. +46-31-7724373, fax +46-31-827035 Elo Sales ment services available. Vandal glass, large email: [email protected] 1-800-ELO-TOUCH, fax 650/361-4747 display filters, privacy filters also available. 860/482-1010, fax 860/496-0608 email: [email protected] www.ecsibeo.se email: [email protected] Jeff Blake, Dir. Sls. & Mktg. www.elotouch.com 215/348-5010, fax 215/348-9959 www.dymax.com email: [email protected] EGALAX_EMPIA TECHNOLOGY INC., 11F, www.dontechinc.com DYNAMIC DIGITAL DEPTH USA, INC., No 302, Rueiguang Road, Nei Hu District, eMAGIN CORP., 2070 Route 52, Hopewell Suppliers of a range of 3-D “without glasses” Taipei, TAIWAN Junction, NY 12533 DOOSANDND CO., LTD., 397-2, B3-22, LCD and plasma displays and 2-D- to3-D Providers of high-quality high-performance Providers of active-matrix OLED micro- Moknae-Dong, Danwon-Gu, Ansan-City, content conversion solutions used in digital design, technical support, and competitive displays, prism optics, and integrated mod- Kyunggi-Do, Republic of Korea 425-100 signage, television, personal computers, and pricing. Touch-screen products include resis- ules to the military, industrial, and consumer Manufacturers of AMOLED and PMOLED mobile telephones. tive and capacitive touch controllers, and OEMs, and the Z800 3DVisor, a 3-D deposition and encapsulation equipment for C. Yewdall, CEO SAW and IR solutions. Video products include personal-display device, direct to consumers. R&D, pilot, and mass production, including 310/566-3340, fax -3380 hybrid PCTV controllers, digital TV+PC cam 425/887-7878, fax 425/882-7373 cluster- and in-line type with innovative tech- email: [email protected] controllers, video/audio capture devices, and email: [email protected] nology and customer support service. www.ddd.com skype phone applications. www.emagin.com

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EMERGING DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES Janice Kelly, Mktg. Asst. precision patterning of thin films and black- Teri Edwards, Sls. Admin. CORP., 15 Hammond St., Ste. 310, Lake 208/635-8316, fax 208/635-8716 matrix materials for DPDs, LCDs, ELs, 407/804-1000, fax -1002 Forrest, CA 92620 email: [email protected] OLEDs, and FEDs. Also, operation of a laser email: [email protected] Manufacturers of active and passive LCDs, www.advanced-input.com R&D applications development laboratory. www.fonon.com ranging in sizes from 1.5 to 1.7 in. for all types Mike Heglin, Sls. Mgr. of applications. EUROPTEC, Aeschwuhrstr. 21, Oftringen 954/746-3717, fax -6336 FORTH DIMENSION DISPLAYS, LTD., 7 St. Chris Angelou, V.P. CH-4665, Switzerland email: [email protected] Davids Dr., St. Davids Business Park, Dalgety 781/721-0048 Manufacturers of display-enhancement prod- www.exitechinc.com Bay, Dunfermline, KY11 9NB, Scotland www.edtc.com ucts such as ruggedized etched antireflective Developers, manufacturers, and suppliers of filters, high-impact safety glass, electromag- EYESAVER INTERNATIONAL (ESI), digital time-domain imaging (TDITM) single- ENDICOTT RESEARCH GROUP, 2601 netic shielding, glass and polymer laminates, 348 Circuit St., Hanover, MA 02339 chip microdisplays using a proprietary fast- Wayne St., Endicott, NY 13760 screen printing, reflective filters, etc. Manufacturers of custom value-added switching liquid-crystal technology. Manufacturers of a broad range of DC-AC Andreas Lauterburg, CEO display-enhancement filters, specializing in Robert Hoffman, Sls. Dir. inverters for powering CCFL-backlit LCDs +41-62-788-7777, fax -7779 optical film laminations and LCD brightness- 661/257-0960, fax -4210 from single- to multi-lamp designs. New Smart email: [email protected] enhancement. Products include A/R-coated email: [email protected] ForceTM family of high-efficiency LED driver www.EuropTec.com glass and acrylic, ITO glass, view-control www.forthdd.com boards power a wide range of industrial and films, A/R and A/G films, and anti-glare films, medical LED-backlit LCDs and can be used EUROTECH / APPLIED DATA SYSTEMS, EMI shielding, vandal-resistant filters, and FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED with Smart ForceTM LED rails with proprietary 10260 Old Columbia Rd., Suite G, Columbia, IR-blocking films. Lamination capabilities OPTICS AND PRECISION ENGINEERING thermal management. New Smart ForceTM MD 21046 include LCD enhancements, vandal-resistant (IOF), Albert Einstein Str. 7, Jena 07745, SFW Series of generic DC-to-AC inverters Developers of systems that run low-power- filters, and large-format lamination for screens Germany consists of only 12 part numbers that cover a consuming small mobile wireless applications up to 120 in. 50,000 sq. ft. manufacturing Application-oriented research and development wide range of applications for ease of selection. with display interfaces and power applications facility equipped with four clean rooms. at Fraunhofer IOF focuses on optical systems Pricing is competitive with key offshore com- for verticals such as POS/kiosks, digital Marianne Wilson, Mgr., Sls./Mktg. technology with a view to continually improving petitors, while functionality is superior, includ- signage, medical instrumentation, etc. 781/829-0808, fax -9963 the control of light from generation via guiding ing wide input voltages and onboard dimming. Hilary Tomasson, VP Mktg. email: [email protected] and manipulation up to its application. A Bill Abbott, Global Market Strategist 301/490-4007 x113, fax -4582 www.eyesaverinternational.com unique feature of the Fraunhofer IOF is the 607/754-9187, fax 607/754-9255 email: [email protected] combination of expertise in optics and precision email: [email protected] www.eurotech-inc.com FIMI PHILIPS, via S. Banfi 1, Saronno 21047, mechanics. The IOF designs and develops www.ergpower.com Italy costumer-specific solution for optical systems. EVAPORATED COATINGS, INC., 2365 Designers and manufacturers of displays for Stefan Riehemann EPCONSEIL, 18 rue des Clos Saint Marcel, Maryland Rd., Willow Grove, PA 19090 professional applications such as medical and +49-3641-807-236, fax +49-3641-807-602 Sceaux, 92330, France Manufacturers of standard and custom coat- public information. Providers of innovative and email: [email protected] Providers of semiconductor and FPD device ings for military, aerospace and commercial advanced solutions meeting specific customer www.iof.fraunhofer.de and technology sourcing; due diligence; eco- industries. Coatings include night vision requirements. nomic intelligence; market surveys; and trading. (NVIS) filters, anti-reflection, indium tin oxide Silvio Bonfiglio, Mktg. Mgr. FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR PHOTONIC Edward Pierrot, Gen. Mgr. (ITO), transparent gold, anti-static, and other +39-02-9617-5237, fax -5305 MICROSYSTEMS, Maria-Reiche Str. 2, +33-1-46-60-62-17 custom composite transparent conductive email: [email protected] Dresden 01109, Germany email: [email protected] coatings. These films are utilized in applica- www.fimi.philips.com Providers of customer specific developments www.epconseil.com tions that demand excellent durability and in fields of microelectronic and microsystems environmental stability including heads-up FIVE STAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 6801 technology in Dresden, serving as a business EPIX, INC., 381 Lexington Dr., Buffalo Grove, displays, RFI/EMI shielding, heaters, LCD Brecksville Rd., Suite 200, Independence, OH partner that supports the transition of innova- IL 60089 fabrication, LED products. 44131 tive ideas into new products. Develops and Designers and manufacturers of frame grab- Patrick Wenrich, Sls. Engr. Manufacturers of ElectroSperse™ conductive fabricates innovative MEMS technology prod- bers, cameras, image acquisition, and pro- 215/659-3080, fax 215/659-1275 inks and pastes, designed for use as elec- ucts in its own clean-room facilities, up to cessing software, and video to disc computer. email: [email protected] trodes, linearization patterns, and intercon- small pilot series production. With modern Systems for machine vision, medical imaging, www.evaporatedcoatings.com nects in touch screens and displays. equipment and about 240 scientists, the high-speed video analysis, and a variety of ElectroSperse inks enable direct printing of range of projects and expertise covers sensor other applications. EVERBOUQUET INTERNATIONAL CO., fine-line interconnects for use in projected and actuator systems, microscanner, spatial Charlie Dijak, Sls. Mgr. LTD., 13F-3, No. 8, Lane 280, Sec. 6, capacitive and resistive touch sensors. Select light modulators, lifetronics and organic 847/465-1818, fax -1919 Minchuan E. Rd., Nei-Hu 114, Taipei, Taiwan grades also offer lower firig temperatures, materials and systems. email: [email protected] Worldwide LCD supplier of medium- and resulting in lower ITO resistance shift. Ines Schedwill, Mktg./PR www.epixinc.com small-sized standard, custom, and semi- Timothy E. Fahey, V.P., Business Development +49-351-8823-238, fax -266 custom TFT-LCDs, STN-LCDs, FSTN-LCDs, 216/447-8497, fax 216/447-9424 email: [email protected] ERGOTRON, INC., 1181 Trapp Rd., St. Paul, TN-LCDs, HTN-LCDs, etc. ISO certified. email: [email protected] www.ipms-fraunhofer.de MN 55121 Doris Shiao, Sls. Mgr., Intl. www.fivestartech.com Manufacturers of display-mounting solutions, +886-2-2633-1253, fax +886-2-2631-2881 FRESNEL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., including wall- and desk-mount arms, desk email: [email protected] FONON DISPLAY & SEMICONDUCTOR 101 W. Morningside Dr., Ft. Worth, TX 76110 stands, mobile carts, floor stands, and vertical http://www.everbouquet.com.tw/ SYSTEMS, 3217 Yattika Pl., Longwood, FL Manufacturers of molded plastic Fresnel lifts. Each product is designed to enhance the 32774 lenses and related optical components, as viewing experience, reduce stress, and EXFO PHOTONIC SOLUTIONS, INC., 2260 Providers of laser equipment as a standalone well as IR transmitting materials and optics improve productivity in todays computing and Argentia Rd., Mississauga, Ontario L5N 6H7, system or as a component for an in-line made from them. Specialties include lens entertainment environments. Canada system, specializing in the semiconductor and arrays for passive IR applications, diffusers 651/681-7600, fax -7715 Designers and manufacturers of UV spot- flat-panel-display industries. and microlens arrays for illumination, and email: [email protected] curing systems. In-line spot curing delivers Edgardo Rodriguez, Sls. Mgr. optics for environmental monitoring at 3.4 µm. www.ergotron.com unmatched levels of precision, control, and 407/804-1000, fax -1002 Design assistance, tooling, and production repeatability to a broad range of manufactur- email: [email protected] services and diamond machining available. ESTERLINE ADVANCED INPUT SYSTEMS, ing processes. www.fonon.com Nelson E. Claytor, Pres. 600 W. Wilbur Ave., Coeur d’Alene, ID 83815 Tim Adams, Dir. Sls. & Mktg. 817/926-7474, fax -7146 Operators of a world-class ISO 9001:2000 905/821-2600, fax 905/821-2055 FONON TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, email: [email protected] certified facility that incorporates a full service email: [email protected] 400 Rinehart Rd., Lake Mary, Fl 32746 www.fresneltech.com design-to-manufacture methodology for its www.exfo.com Inventor and manufacturer of laser equipment customers. Specializing in custom control based on Zero Width Laser Cutting Technology ® FUJIFILM DIMATIX, INC., 2230 Martin Ave., panels, input systems, and applications- EXITECH, INC., 10216 NW 47 St., Sunrise, (ZWLCT ®). Provider of innovative and effec- Santa Clara, CA 95050-2704 specific keyboard solutions. Diverse customer FL 33351 tive laser and industrial technology, focusing Providers of piezoelectric printheads, micro- base includes major medical, industrial, mili- Builders of industrial laser machining systems on high-growth industries for advanced laser- pumps, and related components including tary, and gaming industry OEMs worldwide. for the manufacture of microlens arrays and based material processing equipment. printing systems for manufacturing and proto-

12 typing FPDs, PLED displays, flex circuits, GE SILICONES, 260 Hudson River Rd., GIANTPLUS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., David Longscherff, Dir. Sls. RFID antennas, PCBs, photovoltaic devices, Waterford, NY 12188 No. 15, Industrial Rd., Lu-Chu Li, Toufen 351, 717/285-2657 fuel cells, EAS, and other applications requir- Manufacturers of silicone products used for Miaoli Hsien, Taiwan, R.O.C. email: [email protected] ing the precise deposition of functional fluids. display assembly, for the environmental/ Designers and manufacturers of small-to- www.egraf.com Tim Luong, Sls. Engr. thermal protection of internal components, medium-sized LCD panels and modules. 408/565-7455, fax -0311 and for hardcoating plastics. Products include Jack Cheng, Sls. Dir. GUNZE USA, 2113 Wells Branch Parkway, email: [email protected] adhesives, sealants, potting/encapsulant +886-37-611-611 x18100, fax -612 #5400, Austin, TX 78728 www.dimatix.com compounds, conformal coatings, and hardcoats. email: [email protected] Sara Korzen, Mktg. Mgr. www.giantplus.comtw Manufacturers of transparent analog-resistive FUJITSU COMPONENTS AMERICA, INC., 518/233-5692, fax -3938 touch panels adhering to the highest-quality 250 E. Caribbean Dr., Sunnyvale, CA 94089 email: [email protected] GLASWERKE HALLER GmbH, Alte standards in custom designs and standard Supplier of 4-, 5-, and 7-wire resistive touch www.gesilicones.com Quernheimer Strasse 24, 32278 Kirchlengern, products, including circular polarizers and panels in 1.8–17.3-in. (diagonal) sizes using Germany anti-reflective treatments in the 4, 5, and film-glass, film-film, and film-film-plastic con- Processors of technical glass for all kinds of 8-wire glass and polycarbonate substrates. GENERAL DIGITAL CORP., Optical Bonding struction. Many are available off-the-shelf and displays. Specializing in glass for ATM, public John W. Stetson, Sls. Mgr. Laboratories, 8 Nutmeg Rd. S., South Windsor, some are designed to fit standard-sized LCDs displays, and kiosk systems with AR (anti- 512/990-3400, fax 512/252-1181 CT 06074 to simplify and reduce OEM product develop- reflection) or AG (anti-glare) coating. Also, email: [email protected] Providers of optical bonding, film lamination, ment time. Also, developers of custom panels offering all types of heating glass, UV- and www.gunzeusa.com and optical film-enhancement product and to meet product’s specifications. All Fujitsu IR-radiation shielding, and vandalismn protec- services. Capable of delivering sunlight-read- touch panels are RoHS compliant. tion. able LCDs through backlight enhancement, GZO TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, 17702 E. 108 Bruce DeVisser, Prod. Mktg. Mgr. Norbert Alluskewitz, Sls. Mgr. Export film enhancement, bonding, or a combination St. North, Owasso, OK 74055 408/745-4928, fax -4971 +49-52-23-75-71-19, fax +49-52-23-75-71-36 of all. Also, providers of LCD ruggedization Provides support to manufacturers on how to email: [email protected] email: [email protected] and specialization or customization. bring the optical direct-bond process in- http://us.fujitsu.com/touchpanels www.hallerglas.de Tenell Rhodes, V.P. Sls. house. The process is guaranted not to yellow 860/282-2900 x145, fax -2244 or crystalize. Also, has the expertise in FUSION OPTIX, 179 Sidney St., Cambridge, GLOBAL LIGHTING TECHNOLOGIES (GLT), email: [email protected] automation, UV protection, ruggedization, and MA 02139 INC., 55 Andrews Circle, Brecksville, OH www.GDOptiLabs.com GPS receivers. 44141 Offering a range of light-management solutions Dan Holden, Dir. Sls. Developers of the patented MicroLensTM for the display industry, including high-perfor- 877/227-4710 GENESIS MICROCHIP, INC., 2525 Augustine mance optical films such as volumetric pixel-based light-extraction technology which email: [email protected] Dr., Santa Clara, CA 95054 diffusers and system solutions such as LED enables the production of the most-efficient www.GZDTECH.com backlight-unit designs. Providers of imaging- and video-processing LED-based LCD backlights featuring higher Chuck French, VP Mktg. systems enabling superior picture quality in brightness, reduced parts count, and lower 617/649-1010 x105, fax -1015 flat-panel TVs, LCD-monitor products, and cost for applications from portables/handhelds H. W. SANDS CORP., 1003 W. Indiantown Rd., email: [email protected] other consumer-electronics products. The to LCD TVs. New MicroLensTM light guides Suite 215, Jupiter, FL 33458 www.fusionoptix.com company is the primary driver of the new offer exceptional thinness (down to 0.4 mm or Providers of innovative high-quality applica- DisplayPort digital interface standard. less) to provide the slimmest molded light tions in security, imaging, transaction cards, G2D TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, 17702 E 108th Ernest Lin, Sr. V.P. Pres., Worldwide Sls. guide. BLUs available for backlighting LCDs electrophotographic, and custom synthesis. St N, Owasso, OK 74055 408/919-8400, fax 408/986-9644 and keypads/keyboards in a wide array of Three divisions: (1) specialty chemicals for Consultants specializes in teaching manufac- email: [email protected] consumer products, including smart phones the imaging industry; (2) card-technology turers to do their own display enhancements, www.gnss.com and laptop and desktop PCs. Three far-east materials including NIR-blockiing inks along including Direct Optical Bond (sometimes production facilities enable fast delivery of with function, decorative, and security materials TM provider; and (3) SANDS-SECURE® security called Index Matching). The G2D Direct Bond GENNUM CORP., 4281 Harvester Dr., production quantities of MicroLens molded materials, products, and solutions for anti- process will never yellow or crystallize and Burlington, Ontario L7L 5M4, Canada light guides. counterfeiting, brand protection, piracy, fraud, the process is reworkable to eliminate scrap. Incorporating specialized algorithms, the David DeAgazio, Dir. Sls. Worldwide Dan Holden, Dir Customer Development and diversion. GF9350 with VXPTM technology provides 440/922-4584, fax -4585 918/272-4710 Jeffrey Strahl, V.P. adaptive de-interlacing and 10-bit image email: [email protected] email: [email protected] +1-561/743-8090, fax +1-561-743-4088 processing for exceptional image quality in www.glthome.com www.g2dtech.com email: [email protected] display applications up to 1080p. The GS8000 GM NAMEPLATE, 2040 15th Ave. W., www.hwsands.com & www.sands-secure.com HDMI/DVI Equalizer allows for extended GAMMA SCIENTIFIC, 8581 Aero Dr., Seattle, WA 98119 HDMI/DVI cable lengths. San Diego, CA 92123 Custom manufacturers of 4-wire, 5-wire, and Nancy Wong, Mktg. Comm. Spec. HAMPSHIRE CO., INC., 3227 N. 31st St., For over 45 years, providers of display test X-Y matrix touch screens and user interface 905/632-2999 x4160, fax 905/633-7033 Milwaukee, WI 53216 and measurement equipment. Currently pro- displays. Offering design and engineering email: [email protected] Manufacturers of touch-screen controllers and viding NIST-traceable test and measurement assistance, along with many value-added www.gennum.com software technology (TSHARCTM). Electronics services as well as manufacture display mea- capabilities including bezels, housings, and software solutions support all analog and surement and characterization equipment, membrane switch overlays, and shielding. resistive and capacitive touch screens regard- including high-sensitivity spectroradiometers, GERMAN FLAT PANEL DISPLAY FORUM Melissa Sherrard, Mktg. Mgr. less of the manufacturing technology. gonio-spectroradio-meters, photometers, (DFF), Lyoner Str. 18, 60528 Frankfurt/Main, 206/284-2200, fax -3705 Kevin Brown, Sls. Mgr. primary standards, and tungsten-and LED- Germany email: [email protected] 414/873-4675, fax -4775 based light sources and standard light sources. An industry-led association of European FPD www.gmnameplate.com email: [email protected] Eric Nelson, Sls. Mgr. material and component suppliers, equipment www.hampshirecompany.com 858/279-8034, fax 858/576-9286 manufacturers, display manufacturers, system GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL, LTD., 12900 email: [email protected] integrators, end users, and research insti- Snow Rd., Parma, OH 44130 www.gamma-sci.com tutes. With more than 65 member companies, Manufacturers of the eGraf ® Spreader- HEATRON, INC., 300 Wilson Ave., Leaven- the DFF is promoting the leading position of shieldTM natural-graphite heat spreaders that worth, KS 667048 GE PLASTICS, 1 Plastics Ave., Pittsfield, MA the European FPD industry and working are thermal-management solutions having Offering a wide range of high-power LED- 01201 together on a networking platform across the high in-plane thermal conductivity. Available lighting design, development and manufacturing Providers of materials solutions through engi- entire value chain, leading to new business with P/S adhesives, they are effectively used services, technology competencies including neering thermoplastic resins, films, silicone- opportunities. DFF provides its members with in PDP and LCDs to spread and dissipate optics, thermal management, power sources based products and technology platforms. As working groups and DFF advocacy, news heat. The heat spreaders are available in and drivers, cost-effective production and a global materials supplier and distributor, GE services, training and eduaction, fairs and sheet form, can be laminated with a number assembly capabilities, and in-depth industry provides solutions to customers in multiple conferences, and competence brochure. of materials, and are easy to roll or die cut to and technology expertise. industries, including displays. Susanne Bieller, Managing Director any size, shape, and thickness. Their thermal Chris Knopp, Account Mgr. Michael Ku, Global Industry Mgr. +49-69-6603-1633, fax -2633 conductivity can be custom designed, tailor- 913/651-4420, fax -5352 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] able up to 500 W/mK, with form factors to email: [email protected] www.geplastics.com www.displayforum.de meet customer needs. www.heatron.com

