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DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES IN JAPAN

Lawrence E. Tannas, Jr., Co-chair
William E. Glenn, Co-chair
Thomas Credelle
J. William Doane
Arthur H. Firester
Malcolm Thompson

June 1992

TABLE OF CONTENTS

JTEC/WTEC Staff
Disclaimer
Asbstract
Foreword
List of Figures
List of Tables

Executive Summary

1. Flat-Panel Displays in Japan: An Overview

Lawrence E. Tannas, Jr.

• Introduction
• Organization
• Objectives of the Committee
• Major Technical Findings
• Extent of Development of Liquid Crystal Displays
• Commitment to Production of Liquid Crystal Displays
• Changing Consensus in Large FPDs
• Changing Role of Electroluminescent Displays and Plasma Panels
• Infrastructure in Japan's FPD Industry
• Market and Projected Sales
• New a-Si AMLCD Factory
• Emphasis in the 1990s
• Summary
• References

2. Materials for Flat-Panel Displays

J. William Doane

• Introduction
• Liquid Crystal Materials
• Other LCD Materials
• Light-Emissive Display Materials
• Conclusions
• References

3. Manufacturing and Infrastructure of Active Matrix Liquid Crystal Displays

Malcolm Thompson

• Introduction
• Manufacturing Logistics
• Manufacturing Equipment
• Conclusions

4. Passive Matrix Liquid Crystal Displays

Thomas L. Credelle

• Introduction
• LCD Basics
• Twisted Nematics LCDs
• Supertwisted Nematic LCDs
• Vertically Aligned Nematic LCDs
• Ferroelectric LCDs
• Status and Prospects for the Future
• Comparison of Passive Matrix LCD Technologies
• Conclusions
• References

5. Active Matrix Technology

Arthur H. Firester

• Introduction
• Basic Active Matrix Technology
• Investment Environment
• Amorphous Silicon: The Dominant Active Matrix Technology
• Polysilicon: The Successor Technology
• Commercial Products and Prototypes
• Conclusions
• References

6. Projection Displays

William E. Glenn

• Introduction
• Comparison of Japanese and U.S. Display Research
• Technical Evaluation of Work
• Comparison Summary
• Future Research
• References

APPENDICES

A. Professional Experience of Panel Members

B. Site Reports

• Anelva
• Asahi Glass Co.
• Dainippon Ink & Chemical Inc.
• DaiNippon Screen Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
• Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
• Fujitsu
• Giant Technology Corporation and Hitachi Research Laboratory
• HDTEC
• Hosiden
• IBM/Japan, Ltd.
• Matsushita
• Merck Japan Ltd.
• MITI
• NEC Corporation
• NHK
• Nippon Electric Glass
• Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.
• Sanyo
• Seiko-Epson
• Sharp
• Sharp Factories
• Sharp Showroom
• Sony
• Stanley Electric
• Tohoku University
• Tokyo University
• Toppan Printing
• Toshiba Engineering Laboratory
• Toshiba & DTI
• Tottori University

C. Glossary

Copyright 1992 by Loyola College in Maryland

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