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Issue 51/52

Double Issue

Letter from the publisher: Why we cover eBook readers in this newsletter… by Mark Fihn

News from around the world: Universal Display, UNI-SOLAR, Plextronics, QD Vision, CHA Industries, Methode Development Company, PARC, McGill University/INRS, Sulfurcell, Environment MEPs, Georgia Tech/UIUC/NRL, Innventia, NineSigma, Sony, NIST, Corning, Ferro, Novaled, Princeton University, Duke University, Merck, Kent Displays, DuPont, Advantech, Korean Ministry of Knowledge Economy, Visionox, PETEC, Solutia, FUJIFILM Dimatix, WAC Lighting, HP, Stanford University, Wake Forest University, Rutgers/Linkoping/Umea Universities, Institute for Nanostructured Materials CNR Bologna, Spire Corporation, Armor, and Sunic/Flexible Display Center

Large-area, Organic and Printed Electronics Convention, May 31-June 2, 2010, Frankfurt, Germany; In this first report, Phillip Hill covers presentations from Philips, Nokia Research Centre, Centro Ricerche Fiat, Mekoprint Electronics A/S, BASF Future Business, Lumedy Ltd, GSI Technologies, and Add-Vision

SID Display Week, May 25-28, 2010, Seattle, Washington; Phillip Hill covers presentations from day one of the conference. Papers from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Advanced Display Technology GmbH (ADT)/Pforzheim University/Bartels Mikrotechnik GmbH, Nemoptic/Motif, Inc./Uppsala University, ZBD Displays Limited, Princeton University/Universal Display Corporation, ETRI/NeoView Kolon Co. Ltd, Samsung Electronics/Samsung Mobile Display, Industrial Technology Research Institute/National Taipei University of Technology/National Sun Yat-Sen University, and NDIS Corporation/Hoseo University

SID DisplaySearch Business Conference, May 24, 2010, Seattle, Washington; Phillip Hill covers presentations from Universal Display Corporation, DuPont OLED Displays, AU Optronics Corporation, and DisplaySearch

Printed Electronics & Membrane Switch Symposium, May 18-20, 2010, Phoenix, Arizona; In the first of two reports, Phillip Hill covers this SGIA-organized event with presentations from Conductive Compounds, Inc., Sefar, Inc./Heraeus Materials Technology, Nicomatic North America, and IIMAK

Printed Electronics Summit, May 10-11, 2010, San Jose, California; In this first report of three, Phillip Hill covers presentations from Dyesol, Palo Alto Research Center, Eeonyx Corporation, New Venture Research Corporation, and David Fyfe Consulting

Smart Fabrics, April 14-16, 2010, Miami, Florida; In the first of four reports, Phillip Hill covers presentations from Nyx, London College of Fashion, CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering, Dublin City University, and Qinetiq North America

Printed Electronics Europe, April 13-14, 2010, Dresden, Germany; In this first report, Phillip Hill covers presentations from IDTechEx, iRex Technologies, Valtion Teknillinen Tutkimuskeskus (VTT Technical Research Centre), and Solarion AG

Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, April 10-15, 2010, Atlanta, Georgia; Phillip Hill covers presentations from Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Carnegie Mellon University/Microsoft Research, KAIST, Deutsche Telekom Laboratories, Carnegie Mellon University, University of St. Thomas, and Queen’s University

Flexible Electronics & Displays Conference, February 1-4, 2010, Phoenix, Arizona; In the second of five reports on this FlexTech Alliance event, Phillip Hill covers presentations from Marc Chason and Associates, Universal Display Corporation, Eastman Kodak, Samsung Mobile Display, Applied Materials, Teijin/NanoGram, NanoMas Technologies/Binghamton University, MC10, and American Semiconductor

Power Saving for Displays, January 26-27, 2010, Oxford, England; Phillip Hill covers this Sharp/SID hosted event with presentations from ZBD, and Liquavista

IDW ’09, December 9-11, 2009, Miyazaki, Japan; In this third report, Phillip Hill covers this conference organized by The Institute of Image Information and Television Engineers, and The Society for Information Display, with papers from the session on flexible displays. Presentations from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Southern Taiwan University/MIRDC, Ricoh Co., Ltd., Bridgestone Corporation/Kyushu University, Tera-Barrier Films, Vitex Systems Inc, AU Optronics Corporation, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Semprius Inc./Eastman Kodak/University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Dai Nippon Printing

Printed Electronics USA, 09 December 1-4, 2009, San Jose, California; In the third of four reports, Phillip Hill covers presentations from Agfa, Fractal Antenna Systems, Hewlett-Packard, Inpria, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Cambridge University, and US Air Force Research Laboratory

Organic Semiconductor Conference, September 28-30, 2009, London, England; In this fourth report of four, Phillip Hill covers presentations from this cintelliq-organized event: NanoTerra, Institute of Nanostructured Materials and Photonics, Institut für Nanostrukturierte Materialien und Photonik/Institut für Silicatforschung, H.C. Starck Clevios GmbH, and PETEC

Symposium on Flexible Organic Electronics, July 8-10, 2009, Halkidiki, Greece; In the third of three reports, Phillip Hill summarizes research papers from Instituto de Telecomunicações/Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa/Universidade de Coimbra/Instituto Superior Técnico, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki/Vanderbilt University, Korea Electronics Technology Institute, Fraunhofer-Institute for Applied Polymer Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, Angers University/National Hellenic Research Foundation, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University of Cambridge/University College London/Nokia Research Centre, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki/University of Liverpool, Soonchunhyang University, Cardiff University/Technical Research Centre of Finland/Institute of Nanostructured Materials and Photonics, Åbo Akademi University, Physical Electronics, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, University of Bucharest/Institute for Space Sciences/National Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics/Institute for Nonferrous and Rare Metals, Ilmenau University of Technology/Laser Zentrum Hannover/SK Kassetten GmbH, Université de Limoges (x2), Université de Toulouse, and Democritus University of Thrace

Google Nexus One shifting from AMOLED to LCD by Jin Kim

Cutting costs of large-area devices by Paula Doe

Building the market for OLED: SID 2010 by Barry Young

The booming RFID business in 2010 by Peter Harrop

Parallel universe by Jutta E. Rasp

The Last Word: Can we save the world? We’re a bit too busy at the moment… by Chris Williams

Display Industry Calendar

Issue 49/50

Double Issue

Letter from the publisher: \ˈflek-sə-bəl\ by Mark Fihn

News from around the world: Cornell University, Stanford University, University of California at Berkeley, UIUC/University of Pennsylvania, University of Illinois, Fraunhofer Institute, Hiroshima University, MIT, Rice University, Harvard University, UW-Madison, NIST, NIST/NDSU, University of Florida, Philips/Holst Centre, Holst Centre, St Andrews University, Flashwear, Italian Institute of Technology/Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici CNR/University of Messina, Qualcomm, LG Display, AIST, Holst Centre/NeoDec, Mimaki Engineering, Caltech, Innovalight, GE, GE/Konica Minolta, Novaled, Novaled/Trilux, Novaled/Ingo Maurer, Zumtobel, Philips Research/Eindhoven University of Technology, Apple, Mie Industry, Sony/Kyocera, Tottori University/Oike, IDTechEx, DuPont Microcircuit Materials, Sirris/Optomec, Solarmer/Joel Berman Glass Studios, Merck/Plastic Logic, Venture Research Corporation, Solarbuzz, NineSigma, National Nanotechnology Initiative, DisplaySearch, cintelliq, Universal Display, CDT/CIT, Ambicare, Tomark/Hanita, Hitachi High-Technologies/XeroCoat, Global Solar Energy, Universität Freiburg, GigOptix, 3Plast, Cambrios, and Vitex Systems

DisplaySearch US FPD Conference, March 2-3, 2010, San Diego, California; Phillip Hill covers presentations from Samsung Mobile Display, The NPD Group, and Qualcomm MEMS Technologies, Inc.

Flexible Electronics & Displays Conference, February 1-4, 2010, Phoenix, Arizona; In the first of five reports on this FlexTech Alliance event, Phillip Hill covers presentations from Konarka, PARC (Palo Alto Research Center), US Army Research Laboratory, NanoMarkets, NextWindow, Kent Displays, JFMagic, and General Technical Services 

TEI, January 25-27, 2010, Cambridge, Massachusetts; In the second of two reports, Phillip Hill covers presentations from Concordia University/École Polytechnique de Montréal, The University of Waikato, and Technische Universität Darmstadt

IDW ’09, December 9-11, 2009, Miyazaki, Japan; In this second report, Phillip Hill covers this conference organized by The Institute of Image Information and Television Engineers, and The Society for Information Display, with papers from the session on electronic paper. Presentations from DNP/KDDI R&D Lab, Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) (x3), Kent State University, Pforzheim University/Bartels Mikrotechnik GmbH/Advanced Display Technology (ADT), and Kuraray Co. Ltd.

Printed Electronics USA 09, December 1-4, 2009, San Jose, California; In the second of four reports, Phillip Hill covers presentations from Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Plastic Logic, Semprius Inc., Sipix Imaging Inc., G24 Innovations, Intel Labs, Optomec, Organic Spintronics, OTB Solar, and Solarmer Energy

Flexible & Stretchable Electronics Workshop, November 16-18, 2009, Ghent, Belgium; In this third of three reports, Phillip Hill covers posters from this event organized by the STELLA project and IMEC: Ghent University, Hightec AG, and University of Ulster at Jordanstown

Plastic Electronics Europe Conference, October 27-29, 2009, Dresden, Germany; In this third of four reports, Phillip Hill covers this PIRA International event with presentations from FIAT Research Center, Frost & Sullivan, Holst Centre, National University of Singapore, and Royal College of Art/Arrow Science Consulting

Organic Semiconductor Conference, September 28-30, 2009, London, England; In this third report of four, Phillip Hill covers presentations from this cintelliq-organized event: IMEC, Imperial College London, Technical University of Denmark, DuPont Teijin Films, CDT, Brunel University, and EUIT Telecomunicación/Universidad Rey Juan Carlos/Universidad Miguel Hernández/Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Eurodisplay 2009/IDRC, September 14-17, 2009, Rome, Italy; In the second of two reports, Phillip Hill covers presentations from Applied Nanotech Inc., Ghent University, Crysoptix KK/Kontrakt Ltd/Institute of Crystallography RAS, Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), and Korea University/Hoseo University/Dongjin Semichem Co.

Conference on Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies, July 13-15, 2009, Thessaloniki, Greece; In this second of two reports on this 6th international conference, Phillip Hill summarizes papers from University of Bucharest/Institute for Space Sciences/National Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics/Institute for Nonferrous and Rare Metals/Nationale Institute of Research and Development for Optoelectronics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (x3), University of Minho/Fraunhofer-Institut Silicatforschung (ISC), National Institute for Optoelectronics, National Hellenic Research Foundation, and Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute/Josef Stefan Institute

Symposium on Flexible Organic Electronics, July 8-10, 2009, Halkidiki, Greece; In the second of three reports, Phillip Hill summarizes papers from AIXTRON AG, HORIBA Jobin Yvon, Fraunhofer FEP, Institute of Nanostructured Materials and Photonics/Cardiff University/Technical Research Center of Finland/Fraunhofer Institut für Zuverlässigkeit und Mikrointegration, Instituto de Telecomunicações/Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa/Instituto Superior Técnico, Columbia University, New University of Lisbon, NTERA, CEA/Liten, Technische Universität Dresden, Heliatek GmbH, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Holst Centre/TNO, Printed Electronics Arena, and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

WTEC Workshop, June 30, 2009, Arlington, Virginia; A panel of experts discussed current directions in flexible hybrid electronics in a public workshop organized by the World Technology Evaluation Center, after completing their study to examine the worldwide status and trends in this field, sponsored by the United States National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Office of Naval Research (ONR). Phillip Hill covers this workshop on international assessment of research and development in flexible hybrid electronics with discussions involving University of Texas at Austin, Palo Alto Research Center, Printovate Inc., University of Minnesota, Texas State University, Northwestern University, ONR, and NSF.

Large-area Organic & Printed Electronics Convention, June 23-24, 2009, Frankfurt, Germany; In this fifth report of five, Phillip Hill covers presentations from Giesecke & Devrient, Acreo AB, University of California, Bayer MaterialScience, and Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research 

Organic and printed electronics to counter piracy by Klaus Hecker

Time for a dose of market realism in Printed Electronics by Lawrence Gasman

Early printed electronics revisited by Peter Harrop

“Cornu Copia”: Technologies that spoil the user and save the environment by Jutta E. Rasp

The Last Word: “Never mind the quality, feel the width!” by Chris Williams

Display Industry Calendar

Issue 47/48

Double Issue

Letter from the publisher: Record attendance at the FlexTech Alliance conference… by Mark Fihn

News from around the world: FLEXI Awards, IDTechEx, Holst Centre/IMEC/TNO, 3M Display and Graphics, Taiyo America, NanoGram, Fraunhofer Institute, SonoPlot, Extrusion Dies Industries, AIST, Displaybank, NanoMarkets, DisplaySearch, Uni-Pixel, Organic Electronics Association, PETEC/Flexible Display Center, Technology Strategy Board, Art Technology, Department of Energy/UDC, Modistech, So-Light Project, Sony, University of Stuttgart, University of Maine, Texas Instruments, LG Display, Prime View, Skiff, Cambrios, NASA, Petr Kubik, VDMA, Fraunhofer ILT, IBM, NPL, Princeton University, LOMOX, Flexpoint, Nano ePrint/Novalia, Nokia, Unidym, Frost & Sullivan, Semprius/Siemens, New Energy Technologies, Infinite Power Solutions, Innovalight, Tomark/Hanita, Cambridge University/Manchester University/Ludwig-Maximilians University, and University of California, Berkeley

Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction Conference, January 25-27, 2010, Cambridge, Massachusetts; In the first of two reports, Phillip Hill covers presentations from MIT Media Lab (x2), Concordia University, and Carnegie Mellon University

IDW ’09, December 9-11, 2009, Miyazaki, Japan ; In this first report, Phillip Hill covers this conference organized by The Institute of Image Information and Television Engineers, and The Society for Information Display, with papers from the sessions on active matrix displays, and electronic paper. Presentations from CNR-IMM, Sony Corporation, Japan Chemical Innovation Institute/Konica Minolta Technology Center/Toppan Printing Co., Ltd./DIC Corporation/ADEKA Corporation/AIST, NHK Science & Technical Research Laboratories, University of Seoul, Philips Research, iRex Technologies, and Chiba University

Printed Electronics USA 09, December 1-4, 2009, San Jose, California; There were 50-or-so presentations from this IDTechEx-organized conference. Some have already been published in our sister newsletters High Resolution and Touch Panel, and will be in the upcoming issue of Display Standard later this month. In the first of four reports, Phillip Hill covers other presentations specifically flex-related from Adidas Wearable Sport Electronics, IDTechEx (x2), Cubic Security Systems Inc., and InkSure Technologies

