FED Corp. demonstrates highest resolution field emitter display to date.HOPEWELL JUNCTION, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 13, 1996--FED Corp. has demonstrated a prototype field emitter display (FED) containing more than 260,000 pixels (the highest resolution field emitter display demonstrated to date). A pre-commercial 2.54 - inch diagonal prototype 512 x 512 pixel monochrome display was recently demonstrated in San Jose, Calif. at the Investors Conference sponsored by United States Display Consortium (USDC An abbreviation for U.S. District Court. ), Society for Information Display (SID), SEMI, Needham and Company, and Electronic Buyer's News as part of the Display Works Conference. The video prototype operated at high luminance with low power consumption (700 candela per square meter at 0.25W anode anode (ăn`ōd), electrode through which current enters an electric device. In electrolysis, it is the positive electrode in the electrolytic cell. anode Terminal or electrode from which electrons leave a system. power), and exhibited a wide viewing angle (over 160 degrees). The display used PC data input and operated with electronics capable of 256 gray levels. A conventional CRT (1) (C RunTime) See runtime library. (2) (Cathode Ray Tube) A vacuum tube used as a display screen in a computer monitor or TV. The viewing end of the tube is coated with phosphors, which emit light when struck by electrons. aluminum- coated phosphor was used as the display screen. A color version of the display is operating with the same resolution. According to Gary Jones, president and 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. , "These pre-commercial prototypes exhibit most of the performance features promised by FED technology. We are now transitioning from research and development to working on yield and throughput issues in preparation for manufacturing." In 1994, FED Corp. established the first dedicated U.S. fabrication facility for production of FEDs at its Class 10 manufacturing headquarters located at IBM-East Fishkill. The privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. is currently working toward development of its proprietary version of FEDs for a variety high resolution, custom, application-specific flat panel displays for OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and and military customers. Principle products under development include high information content instruments and head-mounted displays. CONTACT: FED Corp. Susan K. Jones, 914/892-1900 fax: 914/892-1901 e-mail: fedcorp@aol.com |
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