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All authors are required to upload their submissions to
http://www.sheridanprinting.com/pcm/sid.
Please follow the instructions on the URL site. Submissions should
consist of a 35–50-word abstract and a technical summary that follow
the instructions below.
Page 1: Paper Title,
Abstract, Oral/Poster Preference, Symposium Topic, and Keywords.
Include the names of all authors with their affiliations, addresses,
telephone/fax numbers, and e-mail addresses, and underline the name
of the presenter when there are two or more authors. Your submitted
35–50-word abstract, highlighting the key details of your paper,
will be published in the Advance Program if your paper is accepted.
The abstracts are usually edited to accommodate the program format.
(A) Indicate if you wish to have your paper considered for oral
or poster presentation. If you do not, the committee will consider
your paper for both venues.
(B) Indicate the closest matching Symposium Topic from the
Symposium Topics list provided and include a minimum of two keywords
below the abstract for use in a future database.
(C) Indicate whether the main author or presenter is currently a
student.
Pages 2-5: Technical
Summary. Include the first author's name and the
title of the paper on each page. A technical summary (FOUR-PAGE
MAXIMUM) adhering to the following requirements is needed:
(1) Objective and
Background: Briefly describe the goals and intent of
your project and give background factors that led to the new
results.
(2) Methods:
State the general type of methods used, such as experiment,
analysis, model, simulation, or physical prototype. Briefly describe
the methods used to obtain the results.
(3) Results:
Describe, in detail, the specific results that will be presented at
the SID 2012 Symposium. Quantitative and/or graphical data should be
included so that the Program Committee can properly evaluate your
submission.
(4) Impact:
Discuss the significance of your work and compare your findings with
previously published work.
(5) References:
List a few main references covering projects in related areas.
(6) Prior Publications:
Symposium papers must be original contributions. If your
organization has published or presented material on similar work in
English, please explain how the present material differs.
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The deadline for receipt of abstract and technical
summary is DECEMBER 1, 2011. Notification of acceptance will be e-mailed
by February 24, 2012 (March 21 for Late-News Papers). Authors of accepted
papers will be directed to an online "Authors Kit" with instructions for the preparation
of the paper to be published in the Symposium Digest/DVD. The paper shall consist
of four pages of camera-ready copy, including illustrations, and is due March 21,
2012 (March 28 for Late-News Papers).
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Please follow the instructions
and post your abstract and technical summary at the following URL:
http://www.sheridanprinting.com/pcm/sid
For further information contact:
Bill Klein (Symposium Coordinator)
Palisades Convention Management (SID 2012)
212/460-8090 x204 (fax –5460)
e-mail: bill@sid.org
Norbert Fruehauf (Technical Program Chair)
University of Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
telephone +49-711-685-66922
e-mail: norbert.fruehauf@lfb.uni-stuttgart.de
Sergei Yakovenko (European Subcommittee Chair)
LensVector, Inc.
Mountain View, CA, USA
telephone +3-914-263-3544
e-mail: sergeiyakovenko@yahoo.com
Chang Hee Lee (Asian Subcommittee Chair)
Seoul National University
Seoul, Korea
telephone +81-2-880-9093
e-mail: chlee7@snu.ac.kr
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Poster sessions present
the opportunity for a more interactive dialog between authors and the audience.
A successful poster paper should be a high-quality innovative paper where the poster
presentation format would promote the exchange of detailed information between specialists.
Papers where the demonstration of a new technology, concept, or phenomenon can complement
the presentation are particularly suitable for the poster format and are encouraged.
Submission requirements and review criteria
are the same for both oral presentation and poster formats, and these two formats
receive equivalent publication in the SID Digest of Technical Papers. As indicated
under "Format of Submissions," authors may state their preference for a poster or
an oral paper presentation; however, the final assignment of accepted papers will
be at the discretion of the program committee. Poster presenters are requested not
to distribute handouts other than business cards.
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Oral presentations will conform to a 20-minute
format (15 minutes for presentation and 5 minutes for questions and answers). This
year's Poster Session will be held late Thursday afternoon, June 7, between 4:00
and 7:00 pm. Accepted papers will be assigned to either oral or poster presentation
at the discretion of the program committee.
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A limited number of student travel grants, up to $1000 each, will be made
available to student presenters of accepted papers. A student travel grant
must be requested upon submission of abstracts by checking off the appropriate
box on the online submission site. A questionnaire will automatically be
generated. Please complete the questionnaire and e-mail it to Mark Goldfarb
at mark@sid.org. Only the students who
complete and return the questionnaire will be eligible to receive a student
travel grant. The deadline for the submission of abstracts is December 1,
2011; February 24, 2012 for late-news submissions. Students receiving travel
grants will be informed via the acceptance letter.
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A portion of the Symposium schedule will be reserved
for Late-News Papers. These papers should describe the results of late-breaking
and significant developments that merit special consideration for attention at the
Symposium.
The deadline for Late-News Papers is
February 24, 2012. Late-News Papers must follow the format described for regular
submissions to the Symposium (see page 1). Additionally, authors should include
a statement describing why their paper deserves late-news status. Only a limited
number of late-news papers will be accepted. Authors of accepted presentations
must also submit a paper for inclusion in the SID Digest. Papers accepted for oral
presentation will have 10-minute slots (8 minutes for presentation, 2 minutes for
discussion).
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Abstract / Summary
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Feb. 24, 2012
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Digest Paper Submission
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Mar. 21, 2012
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Late-News Digest Paper Submission
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Mar. 28, 2012
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Sunday Short Courses
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June 3, 2012
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Monday Seminars
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June 4, 2012
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Business Conference
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June 4, 2012
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Investors Conference
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June 5, 2012
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Exhibition
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June 5–7, 2012
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Vendor Forum
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June 5–7, 2012
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Symposium
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June 5–8, 2012
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Market Focus Conferences
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June 6 & 7, 2012
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The Display Week 2012 Symposium will once again be placing special emphasis
on four Special Topics of Interest to address the rapid growth of the field
of information display in the following areas: 3D, Solid-State Lighting,
Green Technologies, and Printed Displays and Electronics. Submissions relating
to these special topics are highly encouraged.
SPECIAL
TOPIC ON 3D: Display technologies
for enabling depth perception in viewers, applications for 3D displays,
3D content generation, measurement and characterization of 3D systems,
and their human factors. This year a stereoscopic projection system will
be available in the 3D sessions to enable presenters to show 3D footage
to complement their talks.
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3D TV
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Mobile 3D Systems
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Autostereoscopic and Multi-View Displays
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Directional Backlights
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Volumetric Displays
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Holographic-Display Technologies and Algorithms
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Integral Imaging
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Novel 3D Display Approaches
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Glasses-Based Stereoscopic Displays: Shutter,
Polarization, and Color-Separation Based
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Characterization of 3D Displays: Cross-talk,
Luminance Uniformity, etc.
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Human Depth Perception, Comfort, or Performance
When Viewing Displays
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3D Cinema
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3D Gaming and Interactivity
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3D Content Generation and Conversion: Animated
Films, Games, etc.
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Light-Field Computation
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Capturing 3D: Stereoscopic Cameras, Plenoptic
Cameras, and Multi-Camera Systems
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SPECIAL TOPIC ON SOLID-STATE LIGHTING:
Advancements in the LED and OLED industries open up new opportunities
to increase the perception of reality. Submissions on all aspects of the
solid-state lighting are encouraged, including:
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Novel Lighting Systems and Sources
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Solid-State Lighting including OLED and LED
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Optical Methods
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Flat Illumination Panels
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Ambient Lighting and Display Interaction
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Lighting Measurements
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Display Backlights
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Novel Lighting-Control Electronics
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SPECIAL TOPIC ON GREEN TECHNOLOGIES:
Papers are sought on the topics of reducing energy and material consumption,
reducing waste and emissions, and reducing the use of materials that are
harmful to the environment or society. The scope could include new devices,
designs, or architectures that offer greener operation or life cycle,
or improvements in device manufacturing or supply chain for reduced energy
consumption or waste. Some topics of particular, but not exclusive, interest
include:
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Novel Energy-Efficient Device Designs or Operating
Methods
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Introduction of Low-Environmental-Impact Materials
or Methods
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Product End-of-Life Recycling and Disposal Strategies
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Energy and Material Reduction in Manufacturing
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Cost Savings Related to Energy and Material Reduction
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Manufacturing-Waste-Materials Recycling or Treatment
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or Device Operation
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SPECIAL TOPIC ON PRINTED DISPLAYS
AND ELECTRONICS: Essential and novel technologies to printed
displays and electronics in the field of materials, devices, processes,
equipment, and product applications are encouraged, including:
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Printed display backplanes and circuitry
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Printable electronic and optoelectronic functional
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Printed electronic devices and modules (circuit/PV/lighting/sensor/battery)
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Large-area printing technologies and equipment
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Roll-to-Roll printing technologies and equipment
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In-line inspection and characterization methods
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Integration system of printed electronics and
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As growing and multi-faceted fields, work relating to these
topics can fit under a number of different Symposium topics, including
Display Systems, Applied Vision/Human Factors, Applications, Display Measurement,
Display Manufacturing, Liquid-Crystal and Other Non-Emissive Displays,
Projection, and Touch Sensor Panels. While the special topical sessions
will be arranged in a unified program for the benefit of attendees, authors
should still indicate the appropriate topical track for their abstract
in addition to special topic designation (if any).