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HINDS INSTRUMENTS, INC., 7245 NW HUMAN FACTORS AND ERGONOMICS IMAGINE GRAPHICS, LTD., 14 Alban Park, INSTEC, INC., 5589 Arapahoe Ave., Ste. 208, Evergreen Pkwy, Hillsboro, OR 97124 SOCIETY, P.O. Box 1369, Santa Monica, CA Hatfield Rd., St. Albans AL4 0JJ, U.K. Boulder, CO 80303 Provider of birefringence measurement tech- 90406-1369 Manufacturers and distributors of Pixel PerfectTM Designers and manufacturers of microscope nology for metrology applications. The Exicor® The 4400 members of HFES include psychol- AGP and PCI graphics cards with truly pixel- thermal stages, thermal chucks, and thermal product line provides high sensitivity and speed ogists, engineers, designers, and scientists accurate resolutions. Windows drivers with plates with programmable precision tempera- for mapping in-plane and vertical birefringence worldwide who share the goal of systems, screen rotation for all makes and models of ture controllers. New products include auto- in a variety of optical materials and components. tools, consumer products, environments, and wide-screen displays. Digital, analog, and matic liquid-crystal test equipment, liquid Doug Mark, Sls. Engr. equipment that are safe and effective for HDTV outputs. Custom and OEM develop- crystall cells, and cell holders. 503/690-2000, fax -3000 those who operate and maintain them. ments available. Henry Zou, Product Specialist email: [email protected] Lois Smith, Commun. Dir. Jonathan Law, Sls. Mgr. 303/444-4608, fax -4607 www.exicor.com 310/394-1811, fax -2410 +44-(0)-1727-844-744, fax +44-(0)-1727-811-660 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] email: [email protected] www.instec.com HITACHI ELECTRONIC DEVICES USA, www.hfes.org www.imaginegraphics.co.uk 1000 Hurricane Shoals Rd., Lawrenceville, INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS GmbH, Neumarkter GA 30043 HVT, INC., 3150 Clinton Ct., Norcross, GA 30071 IMMERSION CORP., 801 Fox Lane, San Str. 83, 81673 Munich, Germany Offering a variety of small-to-medium-sized HVT is a display repair depot with complete Jose, CA 95131 Manufacturer of light-measuring instruments ® STN, CSTN, and TFT displays utilizing CCFL LCD-panel repair capabilities, tab and flex Manufacturers of TouchSense actuators, for research and industrial applications. and LED backlighting, high brightness, wide bonding, polarizer replacement, contact control boards, and firmware that allow tactile Turnkey solutions are offered for LED and viewing, and touch-panel technologies. Also assembly, and prototype capabilities for all feedback to be added to touch screens, provid- display measurements on a spectroradiometric offering value-added driver boards (Chameleon industries. ing the sensation of pressing physical buttons. base. The portfolio includes array and scanning Brand) which provide customers with complete Jenny Holtsclaw, Bus. Dev. Mgr. Results can include unmistakable confirma- sprectoradiometers, imaging photometers and display head for immediate use. 770/495-4881, fax -4885 tion, improved interactivity and usability, and colorimeters, integrating spheres, goniome- Thom Schmitt, Gen. Mgr. Sls. email: [email protected] power differentiation. ters, led test sockets, and optical probes. 770/409-3020, fax 770/409 3028 www.hvtnet.com Steve Kingsley-Jones, Dir. Prod. Mgmt. Petra Jürgens, Mtkg. email: [email protected] 408/467-1900, fax -1901 +49-89-45-49-43-0, fax +49-89-45-49-43-11 www.hedus.com email: [email protected] email: [email protected] i-CHIPS TECHNOLOGY, INC. / DAITRON, www.immersion.com www.instrumentsystems.com HONG KONG APPLIED SCIENCE & INC., 568 E. Weddell Dr., Suite 8, Sunnyvale, TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE CA 94089 INDUSTRIAL DISPLAYS, 15 Minneakoning INTEGRAL VISION, INC., 49113 Wixom Tech CO., LTD., 1/F Photonics Centre, 2 Science Designers and manufacturers of high-perfor- Rd., Suite 105, Flemington, NJ 08822 Dr., Wixom, MI 48393 Park East Ave., Hong Kong Science Park, mance display processors for image scaling, Designers and manufacturers of display prod- Manufacturers of SharpEyeTM and IVSeeTM Shatin, Hong Kong video de-interlacing, and frame-rate conver- ucts for industrial, marine, and military appli- inspection stations for the detection of func- Developers of backlight units to serve different sion. Applications include flat-panel displays, cations with and without touch screens. tional and cosmetic defects in LCOS, OLED, customer needs, including low-cost LED video walls, projections, scan converters, Extensive experience in sunlight-readable and MEMS, e-paper, LCD, and other emerging backlight modules, an active dynamic driving broadcast equipment, and medical imaging deep-dimming applications. display technology panels. New products scheme that provides high image quality, low- systems. Jerry Kalajian include LumenEyeTM, a photometric measure- power consumption, and simple thermal man- Pierre Sicard, Product Line Mgr. 908/806-2255, fax -3376 ment system. agement without the need for color filters. 408/541-0156 x101, fax -0792 email: [email protected] Arthur Harmala, V.P. Sls. Enboa Wu, V.P. email: [email protected] www.IndustrialDisplays.com 248/668-9230, fax -9384 +852-3406-2866, fax -2801 www.i-chipstech.com email: [email protected] email: [email protected] INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS www.iv-usa.com www.astri.org i-SFT GMBH, An der Weidenmuehle 2, 67598 (IEE), 7740 Lemona Ave., Van Nuys, CA 91405 Gundersheim, Germany Specializing in the development, design, man- INTELICOAT TECHNOLOGIES, 700 Crest- HORIBA JOBIN YVON, 3880 Park Ave., Manufacturers of customized AMLCDs. ufacture, enhancement, and ruggedization of dale St., Matthews, NC 28105 Edison, NJ 08820 Ruggedized display modules are engineered electronic displays. Capability of integrating StratfxTM hardcoat films in clear and antiglare HORIBA offers a wide range of metrology using leading-edge technology to be super any combination of display, keypad, touch versions that are chemical and abrasion resis- solutions for the display industry. From spec- efficient, extremely reliable, and robust. screen, interface, controllers, cable, backlight, tant in widths of up to 60 in. Optically clear troscopic ellipsometers to characterize multi- Peter Bullen, Dir., Intl. Sls. and mechanical packaging. adhesive films: regular or low-tack free-stand- ple film thickness and optical constants to +49-6244-9197-378, fax -333 Edwin Bernard ing PSA with high adhesion in widths up to mass-flow controllers for gas control, residual email: [email protected] 818/787-0311 x237, fax 818/782-3798 60 in. gas analyzer for vacuum measurements, and www.i-sft.de email: [email protected] Jon Hayward, Bus. Mgr., Optical Films mask particle-detection systems. Providers of www.ieeinc.com 704/845-4398, fax -4335 solutions at each FPD processing step. email: [email protected] THE IFM COMPANY, LTD., Cherwell Innova- Eric Teboul, Dir., Thin Film Div. INFORMATIVE VIEW, 689 Pinehurt Dr., www.intelicoat.com tion Centre, 77 Heyford Park, Upper Heyford, 732/494-8660, fax -8796 Rio Vista, CA 94571 Bicester, Oxfordshire OX25 5HD, U.K. email: [email protected] Consulting services for technical, marketing, INTELLIMATS LLC, 3959 Electric Rd. SW, IFM uses novel, patented technology to www.jobinyvon.com and business appraisals of new products in Ste. 330, Roanoke, VA 24018 provide a controllable electronic display that electronic displays, lamps, ergonomics, and Manufacturers and distributors of the only is sunlight readable, achieved by combining HORIZON TECHNOLOGY, 1 Rancho Circle, electronic materials. Expertise includes signage, dynamic digital floor display. A wireless plastic LCDs, transflective layers, and EL Lake Forest, CA 92630 avionics, OLEDs, electroluminescence, LCDs, Windows-based PC is incorporated inside a backlights for nighttime illumination into thin Offering a full range of display products and FEDs, field-emission cathodes, backlighting, portable floor-mat display less than 1 in. thick formidable displays. solutions, including LCD screens, inverters, phosphors, and filters. with four 15-in. LCD screens, creating a 30-in. Nick Herring, Sls. & Mktg. Mgr. controller boards, touch screens, LCD kits, Paul H. J. Beatty, Consultant viewing area. Non-slip, portable, unique, and +44-(0)-1869-238-060, fax -061 industrial and medical displays, and sunlight- 707/374-3077, fax 707/374-3077 networkable. email: [email protected] readable displays. email: [email protected] Debra Saunders, Dir. Mktg. & Sls. www.theifmcompany.com Matthew Cutone, V.P. Sls. www.informative.com 540/904-5670 x103, fax 540/904-5673 949/595-8244, fax -8248 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] IMAGE SYSTEMS DIV./RICHARDSON INNOVATIVE OFFICE PRODUCTS, INC., www.horizontechnology.com ELECTRONICS, 12975 12th Ave. N., 100 Kuebler Rd., Easton, PA 18040 INTERFACE DISPLAYS & CONTROLS, INC., Plymouth, MN 55441 Manufacturers of flexible ergonomic mounting 4630 North Ave., Oceanside, CA 92056-3509 HOUSE OF BATTERIES, 10910 Talbert Ave., Providers of medical and custom displays arms and supports for flat-panel monitors, Engineering and design of custom AMLCDs Fountain Valley, CA 92708 (LCDs and CRTs), calibration products, soft- CRTs, and keyboards. Custom design and for rugged applications. MCDU, CDU, and Batteries nad custom battery-pack assemblies. ware, lamination, and integration services. OEM services available. flat-panel displays qualified to RTCA D0 Steve Hanley, Sls. Mgr. Geoff Smith, Bus. Devel. Mgr. Tim Jancar 160D, ARINC 739A-1 with Ethernet, RS 232, 1-800-432-3385, fax 714/962-7644 952/935-1171, fax 952/935-1386 1-800-524-2744, fax 610/253-9521 422 NTSC, and RS-170. COTS operating email: [email protected] email: [email protected] email: [email protected] systems (VX Works®, MS Windows®, XPE, www.houseofbatteries.com www.imagesystemscorp www.lcdarms.com etc.) applications software.

14 Brent Barker, V.P. Sls. & Mktg. ITI CORP., 8401 Baseline Rd., Boulder, CO JDS UNIPHASE, 2789 Northpoint Pkwy., KENT DISPLAYS, INC., 343 Portage Blvd., 760/945-0230, fax -0239 80303 Santa Rosa, CA 95407 Kent, OH 44240 email: [email protected] Providers of integrated engineering services Providers of products for projection and A leader in the advancement of ChLCD prod- www.interfacedisplays.com including design, development, and manufac- direct-view displays: front-surface mirrors; ucts on glass, plastic, and other substrates. turing of industrial ink-jet deposition and print- light-engine components including color An array of standard display products is avail- ing solutions and ink-jet development tools wheels and UV/IR filters; and direct-view AR able on glass, with plastic ChLCD products to INTERNATIONAL DISPLAY CONSORTIUM which deliver outstanding performance and coatings, conductive AR coatings, ruggedized become available. (IDC), 4080 McGinnis Ferry Rd., Ste. 1007, cost-effective operation for high-value produc- display filters, mesh laminates, LowOhmTM Tony Emanuele, Sls. Mgr. Alpharetta, GA 30040 tion processes. ITO coatings, and thin-film LCD heater panels. 330/673-8784, fax -4408 Distributors of NEC factory-built displays in Cindy Morgan, V.P. Dev. Tools Commercial and Consumer Product Sales email: [email protected] various sizes for applications requiring high- 303/443-1036, fax -6191 707/525-6957, fax -7841 www.kentdisplays.com temperature harsh-environment color LCDs email: [email protected] email: [email protected] featuring square configurations, as well as www.imagingtechnology.corp.com www.jdsu.com traditional portrait and landscape configurations. KENT STATE UNIVERSITY, LIQUID Greg Echols, Pres. CRYSTAL INSTITUTE, P.O. Box 5190, ITO AMERICA CORP., 7700 S. River Pkwy., JENOPTIK AUTOMATISIERUNGSTECKNI, 770/886-3960, fax -3978 Kent, OH 44242-0001 Suite 1650, Tempe, AZ 85284 Konrad-Zuser Str. 6, Jena 07745, Germany email: [email protected] The Industrial Partnership Program of the Providers of equipment, materials, and com- Specializing in laser-based solutions for the www.idclcd.com Liquid Crystal Institute provides educational ponents used in display module and high- TFT industry. Applications include precision and protyping services for developers of precision board assembly. Primary focus is on laser cutting of glass as well as ceramics and INTERTECHPIRA, 19 Northbrook Dr., liquid-crystal devices. The LCI also accepts anisotropic conductive film and related tech- semiconductors using the “Made in Germany” Portland, ME 04105 sponsored research projects related to nologies such as precision SMT or weilding. benchmarked VOTAN laser systems. Providing industry executives with strategic displays. Eric Thran, Tech Sls. Mgr. Michael Degel, Prod. Mgr. information and analyses pertaining to Philip J. Bos, Assoc. Dir, LCI 480/998-2250, fax 602/296-0483 +49-3641-651890, fax -653408 advanced materials and technologies driving 330/672-2511, fax 330/672-2796 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] development of innovative products. Serving email: [email protected] www.itousa.com www.automation-jenoptik.com niche segments of the lighting and displays, www.lci.kent.edu high-performance color fillers and fibers, JIYA LCD CO., 615 Acorn St., Deer Park, NY energy and advanced materials, and electronic ITT ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, 666 East 11729 KLA-TENCOR, 160 Rio Robles, San Jose, materials and devices industries by producing Dyer Rd., Santa Ana, CA 92705 Manufacturers of LCD products and LCM CA 95134 international conferences and publishing Suppliers of connectors, including circular, technology, consisting of TN, STN, and FSTN Market segments span from semiconductor focused, relevant reports on which actionable rectangular, fiber-optic, rf, power and high types and resolutions of up to 640 x 480. and data-storage manufacturing to MEMS, business decisions can be based. Industry voltage, audio and application custom-specific David Cheng, Mgr. optoelectronics, material science, and general executives benefit by identifying the market connectors, PCMCIA and compact flash-card 631/595-1515, fax -1521 scientific research – a range of industries that and technical trends affecting their business. connectors and enclosures, and cable email: [email protected] measure surface topography to either control Patricia Kinzer, Head of U.S. Production assemblies. www.jiyalcd.com their process or research new material char- 207/781-9604, fax -2150 Allison Turner, Mktg. Commun. Mgr. acteristics. Typical parameters measured email: [email protected] 617/969-3700, fax 617/243-8380 JKL COMPONENTS CORP., 13343 Paxton include flatness, roughness, curvature, peak- www.intertechpira.com email: [email protected] St., Pacoima, CA 91331 to-valley, asperity, waviness, texture, volume, www.ittcannon.com Supplier of custom cold-cathode fluorescent sphericity, slope, density, stress, bearing lamps, specialty UV fluorescent lamps, CCFL IR TOUCH SYSTEMS, CO., LTD., 6 Cranford ratio, and distance mainly in the micron to J. A. WOOLLAM CO., INC., 645 M St., Ste. inverters, and custom-engineered backlight Ave., San Carlos, CA 94070 nanometer range. Products range from 102, Lincoln, NE 68508 assemblies for high-bright LCD panels. Provides Providers of robust IR touch screens from benchtop stylus and optical profilers used Manufacturers of the FP M-2000 that provides the aircraft, automotive, and medical industries 6 to 100 in., with superior optical clarity, fast in research environments to automated thickness and refractive-index metrology on with color-matched LED, xenon, and krypton response time, high accuracy, and scratch high-resolution profilers for advanced IC and single- and multiple-layer films used in the high-intensity lamps, indicators, and displays. resistance. Includes no-drift and vandal-proof data-storage production facilities. features for demanding indoor/outdoor appli- display industry, including ITO, a-Si, poly- Jon Cole, Sls. Rep. Brian Crawford, Dir. Sls. cations. silcon, SiO 818/421-7244 x123, fax 818/897-3056 2, nitride, resist, color filters, metal 408/875-3000 email: [email protected] Cindy Wang, Bus. Devel. N.A. films, and more. email: [email protected] www.jkllamps.com 650/585-2195, fax -2340 James Hilfiker, Sls/Mktg. Mgr www.kla-tencor.com email: [email protected] 402/477-7501, fax -8214 www.irtouchusa.com. email: [email protected] KAWASAKI MICROELECTRONICS, 2570 N. www.jawoollam.com First St., 3rd Floor, San Jose, CA 95131 KLEIN INSTRUMENTS CORP., 321 S.W. Provider of application-specific integrated- ISRA SURFACE VISION, 4357 Park Dr., Fourth Ave., Suite 200, Portland, OR 97204 circuit (ASIC) technology. Image-processing Suite J, Norcross, GA 30093 JACO ELECTRONICS, INC., 145 Oser Ave., Manufacturers of test equipment since 1983, ASIC intellectual property for LCD panels can Providers of glass-inspection solutions that Hauppauge, NY 11788 including convergence gauges, colorimeters, make poor panels look better and good panels span all phases of the glass-production Provider of display technology. Designers, and inspection microscopes. Also, precision look great. Other ASIC IP for LCDs include process from drawing to the final-quality developers, and integrators of comprehensive calibration instruments for the commercial, frame-rate control, LVDS Rx/Tx, RSDS Tx, inspection. Manufacturers of automated glass flat-panel-display and embedded-computing medical, and military industries. Mini-LVDs Tx, voltage detector, on-chip oscil- inspection for the flat, automotive, display, solutions for a myriad of markets and applica- Mark Koepping, Sls. Mgr. lator, SSCG (analog/digital), I 2C controller, coated, and architectural glass markets. tions. 503/245-1012, fax -8166 and PPL. David Beck, Acct. Mgr. Glass Leslie J Girsky, V.P. Bus. Develop. email: [email protected] 1-888-500-5574, 408/570-0555 770/449-7776, fax -0399 877/373-5226 x3067, fax 631/231-1051 www.kleininstruments.com www.k-micro.us email: [email protected] email: [email protected] www.isravision.com www.jacodisplays.com KEITHLEY INSTRUMENTS, INC., 28775 KONICA MINOLTA, 725 Darlington Ave., Aurora Rd., Cleveland, OH 44139-1891 Mahwah, NJ 07430 iSUPPLI CORP., 1700 E. Walnut Ave., JAE ELECTRONICS, 142 Technology Dr., Manufacturers of electrical test instruments Manufacturers and marketers of a complete Suite 600, El Segundo, CA 90245 #100, Irvine, CA 92618 and systems to meet measurement needs line of display-measuring instrumentation. A global leader in displays and electronics Manufacturers of electrical connectors for use in production testing, process monitoring, Included are instruments for measuring value chain research. Covering all aspects in the data/telecom, mobile wireless, con- product development, and research. End white balance and monitor calibration, light of the displays market and providing compre- sumer, computer, industrial, instrumentation, uses include advanced materials research, and light sources, color temperature, lumi- hensive and reliable market-intelligence medical, and automotive industries. Provider semiconductor device testing, and production nance, illuminance, and absolute chromaticity available. of the electronics industry with solutions to of electronic products. valves. Jennifer Bamber-Repcik complex design requirements. Ellen McDock Janice Maurer, Special Project Mgr. 310/524-4007, fax -4050 Julia Marin, Mktg. Svcs. Mgr. 440/248-0400, fax -6168 1-888-473-2656, fax 201/574-4201 email: [email protected] 949/454-6077, fax 949/753-2699 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] www.isuppli.com www.jae.com www.keithley.com www.konicaminolta.us