Flexible & Stretchable Electronics Workshop, November 16-18, Ghent, Belgium; In this second of three reports, Phillip Hill covers this event organized by the STELLA project and IMEC: presentations from Technische Universität Berlin/Fraunhofer IZM, Arizona State University, IMEC/University of Ghent, Urgo, and IMEC

Plastic Electronics Europe Conference, October 27-29, 2009, Dresden, Germany; In this second of four reports, Phillip Hill covers this PIRA International event with presentations from University of Gent, CreaPhys GmbH, ETH Zurich, Daimler, Varta Microbattery, and Ntera

OLEDs World Summit, September 30–October 1, 2009, San Francisco, California; At this Intertech/PIRA-OLED Association event, in this second of two reports, Phillip Hill covers presentations from L-3 Communications Displays Group, Acuity Brands Lighting, TU Dresden, Novaled, Nanosys, and ULVAC. Steve Jurichich covers additional presentations from AUO, Eastman Kodak, Applied Materials, and Add-Vision

Organic Semiconductor Conference, September 28-30, 2009, London, England; In this second report of three, Phillip Hill covers presentations from this cintelliq-organized event: Palo Alto Research Center, Technical University of Denmark/Technische Universität Braunschweig/ Technische Universität München/Walter Schottky Institut, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, PrintoCent, Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems, Silvaco Europe, sim4tec GmbH/ Institut für Angewandte Photophysik, and Botest Systems GmbH

Eurodisplay 2009/IDRC, September 14-17, Rome, Italy; In the first of two reports, Phillip Hill covers presentations from Nottingham Trent University/Plasma Quest Limited, LG Display R&D Center, Hewlett Packard/Phicot Inc., Sony Corporation, and Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK)

Symposium on Flexible Organic Electronics, July 8-10, 2009, Halkidiki, Greece; In the first of three reports, Phillip Hill summarizes papers from Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques, Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research, Imperial College London/Queen Mary College London/ETH Zürich, Imperial College London, University of Patras/Technological–Educational Institute of Patras, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology/University of California, University of Cambridge/Nokia Research Centre/University College London/Xerox Research Centre of Canada/Nanyang Technological University, VDI/VDE Innovation+Technik GmbH, Technical University of Lodz, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki/Technical University of Lodz, CEA-Liten/Chemnitz University of Technology/ACREO AB, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, VTT, Huntsman Advanced Materials, Plastic Electronics Foundation, University of Tokyo, University of Calabria/Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid/Universidad de Zaragoza, Istituto per lo Studio dei Materiali Nanostrutturati (ISMN)/Istituto per i Processi Chimico Fisici/Northwestern University, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki/Fraunhofer-Institut für Silicatforschung (ISC)/Fraunhofer-Institut für Verfahrenstechnik und Verpackung (IVV)/Alcan Technology & Management, Holst Centre/Philips Research Laboratories, and Georgia Institute of Technology/University of Arizona

Conference on Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies, July 13-15, 2009, Thessaloniki, Greece; In this first of three reports on this 6th international conference, Phillip Hill summarizes papers from the European Commission, Cornell University, Imperial College London (x2), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University of Bucharest/National Institute for Materials Physics, University of California Berkeley, University of Ioannina/University of Patras, University of Ulster, and University of Minho

Large-area Organic & Printed Electronics Convention, June 23-24, 2009, Frankfurt, Germany; In this fourth report of five, Phillip Hill covers presentations from PolyPhotonix, Certego GmbH, Photonics Research Institute AIST, Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), University of Tokyo, and PETEC

SID Display Week Symposium, June 2-5, 2009, San Antonio, Texas; In this fifth report of five, Phillip Hill covers posters from Samsung Mobile Display/YAS Co., Ltd, Industrial Technology Research Institute/National Chiao Tung University, Seiko Epson Corporation, Nanyang Technological University/Institute of Microelectronics, Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology/ Sungkyunkwan University, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Kent State University, Korea University/Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Kyung Hee University/Unidym Inc., Seiko Epson Corporation, and Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)

Is there room for OLEDs in Solid-State Lighting? by Norman Bardsley

A nanomaterial-based rival to ITO just over the horizon by Lawrence Gasman

Printed RFID in 2010 by Peter Harrop

“Citius, Altius, Fortius”… by Jutta E. Rasp

The Last Word: Watch out, watch out: There’s an Apple about… by Chris Williams

Display Industry Calendar

Issue 45/46

Double Issue

Letter from the publisher: Another Asian industry… by Mark Fihn

News from around the world: Marjan Kooroshnia, Lynne Bruning, Kirk Mueller, CuteCircuit, Atton Conrad, Philips, Pixel Qi, Delta, Qualcomm, MOEA/ ITRI, ITRI/AUO/Elan, ITRI, Kodak/LG, Barnes & Noble/Spring Design, Aluratek, Sharp, Applied Materials/Merck/Braunschweig University, University of Pennsylvania, Nano ePrint, IDTechEx, Plastic Electronics Foundation, University of Rome, Fraunhofer, Stanford, MIT, Intertech/PIRA, Toppan Printing/Tomoegawa, QD Vision, Xerox Research Centre of Canada, NanoMarkets, Grote, FlexTech Alliance, FlexTech Alliance/South Dakota School of Mines, NEMO Project, G24i, Solarmer, Unidym/Samsung, Emue Technologies, GSI Technologies/NanoChromics, and Liquavista/Applied Materials

Flexible & Stretchable Electronics Workshop, November 16-18, Ghent, Belgium; In this first of three reports, Phillip Hill covers this event organized by the STELLA project and IMEC: presentations from Freudenberg Forschungsdienste KG, University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign, Ghent University, Harvard University, IMEC, Daimler, and Philips Applied Technologies 

Plastic Electronics Europe Conference, October 27-29, 2009, Dresden, Germany; Phillip Hill covers this Pira International event with presentations from Imperial College, Sincrotone, Stanford University, European Commission, plastic electronic GmbH, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, OLED Association, AGC Glass Europe, University of Pisa, Philips, Semprius, NanoMarkets, Polymer Vision, Novaled, Palo Alto Research Center, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, University of Cambridge

Symposium on Vehicle Displays, October 15-16, 2009, Dearborn, Michigan; Phillip Hill covers presentations from General Motors, AU Optronics, and Corning

OLEDs World Summit, September 30–October 1, 2009, San Francisco, California; At this IntertechPira/OLED Association event, in this first of two reports, Phillip Hill covers presentations from Aixtron, Semprius, Ignis, QD Vision, DisplaySearch, CDT, and Corning Display Technologies; Steve Jurichich covers additional presentations from Samsung, DisplaySearch, and UDC

Organic Semiconductor Conference, September 28-30, 2009, London, England; Phillip Hill covers presentations from this cintelliq-organized event: European Commission, Philips, Panasonic Electric Works Co. Ltd., cintelliq, Zumtobel, Universal Display Corporation, Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems/Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering/Mobintech A/S/Universität Köln/Microoled/University of Edinburgh, Sungkyunkwan University, Kyung Hee University, Heliatek, Konarka, Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research, Cryscade Solar Ltd., Institute for Microstructural Sciences/Institute for Chemical Process and Environmental Technology, Carben Semicon Ltd./Cryscade Solar Ltd., PolyIC, and Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research

Towards 5-micron patterning for plastic electronics, July 15, 2009, Manchester, England by Eifion Jewell 

SMART Packaging: Adding functionality to printed packaging, July 8, 2009, Nottingham, England by Eifion Jewell 

Large-area Organic & Printed Electronics Convention, June 23-24, 2009, Frankfurt, Germany; In this third report of three, Phillip Hill covers presentations from Schreiner VarioLight, IDTechEx, COPACO, PolyIC, manroland, CROSSLINK, Bizerba Solutions Inc., Stora Enso Oyj, Novaled, Philips Research Laboratory, Fraunhofer-Institut für Photonische Mikrosysteme IPMS, FUJIFILM Dimatix, Coatema, TNO Holst Centre, GSI Technologies, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, H.C. Starck Clevios GmbH, and Orgacon

Plastic Electronics Asia, June 8-10, 2009, Taipei, Taiwan; In this third report of three, Phillip Hill covers presentations from Universal Display Corporation, Flexible Display Center (FDC) at Arizona State University, IMEC, SiPix Imaging, Bridgestone Corporation, Dyesol Industries, University of Hong Kong, National Taiwan University, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute

SID Display Week Symposium, June 2-5, 2009, San Antonio, Texas; There were almost 100 papers or posters this year covering flexible displays from companies and universities alike, a considerable increase on 2008. In this fourth report of five, Phillip Hill covers papers and posters from Motorola/University of Cincinnati, Samsung Mobile Display, eMagin Corporation/US Army Research, AU Optronics Corp., Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Hewlett-Packard Labs/Hewlett-Packard Co., Stanford University, DuPont Displays Inc./Dainippon Screen Manufacturing, Princeton University, Samsung Mobile Display, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Flexible Display Center at Arizona State University/Universal Display Corporation/Army Research Laboratory, Samsung Mobile Display/EnSilTech Co., Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Palo Alto Research Center, Tokai University/Brother Industries, Korea University/Cheil Industries Inc., and ZBD Displays Ltd

Printed Electronics Europe, April 7-8, 2009, Dresden, Germany; In the third of three reports, Phillip Hill covers this IDTechEx-organized event with presentations from SBf Spezialleuchten Wurzen GmbH, Sefar AG, Sony Corporation, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Thin Film Electronics, Toumaz Technology Ltd., Trident Industrial Inkjet, Cambridge University/Plasma Quest Ltd., University of Southampton, and VTT

Smart Fabrics Conference, March 10-12, 2009, Rome, Italy; In this fourth of four reports, Phillip Hill covers presentations from Puma AG, University of Art and Industrial Design, Philips Lumalive, Arrow Science Consulting/Royal College of Art, Smartex, Fibretronic Limited, and Solarmer Energy

Flexible Electronics & Displays Conference, February 2-5, 2009, Phoenix, Arizona; In this fourth report of four from this FlexTech Alliance event, Phillip Hill covers presentations from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, LG Display R&D Center, Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK), University of California Berkeley/Industrial Technology Research Institute, Applied Materials/Oregon State University, Princeton University, and NexTech FAS

Printed electronics needs new design rules  by Peter Harrop

Poly-OLED Case Study -- Part 2: The “Work” behind the scenes by Paul Patterson

Is printed electronics a victim of the economy? by Louis Bollens

Organic Photovoltaics nearing mass production by Klaus Hecker

The Last Word: Party time for the UK’s plastic electronics community by Chris Williams

Display Industry Calendar

Issue 43/44

Double Issue

Letter from the publisher: Polymer Vision unfolds… by Mark Fihn

News from around the world: Institute of Physics, Novaled, Universal Display, Entertainment Weekly, iNEMI, Honda, Cambridge NanoTech, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Vitex Systems, FUJIFILM Dimatix, RAHN, University of Washington, Inteligensa/Aveso, HP Labs, Philips, Tred Products, Uni-Pixel, FlexTech/Uni-Pixel Displays, Tera-Barrier Films, Arizona State University/University of Oulu, Tyfone, Rogers Corporation, Blue Spark/Novalia, Sony, IDTechEx, Pressmart, MFLEX/Pelikon, Prime View/E Ink, PTB, McMaster University, University of New South Wales, University of Texas, Energy Conversion Devices, DuPont/Applied Materials, Honeywell, KAUST, Seoul National University, dz card/Aveso, RIKEN, University of Illinois, RF Code, Plextronics/Novaled, LG, Future-Shape, Methode Electronics, DNP, NanoMarkets, Intertech/PIRA, Displaybank, DisplaySearch, and In-Stat

Emerging Display Technologies Conference, September 3, 2009, San Jose, California; Phillip Hill covers presentations from DisplaySearch, Corning, Liquavista, and E Ink

Large-area Organic & Printed Electronics Convention, June 23-24, 2009, Frankfurt, Germany; In this second report, Phillip Hill covers presentations from Plastic Logic, Plextronics, Osram Opto Semiconductors, Polyera Corporation/Palo Alto Research Center, University of Manchester, NanoMas Technologies/Binghamton University, Fraunhofer Institute Applied Polymer Research IAP, Chemnitz University of Technology, Sunchon National University/Printed Electronics Research Institute/University of California at Berkeley, Chemnitz University of Technology/CEA-Liten/ACREO, Plextronics, Risø DTU, Fraunhofer-Institut für Silicatforschung ISC, Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV, Jacobs University, Holst Centre/TNO Science and Industry/Philips Research, Holst Centre, Joanneum Research/Graz University of Technology, Hewlett Packard Laboratories/Phicot, Konkuk University, Laser Zentrum Hannover/Ilmenau University of Technology, Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration IZM, Jeju National University, and Neotech Services MTP

Plastic Electronics Asia, June 8-10, 2009, Taipei, Taiwan; In this second report of three, Phillip Hill covers presentations from National Cheng Kung University, National Chiao Tung University, ITRI, Kodak, Kyung Hee University, Konarka, Sungkyunkwan University, Toin University of Yokohama/Peccell Technologies, and Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems

SID Display Week Symposium, June 2-5, 2009, San Antonio, Texas; There were nearly 100 papers this year covering flexible displays from companies and universities alike, a considerable increase on 2008. In this third report, Phillip Hill covers day three papers from Seiko Epson Corporation, Princeton University, DuPont Displays, Samsung Electronics, Ecole Polytechnique Palaiseau/ Université Paris Diderot, Sony Corporation, Palo Alto Research Center, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Hewlett-Packard, Honeywell Electronic Materials/Cambridge Display Technology, Flexible Display Center at Arizona State University/University of Texas at Dallas, Fujitsu Laboratories, and Bridgestone Corporation/Kyushu University

IMI Ink Jet Technology Showcase, June 2-3, 2009, Zurich, Switzerland; Phillip Hill covers presentations from ImageXpert, imaging Technology international Corporation, Olivetti, Sensient Colors, and Cambridge University

SIGGRAPH, August 3-7, 2009, New Orleans, Louisiana; There were one or two presentations relating to flexible substrates at this conference. In this report, Phillip Hill covers presentations from Concordia University/Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal, and Keio-NUS CUTE Center & Mixed Reality Lab of Singapore

FINETECH JAPAN, April 15-17, 2009, Tokyo, Japan; Phillip Hill covers presentations from SiPix, cintelliq, Philips Lighting, Novaled, Saint-Gobain Vitrage, and GE Consumer & Industrial

Printed Electronics Europe, April 7-8, 2009, Dresden, Germany; In the second of three reports, Phillip Hill covers this IDTechEx-organized event with presentations from Heliatek, University of Applied Sciences (HTWK), IDTechEx, Leibniz-Institut für FestKorper und Werkstoffforschung, Interactive Wear, Medixine, Merck Chemicals, Graz University of Technology, Nokia Research Centre, NovaCentrix, NXT, Prime View International, and VTT

