USDC appoints Larry Graves as director of roadmaps and standards.SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 23, 1995--The United States Display Consortium (USDC An abbreviation for U.S. District Court. ), an industry-backed public/private partnership chartered by the U.S. government to enhance the competitiveness of the domestic flat panel display A thin display screen for computer and TV usage. The first flat panels appeared on laptop computers in the mid-1980s, and the LCD technology became the standard. Stand-alone LCD screens became available for desktop computers in the mid-1990s and exceeded sales of CRTs for the first time (FPD (1) (Flat Panel Display) See LCD, plasma display, EL display, FED and flat panel display. (2) (Field Programmable Device) An umbrella term for all chips that can be programmed by the customer including SPLDs, CPLDs and FPGAs. See PLD. ) industry, announced today that it has appointed Larry Graves to the newly created position of director of roadmaps and standards. Reporting to USDC's Chief Executive Officer Michael Ciesinski, Graves will facilitate the organization of working groups comprising FPD manufacturers and their suppliers. These groups will define the technical and business roadmaps required to meet the future needs of the display user community. Graves will concurrently work with Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) is a trade organization of manufacturers of equipment and materials used in the fabrication of semiconductor devices such as integrated circuits, transistors, diodes, and thyristors. (SEMI) to identify technical areas with a critical need for the development of FPD industry standards. According to Ciesinski, Graves brings a depth of program and project management expertise to the consortium. "Larry's industry experience managing projects and technical contract negotiations over a wide-ranging customer base will be invaluable in guiding USDC's next steps," said Ciesinski. "USDC is uniquely positioned among consortia due to its vertically integrated structure of suppliers, manufacturers and customers. Larry will be instrumental in ensuring that these three tiers define the timing and scope of advances in FPD technology and the related manufacturing processes required to keep pace with specific market applications." Graves comes to USDC as a one-year industry assignee assignee (assign) n. a person to whom property is transferred by sale or gift, particularly real property. (See: assign) ASSIGNEE. One to whom an assignment has been made. 2. from Watkins-Johnson Corp. of Scotts Valley, Calif. According to Ciesinski, the one-year assignee program should prove to be a very effective means of ensuring a continued strong industry focus within USDC. In appointing Graves, Robert MacKnight, general manager of the Flat Panel Division at Watkins-Johnson, stated, "We are new to the FPD industry, and this appointment signals our strong commitment to the industry and to USDC in particular. We believe Larry embodies all the skills and attributes necessary to meet the challenges of this position." Prior to his assignment at USDC, Graves served in various program and engineering project management positions at Watkins-Johnson. He also served as support manager at Flagship Software Systems in Santa Clara, Calif., and as production supervisor at Intel Corp. in Santa Clara. Graves holds a bachelor's degree from California State University, Fresno The campus sits at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in the San Joaquin Valley. Fresno County is the sixth largest metropolitan area in California. The university is within an hour's drive of many mountain and lake resorts and within a three- or four-hour drive of both Los and a master's degree from Pepperdine University (Malibu, Calif.). USDC is an industry-led, public/private partnership providing a common platform for flat panel display manufacturers, developers and users, and the manufacturing equipment and materials supplier base. Based in San Jose, Calif., the consortium has over 140 corporate members, as well as support from the U.S. government's Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA ARPA - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ). USDC's mission is to establish and enlarge the U.S. supplier infrastructure required to support a world-class U.S.-based manufacturing capability for high-definition displays. SEMI's North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Flat Panel Display (NAFPD) Division was formed in 1993 to serve as the conduit between equipment and materials suppliers and the United States Display Consortium (USDC). NAFPD serves as the distribution channel for USDC-generated requests for proposals (RFPs) and creates a link between suppliers and their customers who compose the USDC. As part of USDC's effort, NAFPD is instrumental in forming an infrastructure of FPD equipment and materials suppliers required to support a world-class U.S. based manufacturing capability. Watkins-Johnson is a high-technology corporation specializing in semiconductor manufacturing equipment and electronic products for defense and telecommunications applications. Sales in 1994 exceeded $330 million. The company is listed on the New York Stock exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :WJ). Corporate headquarters are in Palo Alto, Calif. CONTACT: U.S. Display Consortium Michael Ciesinski, 408/277-2400 or MCA MCA in full Music Corporation of America Entertainment conglomerate. It was founded in Chicago in 1924 by Jules Stein as a talent agency. In the 1960s it bought Decca Records and Universal Pictures, and today it produces films, music, and television shows. Inc. Diane Hayward, 415/968-8900 |
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