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KONICA MINOLTA PHOTO IMAGING U.S.A., KURDEX CORP., Thin Film Equipment Div., Ron Copps, V.P. Mktg. & Sls. LIYITEC INC., #9, Singye St., Gueisan INC., Instrument Systems Div., 725 Darlington 343 Gibraltar Dr., Sunnyvale, CA 94089 408/434-9302 x101, fax 408/434-0954 Township, Taoyuan County, Taiwan 33341 Ave., Mahwah, NJ 07430 Manufacturers/suppliers of high-precision pro- email: [email protected] Randy Yuan, Mktg. Mgr. Manufacturers of instruments for measure- duction equipment for large-area substrates www.landmarktek.com +886-3-359-1055 x121, fax -2055 ment and numerical control of white balance, up to 2 m. Providers of tools for R&D/pilot and email: [email protected] convergence, chromaticity, spectral character- high-volume production. Equipment products LASER PHOTONICS, LLC, 41 Skyline Dr., www.liyitec.com istics, and geometry of color displays, light include sputtering, evaporation, box coaters, Suite 1001, Lake Mary, FL 32746 meters, and spot meters to measure lumi- PECVD, RIE etching, and PR stripping. Options Designers and manufacturers of industrial LOFO HIGH TECH FILM GmbH, Weidstrasse nance, illuminance, chromaticity values, color include stand-alone or configured to full auto- grade CO 2 and fiber laser material processing 2, 79576 Weil am Rhein, Germany temperature in Kelvin, and UV radiation. matic cassette-to-cassette reactors or cassette- equipment for the automotive, aerospace, Manufacturers of solvent cast films for optical John McCasland, Mktg. Services Mgr. less substrate transfer system, cluster, or in-line medical, electronics, defense, semicoductor, applications, mainly for various functions in 201/574-4251, fax -4201 systems. Systems include flat panel display and flat-panel-display markets. Applications LCDs. Developers of innovative films for email: [email protected] and solar cell manufacturing. Solar cell manu- include laser cutting, welding, cladding, scrib- other display systems and optical storage www.minoltadisplay.com facturing equipment for wafers, glass and flex. ing, dicing, singulation, UID marking, and systems. William H. Kneeland, Dir. Sls. & Mktg. engraving. Ulrich Siemann, Bus. Devel. 408/734-8181, fax -5151 KOPIN CORP., 125 North Dr., Westboro, MA Dmitri Nikitin, Pres. +49-7621-703-114, fax -313 email: [email protected] 01581 407/804-1100, fax -1002 email: [email protected] www.Kurdex.com Manufacturer of microdisplays for the con- email: [email protected] www.lofo.com sumer electronics, industrial, and military www.laserphotonics.com markets. Over 20 million CyberDisplays for KURT J. LESKER CO., 1925 Rt. 51, Clairton, digital cameras, personal video eyewear, PA 15025-2700 LC-TEC AUTOMATION AB, Tunavagen 281, LOGYSTYX UK, LTD., Kingsclere House, thermal-weapon sights, and head-mounted Providers of sources and solutions for the Borlange SE-78173, Sweden Fox’s Lane, Kingsclere, Newbury, Berks displays have been shipped. deposition of organic materials. Manufactur- Offering both standard and customized RG20 5SL, U.K. Alan Richard, Dir. Tech. Mktg. ers of the CMS Combinatorial and OLED manufacturing equipment for the LCD industry. Offering technical and managerial consultancy ® ® 508/870-5959, fax -0660 systems based on the Octos , Spectros , Both manually controlled equipment for services including management support, due- ® ® email: [email protected] and Luminos platforms. Torus produces smaller-volume R&D manufacturing as well as diligence reviews, commercial and technology www.kopin.com magnetron sputter guns, organic material fully automatic equipment for high-end volume analyses, on-site lectures, and conference evaporation sources, materials/targets, and manufacturing are available. organization. Current client base includes vacuum-related support products. academia, industry, venture-capital providers, KORRY ELECTRONICS CO., 901 Dexter Peter Grufman, Mgng. Dir. Duane Bingaman, V.P. and government departments. Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98109 +46-243-7940-80, fax -89 412/387-9200, fax 412/384-2745 Chris Williams, Dir. Designers and manufacturers of AMLCD email: [email protected] email: [email protected] www.lc-tec.com +44-1635-298-395, fax -299-214 displays and Nightshield ® night-vision filters www.lesker.com email: [email protected] for aerospace cockpit applications. LCD LIGHTING, INC., 37 Robinson Blvd., www.logystyx.co.uk Bruce Mitchell, Dir. Sls. KYOCERA INDUSTRIAL CERAMICS CORP., Orange, CT 06477 206/281-1300, fax -1365 5713 E. Fourth Plain Blvd., Vancouver, WA Custom designers and manufacturers of email: [email protected] 98661 LUMEN TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, miniature and sub-miniature fluorescent www.korry.com Manufacturers of LCD modules: color or 521 E. Lake Dr. lamps for avionics displays. Available in monochrome, active-matrix (TFT) or passive- Providers of LCD enhancements, including straight, U or serpentine bent lamps in glass lamination, passive and active enhance- KRISTEL DISPLAYS L.P., 555 S. Kirk Rd., matrix (STN), transmissive or transflective, diameters from 2.0 to 38 mm for performance ment for increased brightness, sunlight view- St. Charles, IL 60174-3406 320 x 240 to 800 x 480 formats, 4-in. diago- under any range of requirements, plus custom ability, NVIS compatibility, and complete design Manufacturers of total LCD/CRT display nals, LED or CCFL backlights, optional 4-wire phosphor blending, lamp-wiring harnesses, and solution assistance. Also, specialized solutions for OEMs. Complete LCD kits, touch screens. heaters, and reflective backplanes. avionics LCDs. open-frame modules, metal or plastic Joe Maurer, Distribution Sls. Mgr. Al Hudson, Mgr., Sls. & Mktg. Richard McCourt, Pres. enclosed (6.446 in.). High-performance LCD 1-800-826-0527, fax 360/750-6184 203/795-1520 x3013, fax -2874 631/766-9629, fax 631/288-8659 enhancements, sunlight readable, anti- email: [email protected] email: [email protected] email: [email protected] reflection, glassbonding, EMI/RFI shielding, www.americas.kyocera.com/kicc/LCD www.LCDL.com www.lumentec.com and touch systems. Custom solutions avail- able. ISO 9001:2000 certified. L-3 COMMUNICATIONS, INTERSTATE LIGHT BLUE OPTICS, UK Office: Platinum Kevin Michael, Sls. Mgr. ELECTRONICS CORP., 602 East Vermont Bldg., St. John’s Innovation Park, Cambridge, LUMETRIX CORP., 1505 Carling Avenue, 630/443-1290 / 1-888-584-3963, fax -1390 St., Anaheim, CA 92803 CB4 0WS, U.K. Ste. 301, Ottawa, Ontario K1Z 7L9 email: [email protected] Providers of GPS technologies and producers U.S. Office: 4775 Centennial Blvd., Suite 103, Manufacturers of imaging photometers and www.kristel.com of ruggedized displays for military and indus- imaging spectroradiometers capable of trialization applications. Colorado Springs, CO 80919-3309 Light Blue Optics (LBO) is a privately owned measuring luminance and spectral distribution Greg Martz, Commun. Mgr. KUKA CONTROLS GmbH, 17821 E. 17th St., company, developing and supplying miniature and uniformity, contrast vs. viewing angle, 714/758-0500, fax -4148 #160, Tustin, CA 92780 projection systems. LBO’s patented holo- BRDF, etc. Applications include avionics email: [email protected] Developers of real-time software, operating graphic laser projection technology delivers panel balancing, graphics analysis, display www.iechome systems, motion control, graphical interfaces, high-quality video images that remain in focus measurements, architectural and roadway handhelds, dynamic algorithms, PC-based lighting, and more. LABSPHERE, 231 Shaker St., P.O. Box 70, at all distances. The technology’s efficiency, hardware, and application programming. Tim Moggridge, Pres. North Sutton, NH 03260 small-form factor, robustness, and cost Ernie Rankin, Dir. Bus. Dev. USA 613/729-0614, fax -9067 Provider of innovative test and measurement advantages make it ideally suited for deploy- 714/505-1485, fax 714/595-1149 email: [email protected] technologies for light measurement, sensor ment in multiple markets including automo- email: [email protected] www.lumetrix.com calibration, diffuse reflectance materials, and tive, industrial, and consumer electronics. www.kuka-controls.com spectroscopy accessories. Tamara Roukaerts, Dir. Commun. 603/927-4266, fax -4694 +44-1223-428525, fax -433350 LUMILEDS LIGHTING, 370 W. Trimble Rd., KUKA REAL-TIME PRODUCT, 17821 E. 17th email: [email protected] email: [email protected] San Jose, CA 95131 St., #293, Tustin, CA 92780 www.labsphere.com www.lightblueoptics.com Providers of LCD backlight solutions using Software development company specialiizing Luxeon LED technology for LCD TVs, LCD in real-time software, operating systems, LANDMARK TECHNOLOGY, 172 Component LITE ENTERPRISES, 70 Bridge St., #11, monitors, and various custom-sized LCD motion control, graphical interfaces, hand- Dr., San Jose, CA 95370 Pelham, NH 03076 displays. Luxeon solutions offer huge advan- helds, dynamic algorithms, PC-based hard- Manufacturers of custom very-high-brightness Defect inspection of large-area photomasks tages over conventional CCFL technology as ware, and application programming. (CCFL or LED) backlights, LCD modules, (6 x 6 in. and larger) for 3.0 µm and smaller well as other LED solutions. Ernie Rankin, Bus. Dev., Americas open-frame monitors in sizes from 6.4 through defect sizes. Mark Pugh, V.P. Strategic Dev. 714/505-1485, fax -1149 42 in. LCDs. Also, high-performance inverters, D. Ronning, Pres. 408/435-6673, fax -5902 email: [email protected] LED driver boards, A/D adapters, dimming 603/635-8327, fax -7211 email: [email protected] www.kuka-rtousa.com pots, and light sensors. www.lite.enterprises.com www.lumileds.com

16 LUMINIT LLC, 20600 Gramercy Pl., Bldg. 203, LYNCH SYSTEMS, INC., 601 Independent MBRAUN, INC., 14 Marin Way, Stratham, NH Melissa Wickstead, Sls. & Mktg. Supervisor Torrance, CA 90501 St., Bainbridge, GA 39817 03885 775/882-7694, fax -7694 Luminit is a privately held, high-technology Manufacturers of TV glass pressing machines. Manufacturers of OLED/PLED thin-film evap- email: [email protected] company specializing in custom and standard Cost-effective production of high-quality tele- oration gloveboxes designed for the deposition www.micromanipulator.com holographic diffuser solutions. Luminit has vision and computer monitor glass in screen of multilayer thin films. Product configurations commercial experience that covers 3-D, auto- sizes from 1 to 42 in. on the diagonal. range from stand-alone bell jars to automatic MICRONIC LASER SYSTEMS AB, P.O. Box motive, and avionics displays and lighting as Jim Wassel, V.P. Sls. loading systems in gloveboxes for wafer coat- 3141, Nytorpsvägen 9, Täby S-18303, Sweden well as other applications. Light-shaping dif- 229/248-3070, fax 229/243-0987 ing, ranging in size from 24 to 300 mm. Manufacturers of laser pattern generators for fusers are available directly or through its net- email: [email protected] Chris Chausse, Sls. Mgr. TFT-LCDs and color-filter photomasks. work of domestic and international distributors. www.lynchsystems.com 603/773-9333 LRS15000 Gen 7 and 8 TFT-LCDs. Kevin Rankin, Global Accounts Mgr. email: [email protected] MMS1500 registration measurement system 310/320-1066, fax -8067 MAIN TAPE CO., 1 Capital Dr., Ste. 101, www.mbraunusa.com for Gen 7 and 8 photomasks. MP80+ pattern email: [email protected] Cranbury, NJ 08512 generator for passive-matrix LCD photo- www.luminitco.com Manufacturers of KLEENTAPETM protective McLAUGHLIN CONSULTING GROUP, masks. tapes. Specifically manufactured in a clean 945 Hamilton Ave., Menlo Park, CA 94025 Tobias Perrson, Sls. Dir. LUMINUS DEVICES, 1100 Technology Park environment to meet the stringent require- Provider of opportunity analysis in displays +46-8638-5200, fax -5290 Drive, Billerica, MA 01821 ments of electronics manufacturers. Products and display components; market entry/market email: [email protected] Designers and manufacturers of patented used for protecting LCD components, back- success strategies; deal-making and partner- www.micronic.se TM PhlatLight LEDs, unique high-power solid- lights, polarizers, and diffuser films during ships; investment due diligence; start-up state sources based on photonic lattice tech- the manufacturing assembly, transport, and formation and support; technology licensing. MICRONICS JAPAN CO., LTD., 2-6-8 nology and customized for a variety of appli- packaging. In-depth industry survey capability of top Kichijoji Hon-cho, Musashino-shi, Tokyo, cations, including microdisplay projection and Maria Mulvaney, Inside Sls. Mgr. execs; established reputation for directness 180-8508 Japan large-screen HD LCD TVs, video projectors, 1-800-858-0481, fax 920/892-6219 and integrity. The Liquid Crystal Viscosity Coefficient avionics displays, and lighting sources. email: [email protected] Adrienne Hefter, V.P. Operations Measurement System (Lvic), jointly developed Matt Mazzuchi, Dir. Sls. & Bus. Dev. www.maintape 650/323-1179, fax 650/319-1805 with Tohoku University and the Aomori 781/932-7831, fax -7835 email: [email protected] Support Center for Industrial Promotion, email: mmazzuchi@luminus www.mcgweb.com measures three types of rotation viscosity www.luminus.com MAN & MACHINE, INC., 3706 West St., Landover, MD 20785 coefficients and the Miesowiez viscosity co-efficient by using the MVS method (a LUMITEX, INC., 8443 Dow Circle, Specializing in LCD enhancement, customiza- MEKO, LTD., 134 Upper Chobham Rd., measurement of three viscosities by separate Strongsville, OH 44136 tion, brightness enhancement, integration, Camberley, Surrey GU15 1EJ, U.K. fitting). Providers of backlighting designs using the repairs, refurbishment, and sales. Small-batch Market researcher consultancy and publisher Eiichi Horie full range of fiber-optic technology, including services are available. Also, water-resistant providing advice and data for the European +81-422-21-0201, fax -3810 UniGlo® and other innovative fiber-optic pan- keyboards and mice. display and TV markets. Combining technical email: [email protected] els to light cell-phone keypads, computer key- Lenny Merryman understanding with practical experience of the www.mjc.co.jp boards, and a variety of membrane switch 301/341-4900 x44, fax -4078 market. applications that require tight space tolerances email: [email protected] Bob Raikes, Managing Dir. THE MICROOPTICAL CORP., 33 South West and minimal thicknesses. Using SMT LED www.man-machine.com +44-(0)-1276-22677, fax -64004 Park, Westwood, MA 02090 light sources, panels provide exceptional thin- email: [email protected] Manufacturers of non-immersive ergonomical ness (to 0.2 mm), uniform brightness, and low www.meko.co.uk MASTER BOND, INC., 154 Hobart St., electronic eyewear that serves military, medical, power, with no heat or EMI, outstanding design email: [email protected] Hackensack, NJ 07601 industrial, and consumer-electronics market. flexibility, quick turn-around and low NRE, Manufacturers of adhesives, sealants, and Tony Ho, Dir. Bus. Dev. unit, assembly and maintenance costs. New coatings for electro-optic and laser applica- MERITEC, 1359 W. Jackson St., P.O. Box 781/326-8111, fax -4110 Lumitex West facility, formerly Poly-Optical tions. Product line includes both one- and 8003, Painesville, OH 44077 email: [email protected] Products, provides strategically located two-component epoxy resin compunds and Manufacturer of a complete line of flat flexible www.microoptical.net design of engineered lighting solutions with one-component UV-curable compositions. cable assemblies utilizing Hirose DF-9 and volume manufacturing from Lumitex Asia’s Robert Michaels, V.P. Sls. DF-19 connectors, ZIF and ZIFLOC termina- MICROSEMI CORP., 2381 Morse Ave., new production facility in Taipei. 201/343-8983, fax -2132 tions, with numerous termination options, Irvine, CA 92614 Walt Schulz, Sls. Mgr., Electronics email: [email protected] power cables, and power extender cables. Manufacturers of high-performance analog 440/243-8401, fax 440/243-8402 www.masterbond.com RoHS compliant and UL listed. and mixed-signal ICs that control CCFLs and email: [email protected] Ken Braund, Bus. Unit Mgr. LEDs. Providers of advanced lamp balancing www.lumitex.com 440/354-3148 x239, fax -0687 MATRIX ORBITAL, 524 17th Ave. SW, Suite technology for LCD-TV applications. email: [email protected] 302, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2S 0B2 Jim Gentile, Sr. V.P. Worldwide Sls. LUMETRIX CORP., 1505 Carling Ave., Ste. www.meritec.com Manufacturer of LCDs (character and graphic) 301, Ottawa, Ontario K1Z 7L9 949/221-7115, fax 949/756-0308 and VFDs, specializing in RS232, I2C, and Manufacturers of imaging photometers email: [email protected] USB communication interfaces. Features METAVAC, 4000 Point Street, Holtsville, NY capable of measuring wide dynamic range www.microsemi.com include keypad interfaces, PC bay inserts, 11742 (up to 1,000,000:1 (20 bits) by using electronic general-purpose outputs (GPOs), and Dallas Manufacturers and developers of thin film, bracketing technology. Applications include MICROSHARP CORP., LTD., 52 Shrivenham 1-wires. optical, and electro-optical products serving avionics panel balancing, display measure- Hundred Business Park, Watchfield, Oxford- Clare Wagner, Sls. Rep. the defense, commercial, and life-sciences ments, architectural, roadway lighting, and shire 5N6 8TY, U.K. 403/229-2737 x200, fax -1963 industries. Products include ruggedized more. Developers of light-manipulation solutions. email: [email protected] display shields, EMI/RFI shielding, contrast- Tim Moggridge, Pres These include novel backlights, projection www.matrixorbital.com enhancement and polarized display filters, 613/729-0614, fax -9067 TVs, and polymer optical films. Designers and night-vision-compatible filters, and specialty email: [email protected] manufacturers of bespoke surface-structured coatings for optoelectronic applications. www.lumetrix.com MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS, 120 San optical films, and contract R&D in display optics. Richard Zinkiewicz, Sls. Mgr. Gabriel Dr., Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Nicholas Walker, CEO 631/447-7700, fax -7715 LXD, INC., 7650 First Place, Oakwood, OH Offering LED drivers for LCD panels and LED +44-1793-782878, fax -78464 email: [email protected] 44146 light sources for projection systems as well as email: [email protected] www.metavac.com Manufacturers of standard and custom LCDs. a family of serializer/deserializer chipsets www.microsharp.co.uk Specializing in long-life high-reliability prod- ideal for driving WVGA, VGA, and dual-view ucts featuring wide temperature ranges, fast displays in automotive navigation and info- MICROMANIPULATOR CO., INC., 1555 MICROTIPS TECHNOLOGY, 3452 Lake response times, and wide viewing angles. tainment systems. Forrest Way, Carson City, NV 89706 Lynda Dr., Suite 215, Orlando, FL 32817 Innovators in large-area and sign displays. Maxim/Dallas Direct Distribution Manufacturers of a complete line of analog Manufacturers of all types of LCDs: custom, Colored polarizers also available. 1-888-629-4642, 1-800-992-1884 probe stations and accessories, including monochrome, color STN, and color TFT. Chuck Oravec, Sls. Mgr. email: [email protected] large-area flat display device boards, LED, Engineering and sales support both in North 440/786-8700, fax -8711 www.maxim-ic.com and optoelectronic device probers. America with factories in Taiwan and China.

