Manufacturing Industry
Plastics seek entry into flat-panel displays.(Brief Article)
Plastics News, February, 2000 by Renstrom, Roger
SAN JOSE, CALIF. -- Serious technological issues are impeding efforts to substitute polymers for glass as the substrate material to manufacture flat-panel displays. But industry proponents are forging ahead with research and development. Sixteen companies, linked as the U.S. Display Consortium, aim to develop the domestic infrastructure to support high-definition-display manufacturing.
DuPont and Eastman Kodak Co. are among the newest members. "The market for displays is exploding," said M. Robert Pinnel, chief technical officer of the San Jose-based USDC. Uses for thin, high-durability displays include Internet appliances, advertising, instrumentation, front and rear projection systems and electronic books. Pinnel spoke at a Feb. 2 news conference...
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