Photovoltaics Beyond Conventional Silicon, April 7-8, 2009, Dresden, Germany; In the second of two reports, Phillip Hill covers this IDTechEx-organized event with presentations from Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, TU Ilmenau, University of Potsdam, University of Southampton, and Würth Solar

Smart Fabrics Conference, March 10-12, 2009, Rome, Italy; In this third of four reports, Phillip Hill covers presentations from Indarra.dtx, De Montfort University, University of Minnesota, Luminex, Linköping University, and Smart Life Technologies

Flexible Electronics & Displays Conference, February 2-5, 2009, Phoenix, Arizona; In this third report of four from this FlexTech Alliance event, Phillip Hill covers presentations from IMEC, Soligie, University of California at Berkeley, NDSU Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering, IIMAK, State University of New York at Binghamton, Kent Display, Northfield Automation Systems, MicroContinuum, Etched In Time Inc., NanoMas Technologies, and Parelec

Interview with David Chapman from Xaar

Packaging that appeals to all the senses by Peter Harrop

New organic dye developed in China by Daniel Rogers

Poly-OLED Case Study, part 1 by Paul Patterson

Flexible Substrates for Solid-State Lighting by Norman Bardsley

The Last Word: A hop, step, and jump…by Chris Williams

Display Industry Calendar

Issue 41/42

Double Issue

Letter from the publisher: Polymer Vision folds… by Mark Fihn

News from around the world: Sony, Samsung, iRex, Plastic Logic/Olive Software, Barnes & Noble, Bridgestone, Vorbeck Materials, Evident Technologies, Harvard, Philips, Bundesdruckerei Group, University of Tokyo, MIT, TDK, Corning/Soitec, Universal Display, NovaCentrix, Hague/Solterra, Advanced Diamond Technologies, National Tsing Hua University, SRI International/Showa Denko, KAIST, LG/Samsung, OCZ Technology, Smart Textiles Salon, Philips Lumalive, Fraunhofer IZM, University of Texas at Austin/Versatilis, e-Smart Technologies, Phosphor Watches, FlexTech Alliance/Solarmer Energy, FlexTech Alliance/Etched in Time, Polytos, Blue Spark Technologies, Chiba University, NanoGram Corporation, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Power Paper, University of Arizona, University of California at Berkeley, Ascent Solar, Intertech/PIRA, DisplaySearch, NanoMarkets, CARO, PETEC, DELO, Shinoda, and CARO

Korea Display Conference; June 25-26, 2009, Seoul, South Korea; Phillip Hill covers presentations from LG Display, Display and Nanosystem Laboratory (DIANA), and Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI)

Large-area Organic & Printed Electronics Convention; June 23-24, 2009, Frankfurt, Germany; In this first report, Phillip Hill covers four of the keynotes from the Organic Electronics Association, the European Commission, Airbus Deutschland, and Merck Chemicals

PrintoCent Inaugural Seminar; June 9, 2009, Oulu, Finland; Phillip Hill covers presentations from Orion Diagnostica, PilotFactory, Oulu Innovation, and PrintoCent

Plastic Electronics Asia 2009; June 8-10, 2009, Taipei, Taiwan; In this first report of three, Phillip Hill covers presentations from SAFC-Pharmorphix, VTT, ITRI, Soligie, Plastic Electronics Foundation, National Chiao Tung University, Prelonic Technologies, Sunchon National University, Dai Nippon Printing, and Material Design Factory

SID Display Week Symposium 2009; June 2-5, 2009 San Antonio, Texas; There were nearly 100 papers this year covering flexible displays from companies and universities alike, a considerable increase on 2008. In this second report, Phillip Hill covers day two papers from Semiconductor Energy Laboratory, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Hewlett-Packard Labs, Industrial Technology Research Institute (x3), Idemitsu Kosan Co., Universal Display Corporation/Samsung Mobile Display, Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology, Novaled AG/Eastman Kodak, and Liquavista

IMI Ink Jet Technology Showcase; June 2-3, 2009, Zurich, Switzerland; Phillip Hill covers presentations from Agfa, Amica Software, Ardege, Pivotal Resources. Atexco, Digital Dots, Collins Ink Corporation, EXFO-LSI, IT Strategies, and Integration Technology

SGIA Printed Electronics Symposium; May 5-7, 2009, Overland Park, Kansas; Phillip Hill covers presentations from Madico, Crosslink, Add-Vision, Mark Andy Inc., Soligie, Murakami Screen USA, Inc., Richmond Graphic Products, and Preco

FINETECH Japan; April 15-17, 2009, Tokyo, Japan; Phillip Hill covers presentations from E Ink Asia, Dai Nippon Printing, AKT, Yamagata University, iSuppli Japan, Kodak Japan Ltd., Toshiba Mobile Display, Sony Corp., Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Kyushu University, DuPont Displays, Corning Holding Japan G.K., LG Display, Japan Broadcasting Corp., and National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

Printed Electronics Europe 2009; April 7-8, Dresden, Germany; In the first of three reports, Phillip Hill covers this IDTechEx-organized event with presentations from Agfa, Alcan Packaging, Applied Nanotech, Centrotherm, Roth&Rau, Daimler, EMPA, and Future Shape

Photovoltaics: Beyond Conventional Silicon; April 7-8, 2009, Dresden, Germany; In the first of two reports, Phillip Hill covers this IDTechEx-organized event with presentations from Heliatek, IDTechEx, iTi, Nokia, Heriot Watt University, and SBf

Smart Fabrics Conference; March 10-12, 2009, Rome, Italy; In this second of three reports, Phillip Hill covers presentations from University of Pavia, D’Appolonia, Philips Research Europe, EeonTex Corp., CSEM, and IMEC

Electronic Displays Conference; March 4-5, 2009, Nuremberg, Germany; Phillip Hill covers a handful of presentations relating to OLEDs from this conference organized by Design & Electronik in Germany: Novaled, Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems/Optrex Europe, Epson Europe Electronics GmbH, and Texas Instruments Deutschland GmbH

Flexible Electronics & Displays Conference; February 2-5, Phoenix, Arizona; In this second report from this FlexTech Alliance event, Phillip Hill covers presentations from Plastic Logic, Samsung Electronics, E Ink, LG Displays, Konarka, DuPont Teijin Films, PowerFilm Inc., Binghamton University, Palo Alto Research Center, and Philips Research Technical University

FlexTech Alliance Business & Investment Summit; February 2, 2009, Phoenix, Arizona; Mark Fihn covers presentations from Mark Andy, Kent Displays, Uni-Pixel Displays and Optomec

Plastic Electronics Conference and Showcase; October 28-29, 2008, Berlin, Germany; In this third report, Phillip Hill covers presentations from the European Commission, TNO, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Ohmatex, TITV, University of Pisa, Peratech, Eindhoven University of Technology, Interactive Wear AG, and Conductive Inkjet Technology

Rising from the ashes by Peter Harrop

Printed electronics use more inorganics and composites by Raghu Das

Organic and Printed electronics: OE-A demonstrators illustrate the potential by Klaus Hecker

Where's the “Flex” in Flexible Displays? by Steve Sechrist

The Last Word: An inside view – A great application for a Plastic Electronic System… by Chris Williams

The Last Word: Let there be light! by Chris Williams

Display Industry Calendar

Issue 39+40

Double Issue

Letter from the publisher: e-Skins… by Mark Fihn

News from around the world: Prime View International/E Ink, NEC Electronics, E Ink, ZBD, HP, Amazon, Samsung, Plastic Logic, Interead/Cybook, txtr, Samsung/LG, NanoMarkets, Displaybank, FlexTech Alliance, DisplaySearch, Printable Electronics Technology Centre, OE-A, NHK, IGNIS Innovation, ETRI, Universal Display Corporation, Dresden University/Novaled, Bayer MaterialScience/Add-Vision, FDC/Universal Display Corporation, NIST, Purdue University, University of California Riverside, University of Tokyo, MIT, Southampton University, Creative Materials, University of Rochester, Fraunhofer Institute, Sungkyunkwan University/University of Nevada, Polymer Vision/University of Cincinnati, Siemens, TopLED, UCLA/Stanford, Seiko Epson, DuPont Displays, Ennova Direct, Philips, Bridgestone, DNP, Asahi Kasei, UCLA, Tokyo University/Japan Science and Technology Agency, UDC/Samsung Mobile Display, Stanford University, Drexel University, Flexible Display Center, Polymertronics, NICT, Georgie Davies, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Fraunhofer/TU Berlin, Carnegie Mellon University, Infinite Power Solution, Umeå University, Konarka/Arch Aluminum & Glass, SRS Energy/US Tile, University of California at Santa Barbara, Southampton University, QD Soleil, Ascent Solar, Solarmer Energy, PNNL/Vitex, and Cytec Industries/IMEC

SID Display Week Symposium 2009, June 2-5, San Antonio, Texas

  + OLEDs highlight Display Week by Joe Runde

  + Pictorial Summary of Flexible Displays at SID photos by Jurgen Daniel  

  + Summaries of conference proceedings. Phillip Hill covers presentations from covers all the papers from day one of the symposium: Sharp Laboratories of Europe/Sharp Corp., Kent Displays, Add-Vision, Sony, iRex Technologies, Samsung Mobile Display, Universal Display Corporation/LG Display/L3 Communications, Prime View International, Polymer Vision, Versatilis, LG Display, University of Illinois, AIST/Japan Chemical Innovation Institute/Konica Minolta Technology Center/Toppan Printing/DIC Corporation/ADEKA Corporation, and IMEC

Smart Fabrics Conference, March 10-12, 2009, Rome, Italy; Phillip Hill covers presentations from Clothing Plus, Atelier Fede, EU Commission, CeNTI, Ohmatex, University of Pisa (x2), Dublin City University, and TITV

Flexible Electronics & Displays Conference, February 2-5, Phoenix, Arizona; Phillip Hill covers presentations from DisplaySearch, Nerac, HelioVolt, Universal Display Corporation, GSI Technologies, Philips, Renata Batteries, and PVI

OLEDs World Summit, November 10-12, 2008, La Jolla, California; In this third of three reports on this Intertech/PIRA conference, Phillip Hill covers presentations from Tokki Corporation, FUJIFILM Dimatix, Universal Display Corporation, Kodak, Novaled, Corning, Ignis Innovation, and EMD Chemicals

Plastic Electronics Conference and Showcase, October 28-29, Berlin, Germany; In this second report, Phillip Hill covers this conference organized by the Plastic Electronics Foundation and Intertech/PIRA with presentations from Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Western Sydney, Institut de Ciencia de Materials de Barcelona, Heliatek, Acuity Brands Lighting, Cambridge University, and Solarcoating Machinery

Silicon Valley Photovoltaics Society (SVPVS) by Jurgen Daniel

Cost reduction advances for manufacturing flexible displays and electronics by Abbie Gregg

ITO Market Opportunities: Liner Notes From NanoMarkets' Webinar by Lawrence Gasman

Flexible printed LCDs by Peter Harrop

e-Paper Display Technology and Market by Sarah Han

The Last Word: Let there be light! by Chris Williams

Display Industry Calendar

Issue 38

Letter from the publisher: Slowed growth at the FlexTech Alliance conference… by Mark Fihn

News from around the world: Fujitsu, Plastic Logic, Motion Display, Philips, Innovative Glass Corp, Toshiba/Panasonic, Kodak, IDTechEx, Displaybank, OLED100.eu, Panasonic, Novaled, DNP, Adhesives Research, Arradiance, NovaCentrix, Silke Hilsing, OMET /Sonoco Institute, Kanazawa Institute of Technology, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Agfa Materials/Holst Centre, Modistech, CMEL/UDC, Printable Electronics Technology Centre, Plextronics, HP/Arizona State University, AIST, University of Toronto/Opalux, Nanoco Technologies, QD Vision, Max Planck Institute, SAIT, Unidym, MIT, Sumitomo/Cambrios/Chisso, USC, Yale, Optomec, Stanford University/Samsung, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, NanoGram/Teijin, Kent State University, NIST, University of Warwick, Tsinghua University, Stanford, NEC, PolyIC, OrganicID, Northwestern University, CSIRO, and Sencera

FlexTech Alliance Business & Investment Summit, February 2, 2009, Phoenix, Arizona; Mark Fihn covers presentations from the US Army, HelioVolt, IPS, Plextronics, Polyera, and Nyx

IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA, December 3-4, 2008, San Jose, California; Phillip Hill covers presentations from AJJER, Asahi Kasei Chemicals, CDT, Chisso, DuPont, Eikos, iTi, NanoMas, NovaCentrix, and Soligie

Flexible Displays and Electronics Conference, November 13-14, 2008, La Jolla, California; Phillip Hill covers presentations from iRex, Add-Vision, PARC, Plastic Logic, Sipix, and Kent Displays

OLEDs World Summit, November 10-12, 2008, La Jolla, California; Phillip Hill covers presentations from Novaled, Technology Project Development, Vitex Systems, and Aixtron

Global Plastic Electronics Conference and Showcase, October 28-29, Berlin, Germany; In this first report of three, Phillip Hill covers presentations from Princeton University, MIT, CENIMAT, Institut für Mikroelektronik Stuttgart, Fraunhofer IPMS, VTT, 3M Display, and ZoLo Designs

SID Display Week Symposium, May 20-23, 2008, Los Angeles, California; Phillip Hill covers presentations from KAIST, KDDI R&D Laboratories Inc/Tokai University, NCTU/CPT/Everlight, Kookmin University/Q-sys, Hoseo University, HP Lab, SAIT, and Kent Displays

Interview with Aimin Song from Nano ePrint

Solar cells – more applications emerging by Harry Zervos

ITO and alternative transparent conductor markets by Lawrence Gasman

A time for lemonade… your next flat panel may just be solar by Steve Sechrist

The Last Word: In memory of Chuck Pearson by Mark Fihn

Display Industry Calendar

Issue 37

Letter from the publisher: ITO – doomsday stories…by Mark Fihn

News from around the world: Queen’s University, Carnegie Mellon University/SMART Technologies, Samsung, Nokia, Antenna Design, Tai Chiem, Campus of the Future, Marc Nardangeli, UDC, illumiNITE, Powerlase, Philips Research, US Department of Energy/Universal Display, Hitachi, MacDermid Autotype, TTP/ImageXpert, Ulbrich, NanoGram/Teijin, Amazon, Plastic Logic, Sony/Google, Novaled/Holst Centre, IDTechEx, NanoMarkets, DisplaySearch, Displaybank, FlexTech Alliance, Epurex Films, Creative Materials, Northwestern University/UIUC, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Southern California, Polyera/BASF, Vitex Systems, LC-Tec Displays, Merck/Yissum, Merck, Cymbet/Konarka, BioSolar, T-Solar, AUO, and Infinite Power Solutions