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Josh Massie, Sls. Mgr. MONITECH INDUSTRIAL DISPLAY, NATIONAL QUALITY ASSURANCE US, between processes, even at high speeds 407/273-0204, fax -0771 100 Bathurst Dr., Waterloo, Ontario N2V 1V6 4 Post Office Square Rd., Acton, MA 01720 (2 m/sec). With New Way’s porous mediaTM email: [email protected] Canada Performs ISO 9000, ISO 14001, AS9100, technology, air-pressure issues from millions www.microtipsusa.com Specializing in supporting and replacing QS9000, and TickIT registrations. Expertise of submicron-sized holes across the entire legacy products. LCD solutions allow easy in the aerospace, transportation, distribution, bearing surface, virtually eliminating contact MICROVISION, 11802 Kemper Rd., Auburn, replacement and mechanical solutions for any printing, professional services, automation, even for Gen 10 or Gen 11 glass. Modular air- CA 95603 display application. food, electronics, and computer hardware and bearing components are robust and easy-to- Manufacturers of display test systems. The Kevin Conquergood software industries. use in scalable arrays. Product line also SS410 is a turnkey system that incorporates a 519/725-2222, fax -4300 Nia Carignan, Mktg. Supervisor includes flat round air bearings, flat rectangu- high-resolution CCD camera, spectrometer, email: [email protected] 1-800-649-5289, fax 978/263-0785 lar air bearings, air bushings, vacuum and positioning system for automatic testing www.monitech.com email: [email protected] preloaded air bearings, and air slides. Com- of any type of display. The SS420 features an www.nqa-usa.com ponents are available from stock and offer all integrated goniometer for automatic off-axis MOTION RESEARCH CORP., 1165 Eastlake the advantages of frictionless motion. testing. A response-time module provides Ave. E, Suite 100, Seattle, WA 98109 NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORP., 2900 Michael Wright, Dir., Mktg. automatic measurements of LCD gray-scale Creators of the first consumer head-up Semiconductor Dr., Santa Clara, CA 95051 610/494.6700, fax 610/494.0911 transitions, motion blur, and MPRT. Also displays, SportVue and VersaVue. An Providers of complete silicon solutions for a email: [email protected] offering automatic test suites that test in information-display and monitoring solutions wide range of display applications, including www.newwayairbearings.com full accordance to the ISO 9241-300, ISO provider for sports and industrial applications. CRTs, LCDs, small-format displays, and 13406-2, ISO 9241 (3 & 8), TCO 5.0, and Mike Claudio, V.P. Sls. & Mktg. digital TV. Product portfolio includes power NFLEXION LLC, 5757 CEntral Avenue, VESA 2.0 standards. 206/352-1771 x112 management, audio, interface, driver, and Boulder, CO 80301 Bryan Arnett, Appl. Engr. email: [email protected] controller products. nFlexion provides interim executive services 530/888-8344, fax -8349 www.motionresearch.com Craig Zajac, Tech. Mktg. Engr. to early stage display technology companies email: [email protected] 408/629-2501, fax 408/629-2478 and management consulting to larger corpo- www.microvsn.com MOXTEK, 452 West 1260 North, Orem, UT email: [email protected] rations. The company has expertise in general 84057 www.national.com management (CEO level), strategic planning, MICROVISION, INC., 6222 185th Ave. NE, Manufacturers of broadband wire-grid polariz- fund raising, business development, and Redmond, WA 98052 ers up to 8 in. on the diameter for use in con- NDF SPECIAL LIGHT PRODUCTS B.V, strategic planning. Designers and developers of high-precision sumer displays, scientific instruments, and Leemstraat 40-44, 4705 RH Roosendaal, Mark Willner, Managing Partner scanning systems and related technologies industrial and military applications. Providers The Netherlands 303/667-0300 that enable personal and projection displays of polarizers ranging from UV to LWIR. Producers of high-end customized cold- email: [email protected] and image-capture products for a broad range Jim Meyer, Prod. Mgr. cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFLs) by using www.nflexion.com of industrial, military, professional, and con- 801/225-0930, fax 801/221-1121 a unique patented technology. Products used sumer products. email: [email protected] in professional LCD applications; aircraft, NICOMATIC, 165 Veterans Way, Suite 200, Ian Brown, V.P. Sls. & Mktg. www.moxtek.com spacecraft, and emergency lighting; as well as Warminster, PA 18974 425/936-6836 in decorative applications such as POS and Manufacturers of the flat flex cable, FFC card email: [email protected] N-TRIG, 15 Atir Yeda St., Kfar Saba, Israel shop lighting. Also, developers of customized cable, connectors, tactile metal domes, and www.microvission.com Abi Solomon, Dir. Mktg. inverters. dome arrays, along with other products for +972 9 7999 600 C. M. M. van’t Westeinde, Managing Dir. membrame switches. MIRWEC FILM, INC., 601 South Liberty Dr., email: [email protected] +31-165-538-630, fax +31-165-539-630 Phil Heft, Sls. Mgr. Bloomington, IN 47403 www.n-trig.com email: [email protected] 215/444-9580, fax -9581 Providers of coating machines, technology www.ndf.eu email: [email protected] and test or toll coating services in clean NAGASE AMERICA CORPORATION, 2880 www.nicomatic.net rooms. Featuring patented Micro Gravure® Lakeside Dr., Suite 116, Santa Clara, CA NEMOPTIC SA, 1 rue Guynemer, 78114 coating system which is widely used for 95054 Magny-Les-Hameaux, France NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD., production of information-display films. Yukari Matsuda, Sls. & Mktg. Mgr. Developers and manufacturers of bistable 1551 Higashidaira, Higashimatsuyma, Ryo Yamanami, Coating Mgr. 408/567-9728, fax 408/567-9729 display modules (BiNem®) that feature zero Saitama 555-002, Japan 812/331-7194, fax 812/331-1119 email: [email protected] power consumption for static images. Supplier Manufacturers of clear and antiglare hard- email: [email protected] http://www.nagaseamerica.com of black and white display modules in cus- coat films (triathetylcellulose, PET). Thermal www.mirwecfilm.com tomized sizes (16 in. typical) and resolutions transfer film for CRT and FED phosphor NANOFILM, 10111 Sweet Valley Dr., Valley (60 x 120, 600 x 800 typical). Also, BiNem screens. Also, dry films of various photo- MIYACHI UNITEK CORP., 1820 S. Myrtle View, OH 44125 display evaluation kits available. resists for electric devices. Ave., Monrovia, CA 91017 Developers of optically clear thin films includ- T. Emeraud Hirofumi Katayama, Gen. Mgr. The Eapro Division specializes in the reflow ing hydrophobic, hydrophilic, anti-static, UV +33-(0)-1-3930-5160, fax -5161 81-493-22-9451, fax -9456 soldering of power supplies, heads, and ther- rejecting, anti-reflective, IR rejecting, abrasion email: [email protected] email: [email protected] modes for hot-bar reflow soldering. Applica- and chemical resistant, and conducting. Markets www.nemoptic.com tions include LCD attachment such as that include optical, architectural, transportation, NITTO DENKO AMERICA, INC., 48500 used in the manufacture of displays for cell and consumer, electronics/displays. Tech- NEW WAVE RESEARCH, INC., 48660 Kato Fremont Blvd., Fremont, CA 94538 phones, laptop computers, and automotive nologies include self-assembling nanolayers, Rd., Fremont, CA 94538 Manufacturers of a full line of polarizing and applications. nanocomposites, formulation, surface chem- Developers of high-quality laser-based compensation films for LCD manufacturing, Chris Helsch, Eapro Sls. Mgr. istry/physics, and application development. systems and modules for the microelectronics repair, and ruggedizing. Product line includes 619/445-4756 John Swett, V.P. Sls. & Mktg. and analytical instrumentation industries. films to improve display brightness, contrast, email: [email protected] 216/447-1199 x 160, fax -1137 Lin Tso, Dir. Mktg. Services and viewing angles, as well as anti-reflective, www.miyachiunitek.com email: [email protected] 510/249-1550, fax 510/249-1551 anti-glare, and other coating technologies. nanofilmtechnology.com email: [email protected] Also, manufacturers of flexible printed circuits, MKS INSTRUMENTS, INC., 90 Industrial www.new-wave.com double-coated tapes, and surface-protective Way, Wilmington, MA 01887-4610 NANOGRAM, 165 Topaz St., Milpitas, CA films for LCDs. Manufacturers of process control systems for 95035 NEW WAY AIR BEARINGS, 50 McDonald Steve Suzuki, Sls. & Mktg. Mgr. advanced manufacturing processes, such as Creaters of high-refractive-index particles Blvd., Aston, PA 19014 510/445-5431, fax -5480 thin-film manufacturing for flat-panel displays. with precise size and phase control and very Improve yield with non-contact control of FPD email: [email protected] The company’s instruments, components, and uniform distribution and superior surface glass handling. Every time glass touches www.nittousa.com subsystems power, measure, control, and properties. Process can achieve a 0.30 down, yield also goes down. But New Way monitor critical parameters within the manu- increase in refractive index while maintaining Conveyor Air Bearings provide a combination NKK SWITCHES, 7850 E. Gelding Dr., facturing environment. a greater than 90% transparency. of air pressure and vacuum that is ideal for Scottsdale, AZ 85260 Lisa Robillard, Marcom. Mgr. Clifford Morris, V.P. Sls. & Mktg. non-contact control, holding it precisely for Manufacturers of more than 3 million different 978/284-4000, fax -4999 408/719-5304 AOI, direct-write lithography, probing, repair, toggle, rocker, pushbutton, slide, rotary, and email: [email protected] email: [email protected] and any number of other applications. They keylock switches and displays. This extensive www.mksinst.com www.nanogram.com are also ideal for non-contact conveyance selection also includes LCD programmable

18 switches and displays. Committed to provide Dexin Jin, Sls. & Mktg. Dir. Stuart David, Dir. Sls. offers its customers solutions based on semi- all the right switches for audio/visual and +86-755-2671-0102, fax -0525 626/795-9101, fax 626/795-0184 conductor technology for lighting, sensor, and broadcast applications. email: [email protected] email: [email protected] visualization applications. OSRAM Opto Jeff Kroening, Product Dev. Mgr. www.omtdisplay.com www.opticalres.com Semiconductors has production sites in 480/991-0942, fax 480/998-1435 Regensburg (Germany) and Penang email: [email protected] OPTEK TECHNOLOGY, 1645 Wallace Dr., OPTICS BALZERS AG, Neugruet 35, 9496 (Malaysia). Its headquarters for North America www.nkksmartswitch.com Carrollton, TX 75006 Balzers, Liechtenstein is in Sunnyvale, California (USA), and for Asia OPTEK is a leading manufacturing and solutions Optics Balzers AG (former Oerlikon Optics) in Hong Kong. OSRAM Opto Semiconductors NOVALED AG, Tatzberg 49, Dresden, provider for sensing and illumination covering enables innovative optical solutions for more also has sales offices throughout the world. Saxony 01307, Germany the infrared, visible, and ultraviolet spectrum. than 60 years. As a global leader in optical Kate Cleveland, Mkt. Mgr. Providers of OLED technology and materials Offering standard as well as application- thin-film components and subassemblies, 248/277-8018, fax 248/596-0395 to display and lighting manufactures for making specific products for a variety of markets, Optics Balzers focuses on selected markets email: [email protected] the most power-efficient and easy-to-manu- including, but not limited to, office machines, such as advanced lighting, automotive, bio- www.osram-os.com facture OLED devices. The unique doping industrial equipment, encoders, automotive photonics, projection display, and sensors approach of PIN OLEDTM technology leads to electronics, military and high-reliability appli- and imaging. The company possesses a OTB DISPLAY, Luchthavenweg 10, 5657 EB, the lowest operating voltages combined with cations, medical diagnostic equipment, and comprehensive know-how in optical thin-film Eindhoven, The Netherlands high-current efficiencies. solid-state lighting. Headquartered in Carrollton, coatings, glass processing, patterning, seal- Provider of in-line OLED production solutions. Gerd Günther Texas, the company is ISO/TS16949:2002 ing, and optical subassemblies. These solutions not only include integrated +49-(0)-351-796-580 and BS EN ISO 9001:2000 certified, as well Dirk von Frajer, Head, Mktg. & Sls. manufacturing equipment but also all know-how fax +49 (0)-351-796-5829 as ITAR registered. 423/388-4444, fax 423/388-5405 and support necessary to help customers, email: [email protected] Reyne Parks, Mktg. Specialist email: [email protected] from display design to mass-produced small- www.novaled.com 1-800-341/4747, fax 972/323-2396 www.opticsbalzers.com molecule and polymer OLED displays. email: [email protected] Sander Aarden, Sls. Engr. www.optekinc.com OPTREX AMERICA, INC., 46723 Five Mile +31-40-2581-580, fax +31-40-2509-872 O & S RESEARCH, INC., 1912 Bannard Rd., Plymouth, MI 48170 email: [email protected] Street, Cinnaminson, NJ 08077 OPTICAL FILTERS, 13447 South Mosiertown Designers and manufacturers of OEM flat- www.otbdisplay.com O&S Research is a leading manufacturer of Rd., Meadville, PA 16335 panel-display solutions for telecommunica- anti-glare cover glasses, contrast enhance- Manufacturers of laminates to enhance electronic tions and non-PC Internet devices; test, OTSUKA ELECTRONICS CO., 3-26-3 ment filters and heaters for liquid crystal displays. Providers of EMI shielding, sunlight measurement, and diagnostic instruments; Shedai-tajika, Hirakata, Osaka 573-1132, displays and CRTs used primarily in aircraft readability, impact resistance, transparent handheld data-management equipment; and Japan cockpit applications for the commercial, busi- heaters, specialty coatings, and touch-screen automotive and avionics displays. Active- Developers and manufacturers of inspection ness and defense aircraft industries. Products enhancement. Glass and plastic substrates, matrix technologies include active-MLA, TFT, systems for FPDs including the LCD Evalua- include conventional AR coated glass, con- non-glare, anti-reflective, anti-scratch, and VHC, HPC, and TFCC, with a broad range of tion System, Cell-Gap Inspection System, ductive AR coated glass for EMI shielding, hard-coated materials. Design and manufacture color and monochrome modules. OLED Color-Filter Spectral Inspection System, index-matched conductive coated glass for locations in both Europe and North America. modules also available. Film-Thickness Monitor, and Moving-Picture bonding applications, NVIS filters and linear Peter Fisher, Group Sls. Dir. John Cramer, Dir. Bus. Dev. & Procurement Response-Time Measurement System. and circular polarizing filters. 814/333-2222, fax -4338 734/416-8500, fax -8520 +81-72-855-8550, fax -8557 Anderson McCabe, President email: [email protected] email: [email protected] www.photal.co.jp 856/829-2800, fax 856/829-0482 www.opticalfiltersusa www.optrex.com email: [email protected] PARKER CHOMERICS/SILVER CLOUD, osresearch.com/optsciences.com OPTICAL FILTERS, LTD., 14 Bertie Rd., OPTRONIC LABORATORIES, INC., 525 Orange St., Millville, NJ 08332 Thame, Oxon OX9 3XA, U.K. 4632 36th St., Orlando, FL 32811 Custom manufacturer and supplier of precision OCEAN OPTICS, INC., Thin Films Div., Designers and manufacturers of optical filters Designers and manufacturers of industrial- display windows and assemblies. Windows 8060A Bryon Dairy Rd., Largo, FL 33777 providing improved sunlight readability, and research-grade light-measurement can include application-driven materials for Providers of a full range of photonics compo- privacy, impact resistance, and EMI shielding instrumentation for science, industry, and EMI-RFI shielding and various display nents and systems, including optical monitor- to electronic displays using optical polycar- the military, specializing in LED test and enhancements. Anti-reflective or anti-glare ing systems, optical-fiber amplifiers, optical bonates, acrylics, polarizers, non-glare, measurement systems, scanning spectro- surfaces are available. Complete window fibers, and optical add/drop multiplexers. The anti-reflective, and ITO-coated glass with radiometers, multi-channel spectroradiometers, assemblies can include molded bezels, touch Sea Changer Eolex Engine is a dichroic color- optical lamination in clean-room facilities. radiometers/photometers, integrating sphere systems, EMI shielding, and more. mixing accessary for the ETC Source Four ® Peter Fisher, Sls. Dir. systems, and calibration standards and Robert C. Cowperthwait, Prod. Mgr. ellipsoidal fixture. +44-(0)-1844-260-377, fax -355 services. 856/825-8900, fax 856-825-8969 Rob Randelman, V.P. Sls. & Mktg. email: [email protected] Alex Fong, V.P. Sls. & Mktg. email: [email protected] 727/733-2447, fax -3962 www.opticalfilters.co.uk 407/422-3171, fax 407/648-5412 www.silver-cloud.com email: [email protected] email: [email protected] www.oceanoptics.com OPTICAL POLYMERS INTERNATIONAL, www.olinet.com PERFORMANCE COATINGS INTERNA- 110 W. Main St., Milford, CT 06460 TIONAL, 10 Henderson Drive, West Caldwell, Manufacturers of instrument display readout ORBIT INTERNATIONAL CORP., 80 Cabot NJ 07006, USA OLED-T, Innova Science Park, Enfield EN3 windows, contrast-enhancement filters, IR Ct., Hauppauge, NY 11788 Manufacturers of high performance UV- 7XH, U.K. filters, and barcode scanner exit windows. The electronics segment (ORBIT Instrument curable coatings for polymeric substrates. Providers of high-performance small- Custom and standard windows are manufac- Div. and TULIP Development Laboratory, Inc.) PCI’s Vueguard 901 & 801 series of optical moleculeorganic materials for use in the tured from proprietary cast ADC thermoset has experience in the process of adapting clear hard coats for the optoelectronic indus- manufacture of organic light-emitting diode optical sheet supporting LCD, VF, LED, and and/or ruggedizing COTS AMLCD flat-panel try are renown for the unmatched abrasion, (OLED) displays. The materials can also be all other display technologies. displays for severe environment and military wear, chemical and anti-fog properties. used for lighting and flexible displays. Michael B. Smith, Dir. applications. The Power Units segment George E. Drazinakis, Pres. & CEO Myrddin Jones, Chief Exec. 203/882-9093, fax 203/882-9150 (BEHLMAN Electronics) supplies custom 973-227-5401, fax -5402 +44-20-8344-8460, fax -8494 email: mikesmith display power supplies for military and rugged email: [email protected] email: [email protected] applications. www.vueguard.com www.oled-t.com OPTICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, Sam Berhumoglu, VP. Sls. & Bus. Dev. 3280 E. Foothill Blvd., Suite 300, Pasadena, 631/435-8300, fax 631/435-8458 PERFORMANCE TECH ASSOCIATES, OMT DIGITAL DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CA 91107 email: [email protected] 13130 Central Ave., #8004, Boulder Creek, (SHENZHEN) LTD., #10-1 South, Maquling Developers of optical and illumination design www.orbitintl.com CA 95006 Industrial Park, Nanshan District, Shenzen software. Providers of CODE V® for image- Providers of technical sales and marketing 518057, China forming optics and LightTools® for innovative OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS, 1150 consulting services to the hi-tech industry, Providers of R&D, manufacturing, and market- illumination design, including backlit and pro- Kifer Rd., Suite 100, Sunnyvale, CA 94086 with special emphasis on displays (LCDs, ing of various components (including display jection displays, automotive instrumentation, OSRAM is part of the Industry Sector of OLEDs, and PDPs) and the OEM market. lasers, micro-optic parts, and coating products), LEDs, reflectors, and more. Supplier of optical Siemens. Its subsidiary, OSRAM Opto Semi- Specializing in helping non-U.S. and U.S. and light engines for display applications. engineering services. conductors GmbH in Regensburg (Germany), companies expand their sales channels, and