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The Society for Information Display (SID) encourages
the submission of original papers on all aspects of research, engineering, application,
evaluation, and utilization of displays. Display Week 2012 will feature topical
sessions that focus specifically on selected issues or key developments. Paper submissions
are welcome for any of the general symposium topics or any of the specific topical
sessions listed below.
The Society plans to include coverage of every aspect of display technology and applications, especially the emergence
of 3D TV. Special attention will also be given to all aspects of novel input technologies
for displays. Papers are solicited in all aspects of motion-image technology, including
device technology (LCD, OLED, PDP, projector, etc.) and related system technology.
Papers are also solicited in the area of technology development that enables lower-power-consumption
and higher-performance display devices for battery-powered applications (mobile
phones, tablets, e-books, etc.).
Active-Matrix Devices: Advances in the
innovative development and implementation of active-matrix electronics
into displays.
Applications: Papers are sought to discuss
unique and innovative applications of all varieties of display technologies
for consumer, industrial, commercial, and military fields.
Applied Vision / Human Factors: All aspects
of vision, perception, and human factors as they apply to the design,
image quality, and usability of all types of visual display systems.
Display Electronics: Circuits (integrated
or otherwise) for displays, image- and video-processing algorithms, and
electronic components for displays.
Display Manufacturing: Green manufacturing
of displays and environmental safety, materials and components, including
facilities, sites, processes, site recycling, energy consumption, battery
usage, and component recycling.
Display Measurement: Characterization and
measurements of displays and display components.
Display Systems: Novel integration of displays
into specialized devices, as well as system-level aspects of electronic
displays.
Emissive Displays: All aspects of emissive
displays, including PDPs, inorganic EL displays, light-emitting diodes,
field-emission displays, quantum-dot displays, and field-emission lamps.
Advances in materials and processing of such devices including phosphors,
quantum-dot materials, and field emitters are also sought.
Flexible Displays: All aspects of flexible-display
and electronic-paper technologies including reflective displays on glass
and flexible substrates, flexible OLEDs, organic electronics, and printed
displays and electronics. The scope is to capture display and display
components related to paper-like display technologies on novel materials.
Advances directed at the development of substrates, fabrication, transistors,
printing, and novel deposition techniques, drive techniques, electro-optical
effects, devices, manufacturing, and applications for flexible-display
technology, electronic paper, and emerging display technologies are sought.
Work focusing on materials is also welcome. This interdisciplinary topic
will highlight emerging technologies outside the paradigm of established
LCD technologies.
Liquid-Crystal and Other Non-Emissive Displays:
Advances in the development of liquid-crystal and other passive-matrix
displays, including electro-optical effects, materials, and devices.
Organic Light-Emitting Diodes (OLEDs): Papers
are sought on display design and performance of small–to–large-area
panels, including OLED displays utilizing poly-Si, a-Si, microcrystalline
silicon, CMOS crystalline silicon, and emerging areas of organic TFTs
and mixed oxide transistors, including ZnO-based materials. Papers that
discuss the progress and challenges for OLED display performance and manufacturing
issues as compared to LCDs and plasma displays are of particular interest.
Projection Displays: Applications
for projection displays continue to grow as they continue to dominate
the large-screen market and become more common even for small images.
Authors are invited to submit papers on all aspects of projection displays,
including components, finished projectors, complete projection systems,
and projection applications. Projectors of all types will be covered,
including pico/micro/nano projectors, mainstream projectors, large-venue
projectors, rear-projection-based cubes, short-throw projectors, consumer
rear projection, and other designs for specific applications. Components
of interest include microdisplays (SLMs), light sources, optical components,
projection screens, etc.
Touch and Interactive Displays: Advances
in touch-screen technologies, applications, driving electronics, system
integration, and human interactions. The advanced materials and process
technologies associated with touch design and applications will be also
covered.
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broad range of information-display topics listed, SID 2012 will feature
topical sessions which focus specifically on selected issues or key developments.
Paper submissions are welcome for any of the general symposium topics or
for any of the specific topical sessions described below.
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Fine, Slim, High or Wide: At the Physical
Limits of Active-Matrix Displays
Developers of active matrix displays continue to push the limits
of physical design and manufacturing on both small and large extremes. Papers
are solicited on displays at the limits our design and fabrication abilities.
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Ultra-High-Pixel-Density Active-Matrix Displays; those with resolution
greater than 300 dpi (pixels < 85 μm).
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Ultra-High-Addressability Active-Matrix Displays; those with greater than
4000 lines.
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Ultra-Narrow-Bezel Active-Matrix Displays; those with very small distance
from the active area to the glass edge (relative to the total display size).
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Ultra-Large Active-Matrix Displays; those with diagonals greater than
70 in. (> 1.78 m) on the diagonal.
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Oxide TFTs and Display Circuits
Over the last several years, there has been tremendous progress in
using optically transparent semiconductors (such as IGZO) as the active layer
of thin-film transistors. Critical issues with these technologies are the issues
associated with mass production of these devices, stability (over time, temperature,
and light), uniformity, and overall device characteristics. Clearly, to be viable
these devices need to be made at costs comparable with conventional Si-based
TFTs. Papers related to oxide-based TFTs and displays driven by oxide-based
TFTs are solicited.
Sensor-Integrated Active-Matrix Devices
Active-matrix displays with in-cell touch sensors have recently become
important. Papers that advance the state of the art of active-matrix displays
with integrated sensors are solicited. Moreover, flat-panel image sensors can
be manufactured with processes similar to those for active-matrix displays.
They are used for medical x-ray imaging and other sensor systems, including
embedded sensors (e.g., image sensors integrated inside an LCD panel
and an ambient-light sensor using some display pixels). Papers that describe
the process, design, pixel circuits, and readout electronics for achieving the
required performance and wide dynamic range are solicited.
High-Frame-Rate Driving for Field-Sequential
Color and 3D Displays
Field-sequential-color displays are of considerable interest because
of their high efficiency and low power. Similarly, field-sequential stereo 3D
displays are of considerable interest for 3D TV. Both these displays require
high-frame-rate driving. Papers on technologies and active-matrix backplane
architectures for high- frame-rate driving for field-sequential-color and field-sequential
3D displays are solicited.
Novel TFTs and Processing Techniques
The growing emphasis on higher-quality displays has led to numerous
development efforts for devices, driving circuits, and techniques. Papers are
invited which address new device structures, active-matrix driving methods,
and the resulting improvements in the following display characteristics, including
image enhancement, gray scale, power consumption, response time, contrast ratio,
lifetime, driver cost, etc. Papers addressing a novel pixel structure
coupled with a required new driving scheme are especially encouraged.
Active Matrix for Flexible Displays
Active-matrix displays produced with low-temperature processes on
flexible substrates can provide increased durability, better shock resistance,
decreased weight and thickness, and unique product shapes. Active-matrix-display
contributions are sought on low-temperature a-Si:H, poly-Si, oxide semiconductor,
and organic TFT devices on flexible-substrate material. These contributions
may include process issues such as chemical compatibility or dimensional-tolerance
control due to shrinkage, compaction and/or warping, substrate material, and
cost.
Ultra-Low-Power Active-Matrix Displays
Ultra-low power consumption is extremely important for any portable
displays, including handhelds and notebook PCs. Ultra-low-power technologies
include, but are not limited to, super-high- aperture TFTs, high panel transmittance,
highly efficient backlighting, dynamic backlighting, low-Vth LC material,
charge sharing or recycling, step charging, new driving schemes, low digital
voltage, bistable display devices, pixel memory, partial updating, highly reflective
displays, etc. Papers are particularly encouraged in this area.
New AMOLED Pixels and Backplanes
Organic LEDs have been a focal point in the display industry because
of their superb image quality and slim form factor. However, AMOLEDs must overcome
the following obstacles in order to achieve high-volume production: differential
aging, image burning, power consumption, backplane consistency, manufacturability,
and cost. Progress is being made on many of these fronts and on improving maximum
brightness for daylight readability. Papers related to AMOLED technologies,
such as pixel structure, circuitry, and driving scheme, with an emphasis on
its backplane advances, are solicited.
Active-Matrix Mobile Displays
Active-matrix displays are enjoying rapid growth in smart phones,
eReaders, tablets, and other handheld applications. Special requirements for
mobile displays include low power consumption, sunlight readability, slim form
factor, image quality, and video performance. Papers on advancements in active-matrix
mobile displays using all types of display media including AMLCDs, AMOLEDs,
electrophoretic displays, electrowetting displays, photonic crystal pixels,
and MEMS pixels are solicited. Contri-butions are particularly sought on novel
pixel designs and addressing and integration methods for handheld displays.
System-on-Glass (SOG)
The high performance of new TFT processes (especially LTPS TFTs)
enables the monolithic integration of analog and digital display driver circuits
as well as other peripheral functions on the active-matrix-display substrate.