DisplaySearch US FPD Conference, March 2-4, 2009, La Jolla, California; Phillip Hill covers presentations from DisplaySearch, Yole Développement, E Ink, UDC, and Kodak

Plastic and Thin Film Photovoltaics, December 8-9, 2008, Barcelona, Spain;  In this second of two reports on this Intertech/PIRA conference, Phillip Hill covers presentations from Universitat Jaume 1, Konarka, Johannes-Kepler-Universität, New and Renewable Energy Centre, Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, and DuPont Teijin Films

ISFED Symposium, November 13-14, 2008, Hsinchu, Taiwan; Phillip Hill covers this conference co-organized by ITRI, reporting on presentations from Thin Film Electronics, Seoul National University, Plextronics, and Sunchon National University

Organic Semiconductor Conference, September 29 – October 1, 2008, Frankfurt, Germany; Norman Bardsley covers presentations from Polymer Vision, Palo Alto Research Center, Liquavista, Acreo, University of Muenster, VTT, and Displaybank

SID Mobile Displays Conference 2008, September 23-24, San Diego, California; Phillip Hill covers the flexible aspects of this conference with presentations from Plastic Logic, DuPont OLED Displays, and WaveFront Technologies

Core issues of flexible display technique by Sarah Han

Is industrial inkjet recession-proof? by Mike Willis

Flexible touch screen debuts on a flexible display by Arthur Berman

The gate for OTFT and Tan Dun by Jutta Rasp

The Last Word: Next steps… by Chris Williams

Display Industry Calendar

Issue 35+36

Double Issue

Letter from the publisher: Innovation, pricing, and commoditization…by Mark Fihn

News from around the world: GE Research, Rogers, MFLEX, Loop.pH, Thin Film Electronics, Flash Wear, GlowFur, LumiGram, Luminex, CeeLite, University of Michigan, Planar Energy Devices, Konarka, Konarka/Total, Kovio, prelonic, Liquavista/ Seymourpowell, OQO, Nemoptic/Seiko Instruments, Soligie/Acreo, MIT, QD Vision/In-Q-Tel, TRADIM, ROLLED, ITRI, Queen Mary College, Georgia Institute of Technology, BASF/Osram, e-Smart Technologies, Bundesdruckerei/Samsung, Rockwell Collins, AEVIOM, CombOLED, Add-Vision, Ohio State University/AIXTRON, Department of Defense/Endicott Interconnect Technologies, Pixtronix, Entrust/InCard, IPB, Shanghai University/SVA Electro, Tokyo University, Soligie/Blue Spark, Samsung, HP, Kopin, IDTechEx, Displaybank, Oerlikon Solar, OASYS, Centre for Organic Photonics and Electronics, Applied Materials, Signet Solar, DisplaySearch, CDT/Semprius, Orbotech, GE, FlexTech Alliance/Akron Polymer Systems, Optomec, NIST, SFC/Universal Display Corporation, Sencera, Flexible Display Center, IMEC/Plextronics, Nano-C, Fraunhofer ISE, IDTechEx, NanoMarkets, BASF/Jessup, UT Dallas, Plextronics, Vutec, United Keys, and ESI/Zygo

Plastic and Thin Film Photovoltaics, December 8-9, 2008, Barcelona, Spain; In this first of two reports on this Intertech/PIRA conference, Phillip Hill covers presentations from Alcan Packaging, Wake Forest University, Heliatek, Imperial College London, and PIRA International

IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA 08, December 3-4, 2008, San Jose, California; In this first report of three, Phillip Hill covers presentations from Acreo, Blue Spark Technologies, Infinite Power Solutions, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Rogers Corporation, Stora Enso, Structural Graphics, Terepac, and Toumaz Technology

ISFED Symposium, November 13-14, 2008, Hsinchu, Taiwan; Phillip Hill covers this conference co-organized by ITRI, reporting on presentations from Samsung Electro-Mechanics, AIST, Teijin DuPont Films, and the Organic Electronics Association

10th Annual OLEDs World Summit, November 10-12, 2008, La Jolla, California; In this first of three reports on this Intertech/PIRA conference, Phillip Hill covers presentations from iSuppli, Canaccord Adams, CDT, Bundesdruckerei, and MED/University of Edinburgh/Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Mechanics/Mobintech/University of Cologne/Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems

Thin-Film Transistors, November 13, 2008, La Jolla, California; Phillip Hill covers this Intertech/PIRA conference with presentations from CDT, Evonik Industries, Stanford University, and Georgia Institute of Technology

Flexible Displays and Electronics Conference, November 13-14, 2008, La Jolla, California; In this first of two reports on this Intertech/PIRA conference, Phillip Hill covers presentations from the OLED Association, FlexTech Alliance, Nokia, UKDL, Nyx, and Liquavista

IDTechEx Printed Electronics Asia 08, October 8-9, 2008, Tokyo, Japan; In this second report of two, Phillip Hill covers presentations from Hewlett-Packard/PowerFilm Solar, IDTechEx, National Chiao Tung University, NXT, PixDro, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Sony, Thin Film Electronics, Cambridge University/Plasma Quest, University of Tokyo, and Waseda University

LIGHTSHIFT: LED Solutions Mean Business, September 24, 2008, Toronto, Ontario; Phillip Hill covered this meeting on LED signage and lighting applications for our sister publications but reports here on a presentation relating to flexible printed electronics from PolyPhotonix

3rd Annual Displaybank San Jose Conference, September 9, 2008, Santa Clara, California; Phillip Hill covers presentations from SiPix, Displaybank, and Signet Solar

Displaybank Korea Display Conference, July 2-4, 2008, Seoul, South Korea; Phillip Hill covers presentations from LG Chemical and LG Display

SID Display Week 2008 Symposium, May 20-23, 2008 Los Angeles, California; In this fourth report, Phillip Hill covers presentations from Ricoh Innovations, Kyung Hee University/Samsung SDI, Kyung Hee University, Kent Displays/Kent State University, University of Stuttgart, NEC LED Technologies, and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Smart Fabrics 2008, May 5-7, 2008, Charleston, South Carolina; In this final report, Mark Fihn covers presentations from Eleksen, International Fashion Machines, Weel Technologies, Textronics, Bourne Research, and Lumalive

Brilliant images and luminescent wallpapers; Introduction to LOPE-C, Frankfurt, Germany, June 23-25, 2009

Activities on printed electronics starting up in Belgium by Louis Bollens

Competitive advantages of Lightsheet technology by John Daniels

Perspectives on organic electronics and manufacturing by Lawrence Gasman

Ends and beginnings… by Jutta E. Rasp

The Last Word … and the First Word! by Chris Williams

Display Industry Calendar

Issue 33+34

Double Issue

Letter from the publisher: Lights, touch, and e-Readers…by Mark Fihn

News from around the world: NKK, Kodak, Philips, Fraunhofer, Michigan/Princeton Universities, TITV Greiz, Liquid Fiber Displays, Samsung SDI, Sony/Max-Planck-Institute, NEC LCD Technologies, iRex, Brother Industries, Hanvon, AUO, Sharp, Vodafone, Alps Electric, Hodogaya/Novaled, DuPont Displays, Samsung, Solvay, ROLLED Project, Zhongxian Tech, UKDL, Dresden Technical University, OE-A, Yano Research, DisplaySearch, NanoMarkets, Displaybank, Intertech-PIRA, NanoMarkets, FlexTech Alliance, cintelliq, MicroEmissive Displays, PolyPhotonix, Microoled/CEA-LETI, Funai, Hague Corp/Solterra Renewable Technologies, Rohm/Lumiotec, Blue Spark/NTERA, BMBF, BCC Research, QD Vision/In-Q-Tel, Linköping University/Jilin University, NanoGram/TEL, CompSolar, Purdue University, Center of Materials Research, CPFilms, Kent State, Plastic Logic, NTERA/GSI Technologies, National Cheng Kung University/National Chiayi University, Solicore/InCard, Georgia Tech, DuPont Teijin Films/Holst Centre, CSIRO, Merck/OLED-T, Merck, PakSense, Kovio, TransCore, Peratech, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, DuPont Microcircuit Materials, Applied Nanotech/Optomec, Optomec, and Dainippon Screen

IDTechEx Printed Electronics Asia 08, October 8-9, 2008, Tokyo. Japan

• Highlights from IDTechEx Printed Electronics Asia 2008 by Raghu Das

• Presentation summaries from IDTechEx Printed Electronics Asia 2008; In this first of two editions, presentations from BASF, Bridgestone, E Ink, Frontier Carbon Corporation, G24i, Gifu University, H.C. Stark, Imperial College London, iTi, and Nano ePrint.

Organic Semiconductor Conference, September 29 – October 1, 2008, Frankfurt, Germany; Norman Bardsley covers presentations from ARM Holdings, Add Vision, Thorn Lighting, Holst Center, Philips Research Labs, DuPont, and the Fraunhofer Institut for Photonic Microsystems

SID UK & Ireland Chapter, Bistable Displays, June 25, 2008, Bristol, England; Phillip Hill reports on presentations from Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, Nemoptic, ZBD Displays, University College London, AEG MIS, Magink Display Technologies, Philips Research Laboratories, iRex Technologies

IDTechEx Photovoltaics USA, June 17-18, 2008, Denver, Colorado; In this second of two reports, Phillip Hill covers presentations from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Optomec, Quantenna, Soliant Energy, Helsinki University of Technology, Vitex Systems, and MIT

OLEDs – The Future of Architectural Lighting, June 16, 2008, London, England

SID Display Week 2008 Symposium, May 20-23, Los Angeles, California; In this third report, Phillip Hill covers presentations from LG Display, DuPont Displays, Agfa Gevaert, Philips Research Laboratories, Ricoh Innovations, Pforzheim University/Bartels Mikrotechnik/ADT Deutschland, ITRI, Kent Displays, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Polymer Vision, and Konica Minolta

Smart Fabrics 2008, May 5-7, Charleston, South Carolina; In this second report, Mark Fihn covers presentations Intertech-PIRA’s annual Smart Fabrics conference from Enlighted Designs, nyx Illuminated Clothing, The North Face, and Zephyr Technology

Highlights from IDTechEx RFID Europe 2008, Cambridge, England by Peter Harrop

Interview with Wolfgang Mildner from PolyIC

Balls and lights for Nuptse East and Times Square by Jutta E. Rasp

E-paper takes off in all directions -- literally! by Paul H.J. Beatty

E-paper hits the news stands by David Lieberman

Last Word: May you live in interesting times! by Chris Williams

Display Industry Calendar

Issue 31+32

Double Issue

Letter from the publisher: Images from Beijing…by Mark Fihn

News from around the world: Esquire, E Ink, Giesecke & Devrient/Aveso, Citala, SiPix, Kent Displays, University of Strathclyde, AIST, Delta Electronics, Sony, Potomac, CDT/Silvaco, Adhesives Research, IAF/AIXTRON, ASM, UDC, Konica Minolta/UDC, PETeC, ASU, Vitex/Novaled, Vitex Systems, NanoMarkets, Applied Materials, NexTechFAS/Abbie Gregg, Sencera, FlexTech Alliance/Sigma Technologies, Global Solar Energy, GE, PrimeStar Solar, BlueChip/Solicore, Merck, HP/Xtreme Energetics, Hanwha Chemical, NanoGram, NanoGram/OTB, Korea Electricity Research Institute, Plextronics/FlexTech Alliance, Plextronics, FlexTech Alliance/Applied Materials, FlexTech Alliance/Raytheon, Lehigh University/FlexTech Alliance, OSRAM, PHOSFOS, PolyNet, OSC, OLLA, OLED-100.eu, Sigma-Aldrich, Plextronics, Northwestern University, Tokyo University, LG Display, Samsung SDI, AUO, Merck/DELO Industrial Adhesives, RIOE, Trident, SunJet, FUJIFILM Dimatix, Optomec/Applied Nanotech Holdings, Displaybank, Rohm and Haas/Dow Chemical, Nanoco/KISCO, Blue Spark Technologies, Westaim, University of Michigan, Novaled, CSIC, Chroma, Liquid Fiber Displays, University of Manchester, Monash University, Princeton, TMD/Idemitsu Kosan, Kent Optronics, LGC/Fluidigm, Veeco, Flexible Display Center, Nanocomp Technologies, IBM, US Department of Energy, Max Planck Institute

IDTechEx Photovoltaics USA, June 17-18, 2008, Denver, Colorado: Phillip Hill covers presentations from Colorado State University, CSEM, IDTechEx, Idaho National Laboratory, ISET, iTi, and Northfield Automation Systems

SID Display Week 2008 Symposium, May 20-23, Los Angeles, California: In this second report, Phillip Hill covers presentations from HP Labs/Iowa Powerfilm, Kyung Hee University/TLI, ASU, UDC/ Kyung Hee University, Samsung, NCTU/ITRI, Shinoda Plasma, ITRI, and Liquidia

Smart Fabrics 2008, May 5-7, Charleston, South Carolina: In this first report, Mark Fihn covers presentations from Venture Development Corporation, University College Dublin, Bourne Research, Material Connexion, Smart Material Corporation, Crosslink, Milliken & Company, and the University of Colorado

UV/EB Technology Conference & Expo 2008, May 4-7, Chicago, Illinois: Phillip Hill covers papers from North Dakota State University, Kent Displays, Sabic Innovative Plastics, Dow Corning, and Cytec Industries

Printed Electronics Europe 2008, 8-9 April, Dresden, Germany: In this second report on the IDTechEx-organized event, Phillip Hill covers presentations from ImageXpert, InkSure Technologies, NanoMas, MAN Roland, NTERA, Stora Enso, and University of Cambridge

2nd Annual Displaybank New York Conference, March 6, 2008, New York City: Phillip Hill covers presentations from Samsung SDI, E Ink, BSW-Solar, Energy and Environmental Technology Applications Center

Grand Challenges for Emerging Technologies, January 30-31, 2008, Cambridge, England: Speakers in this second report by Mark Fihn are from the Nottingham Trent University, Veritas et Visus,

Stuart Evans, HP, Welsh Centre for Printing and Coating, Polymertronics, CIKC, London Centre for Nanotechnology, Kodak, EPSRC, Enterprise Ventures, and NESTA Investments.