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increase their sales, by locating, interviewing, David Dover, Assoc. Publisher modules, CSTN, analog and digital TFTs, technology that allows two or more LCD qualifying, and signing the best manufacturers’ 413/499-0514, fax 413/442-3180 OLEDs, sign boards, lenses, and lens panels to be stacked and separated by sales representatives (reps or independent email: [email protected] modules. physical depth, allowing for real visual depth professional sales agents) and industrial dis- www.Photonics.com/spectra Leslie Tsai, Dist, Sls. Mgr. effects and an increase in response time of tributors. Contacts of over 1000 top-tier reps 949/859-8168, fax -8118 up to 4.5 sec. and distributors that sell into the OEM market. PHYSICAL OPTICS CORP., 20600 Gramercy email: [email protected] Russell Rheingrover, Dir. John Schlatter, Sls. & Mktg. Consultant Pl., Torrance, CA 90501 www.powertipusa.com 650/632-0800, fax -0818 831/338-1451, fax 831/338-3691 Providing active production design and tech- email: [email protected] email: nology innovation in a number of areas such PRECISION DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES www.puredepth.com [email protected] as light shaping diffusers, holographic light- CORP., 4635 Longley Lane, Bldg. 109, Reno, www.FlatPanelDisplayExperts.com pipes, optical components, real-time 3-D NV 89502-5976 PVA TEPLA AG, Plasma Systems Div., displays, video compression, wireless com- Designers and manufacturers of high-fidelity Hans-Riedl-Strasse 5, D-85622, Feldkirchen munications, high-resolution screens, and CRT and flat-panels displays used for simula- PETER’S CO., LTD., No. 359 Leou Shiu Rd., Germany x-ray imaging optics. tion and commercial applications. Offering Wu Jiang, Jiang Su, Taiwan Specializing in advanced microwave-powered Carol Jacobs, Mktg. complete turnkey display systems for a wide Providers of the assembly of wiring harnesses plasma systems for semiconductor, flat-panel- 310/320-3088, fax -5961 variety of cockpits including fighters, air trans- and cable used in CRT and LCD interconnec- display, and solar-cell manufacturing. Manu- email: [email protected] ports, helicopters, tanks, and submarines. tion to OEMs. Manufactures of flexible flat facturer of fully automated systems for front- www.poc.com Jonathan D. Garman, CEO cable in pitches from 0.5 to 2.54 mm. end or chip-packaging applications, also 775/825-4488, fax -4489 Calvin Kuo, V.P. serving the MEMS- and wafer-bumping PIXEL INTERCONNECT, INC., 8215 Tualatin email: precisiondisplays.com +86-512-63455-489, fax -412 markets. Main applications in the FPD manu- Sherwood Rd, Suite 200, Tualatin, OR 97062 www.pdt-usa.com email: [email protected] facturing of OLEDs and PLEDs are the large- Providing turnkey LCD and flat-panel-display area cleaning and activation of ITO layers and assembly, repair, and enhancement lines and PRECISION TECHNOLOGY GROUP, 41 PHOSPHOR TECHNOLOGY, LTD., Norton unique surface conditioning prior to ink-jet services. TAB bonding, film lamination, and Skyline Dr., Suite 1005, Lake Mary, FL 32746 Park, Norton Rd., Stevenage, Hertfordshire printing. film removal equipment and processes are Designers and manufacturers of industrial SG1 2BB, U.K. Gerhard Liebel, V.P. Sls. Mktg. the acknowledged industry standard world- grade CO and fiber laser systems for precision Manufacturers and developers of inorganic 2 Semiconductor Equipment wide. applications, including a patented method for phosphors for CRTs, FEDs, PDPs, LEDs, +49-(0)-89-90503-0, fax -185 Scott Cockey, Pres. splitting glass without any chips or microcracks. x-ray imaging, IR, and UV detection, and email: [email protected] 503/885-8444, fax 503/210-0328 Sharon Fleischner, Mrktg. Asst. other radiation-detecting scintillators. www.pvatepla.com email: [email protected] 407/804-1000, fax -1002 Gerry Sorce, CEO www.pixel-interconnect.com email: [email protected] +44-(0)-1438-364-343, fax -344 www.ptgindustries.com email: [email protected] Q-LAB CORP., 800 Canterbury Rd., PLANAR SYSTEM, 1195 NW Compton Dr., www.phosphor-technology.com Cleveland, OH 44145 Beaverton, OR 97006 PRECO INDUSTRIES, INC., 9705 Commerce Provider of affordable easy-to-use and low- Providers of a large portfolio of display solu- Pkwy., Lenexa, KS 66219 maintenance weathering and light-stability PHOTO RESEARCH, INC., 9731 Topanga tions for industrial, medical, and commercial Manufacturers of close-tolerance screen print- test equipment. Canyon Place, Chatsworth, CA 91311 and dynamic signage. ers, assembling laminators, die cutters, laser James Gauntner, U.S. Sls. Mgr. Manufacturers of photometers, colorimeters, Bill Hanrahan, Dir. N. A. Sls., Industrial Bus. cutters, and pressure-forming machinery used 440/835-8700, fax -8738 and spectroradiometers used worldwide for Unit for flexible circuitry, displays, medical biosen- email: [email protected] display testing, R&D, and ergonomics. 503/748-7483, fax -5987 sors, and RFID applications. Customer-driven www.q-lab Products used extensively in the automotive, email: [email protected] custom-built designs account for over half of aerospace, computer, flat-panel display, and www.planar.com production output. digital projector markets. Ron Hofmann, V.P. Sls. U.S.A. QUADRANGLE PRODUCTS, INC., 28 Harri- Mike Klein, Dir. Sls. & Mktg. PLASTIC LOGIC, LTD., 34 Cambridge 913/541-0066, fax -9088 son Ave., Bldg 16D, Englishtown, NJ 07726 818/725-9750 x125, fax -9770 Science Park, Milton Rd., Cambridge, email: [email protected] Engineering and manufacturing company email: [email protected] Cambridgeshire, CR4 0FX, U.K. www.precoindustries.com providing a broad range of products and solu- www.photoresearch.com Developer of flexible plastic electronics tech- tions for interfacing to a wide variety of LCDs. nology. Fabricator of flexible displays on its PRIME VIEW INTERNATIONAL (PVI), Developer of multiple solutions to solve the PHOTO SCIENCES, INC., 2542 W. 237th St., prototype line, woking with manufacturing 2961 W. MacArthur Blvd., Suite 118, Santa cable issues involved with interfacing to Torrance, CA 90505 partners towards volume module production Ana, CA 92704 LCDs, controllers/single-board computers, Specializing in patterning and etching micro- for e-readers and e-signage applications. PVI was the first TFT-LCD maker in Taiwan inverters, and backlights. scopic features into a wide variety of coatings Joao de Oliviera, Bus. Devel. Mgr. and specializes in small-to-medium-sized Scott McDonald, Engrg. Mgr. on substrates ranging from metal to glass to +44-1223-706-000, fax -006 displays. Involved in industrial display applica- 732/792-1234, fax -8305 wafers to ceramic. email: [email protected] tions for many years. Custom-made TFT email: [email protected] Patrick Decatrel, Dir. Sls. www.plasticlogic.com service is available. www.quadrangleproducts.com 310/784-7460, fax -3642 Gary Chin email: [email protected] PORTRAIT DISPLAYS, INC., 6663 Owens 714/540-5433, fax 714/540-5122 www.photo-sciences.com Dr., Pleasanton, CA 94568 email: [email protected] QUANTUM DATA, INC., 2111 Big Timber Provider of embedded visual-enhancement www.pvi.com.tw Rd., Elgin, IL 60123 software for computer and television displays. Inventors of test instruments that help manu- PHOTOMACHING, INC., 4 Industrial Dr., Established its OEM business model as the PURDY ELECTRONICS CORP., AND facturer’s next-generation video, audio, and Unit #40, Pelham, NH 03076 leading provider of Pivot® Pro rotational soft- DISPLAYS, 720 Palomar Ave., Sunnyvale, control products to market faster and without Providers of laser contract manufacturing ware, and later in emerging markets with its CA 94085 interoperability problems. These instruments services and builders of custom laser tools. DisplayTune® display management utilities. Designer and manufacturer of FPDs, custom simultaneously improve a manufacturer’s Specializing in high-precision ITO and thin- Products can be licensed in either standard or display subsystems, and related electronics time-to-market and interoperability with other film patterning for the display industry. custom-branded configurations. and optical accessories. Products include a-Si manufacturer’s products. Features include Ronald D. Schaeffer, CEO Martin Fishman, COO & V.P. Worldwide Sls. and poly-Si LCDs, white LEDs and high-bright signal emulation, signal analysis, trouble- 603/882-9944, fax 603/886-8844 & Mktg. backlights, optical films, touch panels, con- shooting, and compliance testing. Instruments email: [email protected] 925/227-2700 x222, fax -2705 troller cards, inverters, and cabling. used in product development, certification, www.photoimaging.com email: [email protected] Jody Lee, Dir. Sls. & Operations manufacturing, installation, and service envi- www.portrait.com 408/523-8225, fax 408/733-1287 ronments. Sells and services OEMs and PHOTONICS SPECTRA, 2 South St., email: [email protected] resellers, as well as selling private label test Berkshire Common, Pittsfield, MA 01201 POWERTIP TECHNOLOGY, INC., 26231 www.purdyelectronics.com instruments to other OEMs. Photonics magazine serving industries that Enterprise Court, Lake Forrest, CA 92630 Chuck Evans, Gen. Sls. Mgr. use photonic technology: lasers, imaging, Manufacturers of high-quality LCDs. Offering PURE DEPTH, INC., 255 Shoreline Dr., 847/888-0450, fax -2802 fiber optics, optics, electro-optics, and custom LCD glass panels, a wide range of Suite 610, Redwood City, CA 94065 email: [email protected] photonic component manufacturing. standard monochrome character and graphic Developer of Multi-Layer Display (MLDTM) www.quantumdata.com

20 QUEST INTERNATIONAL, INC., 65 Parker Lasers provide a non-contact process highly product features for the display area include and OLEDs; especially high-purity hole-and St., Irvine, CA 92618 suitable for delicate materials. Ideal applica- optical properties, broad refractive index, electron-transport materials, emitters, hole- Specializing in the sales and repair of all tions for glass processing are cutting high- barrier properties, varied dielectric properties, blocking materials, and dyes and pigments. medical-imaging peripherals since 1982. An quality edges without micro-cracks, precision and adhesive properties. Andreas M. Richter, Managing Dir. authorized reseller of NEC and Mitsubishi and edge insulation of solar cells, scribing of solar Henry Miller, Mgr., UV/EB Technical Development +49-(0)-3494-63-6963, fax -6906 an authorized distributor and service center cells, removal of coating, and surface-treat- 610/363-4100, fax -4140 email: [email protected] for the entire line of Totokus ME series of ment of flat panel screens. email: [email protected] www.syntec-sensient.com LCDs. ISO 9001 registered. Sales http://www.sartomer.com Jennifer Coleman, Mktg. Mgr. 734/455-5400 SENSOR PRODUCTS LLC, 300 Madison 949/581-9900, fax -4011 email: [email protected] SCHOTT NORTH AMERICA, INC., Ave., Suite 100, Madison, NJ 07940 email: [email protected] www.rofin.com 555 Taxter Rd., Elmsford, NY 10523 Manufacturers and distributors of tactile www.questinc.com A technology-driven international group that pressure-sensing solutions; sensors are used RPO, INC., Innovations Bldg., 124 Eggleston sees its core purpose as the lasting improve- in applications such as tire testing to semi- RADIANT IMAGING, INC., 22908 NE Alder Rd., Acton, ACT 0200, Australia ment of living and working conditions through conductor manufacturing and R&D labs to space Crest Dr., Suite 100, Redmond, WA 98053 Developers and manufacturers of Digital special materials and high-tech solutions. The missions. Providers of in-house pressure map- Providers of CCD-based imaging systems for Waveguide TouchTM (DWT), a touch-screen company’s main areas of focus are defense, ping analysis and regional technical seminars. light and color measurement, and illumination technology based on optical waveguides. It household-appliance industry, pharmaceutical Jennifer Siegel, Mktg. Mgr. engineering tools and services. Applications has been utilized in low-cost mobile devices, packaging, optics and opto-electronics, infor- 973/884-1755, fax -1699 addressed include display systems, instru- as well as higher-value professional applica- mation technology, consumer electronics, email: [email protected] ment panels, keyboards and keypads, light- tions and is designed for high-volume manu- lighting, automotive engineering, and solar www.sensorprod.com ing, and material characterization. Four major facturing. Integration kits are now available. energy. ® product areas are ProMetric light and color- Ian Maxwell, Exec. V.P. Bus. Dev. Michelle deCastro, Appl. & Mkt. Devel. SEOUL SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD., measurement systems; Source Imaging +61-2-6125-4968, fax -8977 914/831-2254, fax -2346 148-29, Kasan Dong, Keumchun-gu, Seoul ® ® Goniometers , and Radiant Source Models ; email: [email protected] email: [email protected] 153-023, Korea Imaging Sphere systems for characterizing www.rpo.biz www.us.schott.com Manufacturers of LED products, including scatter and appearance, luminous intensity power LEDs, top-emitting LEDs, chip LEDs, distributions and viewing-angle performance; SAES GETTERS GROUP, Viale Italia 77, SCIENSTRY, INC., 1110 E. Collins Blvd., LED lamps, high-flux LEDs, custom displays, and application-specific systems incorporating Lainate, Milan 20020, Italy Suite 120, Richardson, TX 75081 LED dot matrices, and photosensors. ProMetric technology. These system solutions Providers of innovative getter devices to meet Manufactures of NPD-LCD film and film Boris Kim, Gen. Mgr. provide customers with enhanced design the vacuum and gas filling requirements of LCDs. NPD-LCD film or 3G Privacy Film is +82-2-2106-7420, fax +82-2-858-5537 capabilities, greater product development cathode-ray tubes, field-emission displays, the latest (3rd) generation of liquid-crystal email: [email protected] efficiency, improved manufacturing productiv- plasma-display panels, and OLED displays. microdroplet displays (LCMDs), having a www.seoulsemicom.com ity, and increased competitive effectiveness. +39-02-93178-267, fax -320 similar function as PDLC, but much more Hubert Kostal, V.P. www.saesgetters.com advanced in all electro/optical features. A SHARP MICROELECTRONICS OF THE 425/844-0152, fax 425/844-0153 non-linear polymer system has been success- AMERICAS, 5700 N.W. Pacific Rim Blvd., email: [email protected] SAES GETTERS U.S.A., INC., 1122 E. fully used to eliminate haze in-clear state, to Camas, WA 98607 www.radiantimaging.com Cheyenne Mtn. Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO solve overdriving problem, and chemical Manufacturers of a full line of displays, includ- 80906 stability problems. NPD-LCD has haze-free or ing passive-matrix monochrome and active- THE RANKIN GROUP, LTD., 17821 E. 17th Manufacturers of evaporable and non- ultra clearness, very low driving voltage (10 V) matrix color, as well as electroluminescent St., #160, Tustin, CA 92780 evaporable getter products for PDPs, FEDs, and extremely long lifetime (more than 100 displays. Displays range in size from 2.4 to Providers of cost-effective advertising, mar- CRTs, MEMS, and electronic devices. Also, millions times of on-off switching), and high 29.5 in. (UXGA) on the diagonal. Offering keting, public relations, and Internet services desiccants and alkali metal dispensers for multiplexing capability. Standard size of both graphics and audio-visual-type displays. with tangible results for business-to-business OLEDs and dispensers for safe mercury NPD-LCD film includes 125 x 280 cm. Kraig Kawada, Sr. Dir., Display Mktg. and high-tech companies. deposition in CCFL lamps. Breanna Curry, Admin. Asst. 360/834-8928, fax -8992 Ernie Rankin, Pres. Ron Petersen, Appl. Engr. 972/690-5880, fax -5888 email: [email protected] 714/832-4100, fax -3211 928/476-4412, fax 719/576-5025 email: [email protected] www.sharpsec.com email: [email protected] email: [email protected] www.scienstry.us www.rankin-group.com SAMSUNG SEMICONDUCTOR, INC., 3655 SEEREAL TECHNOLOGIES GmbH, Blase- SHELDAHL, 1150 Sheldahl Rd., Northfield, REACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, Minneapolis, N. First St., San Jose, CA 95134 witzer Str. 43, Dresden 01307, Germany MN 55057 MN Manufacturers of a wide variety of display Providers of advanced 3-D holographic solu- Manufacturers of roll-to-roll coatings of ITO, Developers of interactive entertainment prod- products, especially TFT devices for portable tions based on todays technologies and inter- and patterned ITO, on thin (6–250 µm) plastic ucts for the retail industry. The React1 prod- computer and desktop monitor applications. active realtime computing, full HD resolution, films. Other metal and dielectric coatings and uct provides a tabletop surface for restaurants Carl H. Steudle, Dir. Sls./Mktg., TFT Display and freedom of movement to allow several value-added capabilities such as patterning, that allows patrons to order food and drinks, Products users to experience. With over 140 patents sheeting, laminating, and adhesive coatings play games, surf the Internet and interact with 1-800-423-7364, fax 408/544-4919 and patent applications, SeeReal is a leader are available for the display, aerospace, and others in the restaurant. Everything one can email: www.samsung.semi.com in the field of real-time holographic 3-D electronics markets. do on their iPhone and/or home PC, they will enabling display technology. John Ehlert, Tech. Sls. Mgr. be able to do on their table. SANAYI SYSTEM CO., LTD., #705 Incheon Jörg Röder, Head of Administration 507/663-8448, fax 507/664-8448 Mark Rinehart, Pres. IT Tower, 592-5 Dohwa-Dong, Nam-Gu, +49-(0)-351-450-3240, fax -3250 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Incheon, 402-711, Korea email: [email protected] www.sheldahl.com www.react1.com Sanayi System Co., Ltd., provides simulation www.seereal.com software for the TechWiz LCD. Product and SHELDAHL DISPLAY PRODUCTS, 1150 REED BUSINESS INFORMATION, service areas cover design and optimization SEKISUI S-LEC AMERICAN, LLC, Sheldahl Road, Northfield, MN 55057-9444 225 Wyman St., Waltham, MA 02451 of all electrical and optical characteristics of 1786 Dividend Dr., Columbus, OH 43228 Providers of material solutions to support Business-to-business information provider, LCDs. Developer of interlayer film technology for resistive and capacitive touch sensor, smart covering 23 market sectors with more than Sang-Ho Yoon, CEO laminated displays. windows, and electroluminescent product 100 market-leading publications and 75 Web +82-32-254-2520, fax +82-32-254-2521 Michael Dent, Sls./Mktg. applications. Products include coated and sites, as well as a range of services. email: [email protected] 614/527-5250, fax -5257 patterned ITO, screen printing, and special- Don Grennan www.sanayisystem.com email: [email protected] ized tooling on thin plastic films all produced 973/920-7090 www.s-lecfilm.com on state-of-the-art volume roll-to-roll manufac- www.reedbusiness.com SARTOMER COMPANY, INC., Oaklands turing equipment. Customized materials and Corporate Center, 502 Thomas Jones Way, SENSIENT IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES GmbH, value-added services are also available. ROFIN-SINAR, INC., 40984 Concept Dr., Exton, PA 19341 CP Areal A, Sensientstr. 3, Wolfen D-06766, Sales Plymouth, MI 48170 Supplier of specialty raw materials for UV/EB Germany 507/663-8564, fax -8300 Offering innovative laser technology for the formulations including (meth acrylic monomers, Specializing in the manufacture of high-tech email: [email protected] processing of glass and glass substrates. acrylated resins, and specialty polymers. Key chemicals for electrophotography (xerography) www.sheldahl.com

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SILICON IMAGE, INC., 1060 E. Arques Ave., William D. Goodwin, Sls. Mgr. SOLOMON SYSTECH, LTD., 6/F, No. 3 STEMMERICH, INC., 4728 Gravois Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94085 978/544-2171, fax 978/544-2812 Science Park E. Ave., Hong Kong Science St. Louis, MO 63116 Providers of DVI transmitters, DVI receivers, email: [email protected] Park, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong Distributor of specialty glass for the display and intelligent panel controllers for the PC/ www.slencil.com Providers of display IC products under its own and electronic industries. Complex configura- display market, and HDMI and DVI controllers global brand. Products include TFT/CSTN tions, precision-edge profiles (ground, polished). LCD driver controller ICs, OLED drivers, R&D pilot projects to production runs with and digital video processing chips for the SMK ELECTRONICS CORP., 1055 Tierra del graphic controllers, e-paper driver controller quick on-time deliveries. consumer-electronics market. Rey Chula Vista, CA 91910 ICs, and microdisplay controller iCs. Colleen Weber Dani Edelberg, Sls. Admin. Manufacturers of film-on-glass and glass-on- H. H. Huang, Sls. Dir. 314/832-7726, fax -7799 408/616-4097, fax 408/830-9530 glass resistance-type touch screens. Options +852-2207-1111, fax +852-2267-0800 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] include anti-smudge, anti-glare polarization email: [email protected] www.stemmerich.com www.siliconimage.com films and force-feedback capabilities. www.solomon-systech.com Recently introduced is a capacitive touch STERIDIAN CORP., 201 N.E. Park Plaza Dr., SILICON MONITOR, 47460 Fremont Blvd., screen for hand-held devices with multi-touch Fremont, CA 94538 Suite 165, Vancouver, NH 98684 and gesture input capabilities featuring a SOUTHWALL TECHNOLOGIES, 3975 E. Developers of a family of configurable and Developer of a unique light valve for micro- super high transparency of 93%. SMK also Bayshore Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94303 scalable pixel processors, targeting the current projection engine systems that will revolutionize produces various connectors including FPC Designers and producers of technologically limitations of TFT-LCD modules, especially HDTV and business projector performance connectors that are appropriate for the display advanced thin-film coatings that selectively consumer-based products such as LCD TVs, and economics by utilizing highly specialized industry. absorb, reflect, or transmit light, enhancing or multifunction monitors, front/rear-projection liquid-crystal light-valve projection engines George Sawyer, Mktg. Mgr. enabling all electronic display products. Roll- TVs/projectors, and a variety of LCD-based and software technologies. 619/216-6477, fax -6499 to-roll manufacturing technology provides products. Steven Hix, CEO email: [email protected] high-performance thin films in flexible, easily Hiten Patel, V.P. Mktg. & Bus. Devel. 360/885-1900 x681, fax -3290 www.smkusa.com integrated package. Products include trans- 510/578-3209 email: [email protected] parent conductive film for EMI shielding and email: [email protected] www.steridian.com ALAN SOBEL, PH D, PE, 1307 Beechwood silver reflective film for optical mirrors and www.siliconmonitor.com Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48103 reflectors. Specifically designed to increase SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD., Consultant specializing in display devices and performance of many electronic displays. 910 Sylvan Ave., Ste. 210, Englewood Cliffs, SIM4TEC GmbH, Arnoldstr. 18b, 01307 systems, with over 40 years experience in gas Gen Minase, Dir. Display Prod. Sls. NJ 07632 Dresden, Germany discharges, electronic circuitry, vacuum 650/962-9111, fax 650/967-8713 Manufacturers of functional coated (AR, Providers of comprehensive simulation soft- systems, optical systems, and night-vision email: [email protected] AR-NIR) plastics. ware in the field of organic electronics for a systems. Expert witness, technical writer, www.southwall.com Yutaka Shibata, Gen. Mgr. variety of different applications. Main focus is and Asscociate Editor, Journal of the SID; 201/816-8270, fax -3670 on the OLED modeling software SimOLED licensed professional engineer, New York email: [email protected] which can model the complete optoelectrical SPECIALTY TAPES, DIV. OF RSW, INC., and Illinois. www.socnb.com characteristics of multilayer OLEDs (e.g., 734/995-8414, fax 734/995-8414 4221 Courtney Rd., Franksville, WI 53126 current density, luminance, and efficiency). All Manufacturers of pressure-sensitive adhesive email: [email protected] SUN-TEC AMERICA, LLC, 15207 N. 75th St., software products come with an intuitive and tapes that are specially engineered as protec- Suite 106, Scottsdale, AZ 85260 user-friendly interface from which the user tive masks, anti-static protective masks, SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION DISPLAY, Manufacturer of film lamination and labeling can quickly communicate with the calculation backlight reflection, light-blocking applications, 1475 S. Bascom Ave., Ste 114, Campbell, CA machines used throughout the display industry. kernel. This enables fast learning cycles and and double-coated reflective for rim sheet 95008 Provider of cost-effective machines for R&D a detailed understanding of the physical pro- applications. International society for the presentation, and small-scale production to fully automated cesses involved. Furthermore, developers of Gary King, Tech. Sls. exchange, and preservation of information- machines used in high-volume automated commercial products may benefit from a 262/835-0748, fax -0749 display technology. Sponsor of annual Sym- production lines. reduced time-to-market and a significant email: [email protected] posium, Seminar, and Exhibition. Publishers Michael Choi, Mktg. & Sls. reduction of R&D costs by using simulation www.specialtytapes.net of Information Display Magazine, Journal of 480/922-5344, fax 480/556-9677 software. the SID, as well as other publications. email: [email protected] Robert Nitsche, Dir. Jenny Bach, Data & Office Mgr. STANTUM, 107 cours Balguerie Stuttenberg, www.sun-tec.net/english +49-351-4466499, fax +49-351-44039520 408/879-3901, fax -3833 33300 Bordeaux, France email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Stantum has been the pioneering company in SUNIC SYSTEM, LTD., 333-1, Wonchon, www.sim4tec.com www.sid.org multi-touch display technology since 2002, Youngtong-gu, Suwon, Kyonggi-do, 443-822 and in 2005 was the first company to market Korea SIPIX IMAGING, INC., 47485 Seabridge Dr., commercial products using a truly reliable Developers and manufacturers of mass- Fremont, CA 94538 SOKEN CHEMICAL AMERICA, INC., multi-touch user interface. Today, Stantum’s production equipment, such as OLED evapo- Manufacturers of custom electronic-paper dis- 110 Habersham Dr., Suite 101, Fayetteville, breakthrough technology portfolio is available ration systems, spotters, CVD, and dry play modules. Key benefits include a display GA 30214 under license for products covering every etchers. image retained with power removed, flexibility, Manufacturers of acrylic pressure-sensitive aspect of multi-touch interaction: touch panels, Joo-Hwan Lee, Mgr. durability, colors, no glass, ~180º viewing adhesives for optical films and protection multi-touch controllers, intellectual property +82-31-219-1103, fax +82-31-217-2223 angle. Selected applications include smart films. Also, Acrylic micropowders for light cores, and multi-touch software framework. email: [email protected] cards, pricing labels, and indicators. diffusion. +33-556-460-344, fax +33-556-792-215 www.sunic.co.kr Mike Beames, V.P. Sls. & Mktg. Tomonari Ksauga email: [email protected] 510/743-2916, fax 510/743-2872 770/371-5051, fax -5052 http://www.stantum.com SUPERTEX, INC., 1235 Bordeaux Dr., email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Sunnyvale, CA 94089 www.soken-ce.co.jp/english/index.html www.sipix.com Technology-based producer of high-voltage STEALTH.COM INC., 4-530 Rowntree Dairy analog and mixed-signal semiconductor SLENCIL COMPANY, 36 South Main St., SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 26180 Rd., Woodbridge, Ontario L4L 8H2 Canada components. Key markets include drive EL P.O. Box 210, Orange MA 01364-0210 Enterprize Way, Bldg. 100, Lake Forest, An ISO-9001 registered manufacturer that and LED-backlight displays for multiple Manufacturers of commercial duty tethered CA 92630 specializes in high-performance industrial- applications. stylus designs and stylus tethers, as OEM Suppliers of TFT-LCD screens, IntraKit LCD grade computer systems and peripherals that Al Loring, Area Sls. Mgr. components for the touch-screen industry. kits, touch screens, inverters, controller include rackmount PCs, flat-panel monitors, 845/357-0305, fax -0486 Originator of the tethered COILPEN found in boards, and flat-panel-display solutions. rugged portable PCs, and industrial-grade email: [email protected] commercial settings all over the world. Prod- Offering semi- and fully customed high- keyboards. Stealth’s products are in demand www.supertex.com ucts meet the needs of most touch-screen resolution LCD kitted solutions. Experts in by the scientific, telecommunications, indus- technologies, as well as providing a means EOL, legacy, and obsolute panels. trial/commercial, and control markets. SYCAMORE GLASS COMPONENTS, to tether third-party stylus designs. Inventory Chuck O’Connor, VP Sls. E. Boutilier, Gen. Mgr. 417 Border Ave., Sycamore, IL 60178 and supply corporate custom colored units to 949/458-1080, fax -1081 905/264-9000, fax 905/264-7440 Custom fabrication of flat glass and acrylic to complement product design and corporate email: [email protected] email: [email protected] meet customer specifications. Materials image at no extra cost. Made in USA www.lcdsolar.com www.stealth.com include anti-reflective etched diffusers, filters,

