Archived Press Releases

March 2006

• Energy Conversion Devices Ovonics Wins Contract from USDC to Build Inspection System for Web-based Manufacturing

• USDC Investment Conference Confirms Upbeat Trends in World Wide Display Industry

February 2006

• USDC Unveils Preliminary Agenda for 11th Display Industry Investment Conference

• USDC Announces Open Solicitation!  Click Here for the Full Announcement

• USDC Flexible Displays and Microelectronics Conference is Setting for Most Significant Industry Progress Disclosures in Five-Year History

January 2006

• USDC Announces 11^th Annual Display Industry Investment Conference

• USDC Announces Final Agenda For Upcoming Flexible Displays and Microelectronics Conference

December 2005

• USDC's Fifth Annual Flexible Displays & Microelectronics Conference Returns February 7-9, 2006

November 2005

• Plextronics Awarded R&D Contract to Further OLED Development

September 2005

• Cabot Printable Electronics and Displays Awarded USDC Funding to Develop Printable Materials for Low- Cost Flexible Displays

• Samsung to Deliver Keynote Talk at 2^nd Annual San Francisco Display Technology & Supply Chain Investment Conference 

August 2005

• USDC To Host Display Technology & Supply Chain Investment Conference

July 2005

• USDC Partners with EDIRAK on Flexible Display Seminar at IMID 2005

June 2005

• General Dynamics Canada to Evaluate OLEDs in Land/Military Applications Under USDC Contract

May 2005

• GE Global Research Awarded Second R&D Contract from USDC

• USDC Supports OLED Development Through New Contract with General Atomics

• Dow Corning Awarded USDC Contract to Develop New Materials for OLED Production

April 2005

• USDC Awards HP and Iowa Thin Film Technologies the Latest in Series of Contracts Focused on Web-Based Manufacture of Flexible Displays

• USDC Funds Display Projects with Rockwell Collins

March 2005

• USDC Contracts with Next Sierra to Develop OLED Driver Chips

• MicroContinuum, Inc. Awarded R&D Contract by USDC

• USDC's New York Display Industry Investment Conference Reveals Rapidly Changing Dynamic of FPDs for Digital TV Market

February 2005

•  USDC Announces Open Solicitation!  Now Accepting Pre-Proposals and Proposals through April 1, 2005.

January 2005

• Binghamton University Wins R&D Contract from USDC for Roll-to-Roll Manufacturing

• USDC Unveils Agenda for 10th Annual New York Display Industry Investment Conference (1/21/04)

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December 2004

• New Cost Structures and R&D Progress Will Be Explored at USDC's Flexible Displays and Microelectronics Conference (12/7/04)

• USDC Awards Contract to Applied Photonics (12/2/04)

• USDC Awards Contract to OEM Press for Lamination Tool for Flexible Displays  12/1/04

November 2004

• USDC Awards Contract to Energy Conversion Devices for Stainless Steel Substrates (11/24/04)

• USDC Opens Registration for 4th Annual Flexible Displays and Microelectronics Conference (11/11/04)

• USDC Elects Philips Research Senior VP, Diego Olego, Chairman of the Board (11/10/04)

October 2004

• USDC's Inaugural San Francisco Display Technology Investment Conference Reveals Significant Market Opportunities in FPD Space (10/6/04)

September 2004

• USDC Unveils Formal Agenda for Upcoming San Francisco Display Technologies Investment Conference (9/8/04)

August 2004

• USDC Extends Flexible Display Technology Contract Award to Sencera LLC (8/31/04)

• Samsung Vice President Joe Virginia to Keynote Address at USDC Inaugural San Francisco Display Technology Investment Conference (8/30/04)

• USDC Hosted High Information Content Conference Focuses on the Search for Perfect Image Capture, Transmission and Display (8/19/04)

July 2004

• USDC Hosts San Francisco Display Technology Investment Conference (7/19/04)

June 2004

• USDC Awards Contract to Lumileds for Development of LED-based Illuminators for Projection Display Applications (6/22/04)

March 2004

• USDC Awards $2.9M Contract to Potomac Photonics for Advanced Crystallization System (3/5/04)

• USDC Awards Contract to Symmorphix to Develop OLED Encapsulation and Barrier Layer Processes--Development Project Continues Consortium's Efforts to Build Supply Chain for Advanced Display Production (3/5/04)

February 2004

• Kodak Joins Roster of Companies Presenting at USDC's Display Industry Investment Conference (2/23/04)

• Silicon Valley-Based Vitex Systems Secures Additional $24 Million in Funding-- Series B Funding to Bolster Company's Efforts in Helping Bring Flexible Displays to Market(02/04/04)

January 2004

• Commercial AMLCDs To be Validated for Military Use Under USDC R&D Program - Contract Award to General Dynamics and Interface Displays and Controls, Inc. Would Expand Supply of Ruggedized Military Displays (01/16/04)