USDC 2008 Flexible Microelectronics & Displays, January 21-24, 2008, Phoenix, Arizona: In this first report from the annual USDC event, Mark Fihn covers presentations from Aveso, Cornell University, Soligie, PETeC, University of Tokyo, Samsung, Polymer Vision, Universal Display, Flexible Display Center, ITRI, General Electric Global Research, Princeton University, and HP

Interview with Bob Stevens from the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

Carbon Nanotube TFTs and Flexible Substrates by Paul H.J. Beatty

All Eyes on Printed Electronics by Peter Harrop

Timing and market development by Norman Bardsley

All-printed 13.56 MHz RFID tags by Craig Cruickshank

Displays flexing but slowly by David Lieberman

Program updates announced for Plastic Electronics Conference by Ed van den Kieboom

E-squire: Esquire's electrophoretic cover takes shape by Ken Werner

Why Papageno would have gone to Beijing…by Jutta E. Rasp

OLED-A update by Joe Runde

The Last Word: OLED-T update -- When words aren’t enough…by Chris Williams

Display Industry Calendar

Issue 30

Letter from the publisher: Pool envy…by Mark Fihn

News from around the world: DuPont/Dainippon Screen, Lumiotec, Samsung SDI/Bundesdruckerei, Georgia Tech, IMRE, Changhong, OLED Association, Lösche Design, GE Global Research, Sumitomo Chemical, Samsung-SDI, Dell, Universal Display Corporation, UDC/Seiko Epson, Toray, Fraunhofer Institute, KDDI, Polymertronics, Merck, CDT/Sumitomo Chemical/Novaled, Dow Corning/USDC, OLED-T, DisplaySearch, UIUC/Northwestern University, DARPA/BIODENT, EMD Chemicals, DOE, LG Display, MIT, Northwestern/Princeton, NIST, ALIO Industries/FUJIFILM Dimatix, AUO, Identita, UINT/Solicore, Infiniscale/Sofileta, PaperDisplay, Harvard, Epson, E Ink, Mitsubishi, Polymer Vision, ZBD, NanoMarkets, IDTechEx, UK Trade & Investment, Frost & Sullivan, University of Illinois, UCSD, PARC, HP, Xtreme Energetics, Sunrgi, Kopin, NanoGram, Sungkyunkwan University and University of Nevada, and Evolved Footwear

SID Display Week 2008 Symposium, May 20-23, Los Angeles, California: Flexible displays were high on the agenda at SID this year with around 80 papers spread across 20 sessions. In this first report, Phillip Hill covers presentations from Nippon Steel, Honeywell/Arizona State University, Brunel University/Elumin8, UDC/Seiko Epson, CSEM, EPFL/University of Latvia/Philips, Dai Nippon Printing, and NHK.

Report on SID Display Week by Robert Simpson

Printed Electronics Europe 2008, April 8-9, Dresden, Germany: In this first report on the IDTechEx-organized event, Phillip Hill covers presentations from Åbo Akademi University, Beltronics, Chisso, Cima Nanotech, Centre for Process Innovation, Heliatek, and Hewlett-Packard

ISFED Conference, December 17-19, 2007, Hsinchu, Taiwan: In the second of two reports, Phillip Hill covers presentations from Fraunhofer FEP, the Organic Electronics Association, and the University of Tokyo

Printed Electronics USA 2007, November 12-15, San Francisco, California: In this second report from this IDTechEx-organized event, Phillip Hill covers presentations from NXT, Optomec, Orfid, PakSense, Solarmer Energy, STMicroelectronics, and Thin Film Electronics

9th Annual OLEDs World Summit, November 6-9, 2007, San Diego, California: This is the third of three reports by Norman Bardsley on the OLEDs World Summit 2007 organized by Intertech-Pira held in La Jolla near San Diego. This report focuses performance targets related to OLEDs.

20 years of experience: preparation and applications of conductive polymers by Louis Bollens

The Last Word: Here we go again (soon)… by Chris Williams

Display Industry Calendar

Issue 28+29

Double Issue

Letter from the publisher: Continued growth at the USDC Flex conference…by Mark Fihn

News from around the world: US Department of Energy,  Fast2Light, CPI/Cenamps, MaDriX, Nanoident, AMAzOLED, CAMM, Heterogeneous Technology Alliance, SSLITA, IDTechEx, Etched in Time/USDC, Honeywell/USDC, USDC/Optomec, DuPont Teijin Films, Evonik/EL-Technologie, FUJIFILM Dimatix, Agilent/FUJIFILM Dimatix, iTi, Tokyo University, Photon Dynamics/Plastic Logic, Endicott Interconnect/Unimicron, EV Group, MicroCat, Digital View, Kent Displays, Innovative Card Technologies/ActivIdentity, SmartDisplayer, Orange, E Ink, Epson/E Ink, Polymer Vision, Nemoptic, Amazon, Toppan Printing/Hitachi, Liquavista, Fraunhofer, Toray Industries, LG Chem/UDC, Merck KGaA, University of Michigan, OLED-T, Bridgestone, Sony, 3DIcon, Sun Yat-Sen University, University of Illinois, Solvay/COPE, Georgia Institute of Technology, CAAN, HP/Crospon, Soligie, Holst Centre, H.C. Stark, Nanosys/Sharp, Bayer MaterialScience/Clariant Masterbatches, Nanocomp Technologies, University of Manchester, Rutgers University, Lund University, Unidym/Nippon Kayaku, Unidym/Ensysce Biosciences, NanoDynamics, Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings, Northwestern University, Purdue, NanoGram, University of Wisconsin, Vitex Systems, Opalux, MicroChem/Nippon Kayaku, Rohm and Haas/Gracel Display, DuPont Teijin Films/Thin Film Electronics, ZINK Imaging/ Alps Electric, ZINK Imaging/Foxconn Technology, Toumaz Technology, Tesco/ZBD, Eurovia, National Cheng Kung University, Fusion Optix, Frost & Sullivan, DisplaySearch, NanoMarkets, Displaybank, Axcess International, QD Vision/In-Q-Tel, QD Vision, TenCate/Xennia, IXYS, Laird Technologies, Molecular Vision/Acrongenomics, University of Tokyo, University of Western Sydney, OSRAM, Kodak/LG Display, Kodak, Ciba/Novaled, GE, Novaled, OSRAM/Ingo Maurer, Sony, Corning, SCHOTT Solar/ersol Thin Film, Idaho National Laboratory/Microcontinuum, SnapWatch, Konarka, Top Floor, Duck Image Studio, Jonas Samson, Nokia/University of Cambridge, Light+Building Fair, Konarka/SKYShades, OPTOTECH, Hibino, Enlighted, GlowFur, LumiGram, and Philips Lumalive/Swarovski

Lighting for Mood, Health & Well-being Workshop, April 1, 2008, London, England: Talks from the following companies, Alcan Packaging, Thorn Lighting, St. Andrews University, and Citylights, are relevant to the interests of readers to the Flexible Substrate…

Grand Challenges for Emerging Technologies, January 30-31, 2008, Cambridge, England: This event featured several speakers that discussed topics related to flexible displays including, the Center for Advanced Photonics & Electronics, Imperial College, Pelikon, Plastic Logic, Gwent Electronic Materials, Cambridge Integrated Knowledge Center, and OIDA.

Flexibly speaking about printed electronics by Tom Cheyney

USDC Flexible Displays Conference awards students for outstanding achievement by Phillip Hill

USDC 2008 Flexible Microelectronics & Displays, January 21-24, 2008, Phoenix, Arizona:  In this first report from the annual USDC event, Mark Fihn covers presentations from DisplaySearch, E Ink, Agile Tag, nFlexion, NanoMarkets, and the UKDL

ISFED Conference, December 17-18, 2007, Hsinchu, Taiwan: This conference was organized by the Industrial Technology Research Institute, Taiwan (ITRI), the National Tsing Hua University (NTHU), and the Organic Electronics Association (OE-A). In the first of two reports, Phillip Hill covers presentations from USDC, Merck Chemicals, Holst Centre, and plastic electronic GmbH

DisplayForum 2007, November 14-15, Prague, Czech Republic: Phillip Hill’s second report on this Meko-organized event covers presentations from Liquavista, Nemoptic, and MicroEmissive Displays

Printed Electronics USA 2007, November 12-15, San Francisco, California: In this first report from this IDTechEx-organized event, Phillip Hill covers presentations from Add-Vision, AGFA, BASF, Beltronics, University of California at Berkeley, CDT, Cubic Transportation Systems, FUJIFILM Dimatix, GSI Technologies, HelioVolt, IDTechEx, University of Manchester, NovaCentrix, and NTERA

9th Annual OLEDs World Summit, November 6-9, San Diego, California: This is the second of three reports by Norman Bardsley on the OLEDs World Summit 2007 organized by Intertech-PIRA held in La Jolla near San Diego. The first report focused on topics directly relating to flexible substrates and those on lighting applications will be discussed in the third report.

SID Display Applications Conference, October 23-25, San Francisco, California: Phillip Hill’s second report from this newly-named conference focused on the engineering aspect of applications covers presentations from Citala, SiPix, and Qualcomm MEMS Technologies

10th Asian Symposium on Information Display, August 2-3, Singapore: Phillip Hill reports on presentations from Kyungpook National University, Kyungil University, Korea University, and Hoseo University

Printed electronics market outlook by Lawrence Gasman

New breakthroughs in electronic inks by Peter Harrop

The future of organic photovoltaics by Harry Zervos

World’s first OLED table light by Jutta Rasp

The Last Word: Le Stink! by Chris Williams

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Issue 26+27

Double Issue

Letter from the publisher: Straight lines and curved screens… by Mark Fihn

News from around the world: General Electric, NanoGram, Danielle Sobik, GloFab, Evonik, Marc Kirsch, Nissan, MiCARD, Aveso, AppliFlex, Georgia Institute of Technology, Flexpoint, Westaim, Flat-Panel-Forum, University of Massachusetts, Sony, Emerson & Cuming, InkTec/Thin Film Electronics, Add-Vision/Alps Electric/Toppan Forms, PaperDisplay, Artificial Muscle, Toumaz Technology, Seiko Epson, prelonic, Clemson University, Surrey NanoSystems, Saint-Gobain/Novaled, Thorn Lighting/University of Durham, NanoGram/Nagase ChemteX, COMEDD, OSRAM, Displaybank, IDTechEx, NanoMarkets, AWA, DisplaySearch, UKDL, USDC, DigiTimes Research, Matsushita/Canon/Hitachi, Toshiba, Sony, Samsung SDI, LG.Philips LCD, Swedish Royal Institute of Technology, Uni-Pixel, Articulated Technologies/Competitive Technologies, Apple, Polymer Vision/Innos, Novaled, EFI, Kovio, Textronics, Peratech/Eleksen, Amazon/E Ink, Nemoptic, Universal Display, Idemitsu Kosan/Universal Display, E Ink, Solicore, University of Michigan, Card Technology Group, Empa, Corning, University of Florida/Portland State University, and Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research/CARO/Optrex Europe/Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems

DisplayForum 2007, November 14-15, Prague, Czech Republic: Phillip Hill’s first report on this Meko-organized event covers presentations from CDT and DisplaySearch

9th Annual OLEDs World Summit, November 6-9, San Diego, California: Norman Bardsley, in this first of three reports, focuses on topics directly related to flexible substrates

SID Display Applications Conference, October 23-25, San Francisco, California: Phillip Hill’s first report from this newly-named conference focused on the engineering aspect of applications covers presentations from Unidym, Vitex and Sourland Mountain Consulting

Organic Electronics Conference and Exhibition 2007, September 24-26, Frankfurt, Germany: Phillip Hill covers this Cintelliq organized event with presentations from AIST, LG.Philips LCD, CEA, Jacobs University, TNO, ITRI and Thuringian University

10th Asian Symposium on Information Display, August 2-3, Singapore: Phillip Hill reports on presentations from ITRI, Indian Institute of Technology, Korea University, Kochi University of Technology, Kyungpook National University, and Seoul National University/Korea Electronics Technology Institute

Flexible Displays 2007, June 19-21, Oakland, California: In this third and final report from the Intertech/PIRA-organized conference, Phillip Hill covers presentations from Polymer Vision, SiPix, Innovatier, Vitex and Nanometrix

Society for Information Display 2007 Symposium, May 20-25, Long Beach, California: Flexible displays were high on the agenda at SID this year with around 50 papers spread across a dozen sessions. In this fourth report, Phillip Hill covers presentations from Philips, Ajou University, LG.Philips LCD, ITRI and Samsung Electronics

Interview with Greg Raupp of the Flexible Display Center

Interview with Mike Johnson of Conductive Inkjet Technology

Interview with Tracey Stephens from Xennia

Special Supplement: FlexiDis Newsletter: Papers written for the FlexiDis Newsletter from Philips, EPFL, IMEC, CNR Roma, Thomson, Thales, CEA LETI, Applied Materials, University of Stuttgart, and Ecole Polytechnique

“Grand Challenges” for emerging technologies by Ric Allott

Review of RFID 2007 by Raghu Das

Is there differential aging in a dancing egg? by Jutta Rasp

The Last Word: UK needs to think out of the box…by Chris Williams

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Letter from the publisher: There’s Indium in them ‘thar hills… by Mark Fihn

News from around the world: Ghim Wei Ho, Michael Trainor, Eric Darnell, LumiGram, FlashWear, Picard, Hussein Chalayan, Hui-Zong Chen, Color Kinetics, Yeon-shin Seung, FlexiDis Project, CMO, NEDO, MIT, University of Surrey, University of Buffalo, Cornell University, BioFlex Project, Georgia Institute of Technology, PARC, Anvik/UIUC, NanoMarkets, DisplaySearch, Research and Markets, Plastic Electronics Technology Centre, USDC, IDTechEx, Sharp, ITRI, Jinke Hanlin, Les Echos/iRex, Citala/Xymox, Bridgestone, ZINK Imaging, Samsung, memsstar Technology/SAFC Hitech, Sunic System/Novaled, Vitex, Vitex/Sunic System, ArcelorMittal/Novaled, Leadis, MED, eMagin, CMEL, Samsung SDI, Sony, UDC/LG.Philips, Epson, OLED-T, Sumitomo Chemical/CDT, CDT/Sumation, Organic Electronics Association, Ormecon, RNT/Kurt J. Lesker, Gentex/Boeing, Five Star Technologies, Ceelite/Eastman, Ceelite, Nanosys/In-Q-Tel, Boost Products/Philips, Fidelica Microsystems, InCard, PolyIC, Jump Lab, PolyApply, Molecular Vision, Newcastle Discovery Museum, Evonik, Konarka/Toppan Forms, Konarka/Air Products, VDMA, Plextronics, Innovalight, Plastic Logic/AIXTRON, AIXTRON/Nanoinstruments, Rohm and Haas/SKC, and Carclo/Conductive Inkjet Technology

Organic Electronics Conference and Exhibition 2007, September 24-26, Frankfurt, Germany: Phillip Hill covers presentations from ITRI, National Chung Hsing University, National Tsing-Hua University, SAIT, Binghamton University, and Tosoh Corporation

Flex-Stretch Electronic Workshop, September 7-9, Leuven, Belgium: Mark Fihn covers presentations from Freudenberg/IMEC/TFCG Microsystems, SiliconPipe/Verdant Electronics, Freudenberg NOK Mechatronics, Nippon Mektron/FFD, Fraunhofer IZM, and Hightec