22 borofloat, front-surface mirrors, AR Plastar Linda Suarez, Sls. with the availability of DLP development kits THOMAS ELECTRONICS, COLORADO, acrylic, water-white, Corning 1737, Corning 1-800-263-4532, fax 858/350-6854 and chipsets that will enable dozens of new 11101 East 51 Ave., Denver, CO 80239 Eagle 2000, soda lime, or customer-supplied email: [email protected] applications. Manufacturers of digital photographic printers laminates. Processes include CNC scribing, www.t-yuden.com Cheraina Dunn, Mktg. Mgr. and e-beam control systems. Advanced slicing/dicing, CNC machining, chemical 214/567-0833, fax -9977 electron-gun and e-beam analysis available tempering, drilling, and sawing. TANNAS ELECTRONICS, 1426 E Dana email: [email protected] with control systems evaluation and fabrica- Steve Berk, Gen. Mgr. Place, Orange, CA 92866 www.DMDDiscovery.com tion. Refurbishment of imaging and display 815/895-8533, fax -7829 Resizing COTS LCDs for custom sizes and systems are also available. email: [email protected] licensing of resizing technology under the TFD, 1180 N. Tustin Ave., Anaheim, CA Jes Cottrell, Natl. Photo Imaging Sls. Mgr. www.sycamore-glass.com trademark “Tannas-Sized” LCDs. Providing 92807 303/574-1888, fax -1903 consulting services in displays, technical Manufacturers of ion-sputtered thin films for email: [email protected] design, seminars, expert witness, technical www.thomaselectronics.com SYNOVA S.A., Chemin de la Dent d’Oche, FPDs (LCDs, microdisplays, and OLEDs). and business critiques, photometry, colori- TM Ecublens 1024, Switzerland Offering solutions of ITO, IMITO , to metry, avionics, and display-based products. TM THOMAS ELECTRONICS, ILLINOIS, Manufacturer of advanced laser-cutting (LC or epoxy) LTITO for plastic and color fil- Lawrence E. Tannas, Jr., Pres. 330 S. LaLonde Ave., Addison, IL 60101 systems for the semiconductor, electronic, ters, black chrome, hermetic solderable 714/633-7874, fax 714-633-4174 Manufacturers of electromagnetic display automotive, solar, flat-panel display, and metallizations, BBAR (anti-reflective), hot/cold email: [email protected] components offering a full line of deflection medical industries. Its proprietary Laser mirrors, and many other coatings. Extended www.tannas.com yokes, focus coils, beam-alignment devices, MicroJet® technology enables accuracy, services include glass fabrication, etch and and mounting systems for all imaging yokes. quality and yield improvements in numerous patterning to 2-µm lines, ruggedization and TELIOS TECH, LLC, 26081 Merit Circle, Complete precision machine shop and tool precision manufacturing processes. Thanks bonding to LCDs, and touch panels. Panel Laguna Hills, CA 92653 room provides additional services for all to a hair-thin water jet guiding the laser beam, sizes up to 28 x 36 in. with high-volume Specializing in display solutions for the auto- machining requirements. an unsurpassed cut quality is achieved, with- capability (MIL 1-45208). motive, defense, medical, and entertainment Patricia Rohlfes, Cust. Service out heat damage and deposition. The Laser Saleem Shaikh, Pres. sectors. Expertise includes ruggedized solu- 630/543-6444, fax -0287 Stencil System (LSS) is a high-speed 714/630-7127, fax fax -7119 tions from industrial to military applications, email: [email protected] damage-free tool (no heating or warping) email: [email protected] kiosk and custom enclosures for industry www.thomaselectronics.com for thin metal mask cutting; no post-treatment www.tfdinc.com leaders. Also, LCD repair and global procure- is required. ment. THOMAS ELECTRONICS, INC., Arnaud Brule, Mktg. Mgr. TGI TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 27 Briarbrook Dr., Celeste Miller, Acct. Mgr. 100 Riverview Dr., Wayne, NJ 07470 +41-21-694-35-00, fax -01 Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510 949/831-8471, fax -1549 Manufacturers of CRTs, CRT assemblies, email: [email protected] Manufacturers and service providers of cell- email: [email protected] and LCD backlights designed for the industrial www.synova.ch gap tester, luminance/response-time/viewing- www.teliostech.com and military marketplace. Applications include angle tester, rubbing machine, custom FPD avionics, photoimaging, simulation, and tactical lab equipment and measurement systems, SYNTAX GROUPS CORP., 20480 E. Busi- TELTRON TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 2 Riga displays. Value-added services available for equipment condition-based monitoring (CBM), ness Parkway, City of Industry, CA 91789 Lane, Birdsboro, PA 19508-1303 LCD ruggedization and color displays. premature failure detection and forecast. Manufacturers of high-value HD-ready Manufacturers of cathode-ray tubes (CRTs), Dennis Young, V.P. Appl. Engrg. Zong Kai, V.P. FPD Engrg. “Olevia” LCD TVs featuring premium specifi- camera tubes, and display monitors for 973/696-5200, fax -8298 914/923-5070 cations, affordable prices, and its “iDEA” military, medical, avionics, and simulator email: [email protected] email: [email protected] digital video-processing technology for crisp, applications. www.thomaselectronics.com clear pictures with precise colors, sharp reso- Clyde A. Mock, Mktg. Mgr. www.tgitechnologies.com lutions, and audio synchroniza-tion through an 1-800-835-8766, fax 610/582-0851 THOMAS ELECTRONICS, UK, Lansdowne advanced digital sound processor (DSP). email: [email protected] THINKLOGICAL, 100 Washington St., Milford, House, Suite 182, 792 Wilmslow Rd., Denis Karpeles, Sr. V.P. Sls. www.teltrontech.com CT 06460-3133 Didsbury, Manchester H2O 6UG, U.K. 909/859-8400, fax 909/859-8401 Manufacturers of video extenders, KVM Designers and distributors of CRTs, CRT email: [email protected] TEMPO CLEAN ROOM FOAM, 1227 North extenders, and digital crosspoint switches for assemblies, and LCD backlights for the www.syntaxgroups.com Miller Park Court, Visalia, CA 93291 applications with DVI or RGB video, RGB to military, industrial, and professional markets. Stock and custom static dissipative protective DVI, and DVI to RGB. All transmission is Applications include avionics, photoimaging, packages for coated glass including molded digital over 1–4 strands of fiber-optic cable. SYSTEMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC., simulation, telecine, and air-traffic control. boxes for square and round substrates and 1-800-291-3211, fax 203/783-9949 100 E. Nasa Road One, Suite 101, Webster, Rainer Kolbeck, V.P. TE U.K. edge protectors for non-standard sizes. Low email: [email protected] TX 77598 +44-161-445-8977, fax +44-161-448-1715 particulate, no dimethicone, test reports www.thinklogical.com Manufacturers of controller boards with cables email: posted on Web site. Labor savings result from for most LCDs, single-board computers, [email protected] reduced handling and reduced damage. custom LCD boards, and all type of display THOMAS ELECTRONICS EUROPE, 22 Rue www.thomaselectronics.com Doug Rogers, Pres. interfaces. Military and industrial video out- Rene Char, Dijon 21000, France 559/651-7711, fax 559/786-2128 puts supported. Manufacturers of high-performance display email: [email protected] 3M OPTICAL SYSTEMS DIVISION, Ray Hill, Engr. components for all applications including www.tempo-foam.com 3M Center, Bldg. 260-5N-10, St. Paul, 281/332-7186, fax -7188 high-voltage power supplies and deflection MN 55144-1000 email: [email protected] coils. Services include the repair and overhaul TM TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, Worldwide Corporate Providers of Vikuiti display-enhancement www.systemation-inc.com of all high-voltage power supplies regardless Office, 12500 TI Blvd., Dallas, TX 75243 solutions for the electronic-display industry of manufacturer. Designers and manufacturers of analog that includes transmissive display products, J-M. Perreaut, V.P. TE Europe TAIYO YUDEN (USA) INC., 440 Stevens technologies, digital signal processing (DSP), polarizers for transflective-mode LCDs, high- +33-380-600-290, fax -294 Avenue #300, Solana Beach CA 92075 and microcontroller (MCU) semiconductors. contrast projection screens, touch panels, and email: [email protected] Now in its 59th year, Tokyo-based Taiyo Providers of semiconductor solutions for anti-reflective solutions. www.thomaselectronics.com Yuden Co., Ltd., is a worldwide manufacturer analog and digital embedded and applications Customer Service of surface-mount and leaded passive compo- processing. 1-800-553-9215, fax 1-888-271-3358 nents, Bluetooth modules, CCFT inverters, Amber Pizano, Marcom/Media relations THOMAS ELECTRONICS OF N.Y, 208 Davis email: [email protected] and recordable digital media. Provider of line 214/567-0325, fax 214/480-3160 Parkway, Clyde, NY 14433 of low-profile DC/AC inverters designed to email: [email protected] Manufacturers of a full line of CRTs, CRT 3M TOUCH SYSTEMS, INC., 300 Griffin drive CCFL backlighting for LCDs. Also, www.ti.com assemblies, and ruggedized LCDs for military, Brook Park Dr., Methuen, MA 01844 provider of superior design techniques to industrial, and professional applications. Providers of technical innovation, product provide some of the market’s lowest profile TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, DLP DIV., 6550 Capabilities include the refurbishment/ reliability, and customer service to touch- CCFL inverters. Drivers provide OEMs with a Chase Oaks Blvd., #8447, Plano, TX 75023 overhaul of all display regardless of the OEM. device manufacturers and systems integrators tremendous advantage in meeting the contin- Developer’s of DLPTM technology, a leading William Kuney, Sls. and resellers around the world. uing miniaturization design requirements of projection technology enabling data and video 315/923-2051, fax -4401 1-888/659-1080 laptop computers, flat-panel displays, and projectors, HDTVs, and digital cinema. This email: [email protected] email: [email protected] other electronics-based durable goods. technology is now available for development www.thomaselectronics.com www.3mtouch.com