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December 2003

• USDC To Sponsor 3rd Annual Flexible Displays & Microelectronics Conference on February 10-12, 2004-Presentations by Dow Corning, DuPont, GE, Philips and 3M demonstrate growing industry interest in conformable displays (12/15/03)

November 2003

• USDC Initiates R&D Program to Fund Integration of OLEDs Into Military Products-- Contract Award to Rockwell Collins and General Dynamics Canada will Provide Challenging Test for New Types of Electronic Displays (11/11/03)

October 2003

• USDC Awards Contract to Cabot Superior MicroPowders to Develop Printable Metallic Inks for Display Industry (10/21/03)

• USDC Awards Contract to General Atomics to Measure Water Vapor Permeation Through Plastic Substrates (10/15/03)

September 2003

• Eastman Kodak to Present Keynote Address at USDC's High Information Content Display Systems Symposium--Agenda includes eight sessions, thirty speakers and will provide in-depth analysis of a dynamic, emerging market for electronic displays (09/11/03)

August 2003

• USDC Sponsors Third Annual High Information Content Display Systems Symposium (08/19/03)

May 2003

• USDC Contracts with Dow Corning to Develop Protective Barrier-Layer Materials for the Manufacture of OLEDS (05/29/03)

April 2003

• USDC Teams With FPD Lithography Expert, Azores Corporation, In Effort To Make Web-based Manufacture of Flexible Displays A Reality- The Latest in Series of Roll-to-roll Manufacturing Contracts will Focus on the Development of a State-of-the-art Photolithography Tool (04/28/03)

• Flat Panel Display Veteran Dr. Malcolm J. Thompson Named Interim CEO of Vitex Systems- Thompson to Lead Commercialization of Vitex's Technology for Manufacture of Next-generaion OLED DIsplays (04/25/03)

• USDC Funds R&D Program to Enable Web-based Manufacture of Large-Area OLED Displays--Follow-on Contract Awarded to Kurt J. Lesker Company for Development of a Linear Organic Materials Deposition Source Module (4/15/03)

• DCI Acquistion Corporaton and USDC Join Forces to Enhance Microdisplay Inspection Optics (4/11/03)

• Flat Panel Display Market Sparks Interest Among Investment Community During USDC's Annual Investment Conferene--Industry Collaboration is Key to Furthering Industry Growth (4/7/03)

March 2003

• Dalen Keys Re-Elected Chairman of The Board For The U.S. Display Consortium (03/1703)

• USDC Announces Formal Agenda For Upcoming Display Industry Investment Conference (03/5/03)

February 2003

• Flexible Displays & Microelectronics on The Horizon-Industry Collaboration Needed To Bring Competitive Solutions to Market- Growing Industry Interest Toward Commercialization of Exciting New Technology in Evidence at Recent, Highly Attended USDC Flexible Displays Summit (02/19/03)

• USDC Launches R&D Funding Program to Enable Roll-to-Roll Manufacturing for Flexible Displays--First Contract, Focused on Coating and Film Deposition, Awarded to CHA Industries (02/07/03)

• The "Display-Centric" World Is The Focus of Keynote Address at Display Industry Investors Conference--New Speakers Also Added to USDC Conference Agenda (02/07/03)

January 2003

• USDC Hosts Eighth Annual Display Industry Investment Conference (01/21/03)

• USDC Unveils Formal Agenda for Upcoming Flexible Microelectronics Conference (01/09/03)

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December 2002

• USDC Hosts Second Annual Flexible Microelectronics & Display Summit Conference to Highlight Latest Advancements and Challenges Surrounding Commercialization of Flexible Displays (12/11/02)

November 2002

• The U.S. Display Consortium Announces Contract with GE Global Research For Flexible Substrate Materials & Coatings (11/04/02)

October 2002

• U.S. Display Consortium Funds Advanced OLED Development With Contract Awards to National Starch & Chemical and Vitex Systems (10/21/02)

June 2002

• The U.S. Display Consortium Awards R&D Contract to Litrex Corp. (6/06/02)

May 2002

• Dalen E. Keys Elected Chairman of the Board of the U.S. Display Consortium (5/02/02)

March 2002

• Dupont to Deliver Keynote Address at U.S. Display Consortium's 7th Annual Investors Conference (3/18/02)
  

January 2002

• USDC Inaugurates Display Industry CEO Forum Industry Executives to Discuss Customer Requirements and Future Trends (1/31/02)

• USDC Awards Contract to MTM Engineering $3.68 Million Project Aims to Lower FPD Manufacturing Costs(1/24/02)

• USDC Awards Contract to FSI International For Advanced Display Processing Equipment (1/22/02)

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