Flexible Displays 2007, June 19-21, Oakland, California: In this second of three reports from the Intertech/PIRA-organized conference, Phillip Hill covers presentations from ipCapital Group, Honeywell, Arizona State University, Palo Alto Research Center, and Innos

Society for Information Display 2007 Symposium, May 20-25, Long Beach, California: Phillip Hill covers presentations from Kent Displays, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology/Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Corning, DuPont, and ITRI/ Cheng Kung University

Smart Fabrics 2007, May 7-9, Washington DC: In this third report from the Intertech/PIRA-organized event, Mark Fihn covers presentations from JFMagic/Exmovere, Philips, Textronics, Milliken, Interactive Wear, Future Shape and Foster-Miller

Industry Forum on Plastics Electronics, April 24, Chicago, Illinois: Phillip Hill’s third report on this one-day conference on printed electronics covers presentations from GSI Technologies, Add-Vision, Optomec, Honeywell, Novalia, and Polyera

Printed Electronics Europe 2007, April 17-18, Cambridge, UK: In this second of three reports on the IDTechEx-organized event, Phillip Hill covers presentations from Arizona State University, Aveso, Enfucell, Kodak, and Leeds Lithium Power Limited

Interview with Craig Cruikshank from cintelliq

Interview with Adam Laubach from GSI

Interview with Mike Thwaites from Plasma Quest

The huge impact of printed transistors by Peter Harrop

Silicon inks for electronics by Lawrence Gasman

ILEDS: Placeholders for OLED lamps? by David Lieberman

Smart Technology – Smart OLED – Smart Content? by Jutta Rasp

The Last Word: Bring on November! by Chris Williams

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Letter from the publisher: Ties… by Mark Fihn

News from around the world: CDT, Sumitomo Chemical/CDT, Headwaters/Sumitomo Chemical, Novaled, Cenamps/CPI, Honeywell/Flexible Display Center, Ecology Coatings/OCIS, PRISMA, MED, Plasma Quest, Meritz Securities/ICT, United Solar Ovonic/Advanced Green Technologies, Dutch Polymer Institute, Veritas et Visus/AIMCAL, Unidym/InterPhases, Battelle/Unidym, Bundesdruckerei/Fraunhofer IZM, Cartamundi/Thin Film Electronics, Solvay Solexis/Thin Film Electronics, Nantero/HP, AlphaMicron, Vitex, Add-Vision, Element Labs, Displaybank, iSuppli, DisplaySearch, NanoMarkets, Oerlikon Solar/CMC, Acrongenoics/Molecular Vision/Pearson Matthews, LG Philips, LG Electronics, Leah Buechley, Plextronics/ARL, OSD Displays, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors, Optomec, LumiGram, Elumin8/ABSEL, Yanko Design/Dan Bishop, HKUST, Southampton University/DKI, Carnegie Mellon University, Northwestern University, Ghent University, New Jersey Institute of Technology, AppliFlex, Harvard/University of Hawaii, NHK STRL, Fujitsu Frontech, Bookeen

Flexible Displays 2007, June 19-21, Oakland, California: In this first of two reports from the Intertech/PIRA-organized conference, Phillip Hill covers presentations from Plastic Logic, IDTechEx, DisplaySearch, Add-Vision, UK Displays & Lighting KTN, Abbie Gregg Inc, and Plextronics

Society for Information Display 2007 Symposium, May 20-25, Long Beach, California: Flexible displays were high on the agenda at SID this year with around 50 papers spread across a dozen sessions. In this second report, Phillip Hill covers presentations from Hanyang University/Pusan National University, Seoul National University, Hanyang/Kyungpook/Hongik Universities, Kent Displays, Bridgestone/Kyushu University, National Chiao Tung University, and Siemens

Smart Fabrics 2007, May 7-9, Washington DC: In this second report from the Intertech/PIRA-organized event, Mark Fihn covers presentations from Konarka, Virginia Tech, Eleksen, Sefar, Fibretronic, and Philips

Industry Forum on Plastics Electronics, April 24, Chicago, Illinois: Phillip Hill’s second report on this one-day conference on printed electronics covers presentations from NanoMarkets, Thin Film Batteries, North of England Inward Investment Agency, iTi and Cenamps

Printed Electronics Europe 2007 April 17-18, Cambridge, UK: In this first of three reports on the IDTechEx-organized event, Phillip Hill covers presentations from Acreo, IDTechEx, Levi Strauss & Co, Menippos, Semprius and the University of Tokyo

Flexible Displays and Microelectronics Conference, February 5-8, Phoenix, Arizona: In this fourth report, Mark Fihn covers presentations from the USDC’s 6th annual Flexible Displays and Microelectronics Conference from Image Lab, Kent Displays, University of Cincinnati, and NuPix

Interview with Ifor Samuel from Lumicure

Organic and printed electronics forecasts and opportunities by Raghu Das

Flexible displays and integrated amorphous silicon source drivers for electrophoretic displays on stainless steel substrates by Sameer Venugopal

Laser patterning and processing for display technologies by Ric Allott

Sumitomo doubles down and purchases CDT while OSRAM folds by Barry Young

Some inputs on OTFT… by Jutta E. Rasp

The Last Word: Give up the day job and do something else? by Chris Williams

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Letter from the publisher: Mega micro, Macro nano… by Mark Fihn

News from around the world: OLLA, Sony, Makoto Tojiki, OLEDNet Research, GE, TMDisplay, Loop.pH, Toshiba, KVA, CDT, UIUC, CDT/Thorn/Durham University, CDT/Sumation, University of Bath/Modecom, Xerox, LG.Philips/UDC, University of Illinois, Leeds University, UDC, OTB Engineering/Thin Film Electronics, Novaled, BASF, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Philips, Add-Vision/Lawrence Berkeley, GlowFur, OLED-T, LumiGram, DisplaySearch, Unidym/CNI, DuPont Displays, OTB/Universal Display Tech, Fujitsu, CMO/CMEL/Kodak, Mobipocket/iRex, Nemoptic, Clearstone Technologies, Nemoptic/Seiko Instruments, FlexMatters, Kent State University, Samsung, IMP, PVI, ON Semiconductor, Dialog Semiconductor/E Ink, iTi/FUJIFILM Dimatix, Seiko, Dimatix/Xennia, Bridgestone, Xaar, Techno Systems, Blackstone Group/Klöckner Pentaplast, BASF/Polyera, eREAD Technologies, NANOIDENT, LG.Philips LCD. BIOIDENT, Plastic Logic, Purdue/Northwestern, LiquaVista, Bayer, VeriSign/ICT, University of Cincinnati, US Display Consortium, University of Michigan, Pelikon/Supertex, Eleksen, SuperImaging, Ceelite, iFire Technology, Vitex Systems/MED, Victrex, Vitex, Motorola/Avery Dennison

Diary: SID 2007 by Ric Allott

Society for Information Display 2007 Symposium, May 20-25, Long Beach, California: Flexible displays were high on the agenda at SID this year with around 50 papers spread across a dozen sessions. In this first report, Phillip Hill covers presentations from ZBD Displays, Nemoptic, Sony, HP, Sharp, and Hanyang University/Kyungpook National University/Samsung Electronics

Smart Fabrics 2007, May 7-9, Washington DC: In this first report from the Intertech/PIRA organized event, Mark Fihn covers presentations from Venture Development Corp, Moondial, CuteCircuit, Nobel Biometrics, Konarka, and Virginia Tech

Industry Forum on Plastics Electronics, April 24, Chicago, Illinois: Phillip Hill reports on this one-day conference covering printed electronics with presentations from Motorola, Cenamps, the Technology Partnership, University of California, Berkeley, and Aveso

Flexible Displays and Microelectronics Conference, February 5-8, Phoenix, Arizona: In this third report, Mark Fihn covers presentations from the first day of the USDC’s 6th annual Flexible Displays and Microelectronics Conference from: EMD Chemicals, Dow Corning, Plextronics, DuPont, GE, Dow Corning, IMRE, DuPont Teijin Films, Sigma Technologies, Eikos, Brown University, and Nissan Chemicals

Printed Electronics USA 2006, December 5-6, Phoenix, Arizona: In this third report from the IDTechEx organized event, claimed to be the world’s largest exhibition on printed electronics, Phillip Hill covers presentations from T-INK, Arjowiggins, Pelikon, International University of Bremen, Oregon State University, and Organic ID

Stretchable Electronics for Large Area Applications (STELLA) by Christopher Klatt

Silver is golden for printed electronics applications by Lawrence Gasman

E Ink grows up by Ken Werner

Printed electronics – the big picture… by Peter Harrop

The Last Word: Trump, a DC subway platform, and Nike shoes… by Jutta Rasp

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Letter from the publisher: “Flexible displays – who needs them?” by Mark Fihn

News from around the world: NEC, University of Manchester, Waseda University, UIUC, Max Planck Institute, University of Texas, University of Leeds, Stuttgart and Erlangen Universities, HP, ORNL, University of Cincinnati, University of Illinois, Argonne National Labs, Purdue, Advanced Technology Program, Philips, ETP, Loop.ph, Nate True, ThinkGeek, Polymer Vision, E Ink, Emano Tec, 4Dconcept/iRex, CeeLite, USDC, Rollex Project, Xaar/Thin Film Electronics, UDC/US Department of Energy, ZBD, Uni-Pixel, Pelikon, Luxell, NanoMarkets, PolyApply, MasterCard/ASK, CDT, Endicott Interconnect Technologies, NANOIDENT, Color Kinetics/Osram, SWEET Program, SiPix Imaging, NanoInk/Arrowhead Research, Konica Minolta/General Electric, Organic Electronics Association, Nemoptic/LC-Tec, Konarka, Unidym/Carbon Nanotechnologies, HP, ITRI

USDC Flexible Displays and Microelectronics Conference, February 5-8, Phoenix: Philips, CEA LETI, FDC, Princeton, PARC, NIST, NSC, QD Vision, ASU, and SiPix

IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA, December 5-6, Phoenix: IDTechEx, ITRI, Nanoident, NXT, UKDL, and CEA Liten

Society for Information Display 2006 Symposium, June 4-9, San Francisco: E Ink, Hitachi, PolyDisplay/Kent State University, and Seiko Epson/Nippon Syokubai

Interview with Matt Wilkinson of Add-Vision

Improved time-to-market OLED lighting solutions by Jutta Rasp

UKDL: Tech program & “Spring 2007 Collaborative R&D Competition” by Ric Allott

Printed Electronics: Overcoming barriers to commercialization by Raghu Das

The Last Word: The importance of local production by Chris Williams

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Letter from the publisher: Interest in flex continues to grow... by Mark Fihn

News from around the world: Alan MacDiarmid, Hitachi, Keio University, LumiGram, Philips, StrideLite, Neolux, Articulated Technologies, Gina Miller, Sharp, TMD, Intelligent Devices, Polymer Vision/Innos, OLED-T/Microsharp, Dimatix, Novaled, Displaybank, Motorola, OTB Display, Vitex/Samsung America, Eleksen, Ciba Specialty Chemicals/VTT, QD Vision, Xennia/CIT, Nemoptic, Pelikon, Plextronics, Interactive Wear, OSRAM/Philips, NovaCentrix, NanoMarkets, Edupaper/E Ink, Crosslink, Klöckner Pentaplast, BASF/Rieke Metals, Unidym/IMRE, Optes Techno Source, Degussa, A-DATA/SiPix Imaging, Bayer/H.C. Starck

USDC Flexible Displays and Microelectronics Conference, February 5-8, Phoenix: DisplaySearch, NanoMarkets, Cintelliq, DisplayBank, Polymer Vision, Cornell University, IMRE, E Ink, Motorola, Samsung, Add Vision, USDC, Samsung SDI, ITRI, and UDC

IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA 2006, December 5-6, Phoenix: Arizona State University and NovaCentrix

International Symposium on Flexible Electronics and Display, November 8-9, Hsinchu: Diode Systems and Solicor

Intertech OLEDs World Summit, November 13-15, San Diego: FUJIFILM Dimatix, iSuppli, and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

Society for Information Display 2006 Symposium, June 4-9, San Francisco: Honeywell Electronic Materials, E Ink, and Bridgestone Corporation

Interview with David Fyfe of Cambridge Display Technology

Conductive inks for printable electronics by Steve Leach

The Last Word: Thoughts from the Far East by Chris Williams

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Light Pollution... by Mark Fihn

News from around the world: Plastic Logic, USDC, CDT/Next Sierra, Kent Displays, Hitachi/Bridgestone, Ben Lai, Magink/Lamar Advertising, Philips/Polymer Vision, eREAD Technology, PolyDisplay, Citala, ZBD/Fujitsu, Enlighted Designs, American Light, Interactive Institute, GloFab, Kieran Timberlake Associates, University of Illinois, NanoDynamics/Clarkson University, Stanford/UCLA, University of Wisconsin, Linköping University, University of Arkansas, University of Western Ontario, IMS CHIPS, Georgia Tech, Soligie/UC Berkeley, Novaled, NanoMarkets, Pelikon, XsunX/Sencera, Bayer MaterialScience, H.W. Sands, UDC/Nippon Steel, Idemitsu Kosan/UDC, Oliver Heine, BIOIDENT Technologies, SiPix

International Symposium on Flexible Electronics and Display, November 8-9, Hsinchu

  + Kyung Hee University: Performance of Organic TFTs for Flexible Displays

  + Philips: Flexible Displays by the EPLaR Process

Americas Display Engineering & Applications Conference (ADEAC), October 23-26, Atlanta

  + U. Central Florida: Multi-color reflective display using a single cholesteric LC cell

  + Sharp Laboratories: Flexible display technology: challenges and opportunities

Society for Information Display 2006 Symposium, June 4-9, San Francisco

  + Samsung SDI: 5.6-inch flexible top emission AMOLED display on stainless steel foil

  + UDC: Full color 100 dpi AMOLED displays on flexible stainless steel substrates

  + Kodak: Amorphous Si TFT backplane on stainless steel foil substrates for AMOLEDs

  + Novaled: Novel materials and structures for efficient, long-living AMOLED displays

  + AIST: Large area flexible display of fiber OLED

3rd Annual Paper-like Displays Conference, October 16-18, Las Vegas

  + Flexible Display Center: The Flexible Display Center at Arizona State University

  + Pivotal Resources: Paper-like Displays Technology, Applications, and Impact

OLEDs World Summit, November 13-15, San Diego

  + Plextronics: Plexcore Active Layer Technology

  + Organic Lighting Technologies: OLED backlights for LCDs

OLEDs World Summit: a personal view, by Geoff Walker

HESSLIS Project: High Efficiency Solid State Light Sources by Wayne Cranton

USDC open solicitation by Brett Bryars

OLEDs as a light source by Jutta Rasp

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Feeling low... by Mark Fihn

News from around the world: Samsung SDI, Printed Electronics USA 2006, Korean Patent Office, Luminetx, Frog Design, Avant News, Denso, Volkswagen, A-DATA, Design Engine, ANAT, Elise Co, Opto Tech, Kolon/RiTdisplay, University of Sydney, Lumicure, Northwestern University, Plastic Logic, ETRI, Organic Electronics Association, IST, ELJET Project, Chiba University/Pioneer, Vitex Systems/Advanced Neotech Systems, Pelikon, Xaar/Danaher, ZBD Displays/Episys, CDT, Microdrop Technologies, NanoMarkets, SecureCard Technologies, FUJIFILM Dimatix, Dutch Polymer Institute, University of Michigan, Yantai Daily Media Group/iRex Technologies, Nissan Chemical Industries/Silecs, Innovative Card Technologies/IdentiPHI, Agfa Materials, Pliant Corporation, EMI, QD Vision, dioVision, Motorola/E Ink, CeeLite, UDC, DisplaySearch, CMO/CMEL

Society for Information Display 2006 Symposium, June 4-9, San Francisco

  + Kent Displays: Flexible ink jet printed conductive polymer electrode cholesteric display

  + E Ink: System integration of electronic paper displays

  + Seiko Epson: A flexible 7.1-inch active-matrix electrophoretic display

  + LG.Philips LCD: 10.1 inch ultra-thin and flexible active matrix electrophoretic display

  + LG Electronics: Flexible paper-like display using charged polymer particles

Americas Display Engineering & Applications Conference (ADEAC), October 23-26, Atlanta: Flexible Display Center at Arizona State University

International Symposium on Flexible Electronics and Display, November 8-9, Hsinchu: PolyIC, Robert Sprague, and Xerox of Canada.