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TIANMA MICROELECTRONICS (USA), INC., TOUCH INTERNATIONAL, 2222 W. Rund- TW CLEAN, 2205 Faraday Ave., Suite B, William Down, Intl. Sls. Mgr. 1218 John Reed Court, City of Industry, CA berg Lane, Suite 200, Austin, TX 78758 Carlsbad, CA 92008 605/362-6240, fax -7961 91745 Manufacturers of high-quality touch screens, Providers of groundable static control clean- email: [email protected] Manufacturers of LCD modules and glass touch monitors, digitizers, EMI filters, and room garment systems in labcoat and coverall www.unigraf.fi panels. anti-reflective vandal shields, and bonded styles including electrically connected hoods Anicee, Office Mgr. laminations with supporting electronics. Offer- and conductive footwear. Guaranteed for UNITEK EAPRO (MIYACHI UNITEK CORP.), 626/336-8188, fax -8110 ing world-wide engineering and product solutions. 2 years or 100 washes to 35 megaohm 1820 S. Myrtle Ave., Monrovia, CA 91016 email: [email protected] Kelly Leff, Mktg. Commun. Specialist surface resistance panel to panel. Manufacturers of flat-panel-display (FPD) www.tianma.com 512/646-8292, fax 512/491-6381 Michele McSwain, V.P. repair stations for LCD/PDP repair and low- email: [email protected] 760/438-7788, fax -6868 volume production, designed to handle both TIMELINE, INC., 2785 Pacific Coast Hwy., www.touchintl.com email: [email protected] TAB and COG applications and can accom- # 283, Torrance, CA 90505 www.twclean.com modate displays measuring from 3 to 80 in. Seller of LCDs, both alphanumeric and TOUCH PANEL LABORATORIES CO., LTD., wide. Available with either pulsed heat or graphic types, flat-panel displays, and other 3-2750-1046, Motoachioji-machi, Hachioji-City, U.K. DISPLAYS AND LIGHTING KNOWLEDGE constant heat reflow power supplies, systems display technologies such as monitors both Tokyo 193-0826, Japan TRANSFER NETWORK (UKDL), Bletchley can handle LCDs only, PDPs only, or both enclosed and non-enclosed. Buyer of excess Takao Tsukahara, Mgr., Monitor Division Park Science & Innovation Centre, Milton, LCDs and PDPs. and overstock inventories. +81-42-686-1110, fax +81-42-689-5823 Keynes, MK3 6EB, U.K. Barbara Kuntz, Marcom. Mgr. (310) 784-5488, fax -7590 email: [email protected] Promoters of knowledge transfer to facilitate 626/930-8560, fax 626/599-7906 email: [email protected] www.touchpanel.co.jp technology exploitation and commercial email: [email protected] www.timeline-inc.com growth amongst the members. Offering free www.miyachiunitek.com TPO DISPLAYS CORPORATION, No. 12, membership to companies and academics Ke Jung Rd., ChuNan 350, Miao-Li County, working in FPD, SSL, gas plasma, and UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORP. (UDC), TLC INTERNATIONAL, World Headquarters, Taiwan, ROC printable lighting. 375 Phillips Blvd., Ewing, NJ 08618 Linden Corporate Center, 9849 North 21 TPO is a combination of two industry leaders: Susan Lee, Oper. Dir. UDC is an OLED technology development Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85021-1825 Toppoly Optoelectronics Corp. and Philips +44-7917-445-673, fax +44-1635-299-214 and licensing company. Winner of the Manufacturers of the Gen-3 TLC Phoenix-600 Mobile Display Systems (MDS). TPO offers a email: [email protected] SID/Information Display Magazine 2003 Gold and TLC Summit Gen-6 high-accuracy com- highly competitive product and technology www.ukdisplaylighting.net Award winner for its commercial phosphores- puterized mechanical glass cutters that utilize portfolio of distinctive value-added displays to cent OLED (PHOLEDTM) materials, UDC carbide wheels to singulate rectilinear/circular/ meet customer display requirements in the UDT INSTRUMENTS, 8381 Aero Dr., offers materials with up to four-times-higher curvilinear/free-form parts from thin flat single- telecommunications, consumer-electronics, San Diego, CA 92123 power efficiency than conventional OLED sheet/laminated substrates. Stationary stage. automotive, information-display, and avionics Manufacturers of photometers, radiometers, materials having excellent color quality and Windows O/S with seamless interface to arenas. position sensors, and colorimeters. Offering lifetime. Developer of next-generation tech- AutoCAD. Proprietary rotating cutting head Karen Peng, Mgr., Mktg. Commun. Div. NIST traceable calibration services. nologies, including transparent and flexible with incorporated CCD camera for on-stage +886-37-586393 ext. 22416, Eric Nelson, Sls. Mgr. OLEDs. measurement/inspection and quick, repeat- fax +886-37-586168 858/279-8034, fax 858/576-9286 Janice K. Mahon, V.P. Tech. able targeting for precise alignment. Consum- email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Commercialization able tooling includes carbide and diamond www.tpo.biz www.udtinstruments.com 609/671-0980 ext. 206, fax -0995 wheels, axles, restrainers, wheelholders and email: [email protected] custom wheelholders for other manufacturers TREDEGAR PERFORMANCE FILMS, INC., UNAXIS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD., Bldg. #33, www.universaldisplay.com scriber models. Outsource R&D Lab for proto- 30 Maple Ave., Marlin, PA 17951 76 Fu Te Dong San Rd., Waigaoqiao Free type and continuing support for TLC equip- Manufacturers of temporary protective films for Trade Zone, Pudong, Shanghai 200131, US MICRO PRODUCTS, INC., 6207 Bee ment customers and prospective buyers. smooth, matte, and textured surfaces. Protected P. R. 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TODDCO, 9235 Trade Place, Suite J, email: [email protected] nents from a variety of materials. Also, Jackie Hatfield, Inside Sls. Engr. San Diego, CA 92126 www.tredegarfilm.com provides the assembly of coated optical 512/385-9000, fax 512/325-9002 Manufacturers of affordable custom hotbar elements into optomechanical and/or email: [email protected] bonding equipment used in chip-on-flex, TRICOR SYSTEMS, INC., 1650 Todd Farm optoelectronic assemblies. www.usmicroproducts.com chip-on-glass, or flex (TAB) attach. Computer- Dr., Elgin, IL 60123 David Wu, Sls. Engr. controlled manual to fully automatic systems Designers and manufacturers of stock and +86-(21)-5057-4646, fax -4647 USDC, 60 South Market St., #480, San Jose, available for ACF tacking and bonding or custom products, including video photometers, email: [email protected] CA 95113 reflow soldering. inspection systems, gloss measurement and www.optics.unaxis.com Developers of the display industry by funding Allen Bratty, Sls. Mgr. surface analysis systems, and image- supply-chain technical projects, analyzing and 858/271-9229, fax -9269 processing software. Contract manufacturers UNAXIS OPTICS USA, INC., 16080 Table benchmarking industry activity, publishing email: [email protected] of electro-optical mechanical devices for Mountain Pkwy., Ste. 100, Golden, CO 80403 industry reports, and facilitating company www.toddco.com many applications Manufacturers of coated optical components and investor interactions through organizing Tom Allen, Mktg. Mgr. and subassemblies for the optics and photonics meetings and conferences. TOSHIBA AMERICA ELECTRONIC 847/742-5542, fax -5574 industry. OEM production capabilities go beyond Heidi Hoffman, Dir. Mktg. & Commun. COMPONENTS, INC., 19900 MacArthur email: [email protected] optical coating, including substrate fabrication, 408/277-2400, fax -2490 Blvd., Ste. 400, Irvine, CA 92612 www.tricor-systems.com subassembly manufacture, design assist, and email: [email protected] Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology Co., full turnkey supply-chain management. www.usdc.org Ltd., (TMD) is a leading designer, developer, TROVATO MANUFACTURING, INC., Ed Yousse, Natl. Sls. Mgr. and manufacture of LCDs. Noted for the 66 North Main St., Fairport, NY 14450 303/215-4105, fax 303/273-2995 USHIO AMERICA, 5440 Cerritos Ave., advancement and manufacturing of displays Servicing the scientific and educational com- email: [email protected] Cypress, CA 90630 using a low-temperature polysilicon (LTPS) munities with advanced solutions for thin-film www.optics.unaxis.com USHIO America, Inc., is a leading manufac- process, and offering a wide selection of LCD vacuum-deposition processes. Systems are turer and distributor of lighting products and modules for mobile and notebook PCs cellular turnkey and fully automated for optimum UNIGRAF OY, Ruukintie 3, Espoo FIN-02330 associated services and control gear in North phones, handheld devices, automotive, and constituent variant research. Specializes in Finland and South America. Established in 1967 as a industrial applications. OLED, SSL, and PV materials research. Designers and manufacturers of PC-based subsidiary of USHIO, Inc., in Tokyo, Japan, Steve Vrablik, Bus. Dev. Dir. LCD Mike Maiorino, Sls. & Mktg. Mgr. test equipment. Products include video test USHIO now carries over 3500 general-lighting 847/484-2400, fax 847/541-7287 585/377-8070, fax 585/377-3811 generators, industrial controllers, high-resolu- and specialty products. 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24 visual, photographic, stage, studio and televi- Harlan Brown, V.P. Sls. & Mktg. battery-free pen-input technology for use in a high-density memory-chip products. Complete sion, semiconductor, printed circuit, video 206/763-2170, fax -2577 wide variety applications. PENABLED tech- system integration enables a combination of projection, cinema, UV curing, germicidal, email: [email protected] nology is also offered with touch (Pen + these elements. horticulture, graphic arts, flashlight, scientific, www.viox.com Touch) including support of multitouch. Solu- 503/690-2460, fax -2490 medical, dental, ophthalmic, infrared heating, tions are available in support of any display email: [email protected] and many others. VISION DISPLAY SYSTEM CO., LTD., No. 68, size; interfaces with either serial or USB. www.wedc.com Denny Huang, Sr. Mktg. Coordinator You-Yi Rd., Junan, Miaoli, Taiwan 350, Steve Sedaker, Dir., Component Sls. 714/229.3173 R.O.C. 360/896-9833 x136, fax -9724 WINTEK ELECTRO-OPTICS CORP., email: [email protected] Manufacturers of small/medium modules, email: [email protected] 1665 E. Highland Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48108 www.ushio.com including OLEDs, TFT-LCDs, mono STN-LCDs, www.wacom.com Designers and manufacturers of standard and color STN-LCDs, TN/HAN LCDs, etc. Suppliers custom LCDs and modules. Wide range of UTI TECHNOLOGY INC., 1392 Poinsettia of display modules to worldwide cutting-edge WAVEFRONT TECHNOLOGY, INC., 7350 display technologies including TN, mono- Ave., Suite E, Vista, CA 92081 technology teams such as mobile phones, Somerset Blvd., Paramount, CA 90723 chrome and color STN, FSTN, DSTN, COG, A leading integrator of LCD monitors for PDAs, DSC, MP3, instruments, and a variety Offering proprietary and patented products COF, TFT, OLED, touch panels, and backlight industrial applications, including open-frame of consumer electronics products. and custom manufacturing services for products. monitors, touch-screen monitors, high bright Andrew Chang, Senior Dir. producing microstructured optical films with Philip Hughes, Dir. monitors, and signage monitors. +886-37-580-699, fax -702 custom geometries for light-management 734/477-5480, fax -0741 M. S. Lee, Gen. 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Westar systems to monitor and improve display Joyce Mackiewicz, Mktg. www.vissumo.com +44-1462-705220, fax -705221 performance across all display technologies, 781/537-5410, fax 781/935-3940 email: [email protected] VITEX SYSTEMS, 2184 Bering Dr., San Jose from LCD to OLED, and all display sizes, from email: [email protected] www.xennia.com www.vatvalve.com CA 95131 pico displays to cell displays to the world’s Licenser of intellectual property and provides largest flat-panel TVs. Provider of a full range ZEMAX DEVELOPMENT CORP., VENTURE TAPE CORP., 30 Commerce Rd., related engineering expertise to enable of solutions for every stage of the display 3001 112th Ave. NE, Suite 202, Bellevue, WA Rockland, MA 02370 organic light-emitting-diode (OLED) display industry’s supply chain, including fully auto- 98004-8017 Manufacturers of pressure-sensitive adhesive manufacturers and producers of organic opto- mated, environment-controlled measurement Publishers of the ZEMAX Optical Design Pro- tapes for various high-technology applications, electronic devices to speed time-to-market of systems used at major manufacturers’ module gram which can be used for both sequential including flat-panel displays, OLED displays, thinner, lighter, lower-cost products. Solutions assembly plants, to digital TFT testers used and non-sequential ray tracing. Software can mobile telephone displays, as well as other include BarixTM proprietary encapsulation for manual and automated inspection of TFT be used to conceptualize, design, optimize, advanced electronic equipment systems. process technology; flexible glass next-gener- panels by major computer brands to repair analyze, tolerance, and document virtually ation flexible barrier substrate; and the valuable display stock. Also maintains an any optical system. VERITAS ET VISUS, 3305 Chelsea Place, GuardianTM deposition system tool. The com- in-house, state-of-the-art measurement Sls. Dept. 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Applications VESA (VIDEO ELECTRONICS STANDARDS Park East Avenue, Hong Kong Science Park, Suppliers of high-quality light-measurement include polarizers and support films in polariz- ASSN.), 860 Hillview Ct., Ste. 150, Milpitas, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong solutions with emphasis on display and LED ers, LCD panels, touch-screen, , CA 95035 An R&D house in disruptive technologies and measurements (luminance, chromaticity, and electronic-paper applications. Additionally, A worldwide organization with more than 150 new business models based on visual percep- NVIS, luminous intensity, flux, etc.). Manufac- ZeonorFilm can be used for bio-diagnostic members that promotes and develops timely, tion (VP) technology, enabling displays with turers of the next generation of the Compact applications. 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Applications Providers of enhanced optical performance vent the burning and smoking of the inverter. include dielectric layers, barrier rib, and seal WACOM TECHNOLOGY CORP., 1311 SE AMLCD solutions associated with outdoor Nelson Chou, Sls. Rep. glasses. Providers of glass development, Cardinal Ct., Vancouver, WA 98683 commercial/industrial applications. Additional +886-2-2918-8512, fax +886-2-2915-5765 laboratory samples, and volume manufacturing Developers of CapPLUS touch-input technol- services include keypads, graphic overlays, email: [email protected] services for high-purity technical glasses. ogy and PENABLED-patented cordless advanced semiconductor packaging, and www.zippy.com

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ZYGO CORP., Laurel Brook Rd., Middlefield, CT 06455 Designers and manufacturers of non-contact measuring systems providing productivity and yield improvement in color filter, IJP, TFT, and OLED processes. Brian Monti, V.P. Sls. & Mktg. 860/347-8506, fax -8372 email: [email protected] www.zygo.com

ZYTRONIC, Whiteley Rd., Blaydon on Tyne, Tyne & Wear NE21 5NJ, U.K. Designers and manufacturers of a range of technologies that optimize the performance of electronic-display applications. The company’s principle products include award-winning touch-sensor technologies, optical filters for enhanced performance and protection, and special filters to minimize electromagnetic emissions. In addition, the company can offer complex-shaped glass composites for special- ized applications. Mark Cambridge, CEO +44-(0)-191-414-5511, fax -0545 email: [email protected] www.zytronic.co.uk

26 NOTES NOTES NOTES e-paper and reflective displays

Display Week 2009 Review: E-Paper and Reflective Displays

Momentum builds for electrophoretic and other reflective technologies. by Paul Drzaic

MORE THAN AT ANY OTHER TIME In its booth on the exhibit floor, E Ink showed Henzen, also presented a well-attended sym- in the past, this year’s SID Symposium pro- its latest developments in reflective color dis- posium paper on the prospects for full-color vided strong evidence that the value of paper- plays, including several panels capable of ren- e-paper displays using subtractive-color like displays is finally being recognized. dering animations in small windows within schemes. Henzen noted that the electro- Reflective LCDs have been around for about the panel. E Ink Vice President of Marketing phoretic displays of today will provide 40 years, and electrophoretic displays for Sriram Peruvemba indicated that E Ink plans increasing levels of performance (Fig. 2), but about 30 years. Early uses of LCDs were in on launching color products next year (Fig. 1). some challengers, such as cholesteric displays low power, relatively low-resolution applica- A number of major display companies were and electrowetting displays, may be better tions such as watches and calculators. Despite demonstrating electronic-paper panels that used suited for bright, full-color displays. this long history, there has rarely been a set of the electrophoretic-display medium sourced from high-resolution applications that took advan- E Ink. NEC had an impressive example in its tage of the positive aspects of reflective dis- exhibit Ð a 13.8-in. panel with 43% reflectivity, plays, while also balancing their shortcomings 16 gray levels, and a resolution of nearly 150 ppi. as compared to conventional backlit LCDs. Another company showing a range of These days, though, increased interest in mobile e-paper products in its booth was iRex Tech- devices that are low power and can be used in nologies, an early proponent of electronic- any viewing environment has finally resulted paper displays. The CTO of iRex, Alex in greater demand for electronic-paper solu- tions. Now, major companies and startups alike are promoting their visions of e-paper. E Ink, more than any other company, helped establish the modern view of what a reflective paper-like display should be. The SID Business Conference opened with the announcement that Taiwanese company PVI and E Ink had agreed to terms for PVI to acquire E Ink for the sum of $215 million. (For more on the acquisition, see “E Ink to Be Acquired by Prime View International” in the Industry News section of the July issue of ID.)

Paul Drzaic serves the electronic-display Fig. 2: With 16 gray levels, an integrated industry through Drzaic Consulting Services; touch screen, WiFi connectivity, and more, [email protected]. He is also the this electronic reader from iRex Technologies President of the Society for Information Fig. 1: E Ink showed color prototypes at embodies most of the desirable features of Display. Display Week. today’s electronic readers.

20 Information Display 8/09 0362-0972/08/2009-020$1.00 + .00 © SID 2009 Success breeds competition, and a number what similar to electrophoretic-based displays. of companies made it very clear that E Ink’s Unlike electrophoretic displays, however, the digital ink technology is not the only game in display also has a backlight for low-ambient- town. In the electrophoretic arena, SiPix light conditions, which produces a full-color Imaging has tightened its relationship with image. Because it is based on conventional Taiwanese panel maker AU Optronics Corp. liquid-crystal technology, it should also pos- through substantial investments. The SiPix sess response times suitable for motion video. booth had an e-reader panel from the collabo- Jepsen claims that the display entry into the ration with AUO. Wintek was also showing marketplace will benefit by compatibility with at its booth a number of electronic-paper dis- the existing LCD manufacturing infrastruc- plays that had been built using SiPix films. ture. No other details regarding the actual There were also multiple reminders that construction or specific performance are electrophoretic technology is not the only available from the company at this time. option for reflective displays. Qualcomm, for Sharp demonstrated an interesting set of example, showed the latest advances in its polymer-network liquid-crystal displays, which Fig. 3: This Qualcomm Mirasol display holds Mirasol displays in its booth. The Mirasol rely on a liquid-crystal layer coupled to a an image using less than 1 mW of power. display relies on micromechanical elements reflective surface that switches from scattering that produce color through the same mecha- to transparent. These displays were connected the identity of the caller! The skins, which nism of reflective interference that gives but- to a memory element built into the display draw power only when switching, hold poten- terfly wings their iridescence. The displays backplane, so the display is effectively bistable, tial for numerous applications (Fig. 4). are effectively bistable; one particularly strik- possessing a low-power memory capability. Hewlett-Packard also presented a paper on ing demonstration showed that a 2.2-in. panel Liquavista also emerged as a contender on its vision of electronic skins, showing samples required less than 1 mW of power to hold an the electronic-paper front, demonstrating both of plastic film that could switch between image. While current displays are still rela- reflective and transflective electrowetting dis- intensely colored and less-colored states. The tively small in area, the capability for video- plays. The reflectivity of these displays is film is fabricated on a roll/roll basis. rate performance, good color in a sunlight- quite respectable, with the capability of Overall, many of these displays were some- viewable reflective display, and a low-power switching at video rates. The company has what reminiscent of the magical newspapers static mode makes this technology a serious recently shifted focus away from simple dis- that appeared in the popular Harry Potter candidate in the reflective race (as well as the plays for high-volume consumer items toward movie series: paper-like displays, but with race for advanced mobile displays) (Fig. 3). high-resolution, reflective display products. areas of color and animation, providing a mix At the Display Week Business Conference, Electronic skins were a hot topic in San of static and dynamic images. I believe that Mary Lou Jepsen of Pixel Qi (a spin-off from Antonio. Kent Displays exhibited its Reflex technology is catching up with vision in these the One Laptop per Child initiative) showed line of products, featuring a thin polymer cases. Much of that technology is still in slides of the company’s new display prototype. “skin” that can be thermoformed around vari- the demonstration category, but the race is The panel works as a reflective display in ous shapes, and then switched between multi- definitely on to roll out the best applications bright ambient lighting conditions, including ple colors. Imagine a cell phone that instead with these new capabilities and get them to direct sunlight, and has an appearance some- of vibrating, turns red, blue, or green based on market.

Fig. 4: Electronic-skin technology from Kent Displays allows switching between multiple colors.

Information Display 8/09 21 projection

Display Week 2009 Review: Projection

Pico projectors begin to come of age, and new projection technologies appear as well. by Alfred Poor

IN RECENT YEARS at the annual SID important development for pico-projector Laser Module for Embedded Laser Projec- Symposium, front-projection technology has applications. While red and blue compact tion”) that combines the lasers with a driver played a shrinking role compared with that of lasers have been readily available, devices ASIC and optical components. The device flat panels and related components. Even so, have had to rely on alternate sources of green can be contained in a 7-mm-tall package that a broad range of demonstrations and research light, such as LEDs, which are limited in measures just 6.5 cm3. results provided a rich resource for those terms of light output and light management. 3M also presented a paper on its new MM200 interested in projection. The biggest buzz at Corning expects to have the G-1000 in com- mobile projection engine. Using a color LCOS this year’s show was the rapidly evolving mercial production by the end of 2009 (Fig. 1). imager and a white-LED light source, the device pico-projector market segment. OSRAM presented a paper on a compact is rated at 8 lm at 1-W LED power. The VGA Pico projectors are devices small enough to RGB laser module (20.4: “Compact RGB resolution (640 × 480) engine has an external be incorporated into a typical mobile phone or similar portable device. With device volumes measured in single-digit cubic-centimeter sizes, this product segment is just coming to market in significant quantities, but much work continues to be done on components, from light sources to imagers. Some of the areas of investigation include increasing light output, reducing or eliminating speckle from laser light sources, and decreasing power consumption. Corning demonstrated its G-1000 solid- state green laser that draws about 60 mW, suitable for compact projection devices. The laser uses optical frequency doubling to con- vert output from an infrared laser to obtain green light. The company has a reference design board that includes the laser and has already announced an agreement to provide green lasers to Microvision for its pico- projector products. The green laser is an

Alfred Poor is editor and publisher of the online HDTV Almanac and a freelance writer cover- ing technology topics with special emphasis on displays. He is also a Technical Editor with ECN (Electronic Component News) and past Chair of the SID Delaware Valley Chap- ter. He can be reached at [email protected] Fig. 1: Corning demonstrated a prototype controller board with its green laser (rectangular or 215/453-9312. component at top left).

22 Information Display 8/09 0362-0972/08/2009-022$1.00 + .00 © SID 2009 volume of just under 14 cm3 . For complete devices, Microvision showed its new SHOW WX pico projector that is scheduled to ship this summer. The wide-VGA resolution (848 × 480 pixels) image is rated at much more than the existing color space used in TV today. It is rated at 10-lm light output and is designed to be able to show an entire movie on a single charge of its internal battery. Micron also demon- strated a prototype pico-projector device with wide-quarter-VGA (WQVGA) resolution using an imaging panel based on the recently acquired ferroelectric liquid-crystalÐonÐsilicon (FLCOS) technology from Displaytech. This allows memory, image processing, and light-driver control to be incorporated into one chip along with the display panel itself, resulting in a compact device (Fig. 2). Texas Instruments showed an example of a new Samsung personal media player scheduled to ship in Korea that includes an embedded pico projector using TI’s 0.17-in. HVGA DLP chip. This chip, the 2009 SID/Information Display Display of the Year Silver Award winner, is now also available in a DLP Pico-Projector Kit using LED illumination resulting in a Fig. 2: The prototype pico projector by Micron used the Displaytech FLCOS technology to 7-lm-rated output; the kit is compatible with create an image that was both large and legible, even in the exhibit hall at Display Week 2009. Beagle Board for system development (Fig. 3). can create a complete image at one time. The being made at reducing the speckle that can be New Approaches new device can achieve a 10¡ deflection with a a distraction for laser-illuminated displays. A variety of novel projection technologies 1-msec response time. According to a Fraunhofer In short, while projection technology did was presented at Display Week. One of the IPMS representative, the same technology not take a front-row position at Display Week most intriguing of these was covered by a paper could be used to create a full-image panel. 2009, there was enough new technology and and a poster presented by researchers from the reports of advances to warrant our keeping an University of Washington, which described a The Big and the Small eye on the big (and small) screens. scanning optical-fiber projection engine for pico Novel technologies were presented for both projectors. The tip of a single optical fiber is big and small front projectors. Fraunhofer vibrated to create a scanning image. The IPMS presented a paper describing a projec- piezoelectric vibrating device, fiber end, and tion system using an OLED panel as both the optics can be fit into a 1-mm-diameter package imager and the light source. Optics can pro- that is 9 mm long. The fiber can transport the ject the image onto a small screen, with appli- output from RGB light sources and the modu- cations ranging from a head-mounted system lating circuitry. The angle of the tip’s deflec- to pico projectors in mobile devices. tion can be adjusted electronically, which in turn At the other end of the size range, Christie controls the “throw” of the projector without Digital Systems presented a paper that addresses the need for any zoom-lens optics. The poster the problem of laser speckle for large projectors reported throw angles ranging from 20¡ to 100¡, such as those used in digital cinema. By “pip- simply through adjusting the voltage applied ing” the light from the image to the projection to the piezoelectric component. optics along a fiber-optic cable, the coherence Fraunhofer IPMS demonstrated a tiny MEMS of the light beam is reduced to the point that array that is designed for a raster scan image speckle can no longer be observed. This has with small dimensions that can be used for the added benefit of separating the lasers from laser projection. The array can scan a line at a the projection head, which can simplify the Fig. 3: This new personal media player from time, as contrasted with a single-pixel device system installation. This was just one of several Samsung is intended for the Korean market that has to be scanned horizontally and vertically papers and technology demonstrations that and includes an embedded pico projector to create an image or with a matrix panel that illustrated the significant progress that is based on the TI chipset.

Information Display 8/09 23 case study

High-Power Projectors Illuminate Opening Ceremonies at 2008 Beijing Summer Games

In August of 2008, the world took in an amazing spectacle as the opening ceremonies of the summer Olympic Games unfolded. Display technology, including projectors, played a major role in enabling this event. by Terry Schmidt

THE ambitious and spectacular opening begun working feverishly to organize what pets” or cantilevered plywood platforms from ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympics was going to be the world’s most ambitious two separate balcony levels with “flown” in Beijing, China, involved thousands of outdoor digital video display to date. projectors hoisted high into the roof structure performers and special effects. The event, of the stadium. The idea was that the highest designed to dazzle both the 91,000 attendees Project Outline elevated projectors would beam images any- and a live TV audience of approximately 800 The overall display concept for the opening where to the stadium floor. The Tier 2, or million viewers, was enhanced with a non- ceremonies involved the blending of multiple lowest balcony units, would beam images to stop panorama of digitally projected images high-power digital video projectors on “para- the floor as required on people-powered on all suitable surfaces inside the 2,777,089 ft.2 (258,000 m2a) “Bird’s Nest” stadium. For these live ceremonies, advance planning, technical competence, comprehensive testing, and system reliability were paramount. Projectors helped make all this possible, and the ones used in the opening ceremonies were made and installed by Christie Digital Systems of Canada. Although the project began with discussions in 2007, this part of the story begins in April 2008, some 5 months before the games, when a team of managers, engineers, and technologists from Christie had aOfficial Web site of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: http://en.beijing2008.cn/ venues/nst/

Terry Schmidt is Chief Scientist for Christie Digital Systems Canada, Inc. 809 Wellington Street North, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, N2G 4Y7; telephone 519/744-8005, e-mail: [email protected]. He is Fig. 1: A bird’s eye view of the “Bird’s Nest” stadium in Beijing shows a conceptual layout of also the Director of the Canadian SID digital-cinema projectors from Tier 3 to the roof “Raceway” at top, cross-firing a distance of Chapter. 700 ft. Source: Christie Digital Systems.