The resultant display modules have increased display functionality, performance,
and reliability. Papers that advance the devices, circuits, or systems that
allow for integration of row and column drivers, controllers, D/A converters,
and dc-to-dc converters, etc., into active-matrix backplanes for display
applications are solicited. Issues to be addressed are yield and performance
of these advanced circuits, as well as their integration in display systems.
Solid-State Lighting
The solid-state-lighting market has been gaining momentum against
incandescent and fluorescent lighting and is expanding its realm from backlights
for displays, billboard displays, flashlights, and small-sized specialty lighting
into mainstream markets for home and office bulb replacements, street lighting,
and auto-motive headlamps among other applications. Energy efficiency, minimal
heat, and long luminance life have been driving these markets despite the higher
costs. Furthermore, solid-state-lighting technology advancements are permitting
users more choices of illumination spectrum and even color-adjustable lighting.
Prices have been coming down rapidly, further accelerating market growth. The
U.S. Department of Energy has been encouraging solid-state-lighting technology
and product growth in a variety of general-lighting focus areas, and many new
product categories have begun to hit the market. How will the technical issues
of thermal management, improved reliability, and power supplies currently being
addressed affect the development and deployment of higher efficiency and lower-cost
LED and OLED solid-state-lighting applications? What new product designs and
applications will be made practical by super-long-life lighting products (e.g.,
products not designed for bulb replacement) and how will the CFL, LED, OLED,
and other solid-state-lighting technologies likely play out against each other?
Touch and Interactive Display Applications
Touch screens have become common place from grocery checkouts to
handheld phones, covering a broad range of industrial, commercial, and consumer
applications. It has been estimated that the market for touch screens has been
growing over 10% CAGR. Touch screens are now being adopted in home computers
and laptops. Unseen applications might arise outside the current scope. What
are some of the likely new market applications, and what not-so-obvious novel
applications for touch screens might be coming? What technologies best fit some
of these growing applications?
3D, Stereoscopy, and Holography
Three-dimensional display systems are currently in use in medical
modeling and CAD applications and are continuing to evolve and seek new markets.
Major entertainment studios are currently pushing 3D content, opening the door
for a new cinema experience. How is 3D or stereoscopic imaging impacting entertainment
and gaming? The television industry is following suit at the heels of the movie
industry. What is the likely path by which this technology will be implemented
and what are the current barriers to mainstream product applications? What is
necessary for 3D to become a "must have"? Holography has also been quietly finding
increasing applications over the past several years. What are some of these
new instrument and imaging applications, and what are the technology solutions
and potential killer applications needed for holography to reach into the mass
markets other than non-video images on novelty items and product packages?
Environmentally Friendly (Green) Displays
Display technology has been advancing to provide better resolution,
larger size, and performance for less cost. Energy efficiency becomes especially
important for large-screen and, on the other hand, mobile applications. Materials
of construction and end-of-life disposal have already created major issues for
CRTs already, so how do we make the new displays more environmentally friendly
at end-of-life? The continually changing and varied regulations around the world
to protect the environment can be challenging. Will shifting from mercury-containing
CFLs to solid-state-lighting backlights or OLEDs improve customer acceptance
of "green" displays? How will consumers relate product price to energy savings,
except as it affects mobile-product battery life? What are the anticipated initial
production and end-of-life issues for the display industry and how can these
be better addressed? Will there be new display applications to replace non-display
means of information dissemination with new, environmentally friendly displays?
Mobile Displays
With flat-panel-display technology becoming increasingly mobile,
the need for improved energy efficiency and ruggedness also becomes more important.
Applications already range from many types of handheld devices and laptop computers
to electronic reading devices and micro-projectors. Most applications are moving
toward higher resolutions and higher performance, creating unique issues to
be resolved for small-format displays and virtual-image applications as pressure
mounts to create more energy-efficient devices. What are the hottest "emerging"
mobile display applications? What new requirements must be satisfied to drive
current displays through their next developmental steps for existing applications
at higher added value to customers? What are probable future power requirements
per square centimeter by application? How will improved mobility play out in
entertainment and games? How to differentiate displays and avoid becoming a
commodity in the future market?
Near-to-Eye Displays
As we reach the practical limits of data content on our handheld
devices and as laptops get smaller for improved portability, a thirst remains
for more data content and higher resolutions driven by increasing bandwidth,
faster processors, increased memory, and high-definition movies becoming mainstream.
Near-to-eye displays offer a way for users to see large, high-definition images
in the smallest format package. The information-display capabilities of PDAs,
HMDs, cell phones, and handheld games, to name a few personal display applications,
are expanding rapidly. Full-color improved-performance 3D head-tracking compatibility
for surround-view and reduced cost are key display parameters to support the
growth of the personal electronics markets. What technical market and consumer-perception
hurdles are needed for near-to-eye applications to move from mostly military
and medical applications and become mainstream?
Virtual and Augmented Reality
Virtual reality (VR) has been thought of as the ultimate display
technology for over 30 years. Augmented reality (AR) has the power to overlay
data and even animation over your view of the natural world. Both VR and AR
are best when combined with visualization, tactile, and other feedback mechanisms.
Many attempts have been made, and some reasonable levels of success have been
achieved in simulators and head-mounted systems, especially by the military.
Still, practical virtual-reality systems for the home PC platform have eluded
the typical consumer. What is the status of the technology and what advances
are on the horizon? What are the primary barriers to mass-market implementations
of VR and AR? What are some of the most likely initial commercial and consumer
applications? When might we see market entries? What is the market potential
for various less-glamorous near-term applications?
Avionics and Automotive
Demands for greater functionality in automotive and avionics displays
are growing. Full-color wide-screen formats, headset and see-through displays,
flexible displays, higher resolution, and increased brightness and contrast,
as well as lower costs, are needed to meet these demands. How are we approaching
the utilization of new and enhanced display technologies to meet emerging vehicular
applications? What applications drive the development of advanced displays for
avionics and automotive use?
Kiosks, Signage, and Tiled Displays
Papers on the application of mid- or large-sized displays for signage,
kiosks, or advertising and information messages are solicited. The technology
can be LCD, OLED, plasma, projection (rear or front), or any other evolving
technology. The application can on one hand involve a monolithic display or
a transparent screen, or on the other, several tiled flat-panel displays or
projected images. Applications can be for indoor, outdoor, or bright illuminated
indoor conditions. Papers on the tiling of displays with seamless abutting for
command-and-control rooms, for example, are also solicited. What is coming next
to excite us, and how far will electronic signage likely penetrate our supermarkets,
malls, buildings, and roadways?
Digital Cinema, Entertainment, and TV
The era of e-cinema is upon us, with major studios releasing their
features in digital form. The possibility for major cost reductions in digital
production and distribution may restructure the entire industry. We are now
seeing some of these transmission and media formats being implemented. Flat-panel
TVs are now available at affordable prices, and viewing area and performance
are steadily improving. What will be the future of entertainment and gaming
displays? Which display technologies will share in these markets? How might
they be implemented? Which will dominate and in what time frame? Digital cinema
is an opportunity to make optimal use of the strengths of digital display technologies.
Multiple commercial and home-cinema applications exist. What are the best solutions
to the data transmission and presentation issues? Where and how will stereoscopic
3-D fit into the future of digital cinema? What new features can be provided
to improve the entertainment or communications experience?
Medical Displays
Displays are broadly used in the medical profession to enhance information
transfer and access medical histories, to enable broader use of "telemedicine,"
and to enhance diagnostics. The full range of emerging medical-display products
and systems, from head-mounted systems to aid in surgery to high-resolution
displays for x-ray diagnosis, will be discussed. What are likely formats for
the role for 3D in tomography imaging and endoscopy? What new applications are
enabled in medicine by adoption of advanced display technology?
Ruggedized Displays for Harsh Environments
Mature display technologies are often suitable for adoption in demanding
environmental conditions. Display-technology adoption in new applications in
these situations often requires special care in making the displays ruggedized,
and extending the environmental tolerances is often costly both for the manufacturer
and the end user. What display technologies are most suitable for harsh conditions?
What new applications and environments are and can, in the future, be available
for displays when suitably engineered devices are available? What will be required
of present display technology to make it available for new applications in harsh
environments?
Novel and Emerging Applications
Novel, emerging, and/or other unique display-related technology can
offer an opportunity to solve issues that many may not even realize as issues
until a solution is presented. What unique imaging applications can be brought
to reality and what opportunities exist for displays and virtual imaging that
have eluded the common path of display technology development? From microdisplays
and handhelds to wall displays to projection systems, all sizes and approaches
are of interest. All areas of display technology applications from point-of-sale
information screens to advanced social media enablers belong to this category.
In particular, display-related technologies might have non-display applications,
some of which to date have been revolutionary. What new applications are enabled
for technologies that stem from display industry?
APPLIED VISION / HUMAN FACTORS
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Stereoscopic and 3D Display Perception
Current stereoscopic or 3D display technologies
and content often provide visual cues that differ significantly from the visual
cues in our natural viewing environment. Submissions which discuss the impact of
3D and head-mounted display technologies on viewer performance, engagement, enjoyment,
comfort, and fatigue are encouraged. Included are proposals and evaluations of novel
evaluation techniques, novel technologies for improving specific aspects of the
human experience, and studies quantifying the effect of display parameters, system
configurations, content-generation technologies or 2D–to–3D conversion
algorithms on user performance when using stereoscopic and 3D displays.