3rd Annual Paper-like Displays Conference, October 16-18, Las Vegas: PARC, Kent Displays, Fujifilm Dimatix, and Motorola

Interview with Robert Jan Visser of Vitex Systems

OLEDs as a light source by Jutta Rasp

The Last Word: Thoughts from the Far East by Chris Williams

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Fabrics -- the big opportunity for flexible displays?... by Mark Fihn

News from around the world: “With Shoes On”, Soner Ozenc, elumin8/Ginco and Perspex, Gareth Pugh, Philips Design, Anke Loh, Being Seen, Osram, Enlighted Designs, Ingo Maurer, CMO/CMEL, Samsung SDI, FPExperts, NanoMarkets, HP, TRID Systems, FlexiDis, Fujitsu, UCLA, Honeywell/USDC, HurraFussball, Konica Minolta/UDC, NovaCentrix, UDC/Seiko Epson, Matsushita, Pelikon, Fujifilm Dimatix, Saab/PolyDisplay, FLEXMatters, Soligie, MED, PolyIC, Georgia Institute of Technology, Cooley Group/CeeLite, Pliant/NovaCentrix, Shimane Masuda Electronics/Applied Nanotech, CDT, Biodent Technologies, Starpharma/Dendritic Nanotechnologies, Bayer, E Ink, dioVision, IDTechEx, QD Vision, Cambridge

Illuminating the OLED lighting roadmap by Peter Harrop

Society for Information Display 2006 Symposium, June 4-9, San Francisco

  + ZBD Displays: Novel geometries of the “Zenithal” bistable device

  + Hewlett-Packard: Electrophoretically controlled nematic LCD: with color generation

  + Nemoptic: 5.1-inch high-speed bistable BiNem display for document applications

  + Kent Displays: Recent progress in flexible and drapable reflective cholesteric displays

  + BASF: Polymerizable liquid crystalline acrylates for the manufacturing of ultra thin optical films

  + Hanyang University: Pixel-isolated liquid crystal mode for plastic liquid crystal displays

  + Eastman Kodak: Cholesteric PDLC displays with low driving voltage

Conformal coatings and dielectrics: UKDL seminar, September 19, by Sheena Zuberi: Dalmatian Technology, Dow Corning, Ogier Consulting, DuPont Teijin Films, Plastic Logic, Brunel University, University of Paisley, Oxford University and Oxford Instruments

DuPont Teijin Films seminar: UKDL seminar, 20th September, by Sheena Zuberi

Flexible carbon nanotube transparent electrodes by Chris Weeks

The Last Word: The Fordists and the Churchillians…by Chris Williams

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Predicting the future… by Mark Fihn

News from around the world: DisplaySearch, NanoMarkets, Displaybank, Plasma Quest, Sencera, CeeLite, Weyerhaeuser/OrganicID, SoftPixel, Linde/BOC Group, UDC, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, DuPont Teijin Films, Bayer/3M, Seiko, Instructables, Philips Research, Lunar Design, QD Vision, dioVision, BASF, Fraunhofer/Optomec, Research and Markets, Samsung SDI, VTT, Vitex, UDC/Novaled, OLED-T, Cornell, Nano-Proprietary, Eikos/Plextronics, Advance Nanotech, Fujifilm Dimatix, CDT, Vision Objects/iRex Technologies, Georgia Institute of Technology, Aixtron/Osram/Philips/BASF/Applied Materials, Hewlett Packard/iTi investigate, OE-A, LiquaVista, Kodak/Tohoku, IXYS

Society for Information Display 2006 Symposium, June 4-9, San Francisco

  + Seiko Epson: Printable OLEDs promise for future TV market 

  + Toppan Printing: Development of polymer OLEDs using the relief printing method

  + Seiko Epson: Inkjet fabrication of alignment layers on HTPS panels

  + SiPix Imaging: Roll-to-roll manufacturing process for full-color electrophoretic film

  + Kodak: Comparing reflection characteristics of paper materials and display devices

An interview with Barry Young of DisplaySearch

The next revolution in information displays: DisplayMasters presentation by Greg Raupp, Flexible Display Center

UV/EB Technology Expo and Conference, April 24-26, Chicago: Vitex Systems, Preco Industries, DSM Desotech, VTT, ipCapital

The Last Word: How do we be green? by Chris Williams

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The cloak of invisibility... by Mark Fihn

News from around the world: University of Wisconsin-Madison, DoE, Merck, AUO/CMO, Plextronics/Northwestern University, Hitachi, NEC/SouthWest NanoTechnologies, Acheson, UDC, Mule Lighting, Pelikon, NovaCentrix, Eleksen, ORFID/BASF, Hexion/iTi, Eikos/DoE, CDT, InnoTrans, Air Products/University of Connecticut, Motorola, Arrowhead/University of Florida, Philips, PolyIC, T-Qualizer, Nippon Oil, Callum Peden, Akashima Laboratories, ARINC, rAndom International, Nanosys, eMagin/US Army

Society for Information Display 2006 Symposium, June 4-9, San Francisco

  + Seoul National University: Ultra large-sized flexible plasma display

  + MIT: Quantum dot light emitting devices for pixellated full color displays

  + Brunel University: Low cost, flexible electroluminescent displays printed by offset

  + Dai Nippon Printing: Development of novel paste cathode for all print OLED devices

  + TRADIM: Continuous coating of LCD photo-alignment layers using an R2R process

OLED and paper-like display markets: Lawrence Gasman suggests that, despite good signs from e-paper companies such as E Ink, it will be the burgeoning OLED market that will rule the roost

UV/EB Technology Expo and Conference, April 24-26, Chicago: Motorola Labs, Flint Group, nyx Illuminated Clothing, EXFO Precision Assembly and Trillion Science

A roll-to-roll research and prototyping facility: The Center for Advanced Microelectronics Manufacturing (CAMM) at Binghamton University, by Bahgat Sammakia, Mark D. Poliks, and Mary Beth Curtin

An interview with Hash Pakbaz of Cambrios: In this extended interview, the vice president of Cambrios explains his company’s development of alternatives to ITO

Japanese consortium to produce bendable LCDs by 2009, maybe… by Ken Werner

The Last Word: Low-hanging fruit can be filling: Kimberly Allen makes an analogy between the nearest fruit on the lowest branches and the way that the OLED industry is grabbing the quick rewards and ignoring the flexible opportunities

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Flexible thoughts from SID... by Mark Fihn

News from San Francisco SID 2006: Plastic Logic, CDT/Toppan, Cologne University, LiquaVista, Mitsubishi Chemical, CDT/Litrex, Bridgestone, iTi, Seiko Epson, SiPix, Osram, GE, OLED-T, and iTi/Xaar/Cima NanoTech

News from the rest of the world: Nanoident Technologies, Samtel, UDC/Mitsubishi, Konica Minolta, Nippon Steel Chemical/UDC, ZBD, USDC, JCDecaux/Magink, UDC/US Navy, Pelikon/Sweda, Plasma Quest, Pelikon/Memtron, Seertech, NIST, Energy Conversion Devices, DNT, Trident/iTi, CDT/H.C. Starck, Fuji Photo Film/Dimatix, Bright Night, E Ink/Actel, Dialog Semiconductor/E Ink, Advance Nanotech/University of Bristol, Applied Plasmonics, Advance Nanotech/CAPE, Micro Reactor System, Digital Graphics/Cabot, Philips/Novaled, QD Vision, CeeLite, NanoGram, US Army/UDC,

Sony, and Inventables

iSuppli Flexible Displays Report: The long-awaited 2006 iSuppli report on flexible displays, compiled by Kim Allen, director of technology and strategic research, revealed fundamental changes in methodology from its previous incarnation. In this first of two reports, Phillip Hill summarizes the main points.

Society for Information Display 2006 Symposium, June 4-9, San Francisco:  Plastic Logic/E Ink, Kyung Hee University, LG Electronics/KIST/KAIST, Samsung SDI, NHK, Sony/Riken, ITRI, SAIT, Samsung Electronics, and Sarnoff Corporation/Columbia University

Are flexible displays actually good for something? by Ken Werner

Intertech/PIRA Flexible Displays Conference, May 10-12, San Jose, California:  Motorola, Air Force Research Laboratory, Add-Vision, ipCapital Group, Kent Displays, SiPix Imaging, Zikon, Flexible Display Center, Honeywell, Abbie Gregg, and Vitex

The Last Word: by Alfred Poor: The flexible display “killer app”…

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The cost of materials... by Mark Fihn

News from around the world: Georgia Institute of Technology/Sandia National Laboratories, Sensatex, RQMP, UDC/Princeton/USC, COPE/Solvay, Applied Materials/Applied Films, SiPix Imaging, Hewlett Packard/CRANN, Sony, LiquaVista, Sony/Idemitsu, Cambridge University, USDC/Princeton, Citizen, University of Cincinnati, Uni-Pixel/PARC, NanoMarkets, Toppan/E Ink, National Starch/USDC, Princeton/UDC, Dimatix, Delft University/Philips, Mitsubishi, Articulated Technologies/Grote Industries, Novaled/Ciba Specialty Chemicals, DisplaySearch/Cintelliq, Fujitsu, TFE/Xaar,

University of Groningen/Philips, DuPont, Hitachi,

Intertech/PIRA Flexible Displays Conference, May 10-12, San Jose, California

Plastic Logic, VISA, Newspaper Association of America, iSuppli, Sony, Lexar Media, nCryptone, Solicore

Flexible Displays and Microelectronics Conference, February 7-9, Phoenix, Arizona

  + Arizona State University: FDC initiative on flexible backplane technologies 

  + Philips: “FlexiDis” consortium technology projects

  + Plastic Logic: 14-inch prototype line for manufacturing flexible active matrix displays

  + UTO International: TruNano processing for flexible displays

  + Cabot: Inks for flexible electronics manufacturing

  + Brown University: Island-containing thin metal interconnects on polymer substrates

  + ASU/FDC: Sheet resistivity modification of PEDOT-PSS by inkjet printing mild oxidant

  + Kodak Graphics: Laser direct imaging – multi-purpose tool in manufacturing 

  + Abbie Gregg: Are we there yet? Updates to the R2R manufacturing cost model

  + Binghamton University: Overview – Center for Advanced Microelectronics Manufacturing

  + Hewlett-Packard: Towards R2R manufacturing of electronics on flexible substrates

  + MicroContinuum: Novel R2R manufacturing techniques for patterning conductive layers

  + Applied Films: Basic pre-tests on R2R web coaters for flexible displays

  + SiPix: Inkjet fabrication of multi-color Microcup electrophoretic displays

  + AIMCAL: The Association of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators 

The Last Word: by Chris Williams: Plastic electronics will become ubiquitous

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Conferences and flexible displays by Mark Fihn

News from around the world: Epson/JSR, Seiko Epson, Fuji Film, NanoDynamics, Bora Communications/Eleksen, OLLA, UDC, Kiian, Applied Nanotech/Da Ling, Pelikon, iTi, Bayer, Novaled/Ciba, Kent Displays, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, JSR/DSM Desotech, IMEC, Air Products, Bayer/H.C. Starck, Varitronics, National Starch, Advance Nanotech, Cypak, Braunschweig University, E Ink, Plastic Logic/Orbotech, CDT/Epson, Oregon State University/HP, Bridgestone/Hitachi, MuleLighting, University of Wisconsin

Flexible Displays and Microelectronics Conference, February 7-9, Phoenix, Arizona

  + ERSO/ITRI: Electrical properties of pentacene based organic TFTs on flexible substrate

  + Sarnoff Corporation: CMOS-on-plastic TFTs using sequential laterally solidified silicon 14 PARC: Printed polymer-based TFTs for flexible display backplanes

  + Princeton/DuPont: High temperature α-Si TFTs fabricated on clear plastic

  + University of Rochester: PCLC flake/fluid host electro-optical suspensions

  + Vitex Systems: Low-resolution plastic and high-resolution foil-based OLED displays

  + Dow Corning: SiC:H alloy films for extremely low moisture permeability applications

  + Symmorphix: Single 250 nm layer process for flexible displays and microelectronics

  + General Electric: Progress on flexible substrates for organic electronics

  + DuPont Teijin Films: Latest developments in polyester film for flexible electronics

  + Energy Conversion Devices: Stainless steel substrates for flexible displays

  + Plextronics: Advances in Plexcore material technology for organic electronic devices

  + Dow Corning: Development of novel hole injection system for light emitting diodes

  + Dimatix: Simple tools for ink jet printing on flexible substrates

An interview with Russ Wilcox, president and CEO of E Ink

Stretchable metal interconnects for flexible displays, by Greg Crawford and Alex Zaslavsky

The Last Word: by Chris Williams: new network heralds good future for the UK

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Are we there yet? Part II  by Mark Fihn

News from around the world: Duck Image, PolyDisplay, Visa/nCryptone/Card Technologies, Dutch Post Office, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Mitsui Chemicals/Idemitsu Kosan, Plastic Logic, Solvay Advanced Polymers/Mississippi Polymer Technologies, NTERA/Seiko Epson, NanoMarkets, XAAR/Invint, Art Lebedev, H.W. Sands, CDT/Maxdem, Binghamton University, Bayer, Kodak/Sanyo,  Kodak/LG.Philips LCD, DisplaySearch, GE Plastics, UDC, iTi, Alien Technology, and USDC.