24 Information Display 8/09 0362-0972/08/2009-024$1.00 + .00 © SID 2009 moving screens. The upper balcony, or Tier surface of the inner oval roof ring. Due to the The chance that water would come into con- 3, projectors would cross-fire images to the brightness requirement of this massive surface tact with the projectors was only an issue for vertical oval lip of the roof structure called the area, which measured approximately 1900 ft. those units situated in the lower part of the “Raceway” (Fig. 1). wide by 50 ft. high, earlier testing demon- stadium, where strong winds and rain could This coverage would provide maximum strated that it was best to overlay three images disrupt operations. Dust was a problem, as the flexibility and an impressively large image from three side-by-side projectors on each of stadium was still a beehive of hard-hat con- surface viewable from many angles. From a the 21 overlapped screens across the stadium struction activity in April, though that activity technical standpoint, the elaborate set-up was and up to the oval raceway. The unit used for was scheduled to settle down by June. Dust challenging because of varying screen surfaces, this application was the Christie CP2000-ZX and rain covers were made for all exposed reflectivity, angles, distances, luminance digital-cinema projector, which is powered by projectors when they were not in use. requirements, and the sheer size of the stadium. a 3-kW xenon arc lamp by Ushio. Each of these projectors provided 20,000 lm from a The Deployed Systems The Projection Equipment 2048 × 1080-pixel resolution digital-cinema Between mid-April and mid-June, the techni- Because the stadium was open-roofed, the DLP chip (Fig. 2). cal staff from Christie’s offices in Beijing and requirements for projectors on Tier 3, the upper During a visit in April, the Kitchener Shanghai along with its Chinese customer, balcony, included the ability to be safely Digital Cinema team from Christie had to Wincomn, installed the 84 Roadster S+20K rigged to high structures, and to withstand determine if there were any special technical projectors. The projectors were divided into exposure to severe outdoor elements. These or environmental issues regarding the use of two groups: 33 (including three “hot spares”) requirements were satisfied by the Christie the digital-cinema equipment in Beijing. were “flown” high above the stadium with Roadster S+20K, which is designed specifically After inspecting the stadium and referring to chain hoists on virtually inaccessible trusses, for rental/staging. The projector’s 20,000-lm local weather statistics, the team concluded while 51 projectors were placed on the Tier 2 image is powered by a Ushio 3-kW xenon arc that the environmental risks would be low. platforms. A dual-mirror head from High End lamp and displays 1400 × 1050 pixels from its There was a 0.4% chance that the temperature Systems allowed a computer to aim the bright DLP light engine. Various long-throw lenses in Beijing at 8:00 pm on August 8, 2008 Ð the images over a very wide range of angles. The are motorized to provide remote controllable night of the opening ceremonies Ð would be source material was supplied via fiber-optic zoom, focus, and horizontal/vertical offsets. over 35¼C which was the specified maximum DVI cable systems from Chinese supplier The challenge on Tier 3 was to cross-fire ambient operating temperature for the projec- Cuanbo. The signal sources were 81 Axon to a stationary screen composed of a white tors. The humidity in Beijing during the Media servers, also from High End Systems, stretch of fabric covering the tall vertical month of August averages a modest 77%. that had the ability to warp and resize on-the-

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Fig. 2: Both (a) the Christie Roadster S+20K, designed for rental/staging venues, and (b) the Christie CP2000-ZX digital cinema projector were used in the Olympic project.

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fly and aim and project images in any orienta- of the front feet and lens mount, all of which Projecting by Numbers tion, any size, almost anywhere in the Bird’s were accessible only by having someone climb Nest stadium. out onto the platform and manually adjust it. 147: Number of DLP projectors The upper ring, Tier 3, was the location of The staff had to master this feat by trial-and- used in the opening cere- 63 CP2000-ZX digital-cinema projectors that error alignment, so that when someone’s body monies for the 2008 Sum- were organized to light up 21 screens on the weight was not on the platform, the system mer Olympic Games. upper vertical oval opening in the stadium, remained perfectly aligned; i.e., the setting 2.8 million: Amount of lumens of digital where each 75-ft.-wide image was warped, made while a staffer was on the platform video content projected overlapped, and edge-blended by an addi- would change as soon as he got off it, and the across and onto the stadium. tional 21 Axon servers. At over 1900 ft. long, staffers had to learn to estimate the difference 200: Average pounds each pro- this generated the world’s largest continuous and adjust accordingly. The large throw dis- jector weighed. oval image that became part of the spectacular tances of 400 to over 700 ft. made the aiming 2,777,089: Square footage of Bird’s stadium show (Fig. 3). errors due to weight change even more dramatic. Nest Stadium. In order to aid accuracy, special “red only” 20: Number of minutes it took Pixel-by-Pixel Overlay onto the and “green only” alignment test patterns were to get from inside one side Overhead Raceway loaded in Beijing on each of the 63 Tier 3 of the stadium to the other The overlay of one or more images for projectors. The center projector of the three on foot. increased brightness is not a new concept. In was set to red, and each of the outer two to 262,825,920: Number of RGB video rental/staging venues, it is often done for green. Then careful aim and lens-mount pixels projected. redundancy. Accuracy of optical alignment is alignment was done two at a time, just like important in high-resolution applications color convergence, on green to red. because double or triple ghost images from The attribute of the lens design that enables This design prevents keystone geometry dis- each misaligned projector can detract from the an almost perfect pixel-for-pixel overlay is tortion of the image and rectangular images image quality. The main goal of careful aim- called “lens offset.” The design of the lens is can project onto the screen and overlay accu- ing and lens offset is to eliminate keystone a telecentric reverse telephoto designed for a rately. The long throw distances in the distortion (i.e., skewed imagery). larger-than-normal image size. The precision Beijing project minimized matching issues In the Bird’s Nest stadium, the precise aim lens mount is adjustable in both X and Y caused by curvature and oblique angles to of the projector depended on the adjustment planes without changing the aim of the lens. the screen surface.

Technology in Action The following technology issues all figured prominently in the Bird’s Nest stadium project: Edge Blending: This technique is often used in multiple-projector large-scale produc- tions. However, edge-blending had never been applied before to a project as large as the 2008 Being Summer Games’ opening cere- monies. The geometry of the raceway was oval and as one continuous screen could be broken down into 21 sub-screens, each was illuminated by three digital-cinema projectors from the opposite side of the Tier 3 level. Edge-blending is accomplished by overlap- ping each screen by about 20% with its adja- cent neighbor. This results in a double bright- ness bar at the overlap if left uncorrected. Correcting the brightness level involves adjusting the contrast drive level down from 100%, just where the overlap begins, to 0% in opposing directions to make the overlap region virtually disappear. Of course, the video content of the two projectors must also be adjusted to “flow” properly from one screen to the next and avoid incongruence for Fig. 3: The upper ring projectors were outfitted with customized heat extractors (shown at top moving content that stretches over several of projectors) to help maintain viewable site lines. different projectors (Fig. 4).

26 Information Display 8/09 Image Warping: This is a generic video- vent location caused noise and interfered with Networking: All 147 projectors were con- projection term that refers to restoring an the first-row guests’ sight lines. nected to the control room via two separate image to corrected geometry for correct view- After the team installed and tested the heat Ethernet networks. Each was a complex ing, even though a projector may have an extractors, Director of Lighting Sha Xiaolan configuration of copper and fiber that handled oblique angle to a screen. The latter causes decided that the sound was objectionable, logistics. These network connections proved image distortion due to projection onto a especially in the plush seats of the VIP area. invaluable for a range of reasons; from safe curved surface. At the Bird’s Nest stadium, The team settled on a sound-attenuating insu- sequencing of powering-up approximately the corrections for both this and the edge- lated air-conditioning flex duct to relocate the 0.5 MW of projection equipment at 5-sec blending overlap had to be executed with pre- heat extractor off to the side and out of the intervals, to remote status monitoring of vari- cision. This proved to be a challenge because first row guests’ sight lines. The sheet metal ous functions and remote diagnostics during of the unique oval screen surface of the race- of the heat extractor was also sound damped installation, testing, and rehearsals. The phys- way and its elevated location; almost 100 ft. by 1-in.-thick acoustical foam wrap to reduce ical logistics of manually checking a projector higher than the projectors, most of which were sound levels by approximately 6 dB. on the other side of the stadium was a time- at an off-angle to the screen. Signal Distribution: All video signals for and energy-consuming event to be done as Heat Extraction: One of the differences in the projection systems were produced by infrequently as possible. It took a long time to a projector designed for digital-cinema appli- 110 Axon servers supplied by High End traverse the stadium at the Tier 3 level, not cations vs. rental/staging is the standard 8-in.- Systems. These signals were provided as counting troubleshooting time. diameter heat extractor. Located on the top of standard HDTV 1920 × 1080-pixel format a cinema projector, it takes advantage of a on DVI connectors. Because some cable Unexpected Challenges theater’s built-in roof extractor system. These runs were up to 1000 ft. long, each DVI signal During June, the team worked from about extractors are normally designed to take away was converted at the server to four-channel 5:00 pm to 5:00 am each night to take advantage more than 600 CFM of unwanted waste heat fiber and converted back at each group of of the darkness for rehearsals on the outdoor generated by long-life theatrical xenon arc three projectors to DVI again. At this point, screen (the stadium roof lip). The necessity of lamps. For the purposes of the Olympic pro- it was up-converted to the 2048 × 1080 digital- security passes and sophisticated explosives ject, which had no built-in roof extractor sys- cinema standard for maximum brightness screening made for interesting logistics. For tem, a small, self-contained inline heat extrac- efficiency of the DLP chip. A DVI splitter example, no Internet connectivity at the stadium tor was sourced for each projector on the top was then used to divide the signal to the three was permitted due to concern about terrorist acts. Tier 3 location. However, in the stadium, this projectors. Conveniently, a Blackberry allowed connec- tivity many times when it was necessary to communicate with Christie back in Canada. Another challenge was the weather. From a statistical standpoint, the environmental issues discussed earlier were considered to be man- ageable. However, while the team was setting up for rehearsals in June, a severe thunder- storm occurred. The overhang and dust/rain covers on the projectors did their job, but there were also roof leaks from the fabric cov- ering the stadium, which resulted in large amounts of water dumping just several feet from some of the projectors. Fortunately, none were harmed. In addition, it turned out that the month of August was unusually hot, even for Beijing. When the projectors were turned on at 5:00 pm on the day of the show, the temperature was a reported 38¼C Ð 3¼ over the maximum operating temperature of the units. By show time at 8:00 pm, the temperature had dropped to 34.5¼C, but the team was still relieved that it did not need to have the heat extractors turned down to reduce noise because it had Fig. 4: Edge-blending (taking place in the image blend zone above) was accomplished by over- already solved the acoustic problem with the lapping each screen by about 20% with its adjacent neighbor. Warping (restoring imagery to insulated ducts. corrected geometry for proper viewing) was especially difficult on the high oval screen of the There were of course several challenges of raceway. Lens offset adjustments took place on Tier 3. logistics in this very large venue. Safety was

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always top of mind. All of the projectors sized air conditioners were used to disperse were mounted high above seating where a fall the 35 kW of heat produced by all of this of either a person or equipment would have equipment in this small space. dire consequences. All loose equipment was Near the end of the team’s stay in Beijing, secured with aircraft cables tied to steel rails Sha suggested that the converging light beams embedded in concrete. When adjusting a unit, from the largest cluster of projectors, as everyone wore safety harnesses. The team viewed across the stadium, were distracting communicated via two-way radio sets, but the view of the upper raceway images. In the as mentioned above, it still took almost design line drawings, the converging beams 20 minutes to walk from one side of the Tier 3 were most efficient for alignment because level to the other. Multiple and unknown angles to reach the screen were reduced. In vendors for support equipment such as net- this case, the artistic direction won over tech- work switches and fiber-cable runs added nical efficiency and the staff was asked to more challenges to the task at hand. move and re-align 18 projectors on one side of Another challenge the team encountered the stadium, so at least the VIP side could during the project involved a mysterious set- view the images without the distraction of the up change to its resizing equipment. As the bright crossover light. In viewing the live team members would come in to power up all event on HDTV from Canada, it was apparent the equipment to work for the night, they to members of the team that the beams were would notice that some screen sizes had diverging in some camera angles and converg- changed electronically and were no longer ing in others, especially after the large amount perfectly matched to their neighboring of fireworks added smoke to the air. screens. They also noticed that the IR remote control for the Cine-IPM2K resizing box feed- Summary ing all three projectors for each of the 21 For everyone who attended or watched the “raceway” images did not work well unless it Beijing Summer Games Opening Ceremonies was extremely close to the sensor. These on August 8, 2008, as well as the Closing seemingly random changes began occurring Ceremonies and the September Paralympics more frequently. One night, as the team Opening and Closing Ceremonies, it was members were adjusting the last of three units apparent that the production was a resounding in a row that had changed size from the previ- success for the Chinese people hosting the ous day, another one changed in front of their Games and the technical teams who were eyes. It finally occurred to someone that the involved in producing what will reign, for high-frequency metal-halide lighting that was some time at least, as the most ambitious being used in increasing amounts in rehearsals outdoor digital video display ever. Though each day was producing enough noise to be everyone involved in the project struggled picked up by the IR sensor on the CineIPM with technical difficulties and language differ- 2K, resulting in the unwanted changes. It now ences at times, the spirit of co-operation and became clear that the lighting was also inter- the “get it done” attitude were excellent, in fering with the range of the remote control. The keeping with the spirit of the Olympic Games team covered the IR sensor with double layers themselves. of gaffer’s tape and the problem disappeared. To see how the projectors performed at the One of the serious challenges was remote 2008 Beijing Summer Games, visit: http:// turn on and status monitoring of all projectors www.christiedigital.com/AMEN/Technology from the small windowless server/control Movies/christieInTheNews/Beijing room. It was essential to control and monitor Olympics2008.htm. all networked projectors from this location at one end of the stadium. To overcome this problem, custom software was quickly Submit Your News Releases designed and implemented to graphically Please send all press releases and new product illustrate real-time connection, as well as the announcements to: signal and lamp status of all projection sys- Jenny Donelan Information Display Magazine tems. The small room, hidden behind one of 411 Lafayette Street, Suite 201 the two LED scoreboards, also housed 110 New York, NY 10003 Axon servers that supplied the content to all Fax: 212.460.5460 e-mail: [email protected] the projectors. Approximately seven room- ADVERTISEMENT Journal of the SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION DISPLAY The following papers appear in the August 2009 (Vol. 17/8) issue of JSID. For a preview of the papers go to sid.org/jsid.html.

Microcavity white-emitting OLED devices (pages 617–627) Ronald S. Cok and Joel D. Shore, Eastman Kodak Co., Ltd., USA Fabrication of 5.8-in. OTFT-driven flexible color AMOLED display using dual protection scheme for organic semiconductor patterning (pages 629–634) Yoshiki Nakajima, et al., Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK), Japan Thermal-deformation characterization on the panel of TFT-LCD TV. Part I: Mechanism of color distortion (pages 635–645) Chung-Yi Chu, et al., National Central University, Taiwan Analysis of electro-optical properties of polymer-stabilized OCB and the application to TFT-LCDs (pages 647–658) Yuko Kizu, et al., Toshiba Corp., Japan; Hirofumi Wakemoto, Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology Co., Ltd., Japan Exit pupil expander with a large field of view based on diffractive optics (pages 659–664) Pekka Äyräs, et al., Nokia Research Center, Finland Effects of ambient illumination on users’ visual performance using various electronic displays (pages 665–669) An-Hsiang Wang and Hui-Tzu Kuo, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan; Shie-Chang Jeng, National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, Taiwan Mura-type effect on human-vision inspection (pages 671–680) Pei-Chia Wang and Sheue-Ling Hwang, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan Ambient-light sensor system with wide dynamic range enhanced by adaptive sensitivity control (pages 681–686) Hyun-Sang Park, et al., Seoul National University, Korea; Jae-Sic Lee, et al., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Korea Effect of experimental methodology on the JND of the black level for natural images (pages 687–694) ShaoLing Qin, et al., Southeast University, P. R. China; Ingrid Heyndericks, Philips Research Laboratories, The Netherlands SID SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION DISPLAY

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scope, early liquid-crystal displays, RCA’s to focus on the bottom line.” He is, however, In Memory of Dr. Akio Okoshi first transistors, the first magnetic-core mem- concerned about the fate of the thousands of ory, one of the first charge-coupled devices papers, photographs, artifacts, etc., that reflect Dr. Akio Okoshi, (CCDs) and CMOS microprocessors, and the the life, career, and spirit of the man for 83, passed away on first thin-film transistor (TFT). The library is whom both corporation and library are named. May 14, 2009. Dr. also home to boxes of photographs and corre- David Sarnoff (1891Ð1971) was a corporate Okoshi is known as spondence from RCA’s research, managerial, manager and executive (not an engineer or the inventor of and public-relations staff. scientist) who became a visionary and cham- Trinitron technology, RCA originally built the David Sarnoff pion for broadcast and electronic communica- which he developed Library to house Sarnoff’s papers and memo- tions. According to the library’s Web site, he in 1968 in collabo- rabilia. It is now a 501(c)(3) that has no cor- “advocated, supported, financed, and over- ration with Susumu porate relationship with the owner of the RCA saw” the development of radio in the first two Yoshida and Senri trademarks, and only a facility connection decades of the last century, and then the Miyaoka. For those with Sarnoff Corporation. It is now time for development of television from the 1930s to who do not remember, Trinitron aperture-grill that connection to end and for the collection to the 1950s. He worked for Marconi Wireless technology was a revolutionary innovation move on. In recent years, Sarnoff Corpora- Telegraph Company of America and eventu- that provided with an alternative tech- tion has won an increasing number of U.S. ally rose through the ranks of RCA to become nology to conventional shadow masks for military defense contracts, and the concomi- president and chairman of the board. making color cathode-ray tubes (CRTs). tant security requirements do not mesh well The library is scheduled to move out before Trinitron CRTs could be made with a cylin- with visits from school children on field trips, the end of the year. What then will be the fate drical front face instead of spherical and had for example. Dr. Alexander Magoun, the of the Sarnoff collections? Magoun hopes continuous R-G-B phosphor stripes in the ver- library curator and executive director for the that they will be relocated where they can tical direction. As a result of this invention, last 11 years, understands this, and in fact continue to do the most good. Two facilities Dr. Okoshi received the Oukouchi Memorial expresses gratitude toward the company for are needed: a purpose-built archives profes- Award from the Japanese TV Association in housing the museum for as long as it has. sionally staffed to organize, preserve, and 1971 and the Purple Medal from the Japanese “Sarnoff Corporation has been very generous make available the two-dimensional historical government in 1973 for the invention of Trini- in providing the bulk of our in-kind support,” records of the library; and a professionally tron technology. Dr. Okoshi also received the says Magoun, “but like most companies it has staffed museum or other facility to organize, The Karl Ferdinand Braun Prize from the preserve, and exhibit the objects in the Society for Information Display in 1990 for museum collection. his work on the large-sized outdoor display, the “Sarnoff wanted his library to inspire the . next generation of high-tech innovators,” Dr. Okoshi was born in Kazo City, Saitama Magoun says. “My board and I are reviewing Prefecture, Japan. He graduated from the proposals from a variety of organizations in Department of Applied Physics at Waseda state and out to ensure that these milestones in University at 1949 and joined Sony in 1950. He information capture, transmission, and display also received a doctoral degree from Waseda continue to fulfill his wish and a national University in 1985. Dr. Okoshis’s farewell need.” Magoun says they already have ceremony took place on June 22 in Tokyo, several excellent candidates. with more than 250 people in attendance. The library welcomes contributions toward underwriting the costs of packing the collec- tions. For more information, visit www. Sarnoff Museum Seeks New Home davidsarnoff.org. For more than 40 years, the David Sarnoff — Jenny Donelan Library has existed within the walls of Sarnoff Corp., a research contractor headquartered in West Windsor, New Jersey. School children, history and technology buffs, and radio and TV fans regularly visit this not-for-profit VISIT museum within the corporation’s building to view artifacts and files from the early days of This page, from LCD pioneer Louis Zanoni’s INFORMATION broadcasting, displays, and related technolo- 1965 RCA notebook showing an experiment gies. Among the unique items in the collec- with a guest-host LCD, is but one example of DISPLAY ON-LINE tion are landmark RCA radios and televisions, the thousands of unique technology artifacts the first kinescope and shadow-mask cathode- housed at the library. Source: David Sarnoff www.informationdisplay.org ray tube, the oldest known electron micro- Library.

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