FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS SID 2013 Society for Information Display INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM, SEMINAR & EXHIBITION May 19 – 24, 2013 VANCOUVER CONVENTION CENTER VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA SID SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION DISPLAY www.displayweek.org SPECIAL TOPIC ON 3D: Display technologies for Special Topics enabling depth perception in viewers, applications for 3D displays, 3D content generation, measurement and characterization of 3D systems, and their human fac- The Display Week 2013 Symposium will be placing tors. This year a stereoscopic projection system will be special emphasis on five Special Topics of Interest to available in the 3D sessions to enable presenters to address the rapid growth of the field of information show 3D footage to complement their talks. display in the following areas: OLED TV, Oxide TFTs, • 3D TV 3D, Lighting, and Touch and Interactivity Submis- • Mobile 3D Systems sions relating to these special topics are highly encour- aged. • Autostereoscopic and Multi-View Displays • Directional Backlights SPECIAL TOPIC ON OLED TV: This Special Topic will • Volumetric Displays cover OLEDs specialized for TV applications. • Holographic Display Technologies & Algorithms Submissions on all aspects of advanced OLED TV • Integral Imaging technologies are encouraged, including novel device structures, backplane technologies, manufacturing • Novel 3D Display Approaches processes, deposition techniques, mask fabrication, • Glasses-Based Stereoscopic Displays: Shutter, encapsulation, driving methods, and next-generation Polarization, and Color-Separation Based applications. • Characterization of 3D Displays: Crosstalk, Luminance Uniformity, etc. • Device Structure of OLEDs (Specialized in High Efficiency, Reliability, etc.) • Human Depth Perception, Comfort, or Performance When Viewing Displays • Backplane Technologies for OLED TV • Applications for 3D Displays • Novel OLED Manufacturing Processes for OLED TV • 3D Cinema • Deposition Technology for OLED TV • 3D Gaming, and Interactivity • Mask-Fabrication Technology for OLED TV • 3D Content Generation and Conversion: Animated • Novel Encapsulation Technology for OLED TV Films, Games, etc. • Driving Methods for OLED TV • Light-Field Displays and Computation • Next-Generation TV Applications (Flexible, Transparent, etc.) • Capturing 3D: Stereoscopic Cameras, Plenoptic Cameras, and Multi-Camera Systems SPECIAL TOPIC ON OXIDE TFTs: Advancements and manufacturing issues related to oxide semiconduc- SPECIAL TOPIC ON LIGHTING: Advancements in tors thin-film transistors, along with new opportunities the LED and OLED industries open up new opportuni- for increased device performance, greater TFT integra- ties to increase the perception of reality. Submissions tion at the systems level, and innovative applications on all aspects of solid-state lighting are encouraged, and products. Submissions on all aspects of oxide TFTs including: are encouraged, including, but not limited to: • Novel Lighting Systems and Sources • Novel Oxide Materials • Solid-State Lighting including OLED and LED • Device Structures and Processing Techniques • Optical Methods • Solution Processing of Oxides and Ink-Jet Printing of • Flat Illumination Panels TFTs • Illumination Systems • Bias, Thermal, Optical, and Environmental Stability and Reliability of TFTs • Ambient Lighting and Display Interaction • TFT Device Physics,Compact Modeling, and • Lighting Measurements Parameter Extraction Circuits • Display Backlights • Design and Compensation Techniques for • Novel Lighting-Control Electronics Instability and Non-Uniformity in Pixelated Arrays • Oxide TFT Sensors and Applications • Integration on Flexible Substrates and Novel Applications • Towards Systems-on-Panel and Very-Large-Scale Integration SPECIAL TOPIC ON TOUCH AND (1) ACTIVE-MATRIX DEVICES: Advances in the inno- INTERACTIVITY: Advances in touch-screen technolo- gies, applications, driving electronics, system integra- vative development and implementation of active- tion, and human interactions. The advanced materials matrix electronics into displays and other devices. and process technologies associated with touch Differences between each subcommittee have design and applications will also be covered. become blurred because novel technologies involve various aspects. Active-Matrix Devices focus on TFTs • Advanced User Interfaces themselves, their circuit design and application, includ- • Multi-Touch Systems ing TFTs electrical/optical characteristics, reliability, • Novel Touch Configurations & Applications new structures, and processing. • Materials and Process Technologies • Fine, Slim, High, or Wide: At the Physical Limits of • Driver Electronics, Subsystems, and