USDC UNVEILS FULL AGENDA FOR UPCOMING ANNUAL FLEXIBLE ELECTRONICS & DISPLAYS CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION

Agenda Features Business Opportunities in Printed Electronics, an Expanded Short Course, R&D Program Presentations and a New Academic Research Track

SAN JOSE, Calif., November 8, 2007—The U.S. Display Consortium (USDC), a public/private partnership chartered with developing the flexible electronics and displays industry supply chain, today announced the full agenda for its 7th annual Flexible Electronics & Displays Conference and Exhibition. This conference is a “don’t miss” opportunity to hear first-hand about the latest advances in flexible electronics and displays, and will feature more than 70 presentations on business trends, market development and R&D programs. The conference will be held on January 21 – 24, 2008 at the Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort in Phoenix, Ariz.

Motorola and Arizona State University’s Flexible Display Center team up on Monday, January 21st for a short course on “Flexible Electronics: Transformational Technology for Revolutionary Applications”. The course, which sold out in 2007, will update the knowledge base surrounding printed electronics. Speakers will address advances in materials and enabling technologies, as well as in international road-mapping and global standards development. Specifically, the instructors will review printing techniques and the compatibility of materials and substrate surfaces that are critical factors for the success of printed devices.

Dr. A. Michael Andrews, VP Research & Engineering / CTO for L-3 Communications Corporation, formally kicks off the conference with a keynote address on Tuesday, January 22nd. According to Andrews, “The development of flexible displays and printed electronics highlighted in this conference represent a truly transformational technology with broad applications in our defense and security marketplace.  The warfighters of the future will increasingly depend upon obtaining the most up-to-date intelligence available at the point of attack to make critical accurate decisions.  Flexible electronics will play a role in providing a rugged, low weight, and low power method for getting this data to the user.”

Andrews’ keynote will provide the lead-in to the “Market Outlook” segment, which will feature business status presentations from DisplaySearch and E Ink. The “New Markets and Applications” segment follows with market research firms IDTech and NanoMarkets analyzing and forecasting demand for flexible and printed electronics products. Day one of the USDC conference concludes with speakers from Aveso (credit cards), Tagsys (RFID) and the University of Tokyo describing future flexible electronics products; and Samsung, Polymer Vision and Universal Display Corp discussing future display products.

The “Business, Markets and Developmental” track runs on January 23 - 24 in parallel with the new “Academic and Fundamental Research” track. Speakers on Day two and three span the commercial sector and include EMD Chemicals, 3M, GE, Philips, LG.Philips LCD, Samsung, Plastic Logic, Kent Displays and the Palo Alto Research Center. The academic community is represented by researchers from Arizona State University, Binghamton University, Cornell University, Johns Hopkins University, Northwestern University, North Dakota State University, Princeton University and the University of Texas at Dallas.

To register for the conference please visit www.usdc.org, where discounted, early bird registration in now available. For conference sponsorship and exhibit information, contact Heidi Hoffman (heidi@usdc.org) or Kay Mascoli (kmascoli@usdc.org), or call USDC at 408.993.8111.

Contacts:

Kay Mascoli
US Display Consortium
(408) 993-8111
kmascoli@usdc.org

Marie Labrie
MCA
(650) 968-8900
mlabrie@mcapr.com

About the U.S. Display Consortium
The USDC is an industry-led public/private partnership providing a common platform for flexible electronics and display manufacturers, developers, integrators and the supplier base. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., the consortium’s primary mission is to fund supply-chain projects and share the results with member companies. The USDC provides a communication channel among industry, government and financial communities for flexible electronics and display industry issues; sponsors conferences and workshops to broaden the impact of technological developments; and educates consumers on the importance of flexible electronics and displays in providing access to information technology. More information can be found at www.usdc.org