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Dear Colleagues,

I’m pleased to announce that 2007 kicks off with a bang for USDC—but it also brings about the end to a very successful year for the consortium.

Just before the holidays, USDC’s board of directors unanimously agreed to launch an initiative focused on the emerging flexible, printed and organic (FPO) electronics market. This initiative is the first-of-its-kind in the U.S. and will provide a wide range of services to industry, academia and government in order to accelerate the development and growth of the FPO electronics industry. The board took this action to signal its support for the rapidly expanding FPO sector, while maintaining our core focus on driving the emerging displays and related imaging technologies markets, such as OLEDs, flexible displays, 3D displays and high-resolution imaging. Those interested in learning more about what this initiative entails can read further along in this issue. To this end, you’ll also find an interesting piece on the FPO market from regular contributor, Stephen Brennan of MCA.

Be sure to mark your calendars for the return of our two premier conferences, the Flexible Display and Microelectronics Conference (Feb. 5 – 8 in Phoenix) and our Displays & Emerging Electronics Investment Conference (March 1 in New York). Read on, or visit our website, to get information on the agenda, registration specifics and venue details.

This quarter’s issue also features articles on the debut of the LCD TV Association, which was launched at CES in January. And, for those interested in making a career move or retaining some new talent, then read on to learn more about our new online Career center, which is part of our commitment to provide value-added services to not only our members, but the industry at large.

As I mentioned above, 2007 has definitely started out in the right direction and it’s going to be a busy year ahead, so stay tuned for continued updates and progress on our recent activities.

That said, from all of us at USDC, we wish you a successful 2007—both professionally and personally.

Cheers,

         
Mike Ciesinski
USDC 

Flexible, printed and organic (FPO) electronics hold the promise of driving a new revolution in the electronics industry. Products as diverse as radio frequency ID tags, chemical and biological sensors, solar cell panels, solid state lighting, electro-clothing and disposable consumer electronics can all benefit from FPO technology. Click here for the full article

December marked the launch of USDC’s Career Center, an online resource designed to help you find the best candidates and job opportunities available within today’s FPD and microelectronics industry. In just two months, we’re happy to report that the career center has quickly become an ideal source... Click here for the full article

Imagine shopping for an LCD TV at your nearby retail electronics outlet. If you didn’t do your up-front homework, it can be more than a little daunting trying to decide what TV to buy with literally dozens to choose from. Should I stick with the 26-inch or should I spend a few hundred dollars more for a 32-inch? Can someone actually... Click here for the full article

For the twelfth year in a row, USDC and Needham & Company are teaming up to educate the investment community on the latest advancements, trends and business strategies associated with the display industry. Click here for the full article

It’s an economic reality, which engineers hate to concede, that in the marketplace the better mousetrap seldom wins. It is awfully hard to displace an accepted technology, which has in place a huge infrastructure, immense knowledge-base and has been proven to work, with a new technology that promises to do a better job. Click here for the full article

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