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Evaluations of display parameters and system configurations on user performance
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Lighting and Adaptation
Submissions are sought which explore the impact of display illumination,
interactions of ambient and display illumination, and novel methods for producing
luminance from a display on user performance and comfort. Of particular interest
are papers that discuss the interaction of a display with the ambient-lighting
environment. Submissions should concentrate on the design and evaluation of
illumination sources for enhancing the human experience. Included are models
and metrics of human perception, novel system designs that demonstratively enhance
the impact of these systems on user performance and comfort, and studies quantifying
the effect of lighting and illumination conditions on the user experience.
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Perception of displays in dynamic or bright ambient conditions
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Impact of ambient conditions on display performance
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Evaluation of the impact of display lighting systems on human performance
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Display-Centric Interaction
Advances in touch screen, gesture, and haptic systems provide the
user the ability to interact directly with displayed information. Submissions
are sought which discuss advances in user interaction paradigms and advances
in input devices, which improve user performance. This area further includes
development and evaluation of interaction paradigms involving the impact of
cross-modal display or sensing technologies. Submissions within this area are
expected to explicitly demonstrate the impact of the relevant technology on
user performance, enjoyment, engagement, or comfort.
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involving touch, gesture, and haptic input
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Display Perception and Image Quality
Papers are sought discussing all aspects of display perception and
image quality. Topics in this category include papers concerning color management,
models of human tone and color perception, perception of high-dynamic-range
displays, image-quality metrics and human-vision models, and impact of video
artifacts on display quality.
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Display Drivers, TCONs, and New Driving Schemes
Despite the maturity of matrix-driven displays, there is no limit
to improvements in the driving convention, particularly with new demands such
as high refresh rate and large-area driving, high bit-depth, and crisp rendition
of moving images. In addition, emissive displays, such as LEDs, PDPs, OLEDs,
and FEDs, have some major advantages over non-emissive displays, such as LCDs
and LCoS displays. However, these displays require different driver performance
and driving schemes than non-emissive displays. Papers should cover the advancements
in drive schemes, intra-panel interconnects, and novel features, architectures,
or circuits of driver and timing-controller ICs required to provide the best
image quality for various types of displays.
Driving Schemes, Algorithms, and Systems
for Low-Power and Low-Cost System
The need for lower-power displays has been the major driving force
behind the development of many FPD technologies, mainly in the portable/mobile
display area. But low power is also gaining importance in large-display applications
while display performance requirements are intact or required to be even better.
Besides, low-power mobile applications present constraints for display-system
design that is entirely different from most other applications. This leads to
ICs that are designed specifically for mobile displays, dealing, for example,
with different display specifications, a broad application space, optimizations
for varying ambient conditions, micro-power circuits for systems with super-low-power
reflective displays, and, of course, low cost. Papers are solicited that deal
with system architecture, interface design, and driving circuits and algorithms
that will reduce display power consumption and implementation cost, as well
as the latest developments in mobile-display electronics, ranging from ICs and
system integration to specific electronic components.
Color-Correction and Gamma-Tuning Technologies
for Better Optical Performance
Because both television and new computer operating systems are placing
new demands on unit-to-unit color and gamma accuracy, there are numerous schemes
emerging that provide solutions. Moreover, users typically prefer some form
of color enhancement, but this enhancement also requires good control of the
displayed color. And, also, the measurement and LUT programming speed per unit
basis affects product throughput significantly. Especially the emergence of
non-standard (wide) color gamuts and multi-primary displays pose new challenges
for color conversion, enhancement, and control. Papers are solicited that describe
improved electronics or algorithms (optimizations) and simplified and fast measurement
methods related to color and gamma control.
High-Refresh-Rate Displays for Motion-Blur
Reduction and 3D Display Implementation
Demands for higher-refresh-rate displays have been focused on motion-blur
reduction in the past. But nowadays, a 3D display system also demands a higher-refresh-rate
system to transfer and display multiple sub-fields. Papers are solicited that
deal with interface technology, panel driving scheme, image processing, artifact-free
algorithms, and display/platform architecture.
Video and Image Processing
Image quality remains the most important market driver for any display
application, and it can be optimized by improving the display as well as by
applying suitable image- and video-processing algorithms. This processing depends
on the nature of the content as well as the characteristics of the display used.
Papers are solicited that address general or display-specific video-processing
algorithms and circuits. General processing includes, but is not limited to,
MPEG (de)coding, noise reduction, de-interlacing, scaling, contrast, sharpness
and color enhancement, and frame-rate conversion. In particular, papers are
solicited that go beyond this general video and image processing and address
various display-specific aspects, such as motion-artifact reduction, viewing-angle
improvement, lifetime improvement, etc.
Backlight-Control Electronics
Over the past several years, the LCD backlight has evolved to an
advanced adaptive component that results from highly |co-optimized design with
the LCD panel. In particular, LED backlighting has prevailed not only for notebook
displays, but also for TV applications for higher contrast, motion-blur reduction,
and ultra-slim module design. Papers describing these novel backlight driving
technologies and slim module design for any type of lighting device are solicited.
High-Dynamic-Range Technologies
Ongoing advances in panels and backlight technologies have dramatically
increased display contrast ratios over the past years. This has led to the new
area of high-dynamic-range technologies, which presents numerous new challenges
and opportunities to optimize the quality of information display. Moreover,
this is a highly multi-disciplinary area that requires expertise from display-system
design, signal processing, and human-vision science. Authors are encouraged
to submit electronics-related papers specifically in the area of high-dynamic-range
display systems. This can range, for example, from driving-circuit design to
image-processing algorithms, or from image acquisition to advanced drive schemes.
System-on-Glass (GIP, ASG) and LTPS Display
Electronics
More and more driving circuitry is integrated into the panel fabrication
itself, specifically for row drivers. And, also, integrated row drivers consume
more power than standalone drivers due to high clock voltage swing with heavy
capacitive loading. Papers should address the design and performance of integrated
drive circuits for flat-panel displays, including poly-Si and a-Si TFT-LCDs
as well as reflective light valves (LC or micromechanical) based on single-crystal-silicon
substrates. Papers dealing with architectural and system-partitioning issues,
yield and cost impact, low-power circuit structure, vertical stack-up for less
capacitive loading, and performance limitations as well as detailed circuit
design approaches are encouraged.
Electronics for Emerging Displays
New display principles keep emerging, sometimes addressing new market
segments, and sometimes directly competing with established technologies. Typically,
a different display technology also requires a different drive scheme and corresponding
electronics. Papers are encouraged that describe the challenges and solutions
that are found while developing electronics for emerging display technologies.
Green Manufacturing of Displays and Environmental
Safety Including Materials and Components, Facilities, Sites, Processes, Site
Recycling, and Energy
Papers are solicited on a broad range of topics, including: innovations
in reduced-mask processes, roll-to-roll processing, changeover from glass substrates
to flexible displays, ink-jet printing compared to lithographic color-filter
processes, wet etching compared to dry etching, new materials involving a supply
chain, materials usage and disposal, waste management, and related energy and
environmental conservation techniques and strategies. Papers that analyze such
processes in real terms of energy and waste management are encouraged as are
papers on the basic processes, such as packaging and shipping of displays in
ways that reduce environmental footprint. The planning and construction of new
flat-panel-industry manufacturing sites to minimize impact and maximize efficiency
are recommended for submission. Encouragement is given for each submission to
analyze the changes in technology, materials, or processes in terms of usage
of the environmental footprint.
Manufacturing of Non-Emissive and Reflective
Flat-Panel Displays (such as LCDs, AMCLDs, Electrochromic Displays, Electrophoretic
Displays, and MEMS Displays)
Examples of manufacturing innovations include mask/complexity reduction,
TACT time or yield improvements, and reduction in the consumption of manufacturing
materials and manufacturing methods. In addition, the logistics of substrate
handling and processing, and overall factory layout, present significant manufacturing
challenges. Papers discussing any of these topics are appropriate for these
sessions. In addition to the above topics, papers describing advances in the
manufacture of other non-emissive displays are solicited, such as reflective
and MEMS-based displays. These may include papers describing advances in the
manufacture of poly-Si based AMLCDs, such as advanced crystallization and activation
methods and equipment; novel manufacturing methods for the production of STN-LCDs;
or innovations in the manufacture of LCoS, MEMS, DLP, or electronic-paper displays.
Manufacture of Emissive Flat-Panel Displays
(such as PDPs, OLEDs, PLEDs, ELs, CRTs, and FEDs)
These sessions will cover advances in the manufacture of emissive
displays. Topics on manufacturing advances in PDPs and OLEDs are encouraged,
as are manufacturing investigations or analysis papers relating to other emissive
technologies, such as TFELs, FEDs, and other technologies. The future success
of the new emissive technologies requires the development of robust, cost-effective
manufacturing processes to yield defect-free displays at competitive prices.