Algorithms Active-Matrix Displays • Touch-Performance Evaluation, Methodology, and • Oxide TFTs and Display Circuits Standardization • Sensor Integrated Active-Matrix Displays • High-Frame-Rate Driving for Field-Sequential As growing and multi-faceted fields, work relating to Color and 3D Displays these topics can fit under a number of different topics, • Novel TFTs and Processing Techniques including Active-Matrix Displays, Applied Vision/ Human Factors, Display Applications, Display • Active Matrix for Flexible Displays Electronics, Display Manufacturing, Display Measure- • Ultra-Low-Power Active-Matrix Displays ments, Display Systems, Emissive Displays, e-Paper • New AMOLED Pixels and Backplanes and Flexible Displays, Liquid-Crystal and Other Non- • Active-Matrix Mobile Displays Emissive Displays, OLEDs, Projection, and Touch and • System-on-Glass (SOG) Interactivity. While the special topics sessions will be arranged in a unified program for the benefit of atten- dees, authors should indicate the appropriate topical (2) APPLICATIONS: Papers are sought that discuss track for their abstract in addition to special topic unique and innovative applications of all varieties of designation (if any). display technologies for the consumer, industrial, entertainment, commercial, and military fields. • Solid-State Lighting Symposium Topics • 3D, Stereoscopy, and Holography • Environmentally Friendly (Green) Displays The Society for Information Display (SID) encourages • Touch and Interactive Display Applications the submission of original papers on all aspects of the • Mobile Displays (Smartphones, Tablets, & eReaders) research, engineering, application, evaluation, and • Near-to-Eye Displays utilization of displays. Display Week 2013 will feature topical sessions that focus specifically on selected • Virtual and Augmented Reality issues or key developments. Paper submissions are • Avionics and Automotive welcome for any of the general symposium topics or • Kiosks, Signage, Transparent, and Tiled Displays any of the specific topical sessions listed below. • Digital Cinema, Entertainment, Gaming, and TV The Society plans to include coverage of every • Medical Displays aspect of display technology and applications, espe- cially the emergence of 3D TV. Special attention will • Ruggedized Displays for Harsh Environments also be given to all aspects of novel input technologies • Multi-Modal Display User Interface (e.g., for displays. Papers are solicited in all aspects of Auditory Displays) motion-image technology, including device technology • Display Software Applications (e.g., Image (LCD, OLED, PDP, projector, etc.) and related system Enhancement) technology. Papers are also solicited in the area of • Novel and Emerging Applications technology development that enables lower-power- consumption and higher-performance display devices for battery-powered applications (mobile phones, tablets, e-books, etc.). • Display Materials including Substrates, Films, (3) APPLIED VISION / HUMAN FACTORS: All Adhesives, and Consumables aspects of vision, perception, and human factors as they apply to the design, image quality, and usability • Manufacturing Equipment for Front- and Back-End of all types of visual display systems. Processing including Packaging, Encapsulation, Interconnect, Assembly, and Roll-to-Roll Processing • Stereoscopic and 3D Display Perception • In-line Manufacturing Test, Repair, and Metrology • Lighting and Adaptation • Manufacturing Productivity • Display-Centric Interaction • Display Perception and Image Quality (6) DISPLAY MEASUREMENT: Characterization and measurements of displays and display components. (4) DISPLAY ELECTRONICS: Circuits (integrated or • Optical Characterization and Measurement of otherwise) for displays, image- and video-processing algorithms, and electronic components for 3D Displays displays. • Optical Characterization and Measurement of Display • Driving Schemes, Algorithms, and Systems for Low- Materials and Components Power and Low-Cost Systems (Green Technology) • Latest Advancements in Display Measurements and • Advanced Driving Schemes and Architectures for Display-Measurement Standards Higher-Resolution Displays • Optical Property Modeling of Display Technologies • Advanced Driving Schemes and Architectures for • Characterization of Perceptible Display AMOLED Displays Phenomena, including Content-Dependent Artifacts • Color-Correction and Gamma-Tuning • Evaluation of Measurement Methods for Display Technologies for Better Optical Performance Applications • High-Refresh-Rate Displays for Motion-Blur • Calibration and Verification of Instrumentation Reduction and 3D Display Implementation • Video and Image Processing (7) DISPLAY SYSTEMS: Novel integration of displays • Backlight-Control Electronics into specialized devices, as well as system-level