CABOT PRINTABLE ELECTRONICS AND DISPLAYS
AWARDED USDC FUNDING TO DEVELOP
PRINTABLE MATERIALS FOR LOW-COST FLEXIBLE DISPLAYS

Albuquerque, NM and Boston, MA, September 8, 2005 -- Cabot Printable Electronics and Displays (Cabot PEDs), part of the Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT, www.cabot-corp.com), announced today it has received approximately $1.3M from the United States Display Consortium (USDC, www.usdc.org). The award will be used toward Cabot PEDs’ $2.7M program to develop printable materials for the fabrication of low-cost flexible displays.

This award is a follow-on to Cabot’s “Low-Cost Printing of Metallic Features for Flexible Displays” program. Years two and three of this program will focus on the printing of metallic interconnects using industrial inkjet printers. The program goal is to establish a manufacturing method compatible with web-based printing for the cost-effective manufacture of commercial flexible display products.

Dr. Karel Vanheusden, Strategic Programs Manager at Cabot PEDs comments, “Cabot was very successful in year one of this program and now, with the assistance of USDC, we look forward to advancing our demonstrated metallic interconnect technology to the next phase. The display industry needs a low-cost additive printing technology, especially in the flexible displays sub-segment with its requirement for low-cost driver electronics. Using a staged approach, we will develop materials and industrial printing capabilities for segmented display backplanes, passive matrix backplanes and ultimately, active matrix backplanes.”

Contact:

Heidi Hoffman
USDC
408.993.8111
heidi@usdc.org

James Caruso
Cabot PEDs
PH: 505.563.4273

About the U.S. Display Consortium
The U.S. Display Consortium is an industry-led public/private partnership providing a common platform for flat panel display and flexible microelectronics manufacturers and developers, FPD users, 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 USDC member companies. The USDC also provides a communication channel among industry, government and the financial communities for display issues; sponsors workshops to broaden the impact of technological developments; and educates consumers on the importance of displays in providing access to information technology. More information about the USDC can be found at www.usdc.org

About Cabot Printable Electronics and Displays (Cabot PEDs)
Cabot PEDs manufactures electronic materials and inks for the printing of low-cost electronics and flat panel displays. Cabot PEDs materials include conductors, resistors and dielectrics designed for use in industrial digital and analog print systems including piezoelectric inkjet, flexographic and gravure presses. Cabot PEDs first product, an Inkjet Printable Silver Conductor was released 1Q05. This product offers 100% inkjet print reliability, excellent adhesion to temperature-sensitive substrates (such as PET, polyimide, paper and display glass) with low electrical resistivity. For ordering information or to learn more, go to www.cabot-peds.com