Papers describing advances in these areas are appropriate for these sessions.
Display Manufacturing Techniques in Cell
Assembly, Encapsulation, Interconnect, and Packaging
Emissive, non-emissive, LCoS, DLP, OLED, FED, reflective displays,
and MEMs, as well as other display types each have different manufacturing assembly
and packaging requirements. Papers describing module and display assembly, including
plate-to-plate alignment and encapsulation techniques, interconnect technologies
such as ACF, and other flex and chip attach methods will be addressed in this
session.
Display Materials Including Substrates,
Films, Adhesives, and Consumables
Material developments to support the efforts of the display manufacturer
are appropriate topics for these sessions. These topics include new substrate
materials, properties, and handling methods; improvements in consumable materials
such as photoresist and sputter targets; and performance-enhancing materials
such as sealing frits, polarizers (including film and coated polymer types),
and optical enhancement films. Assembly, module, and interconnect materials
such as adhesives, desiccants, and ACF are included. Papers dealing with flexible
films, roll-to-roll materials, and ink-jet printing that relate to manufacturing
improvements and manufacturing analysis are solicited.
Manufacturing of Front- and Back-End Equipment
Including Packaging, Encapsulation, Interconnect, Assembly, and Roll-to-Roll
Processing
The advent of new display types, sizes, and features mandate the
development of new processing equipment and techniques. These sessions will
focus on the development and application of new designs or unique adaptations
of equipment for the manufacture of displays. Possible topics include equipment
advances in the areas of robotic handling, thin-film deposition and patterning, roll-to-roll printing, and flexible
films, spacer construction, and/or application. Papers applying methods of ink-jet
printing to display manufacturing are encouraged.
Test, Repair, Measurement, and Metrology
Papers addressing final assembly, test, and repair are subjects of
these sessions along with in-line testing and production-yield monitoring. Papers
are requested covering technology advances for the manufacturing and handling
of very large AMLCD and PDP glass substrates and how this relates to both equipment
and factory design, impacting test and repair methods and yields. Testing of
smaller displays such as for the cell-phone market may have a different set
of manufacturing test requirements; advances in these areas for yield improvements,
new methods and cost reduction techniques are also encouraged. Also of particular
interest are developments in the areas of automated optical inspection (AOI)
and array repair. Techniques that are specialized for LTPS array fabrication
are encouraged.
Manufacturing Productivity
Papers dealing with a systems approach to manufacturing efficiency
improvement or cost reduction will be the focus of these sessions. Possible
topics include cost reduction and systems integration, quality management and
resource planning techniques, manufacturing economics, cost-of-ownership issues,
environmental awareness, and the human factors in display manufacturing. Additionally,
alternate manufacturing techniques that provide significant productivity enhancements,
such as roll-to-roll processing, are solicited for these sessions.
New Manufacturing Materials and Processing
Such as Roll-to-Roll and Ink-Jet Printing
The advent of new display types, sizes, and features mandate the
development of new processing equipment and techniques. These sessions will
focus on the development and application of new designs or unique adaptations
of equipment for the manufacture of displays. Possible topics include equipment
advances in the areas of robotic handling, thin-film deposition and patterning,
roll-to-roll printing, and flexible films, spacer construction, and/or applications.
Papers applying methods of ink-jet printing to display manufacturing are solicited.
Optical Characterization and Measurement
of 3-D Displays
All aspects of traditional display characterization must be taken
into consideration when describing the performance of 3D displays, but additional
qualities related to or influenced by the 3D features of this type of display
are manifest. Authors are encouraged to submit papers that are unique or of
special interest to 3D display characterization.
Optical Characterization and Measurement
of Touch-Enabled Displays
Touch and other gesture-input devices are becoming a more prominent
part of display systems in a variety of applications. Many touch technologies,
however, impart various levels of optical impact on display-system optical performance.
The impact includes spectrally varying absorption and reflection which effect
luminance, contrast, and color as well as haze and diffusion which effect display
MTF and clarity. Papers are solicited that address the optical characterization
of touch technologies and their impact at the system level.
Characterization of Perceptible Display
Phenomena
The vastly different physical properties of the various display technologies
and types (e.g., LCDs, OLEDs, projectors, reflective, flexible, curved,
etc.) make it very difficult to design equivalent characterization methods.
Papers are solicited which propose and evaluate measurement methods for comparing
the perceived performance between display technologies in similar applications
in repeatable and understandable ways. Papers on characterization of phenomena
such as motion artifacts and perceived daylight contrast, for example, which
are strongly dependent on the display technology used, are welcome.
Latest Advancements in Display Measurements
and Display-Measurement Standards
With the formation of the International Committee on Display Metrology
(ICDM), as well as continuing contributions from other organizations such as
ISO, IEC, and CEA, the field of display measurement is experiencing a resurgence
of new methods and concepts to address difficult problems. Authors are encouraged
to submit papers which explore the performance and correlation of proposed methods
from any current or future international standard.
Optical Characterization and Measurement
of Display Materials and Components
All forms of display technology continue to benefit from advances
in materials and components, such as light-steering films, polarizers, color
filters, glass coatings, diffusers, touch screens, EMI filters, etc.
Utilizing these advanced components requires proper optical characterization
and a thorough analysis of the completed system in which the components are
installed. Authors are encouraged to submit papers which demonstrate how these
materials and components can be properly characterized and any advances in measurement
technology and techniques that have evolved.
Optical Property Modeling of Display Technologies
Each new type of display requires optical measurements to demonstrate
its performance. Usually, numerical models are produced to aid the design process.
Papers are solicited which explore the theory of these optical models and then
correlate the models against measured results. Authors should carefully describe
the physical measurement methods as well as the model details.
Evaluation of Measurement Methods for Display
Applications
Demanding applications such as TV, medical imaging, and professional
graphics impose unique demands on the chosen displays and the methods used to
characterize their suitability. Certain display types such as projection and
near-to-eye displays use complex optical systems that require unique characterization
considerations. Authors are encouraged to submit papers that explore the performance
of accepted measurement methods and evaluate the correlation of these methods
to real-life acceptance in situ.
Calibration and Verification of Instrumentation
The field of display metrology continues to benefit from the growing
number of instrument developers, along with the ever increasing range of instrumentation
designs. Along with this opportunity comes the challenge of verifying the accuracy
and traceability of new instruments, as well as their suitability for a given
task. Authors are encouraged to submit papers which describe their recent work
in calibrating, testing, and validating new instrumentation.
3D Displays
Cinemas with stereoscopic projection systems and stereo movies
are making record-setting box-office returns. Success in the cinema is creating
a demand for stereoscopic home theaters. Stereoscopic displays present two images
with binocular disparity, increasing the perception of depth in a scene. Autostereoscopic
displays enable glasses-free stereo viewing, and multi-view autostereoscopic
displays can provide motion parallax as an additional depth cue. Directional
backlights with temporal switching can maintain the full spatial resolution
of the panel. Volumetric and holographic displays can create a more accurate
light field with correct vergence and accommodation cues, but present a number
of technical challenges. Papers are solicited across the full spectrum of 3D
display technologies, with particular interest in reduction of cross-talk, improved
luminance uniformity, reduced distortion for multiple viewers, reduction in
system cost, volumetric or holographic display technologies, as well as approaches
to manage the computational load of voxel or holographic data, such as methods
to reduce the complexity of 3D images without causing cue conflicts in the visual
system.
Transparent Displays
As information displays become increasingly ubiquitous, transparent
or see-through displays have the potential to enable new and innovative applications.
Papers are solicited on transparent display technology and innovative display
system designs that effectively integrate transparent displays for new applications.
Novel Displays
New and unconventional display systems of today are sowing the seeds
for the products of tomorrow. From microdisplays to handhelds to wall displays
to projection systems, all sizes and novel approaches are of interest. Papers
are solicited that describe new-concept display systems and may include novel
devices, integration, or image processing.
Green Technologies
Energy saving and recycling are key issues in green display technologies.
Most display products, including TVs, consume too much energy and are thrown
away rather than recycled. It is of vital importance to develop displays that
consume much less energy than current products. It is also necessary to encourage
display users and display manufacturers to use reusable and recyclable materials
and components in display products in order to protect the environment and decrease
pollution and waste. Papers are solicited in the field of green display technology
that describe methods of energy saving in displays, reduction of power consumption
during display operation, especially through the use of LED backlights for LCD
TV, as well as utilizing recyclable materials and components in display manufacture,
innovative ways of display recycling, and related topics.
LCD-TV Systems
Although LCDs are now the mainstream technology for the television
market, continuous improvements in display architecture, display quality, and
display form factor are being made through rapid advancements in LCD-TV systems.
Three-dimensional (3D) TV, enabled by fast response LC and new optical systems
employing active glasses, is generating explosive demand. Decreased power consumption,
enabled by local-dimming technology, evolves LCD TV toward more "green" products.
Papers are solicited that describe new display optical systems that relate to
3D TV systems. Papers are also solicited that describe display- quality improvements
such as local-dimming technology, which improves contrast ratio but reduces
power consumption simultaneously, as well as TV feature improvements such as
TV form- factor reduction by employing edge-lit backlights with LEDs as light
sources, TV power reduction, TV interface advancements, TV system cost reduction,
and other environmental compatibility improvements.
