Progress In Flexible Displays.(third annual Flexible Displays and Microelectronics Conference )

The U.S. Display Consortium (60 Market St., San Jose, CA 95113; Tel: 408/277-2400, Fax: 408/277-2490) said that its third annual Flexible Displays and Microelectronics Conference revealed extremely promising progress in the industrys push toward bringing flexible displays to fruition. More than 300 technologists and executivesup from 200 last yearconvened in Phoenix, Arizona, February 10-12, to present papers and discuss recent achievements made in resolving some of the major hurdles facing the commercialization of rugged, lightweight flexible displays. The consensus was that through the continuing extensive individual and collaborative R&D efforts among industry, government and academic partners, this technology is …