Cambridge Display Technology Receives First Order for Light Emitting Polymer Display Products.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CAMBRIDGE, U.K.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 2003 CDT CDT abbr. Central Daylight Time CDT Central Daylight Time CDT n abbr (US) (= Central Daylight Time) → hora de verano del centro; (BRIT Ramps Shipment of First LEP (Light Emitting Polymer) An organic polymer that glows (emits photons) when excited by electricity. LEP screens are used to make organic LED (OLED) displays and are expected to compete with LCD screens in the future. See OLED. Displays from U.K. Manufacturing Development Centre Cambridge Display Technology (CDT) today announced the first sales order The sales order, sometimes abbreviated as SO, is an order received by a business from a customer. A sales order may be for products and/or services. Given the wide variety of businesses, this means that the orders can be fulfilled in several ways. for Light Emitting Polymer See LEP. (LEP) display products from its Godmanchester, U.K. manufacturing technology development center. The 1.7-inch diagonal, 5 x 7 pixel segmented display module uses a yellow polymer with an operational lifetime to half luminance The amount of brightness, measured in lumens, that is given off by a pixel or area on a screen. For example, dark red and bright red would have the same chrominance, but a different luminance. of 20,000 hours from an initial brightness of 250 cd/m(squared). CDT plans to increase the product range by offering displays in a variety of colors, sizes and configurations for diverse industrial, transportation and electronics equipment markets. The first shipment will go to Trident Displays, a U.K. distributor of liquid crystal, EL and plasma displays technology and support products. Trident Displays are active in the passenger information display market where CDT's LEP displays offer distinct advantages such as wide viewing angles, high brightness and low power consumption. CDT's manufacturing technology development center began initial operation in January 2002 based on the company's investment of $25 million. Since start-up, CDT has commissioned equipment from major suppliers such as Tokki, Ulvac and SSEC SSEC Space Science and Engineering Center (University of Wisconsin-Madison Graduate School) SSEC Solid State Electronics Center (Honeywell) SSEC Selective Sequence Electronic Calculator , and ramped-up operations for LEP manufacturing technology development using 350 mm by 350 mm glass substrates. Recent arrival of model 140P first generation production ink-jet printers from Litrex, a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of CDT, is establishing the center as a world-class color LEP display manufacturing and technology development facility. In addition to the production of display devices, work at CDT's Godmanchester facility has resulted in the offering of a manufacturing process package for spin-coating displays. A full color ink-jet printing package is in development as well as other manufacturing technology offerings. The process packages have been developed to support licensees and new entrants into the LEP display market and to speed the technology into the market place. David Fyfe, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of CDT, said: "The sale of first products is an important milestone for CDT's development center, not only because it demonstrates the evolution of our technology to a commercial manufacturing scale, but because we utilized the same tools and processes to produce these displays that we have successfully used to advance the technology that we are offering to our licensees. This is the reason we invested in the center and it reinforces CDT's commitment to its licensees and to commercializing LEPs as a major display technology." About CDT Cambridge Display Technology (CDT) is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. leading the research, development and commercialization of polymer technology for flat panel displays, lighting and photovoltaics. CDT's light emitting polymer (LEP) and dendrimer den·dri·mer n. A polymer in which the atoms are arranged in many branches and subbranches along a central backbone of carbon atoms. Also called cascade molecule. technologies are targeted for use in a wide range of electronic display products used for information management, communications and entertainment. Features include reduced power consumption, size, thickness and weight, very wide viewing angle, superior video imaging performance and the potential to produce displays on plastic substrate. To date, licenses have been granted to Delta Optoelectronics, DuPont Displays, MicroEmissive Displays, OSRAM, Philips and Seiko-Epson. CDT is promoting LEP and dendrimer technology development and speeding its commercialization through a global business strategy including co-developments with leading companies in a wide range of display related technology areas. Founded in 1992, the company has headquarters in Cambridge, with dendrimer development facilities in Oxford, U.K. In 2002, CDT was awarded Britain's most prestigious engineering prize, the Royal Academy of Engineering The Royal Academy of Engineering is a British learned society concerned with engineering. History Founded in 1976, the Academy was initially known as the Fellowship of Engineering. MacRobert Award The MacRobert Award has been presented every year since 1969 by the Royal Academy of Engineering. The award seeks to recognise innovative ideas in engineering. Below is a complete list of winners:
Additional 2002 awards include Scientific American Scientific American U.S. monthly magazine interpreting scientific developments to lay readers. It was founded in 1845 as a newspaper describing new inventions. By 1853 its circulation had reached 30,000 and it was reporting on various sciences, such as astronomy and 50 -- Scientific American Magazine -- leader in the General Technology category for work over the last year in the development and commercialization of LEPs and a winner of the Wall Street Journal Europe Innovation Awards. About Trident Microsystems Ltd Group Formed in 1967, the group has become a leading flat-panel displays and printer specialist in the United Kingdom through successfully managing customer projects, through signing key franchises and by investing in skilled people. The group includes a dedicated displays and SBCs supplier, a division focused on selling and supporting printer, card reader and smart card products and an e-business operation selling high-tech office equipment at keen prices over the Internet. The company maintains ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. approval through rigorous management of quality and logistics, run from the company's purpose-built 32,000-square-foot headquarters near Gatwick. Backed by the Abacus Group plc, Trident is expanding in Europe, taking its solutions expertise locally to European electronics industries. See: www.tridentmicrosystems.co.uk for further information on Trident Microsystems and its divisions. E-mail sales@tridentdisplays.co.uk, or visit: www.tridentdisplays.co.uk for information on Trident's Displays division. |
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