Gaming Displays
Rapid improvements in the performance of gaming systems push the
limits of all common display characteristics. Specifically, systems must be
optimized for reduced image blur and latency while providing increased refresh
rates and resolution. Uniquely, displays for games have access to a broad selection
of content that can be rendered with a large gamut, high dynamic range, and
increased bit depth. Additionally, stereoscopic or even more advanced light-field-rendering
techniques and systems for improved interaction are leading candidates for enhancing
immersion in the games of the future. For portable gaming, power consumption,
high ambient-light performance, and reduced module thickness and weight all
demand the development of novel or optimized technologies. Papers that discuss
these issues and present novel solutions are solicited.
Cell Phones, Music Players, eReaders, and
other Mobile Displays
As we move toward an ever-more-connected society, mobile displays
with increased size and resolution and improved optical parameters are becoming
ubiquitous in smart phones, network-connected eReaders, a wide range of consumer
and enterprise communicators, and mobile internet devices. All of these applications
require low power, low weight, thinness, small overall volume, and increased
mechanical durability while improving display visual performance. Unique system
designs that improve and/or optimize any or all of these aspects of mobile displays
are solicited.
Wearable and Near-to-Eye Displays
In the design of mobile devices, such as cell phones, conflicting
criteria are present: on the one hand, there is a demand for increased display
size and resolution so more information can be presented; while on the other
hand, there is a pressure to reduce the overall size and weight of devices and
to increase battery life. Near-to-eye displays offer a compact and low-power
solution that can provide large high-resolution imagery to users. Near-to-eye
displays include bring-to-eye displays in advanced cell phones, compact systems
for head-mounted displays used in mobile computing, electronic viewfinders for
cameras, and personal theater systems. Other applications of near-to-eye displays,
such as augmented reality, virtual reality, training/simulation, and computer
gaming, demand higher resolution and greater field-of-view than mobile devices,
yet reducing the size of these larger head-mounted displays is also a priority.
Papers are solicited which address novel image sources, optical system designs,
and integration of near-to-eye displays into these various devices.
Avionics, Automotive, Shipboard, Simulator,
and Military Displays
With the advances in display technology, the latest avionics and
automotive displays are constantly evolving with each new generation of manned
and unmanned aircraft, ships, automobiles, and military vehicles to provide
better human interfaces and new functions that increase safety, performance,
and situational awareness. Modern aircraft, automobiles, ships, and military
vehicles share common needs such as helmet-mounted displays (HMDs) and head-up
displays (HUDs) for safety and enhanced performance, and navigation aids, such
as GPS displays. High-quality on-board entertainment for passengers is also
of interest for many vehicular systems. Papers are solicited which describe
automotive, shipboard, simulator and cockpit display systems, multimodal interfaces,
helmet-mounted displays, head-down displays, head-up displays, enhanced-vision
systems, and synthetic-vision systems using highly innovative display solutions.
Display Systems
Display systems employ a variety of electronic devices to harness
a man to a machine via high-bandwidth pathway. The devices are sustained
by a wide spectrum of advanced components. Novel developments in display system
elevate the quality of communication. Papers on new technologies for display
systems, modification or improvements of existing systems, real-time controlling
or monitoring of operations, and system evaluations are of interest and solicited.
Signage
Signage represents a primary product category of displays, of equivalent
importance to the categories of notebook displays, computer monitors, and TVs.
Signage, also referred to as "public displays," can be seen in almost every
public area indoors or outdoors. However, picture-quality improvement is needed
in order for signage to be enjoyed everywhere, and operation systems need improvement
for signage to be enjoyed anytime. Papers are solicited in the field of contrast
and luminance improvement for outdoor application of signage, sunlight-readable
signage, wide dimming capability, mechanically strong signage to protect from
tampering and vandalism, signage with a wide operating-temperature range, effective
ways of utilizing a screen for transmission of multiple sets of information,
seamless multi-display signage, signage operation systems, and related topics.
Backlight Systems
Backlight designs for LCDs have been undergoing a rapid transition
from fluorescent lamps to LEDs, driven by concerns for the environment, power
reduction, thickness, and weight reduction. Papers, especially in the following
areas, are solicited: (i) slim backlight design for LCD TV and monitors, and
improvements related to efficiency and thermal management, (ii) thin, light,
and flexible backlight design for mobile display devices, (iii) backlight design
for extended color gamut, including the use of RGB LEDs and blue or UV LEDs
with narrow-band color-conversion material, (iv) system design for real-time
control to maintain color and brightness level over time, and (v) novel backlight
systems.
Backlight Components
A wide range of applications for LCDs in cellular phones, notebook
PCs, netbook PCs, and TV sets requires a variety of optical components for backlighting
units. Moreover, environmental consciousness is now a key factor for all types
of future LCDs; thus, maximized optical efficiency by minimized light loss is
crucial. Papers on novel optical components are solicited, with particular interest
in the following areas: (i) novel optical components that transform a point
light source into a planar light source by means of collimation, diffusion,
and diffraction including light-guide plates, film-type light guides, diffuser
films, diffuser plates, light collimation films, and reflection films; (ii)
novel optical components that integrate several functions into one, such as
"multi-functional" films that combine multiple light-directing functions into
one component; (iii) novel optical components that employ new architectures
for lighting systems, e.g., phosphor sheets combined with UV LEDs or
blue LEDs; and (iv) any other novel optical components that employ unique optical
characteristics to address the issues described above.
Dynamic Backlights / Local Dimming
To achieve power efficiency and a high-quality image on an LCD, real-time
dynamic control of the backlight is indispensable. Advancements in LED technology
have enabled the industry to move beyond static backlights, synchronizing the
backlight with the LCD. The tight integration between LCD panel and LED backlight
enables improved dynamic contrast, a reduced blurring effect created by fast-moving
images, and, at last, reducing the power consumption of the LCD. Novel or improved
technologies that relate to the control of backlights using RGB LEDs, pseudo-white
LEDs, hybrids of old and new technologies, and related theory and simulation
in each of the areas of optical, electrical, and mechanical design are solicited.
Color Sequential
Temporal color formation by sequentially integrating primary colors
enable the removal of the absorptive color filter that is used in conventional
spatial color formation. In conjunction with local-dimming approaches and multi-primary
LED backlights, the power savings using color-sequential approaches can be substantial.
Papers which describe new concepts in color-sequential display systems, including
novel devices, system integration, backlight design, multi-primary LCDs, and
image processing, are solicited.
Plasma-Display Panels
With strong competition from LCD TVs in the market and environmental
regulations, the power consumption of PDP TVs is of prime interest of research
and development. As its power consumption has been reduced by 20–30% annually
over the last 5 years, it has reached a level comparable to that of competing
devices. But further reduction in powder consumption is required to sustain
the growth of the PDP industry. In addition to these aspects, the market of
3D TV is growing rapidly for home theaters in recent years. 3D PDP TVs are well
accepted in the market due to their negligible cross-talk and affordability.
For this application, its power consumption is still the issue, and new driving
schemes are needed to increase the number of sub-fields for natural images.
Finally, the manufacturing and materials costs should be reduced further for
sustainable growth of the industry. Papers concerning subjects related to the
science and technology of power consumption, driving methods, image quality,
3D PDP TVs, advanced materials, and low-cost processing are solicited.
Inorganic EL Displays
The development of efficient full-color inorganic EL displays has
been in progress. New panel structures using highly saturated phosphors or color-conversion
materials that realize full-color EL displays have been developed. Papers on
inorganic EL phosphor materials and processing, EL device structures and modeling,
color EL display design, fabrication techniques, performance characterization,
and drive electronics are solicited.
Light-Emitting Diodes
Full-color super-large-area displays consisting of LEDs were brought
into the marketplace due to the successful development of blue-emitting LEDs
for wall and information displays. Papers that describe the science and technology
of LED materials, phosphors for LEDs, and characteristics for display applications
are solicited.
Field-Emission Displays
The majority of FED research has been on display applications. In
recent years, however, new applications of the device, such as backlight units
for LCD TVs, are being actively explored. Research and development of new emitter
materials, cell design, and the advanced processing route of the device are
expected to contribute to the success of such devices in the market. Papers
concerning all forms of emitter materials and design, cell and spacer design,
driving method and electronics, materials and processing related to FEDs, and
field-emission lamps are solicited.
Phosphors and Quantum-Dot Materials
PDPs, inorganic EL displays, LEDs, FEDs, and CRTs are all light-emitting
devices that use phosphors. Research and development of phosphor materials for
these devices are expected to improve the light-generation efficiency, longevity,
and reliability of such devices. Papers concerning the science and technology
of phosphors and quantum-dot materials for these devices are solicited.
Electronic Paper
Electronic paper combines the benefits of ink on paper with the rewritability
of an information display. This category includes both rigid and flexible displays.
Papers submitted in this category may cover such topics as new materials for
electronic paper, characterization and measurement of e-paper display performance,
or integration issues specific to electronic-paper displays. Backplane electronics,
integrated drive electronics, drivers, and user interfaces for e-paper displays
are included in the topic.