Flexible Displays and Microelectronics Conference, February 7-9, Phoenix, Arizona

  + Polymer Vision: Mobile freedom

  + Xerox: Ubiquitous flexible electronics

  + Merck: “Beyond performance” and other questions on the road to plastic electronics

  + IT Strategies: Markets and application trends

  + E Ink: Advances in microencapsulated electrophoretic displays

  + Seiko Epson: SUFTLA thin film displays

  + UDC: Full Color Top Emission AMOLED Displays on Flexible Metal Foil

  + Kent Displays: Encapsulated flexible bistable cholesteric displays

  + Kodak: A path to high-performance electronic paper

  + Zikon: Electronic ink for flexible electronic paper

  + Add-Vision: Low-cost, applications-focused approach to flexible emissive displays

  + Sigma Technologies: Displays based on vacuum-deposited polymers

  + Philips Research: Electrophoretic displays made by the EPLaR process

  + PARC: Comparison of TFT processes on plastic and steel foil

  + SAIC: Polysilicon TFT direct fabricated on transparent plastic

  + ERSO/ITRI: a-Si TFT fabricated on PEN plastic substrate under mechanical stress

Bent on success: by Kim Allen -- a sneak preview of iSuppli’s eagerly awaited report about the flexible displays industry

Smart High-Integration Flex Technologies: the European Commission’s SHIFT Program

Flexible Substrate Standards Working Group: nearing completion of test for permeation

Concrete – the newest flexible substrate?

The Last Word: by Chris Williams: "The real world in microscopic form"

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Are we there yet?  by Mark Fihn

News from Around the World: UDC, Duke University, Fraunhofer Institute, ZBD, CAMM, Sony, Merck/Darmstadt University, E Ink/Darmstadt University, E Ink/Ambient Devices, E Ink/Lexar Media, NanoMarkets, Iowa Thin Film Technologies, MicroEmissive Display, Teraoka Seiko, Eleksen, Kodak/Sanyo

Intertech 7th Annual OLED Conference: Vitex, European Patent Office, Adams Harkness, Samsung SDI, DuPont OLEDs, Samsung Electronics, Thomson R&D, Philips Research UK, MED, UDC, Air Products, AIXTRON, Organic Lighting Technologies, e-Ray Optoelectronics Technology, Norel Optronics, SAIC, Toppoly Optoelectronics, OTB Display, Novaled, TCZ

iSuppli Flat Information Display Conference

  + iSuppli: “Emerging Displays – Alternatives to Disruption”

  + TCZ: “Cost-effective Poly-Silicon Crystallization”

  + Honeywell: “Perspectives on Display Materials in a Capped Out World”

  + Qualcomm: “Low-Power Handset Displays”

Interview with Jason Heikenfeld, Novel Devices Laboratory, University of Cincinnati 

Intertech Organic RFID Conference

  + Intertech Corporation: Printed RFID tags using silver conductor inks 

  + Dai Nippon Printing: Liquid crystalline organic semiconductors

  + OrganicID: Fully printable RFID tags 

  + Creo: Laser direct imaging – towards a universal tool for manufacturing 

  + Motorola Advanced Technology Center: Low-cost printed electronics

  + TechVention: Economic impact of using commercial printing processes

The Last Word: by Kimberly Allen:  "I'm Flexible"

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“Serendipity” and “synchronicity” in relation to yachts and ski goggles by Mark Fihn

News from Around the World: CDT/Sumitomo, Mitsubishi, Sony/Idemitsu Kosan, University of Illinois, Anders Electronics/Osram, USDC/Plextronics, ITRI/CMEL, NanoMarkets, Samsung, Osram, DisplaySearch, Plastic Logic, National Science Foundation/Konarka, Degussa/Karlsruhe Research Center, ECD Ovonics, University of Tokyo, Dimatix, Seiko/E Ink, NEC, Plastic Logic, PolyIC, Ohio State University, Nanoident, Citizen Watch/E Ink, Dendritic Nanotechnologies/Lumera, Philips/E Ink, ADT, and Xerox/Gyricon

Intertech 7th Annual OLED Conference: CDT, Arizona State University, Nuelight

iSuppli Flat Information Display Conference:  E Ink, DuPont, Plastic Logic, and Universal Display.

SID: Americas Display Engineering and Applications Conference:  

  + E Ink: active matrix electrophoretic ink display evaluated by the US Air Force

  + SiPix: overview of the company’s electronic paper display technology

  + Qualcomm: description of the iMoD MEMS display

Intertech Organic RFID Conference:  Plastic Logic, Nestlé, IATA, PolyIC, AIM Global, Merck/EMD Chemicals, Vitex, and Northwestern University

The Last Word, Column by Kimberly Allen:  “Is shrinking broadsheet an opportunity for e-newspapers?”

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DisplayMasters program by Mark Fihn

News from Around the World: CDT, Sumation, Cambridge University, E Ink, Novaled, eMagin/University of Michigan, Tokyo University, Toshiba, SiPix Imaging, Plastic Logic/NTT DoCoMo, SIMTech/Hyundai/IMC, Plextronics, T-Ink,  Philips/Toppoly, Konarka/Textronics, and Siemens.

Eurodisplay SID: Philips Emerging Displays Technologies, Bridgestone Corporation, Kent Displays, Ecole Polytechnique

“Bend and stretch”: impact of the mechanical properties of flexible display anodes on cost and performance by Greg Crawford and Darran Cairns

Inkjet printed antimony-doped tin oxide (ATO) as an alternative transparent conductor for use in displays by Stuart Wagland

PIRA Smart Paper Conference and Workshop:  Brunel University, Paprican, Acreo and Jaakko Poyry Consultancy

The Last Word, Column by Chris Williams

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OLEDs 1999-2005 by Mark Fihn

News from Around the World: NanoMarkets, Mirae Plasma, Robert Freitas, NanoKinetix, Vitex Systems, BASF/Bell Labs/Printed Systems, Epson, University of Michigan. Philips, ITRI, Canon, Gyricon, EVG, Dimatix, Nokia, Siemens, Alien Technology, E Ink/Toppan Printing, LG.Philips LCD/E Ink, SiPix Imaging/ Toppan Forms

Eurodisplay SID: Eastman Kodak, ERSO/ITRI, Dalarna University

Interview with Jim Tassone of UniPixel

PIRA Smart Paper Conference and Workshop:  Acreo, ITN, VTT, Thin Film Electronics and Anitra Medienprojekte

SID technical symposium and exhibition:

+ PARC/Xerox: Electrophoretic displays with jet-printed backplanes

+ Philips: Thin plastic electrophoretic displays fabricated by EPLaR

+ Seiko Epson/E Ink: Flexible 2 inch LTPS TFT electrophoretic display

+ Samsung SDI: 4.1 inch top-emission AMOLED on flexible metal foil

The Last Word, Column by Chris Williams

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Of Swimming Pools and Flexible Displays...Part II by Mark Fihn

News from Around the World:  Cabot Printable Electronics, NIST, Polymer Vision, Imaging Technology International, OTB Displays/Philips PolyLED, NPD Group/DisplaySearch, PIRA International/Intertech Corporation, E Ink, Novaled, ANI, Applied Nanotechnology/University of Stuttgart, University of Texas at Dallas, and Singapore Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology

EuroDisplay SID: PolyIC, ITRI, Samsung SDI and the Institute of Electro-Optical Engineering and Display Institute

Intertech Flexible Display and Electronics conference: DuPont Teijin Films, TFCG Microsystems, Philips Research Laboratories, PolyIC, France Telecom, Vitex Systems, Symmorphix, Abbie Gregg, Cabot Corporation, and Aveso Printed Electronic Displays

PIRA Smart Paper Conference and Workshop: Cypak, VTT Information Technology, Fraunhofer Institute, M-real, Arjo Wiggins and Anoto

SID technical symposium and exhibition

+ Seiko Epson: A Flexible 8-bit Asynchronous Microprocessor Based on Low-Temperature Poly-Silicon (LTPS) TFT Technology

+ Kent Displays: Single Substrate Encapsulated Cholesteric LCDs: Coatable, Drapable and Foldable

+ Fuji Xerox: Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Micro-Capsules with a Perpendicular Alignment Shell for Photo-Addressable Electronic Paper

+ ERSO/ITRI/National Tsing Hua University: Electro-Optical Performance of Bending Ultra-Flexible Film-Like Display

+ Kent Displays/Kent State University: Flexible Encapsulated Cholesteric LCDs by Polymerization Induced Phase Separation

+ TRADIM/Dai Nippon Printing/Sumitomo Bakelight/JSR: Column-Spacers on a High Resolution Flexible Color Filter for LCD by a Roll-to-Roll Process

The Last Word, Column by Chris Williams

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Of Swimming Pools and Flexible Displays... by Mark Fihn

News from Around the World:  Fujitsu, Kent Displays/Fujitsu Frontech, Taiwanese Flexible Electronics Consortium, Sony/Riken, Nanoident, Modistech, ZBD/Varitronix, Panasonic, KIPO, TCZ, UDC, InkTec, IDTechEX, PTL, Cenamps, UKDN/PQL, Kodak/LGE/Orion OLED, Wiley & Sons, Samsung SDI, Hitachi, Toppan Printing, Art Lebedev Studio

PIRA Smart Paper Conference and Workshop:  PIRA, Associated Newspapers, Arjo Wiggins, Design Force, and Magink                 

Intertech Flexible Display and Electronics conference:  Plastic Logic, iSuppli, DisplaySearch, Merck and Sony             

SID technical symposium and exhibition

+ Industrial Technology Research Institute: eSkin IT device                                                     

+ Dainippon Screen Manufacturing: Nozzle-printing method for large-size organic EL devices      

+ Dai Nippon Printing: Flexible OLEDs poster with gravure printing method                                

+ E Ink: A5 sized electronic paper display for document viewing                                                   

+ Philips Research Laboratories: Ultra-thin encapsulation for large area OLED displays                       

+ Dai Nippon Printing: High-resolution full-color polymer devices using photolithography                        

The Last Word, Column by Chris Williams

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July 6, 2005

Booth Duty observations from SID by Mark Fihn

News from SID Boston and Around the World:  CDT/Sumitomo, Kodak/Fuji Electric, Plastic Logic, UDC/Kyung Hee University, Seiko Epson, Samsung SDI/Vitex, Corning, UDC/Tokki, Kent Displays, Polymer Vision, GE Global/USDC, Dimatix, iTi, CDT/IBM, Dainippon Screen/Inca Printers, E Ink/Citizen Watch, NanoHorizons, Ntera, Nemoptic, Sandia National Laboratories, Cypak, Eleksen, Gyricon, Konarka/Solaris Nanosciences, Rolltronics, Xink/Mark Andy, Toppan Printing, Dai Nippon Printing 

SID 2005 technical symposium and exhibition                                  

+ Polymer Vision: Rollable AM displays based on organic electronics                   

+ Kyung Hee University: High-performance OTFTs on flexible substrates                       

+ Samsung: Large area a-Si TFT-LCD on plastic substrate     

+ Plastic Logic/E Ink: Flexible active-matrix displays

+ Samsung: Recent progress in large sized organic TFT arrays

+ US Army: Flexible infrared emitting ZnS:ErF₃ electroluminescent devices                                             

Flexible Substrate Standards Working Group

The Last Word, Column by Chris Williams

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May 17, 2005

Veritas et Visus partners with DisplayCareers, by Mark Fihn

News from Around the World:  PrimeView/Philips, CDT, Kodak/Pelikon, OrganicID, Adhesives Research, Aveso, Eikos, Konarka, USDC/Dow Corning, USDC/HP/ITFT, VCU, Creo/XINK, Harvard, IST, University of Texas, USDC/General Atomics, UDC

SID Boston 2005 Symposium preview 

Interview with Glenn Sanders of Rolltronics

Imaginative flexible display concepts from Polymer Vision

USDC Flexible Displays and Microelectronics Conference:  University of Stuttgart, Cabot Corporation, Spectra, PARC, ASU Flexible Display Center, Tamarack Scientific, Arizona State University, Princeton, Hewlett Packard, Binghamton University, Applied Films, Azores, and ITN Energy Systems

Smart Fabrics Conference, Barcelona, Spain  Venture Development Corporation, Philips, Sonja Hermann, Sandia National Laboratories, Canesis, and Sensatex

The Last Word, Column by Chris Williams

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April 26, 2005

Hats off to the USDC, by Mark Fihn

News from Around the World:  Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Philips Polymer Vision, FlexICs, Hitachi Chemical, University of Groningen/Philips, CDT/AVI, E-Ink/Seiko, Toppan Printing, Samsung SDI/UDC, COLED, Nemoptic, PolyIC, CIT, Neolux/E-Ink, Litrex, Ecology Coatings, Georgia Institute of Technology/Albemarle

USDC Flexible Displays Conference, Phoenix:  Cintelliq, Sarnoff Corporation, Plastic Logic, PolyIC, Philips, Vitex Systems, Dow Corning, Symmorphix, General Electric, Dupont Teijin Films, MCNC, Eikos, and the University of Rochester

Emerging Displays Technology:  DisplayMasters Program

Flexible Displays Group to Establish Standards

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March 16, 2005

On Flexibility, by Mark Fihn

News from Around the World:  Kyoto University, Avecia, Olla Project, Luxell, Plastic Logic, Univision, Binghamton University, Toppan, Vitex, Orfid, CDT, Philips, Novaled, Konarka, Cambrios, SID

USDC Flexible Displays Conference, Phoenix:  Samsung, Kodak, Philips, Avecia, USDC, UDC, E Ink, Kent Displays, Eastman Kodak, Sharp, SiPix, IST, ERSO/ITRI, PARC, Lehigh University, Rolltronics

Flexynet Seminar, Bletchley Park:  Logystyx, Cabot Corp, Gwent Electronic Materials, Dow Corning, Invint, DEK, Welsh Centre for Printing and Coating, Toppan, Seiko Epson, Conductive Inkjet Technology, Xaar, Universities of Manchester and Bangor, Keeling & Walker, PTL, Nottingham-Trent University

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January 31, 2005

Introduction to the Flexible Substrate, by Mark Fihn

USDC Conference Preview

News from Around the World:  UDC, Orion, Veeco, University of Tokyo, CDT, TCL, Merck, Princeton University, OrganicID, Plastic Logic, E Ink, VDMA, MED

Flexynet Seminar, Bletchley Park:  Logystyx, US Army Research Laboratory, USDC, Elam-t, CDT, Philips, Elumin8, Magink, Rohm & Haas, Brunel University, Aktina, Applied Multilayers

Flexynet Seminar, Durham:  CENAMPS, Avecia, Outdoor Advertising Association, Nokia, IDTechEx, Paprican, PolyIC, DuPont Teijin Films

The Last Word, Column by Chris Williams

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