Flexible OLED Materials, Devices and Displays
Flexible OLEDs continue to be of high interest in the display community.
Papers describing novel techniques enabling flexible OLED displays, flexible
high-efficiency and robust materials, flexible encapsulation/passivation techniques
and materials, manufacturing methods suitable for flexible OLEDs, and stable
passive- and active-matrix flexible black-and-white, gray-scale, and full-color
displays are particularly welcome. In addition, novel architectures for flexible
OLEDs such as stacked and top-emitting OLEDs on flexible substrates, simplified
device structures, and flexible OLEDs capable of enhancing optical extraction
efficiency, etc., are solicited.
MEMS and Other Non-Emissive Flexible Displays
Liquid crystals are the most familiar non-emissive displays. MEMS
technology is always important as micromirrors in projection displays, but novel
emissive and non-emissive applications for direct-view mobile displays, e-paper,
and signage are also under active development. Papers are sought on MEMS, electro-phoresis,
electrowetting, electrochromism, and other non-emissive technologies, as well
as their associated materials for flexible applications.
Organic Thin-Film Transistors (TFTs) and
Flexible TFTs and Active-Matrix Backplanes
Organic TFTs are showing great promise as a potential low-cost TFT
alternative to Si-based TFTs for a range of display applications, and particularly
for flexible-display applications. To ensure success, these devices must show
sufficient mobility, low leakage currents, acceptable on/off ratio, good uniformity,
and especially good stability, both environmentally and under bias stress conditions.
Papers related to OTFT and printed-electronics performance and papers describing
different displays driven by these technologies are solicited. Active-matrix
displays produced with low-temperature processes on flexible substrates can
provide increased durability, better shock resistance, decreased weight and
thickness, and unique product shapes. Contributions are sought on low-temperature
a-Si:H, poly-Si, oxide-based, organic, or new TFT processes and performance,
flexible substrate material issues such as chemical-attack inertness or dimensional
tolerance control due to distortion, compaction and/or warping, substrate material,
and processing cost. Contributions are also sought on novel pixel designs, process,
high integration, and addressing methods.
Flexible Display Materials, Including Substrates,
Films, Adhesives, and Barriers
Material developments to support the efforts of flexible-display
development are appropriate topics for these sessions. These topics include
new substrate materials, properties, and handling methods; flexible barriers,
improvements in consumable materials such as photoresist and sputter targets;
and performance-enhancing materials such as adhesives, polarizers (including
film and coated polymer types), and optical-enhancement films. Assembly, module,
and interconnect materials such as adhesives, desiccants, and ACF are included.
Papers dealing with flexible films, roll-to-roll materials and processes, and
ink-jet printing are solicited.
Integration, Packaging, Testing, and Reliability
for Flexible Displays
As new flexible display technology is developed for e-paper, OLEDs,
and novel display technologies, key aspects of their commercialization will
be the integration and packaging of these displays, and the reliability to both
environment and mechanical stressing. Papers are sought that address these issues
including package and driver designs, testing results, tools, procedures, and
materials.
Flexible-Display and e-Paper Manufacturing
and Equipment
As new technologies are maturing, novel equipment and processing
methods are being developed to take advantage of new materials and substrates.
This topic includes low-temperature processing of materials; roll-to-roll manufacturing,
printed, and solution-based processing of electronic materials. Papers discussing
advances in tools, materials, devices, and displays are sought.
Integrated Flexible Electronics
This includes comprehensive functional systems produced on flexible
substrates which utilize organic, inorganic, or hybrid semiconducting materials.
Papers on technologies like OTFT, memories, sensors, batteries, SSL, OPV in
conjunction with an electronic display (electrophoretic, electrochrome, EL,
OLED), its materials, process technology, assembly, functionality, and simulation
are welcome.
LIQUID-CRYSTAL AND OTHER NON-EMISSIVE DISPLAYS
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LCDs for Advanced Monitors and TVs
Papers related to large-area high-resolution LCDs for advanced monitor
and TV applications, with emphasis on displays or key components, including
the backlight, driving, and video-processing technologies for high-contrast
ratio, high panel transmittance, wide viewing angle, low color washout, fast
response, low moving-image blur, and high video qualities are solicited.
Blue-Phase LCDs
Optically isotropic liquid crystals, including polymer-stabilized
blue phases, offer several attractive features for next-generation displays,
such as submillisecond response time, no need for alignment layer, wide and
symmetric viewing angle, and cell-gap insensitivity. However, some technical
issues, e.g., high operating voltage, wide temperature range, and hysteresis,
remain to be solved before widespread applications can be realized. Papers addressing
advanced materials, polymer-stabilization processes, device physics and performances,
prototype development, photonic applications, and long-term stability are encouraged.
LCDs for Mobile Applications
Papers on improving the thickness, weight, size, robustness, flexibility,
transmittance, contrast ratio, power consumption, sunlight readability, and
SOG as well as value-added functions such as touch input, scanning function,
direct writing input, TV on the go, and exploratory advances for mobile LCDs
are solicited.
Bistable Displays/LC-Based e-Paper
Papers on bistable displays that offer many advantages of no or low
cross-talk, high resolution, and low power consumption are solicited. They are
ideal for portable and remote displays. Papers focused on the development and
application of BTN, FLC, BCD, and other bistable LC technologies are also solicited.
Reflective/Transflective Displays
With the trend to ever-more portable and low-power electronic devices
such as mobile phones, DSC, DVC, PDAs, e-books, games, laptops, small TVs, and
DVD players, there is a growing need for reflective and transflective displays
with improved visual performance. Many of these applications are demanding full-color
video performance. Sunlight readability imposes a big technical challenge to
mobile displays, such as cell phones, PDAs, and digital cameras. To overcome
this issue, reflective, transflective, and high-brightness transmissive displays
with adaptive brightness control have been proposed. However, the viewing angle,
contrast ratio, color saturation, and color gamut of reflective displays are
still inadequate. Papers are solicited to cover this important field from new
device physics and materials, electro-optical effects, bio-inspired anti-reflection
coating to touch-screen display systems in which all aspects of the visual requirements
are addressed.
Ferroelectric/Antiferroelectric LCDs
Ferroelectric liquid crystals have demonstrated a wide variety of
effects ranging from binary, bistable, analog, as well as three-state switching
observed in antiferroelectric LCs. The microsecond switching speeds afforded
by this class of materials have thus far resulted in the commercialization of
time-sequential color displays with 24-bit color, with over 23 million cameras
incorporating FLC microdisplays sold to date. Papers on the next wave of new
displays and products based on FLC/AFLC technology are of interest. Other modes
such as those based on the deformable-helix FLC (DHFLC) and SmA electroclinic
effect are also welcomed. Papers that describe the latest advances in device
fabrication, new FLC structures, modeling, alignment, other novel effects and
driving methods for this promising class of materials are solicited.
Alignment and Photoalignment Technologies
Papers on new alignment and photoalignment materials, processes,
characterization techniques, stability issues, mechanism, and modeling are solicited.
New materials, methods, and manufacturing processes for AMLCDs, wide-viewing-angle
LCDs, and defect-free LCDs are particularly welcomed.
Non-Emissive Displays for Digital Signage
Advertising and signage displays are moving increasingly from printed
to digital media. Some technologies such as LED and projection displays are
already well established in this area, but liquid-crystal displays designed
specifically for signage applications have made major penetration in the last
year because of their advantages in power consumption and ownership cost. Submitted
papers are invited which address specific aspects of technologies associated
with signage such as the ability to operate with adequate color reproduction
and readability in both sunlit and zero ambients, optimized reflective and transflective
technologies, optimum display and pixel size, the ability to tessellate displays
into acceptable viewing surfaces, novel technologies to enable viewer interactivity,
power efficiency, etc.
Microdisplays
Microdisplays are becoming popular in various applications. Handheld
LED-based microprojectors are in the marketplace and video goggles have also
established a stable market need. This session will focus on recent advances
in LCOS, HTPS, as well as LTPS technologies, including panel design, LC modes,
and optics. Papers on LED-based system integration are welcomed.
Fast-Switching LCDs
Fast optical response is an essential factor to improve the image
quality of LCDs; in particular, for those requiring full-motion-video images
without motion blur. It is also of great interest for field-sequential-color
displays. Faster frame rate is the most practical method to reduce motion-video
image blur in LCD TVs. The session discusses all aspects of fast response in
LCDs such as LC materials, cell parameters and fabrication, display driving
including over-driving schemes, and novel LC modes.
LCD Modeling
Modeling of LCDs often provides insight into the physics of observed
display characteristics. This insight can lead to optimized or entirely new
types of display devices. The session will focus on modeling methods and their
application toward the understanding and optimization of LCDs. Submission of
papers in this area are encouraged.
Wide Viewing Angle
Viewing angle and gray-scale performances can be enhanced and color
washout can be reduced by various means, such as new LC modes, cell designs,
driving techniques, illumination |management and ray mixing, novel subpixel
designs, improved materials, and optical compensation with films or of LC modes,
such as TN, IPS, MVA, and OCB. Contributions on these topics are welcomed.
Display Films
Display films used for LCDs provide significant value and differentiation
to display systems. Some films, including compensation films, brightness-enhancement
films, light-redirection films, polarizers, mirrors, anti-reflection/anti-glare
films, and privacy filters, have optical effects. Other films have functions
such as static or thermal dissipation, EMI shielding, front-surface protection,
and anti-fouling property. Papers on all films that add value to the LCD are
welcomed.
LCD Materials and Components
Enormous efforts have been made to develop advanced materials and
components, such as liquid crystals, polymer materials, and optical films, to
improve the image quality of conventional LCDs as well as to develop novel LCDs.
Display image quality is always required to improve further from a variety of
aspects. Papers covering recent developments in materials and components for
uses in advanced LCDs are solicited.
Nanotechnology for Non-Emissive Displays
The enhancement of the EO characteristics of LCDs by the doping of
nanoparticles and the functionalization of surface alignment layers for LCs
using nanotechnology are interesting and useful. Papers furthering this new
era in LCD technology in terms of nanotechnology are highly welcomed.
Driving Mechanisms
The interaction between a display device and its drive electronics
has long been a fruitful focus for research and invention. Clever addressing
schemes underlie improved contrast in passive-matrix LCDs, faster updates of
bistable displays, and accelerated switching and lower power in AMLCDs. Reports
of new advances in this field are expected and welcome.
Photonics Optical Components for LCDs
Optical components play a very important role in LCD performance
and functionality. Papers in the area of optical components that improve LCD
performance or enable unique functionality are solicited; for example, retardation
film, lens arrays, compensation film, and beam-splitting film.
Polymer Composites
Liquid-crystal/polymer composites have demonstrated very interesting
properties, many of which are difficult to achieve with conventional liquid-crystal
devices. Examples include large-area displays, flexible displays, and optical
effects based on diffraction, light scattering, dichroic absorption, or isotropic
to anisotropic transitions. This session will cover recent advances in nematic,
cholesteric, smectic, and blue-phase liquid-crystal composite systems.
LC-Based Flexible Displays
Flexible displays are used in many emerging applications where conventional
displays are not feasible, such as smart cards, curved goggles, writing tablets,
etc. Papers related to display modes, materials, optics, driving, integration,
and manufacturing processes of LC-based flexible displays are invited.
LC Technology for 3D
After years of development, 3D displays have become part of our daily
lives. Papers on applications of 3D using various LCD technologies, such as
fast polarization switching, beam steering, fast shutters, etc., are
welcomed. Related topics to 3D goggle design, direct-view displays, and projection
displays are also solicited.
ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING-DIODE DISPLAYS
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OLED TV Mobile and Large Area Applications
OLED-based displays have several unique attributes that continue
to drive interest for television applications. As well, the explosion in portable
video-capable devices such as tablets and smart-phones place high demands for
the displays. 3D television application puts a higher demand on display power,
response times, and high dynamic range. Papers are sought that describe unique
OLED display demonstrations that highlight the unique attributes of OLED architectures.
In particular, papers are sought for OLED- based displays with unique attributes
that include transparent OLEDs, high-resolution displays on novel active backplanes,
large-area displays for TV. Papers covering materials (small molecule and polymer),
devices, patterning, and unique drive schemes leading to television applications
will be considered.
Novel OLED Materials and Architectures Enabling
Emerging OLED Displays
Unique solid-state, low-process temperatures are enabling features
for full-color flexible emissive displays. In addition, the OLED ultra-fast
response times contribute to vibrant 3D displays. Papers describing enabling
device architectures and robust thin- film encapsulation that lead to stable
passive- and active-matrix flexible full-color displays are particularly welcome.
Papers describing novel OLED architectures that contribute to 3D displays will
be an important contribution to OLED sessions. Such device architectures may
include top and bottom emitters that uniquely enable OLEDs on flexible substrates.
Active- and Passive-Matrix OLED Display
Technology
Papers that discuss the progress and challenges for OLED display
performance and manufacturing issues generally applied to active- and passive-matrix
displays are of particular interest.
Emerging OLED Displays
Papers in the area of OLED devices with rare and exceptional characteristics
such as polarized emission and transparency are sought. Papers addressing novel
and robust materials and fabrication techniques are especially welcome. Such
paper topics include large-area signage, unique passive addressing.
OLED Device and Materials Fundamentals
Papers in the area of OLED and polymer-OLED materials and device
architectures with state-of-the-art performance in terms of color chromaticity,
high power efficiency, and long operational lifetime at display level luminance
are sought. Papers are solicited for novel techniques which enhance out-coupling
efficiency of OLEDs. These include areas of microcavity, index matching, optics,
simulation, and design of OLED microdisplays. Of particular interest are deep-blue
and white devices with high efficiency, color, and long lifetime.
Injection and Transport Mechanisms, Molecular
Engineering and Device Structure
The continued improvements of organic materials via molecular engineering
and fundamental studies of dynamics of charge carriers and excited states are
important to the OLED industry. Papers treating injection, charge generation,
transport, and recombination phenomena in individual materials, interfaces,
and complete OLED devices are sought, including modeling and computational chemistry
techniques. Of particular interest are contributions that apply to the understanding
of device and material fundamentals to design OLEDs with high efficiency, low
voltage, long lifetime, and saturated color emissions.
OLED Stability and Degradation Mechanisms
Lifetime of OLED devices is one of the most important factors enabling
their display and lighting applications. Papers providing insight into degradation
mechanism and describing novel materials and device architectures to substantially
increase lifetimes and suppress differential aging and image sticking are solicited.
OLED Applications for Lighting
High efficiency, high CRI, and robust white OLEDs for RGBW displays,
color-filter approaches, solid-state lighting, and backlighting for LCDs are
of special interest to the display and energy-conscious communities. Papers
describing novel materials (fluorescent and phosphorescent) and device architectures
that are capable of producing efficient and stable white emissions are particularly
welcome.
OLED Manufacturing
Novel full-color OLED fabrication and patterning techniques that
are capable of producing high-resolution displays are of high interest for the
industry. Papers dealing with recent advancements in areas of thermal deposition,
ink-jet printing, nozzle printing, other novel small-molecule and polymer deposition
techniques as well as development of solution-processed OLED materials and devices
are sought. Particularly, approaches to obtain multilayer devices from solution
are highly welcome.
OLED Systems Packaging, Integration, and
Cost Reduction
Encapsulation is critical to ensure long operational lifetime of
OLED displays. Papers describing packaging and thin-film encapsulation advancements
for novel designs such as top-emitting and flexible displays are of particular
interest to the community.
Electronic Projection Systems Based on Microdisplays,
Scanned Lasers, or Other Technologies
Papers related to the systems-level design of projection systems
and light engines are encouraged, as are papers related to the design of the
image-generating elements. In addition, papers related to the miniaturization
of a projection system and the reduction of the power consumption of projectors
are welcome.
Pico-/Micro-, Mainstream, and Large-Venue
Projectors; Multi-Projector Arrays
System-level papers related to individual projectors or projector
arrays are welcome. Electronics to drive multi-projector arrays are included.
Projection technology has expanded its reach in recent years at both ends: pico-projectors
with low output and intended for only a few viewers are at one end and large-venue
projectors with ultra-high output and intended for audiences of thousands are
both important to the industry.
Emerging Applications for Projection Systems
Emerging applications often require new technologies and designs
for the system to fulfill its intended purpose. Papers on unconventional applications
of normal projection systems are solicited. 3D projection is an important emerging
application for projection for both professional and consumer use. Papers on
head-up displays (HUDs) and other systems that project virtual images are also
strongly solicited.
Human Factors of Projection Systems and
Projection Applications
Studies on how humans perceive projected images and how these projected
images fulfill their intended purpose are welcome. Papers related to electronics
to provide improved human factors, such as dynamic-range or color-gamut expansion,
are also very important. Papers related to the human factors of 3D applications
are especially welcome.
Projection-System Components, Including
Image-Generating Components, Light Sources, Optics, Projection Screens, and
Electronics
Projection systems are built from an extremely diverse set of optical,
mechanical, electronic, and electrical components. Component-level developments
are the key to advancing projection technology at the system level. Papers on
light sources, including lamps, lasers, LEDs, and other approaches are important.
Projection screens are a technology that is under represented in the technical
literature. Light-management optics such as filters and polarizers are also
important.
Opto-Mechanical Design of Projection Systems
and Components, Including Lifetimes, Thermal Properties, and Acoustic Noise
This area of projection-system design is often under represented
in the technical literature, and additions to the general pool of knowledge
are important. Lifetime of components, including image-generating components,
light sources, and light-management components such as polarizers are covered.
Other Topics Related to the Design, Manufacture,
or Application of Projection Systems, Subsystems, or Components
Papers on virtually any topic related to the design, manufacturing,
or use of projection displays are welcome, even if the topic is not specifically
mentioned in this call for papers. System efficiency improvements through co-design
of multiple subsystems is a very relevant topic.
TOUCH AND INTERACTIVE DISPLAYS
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Advanced User Interfaces
Touch screens are human–interface devices that must cater to
the capabilities and limitations of their users. Papers in this session will
explore touch systems from the human perspective. This can include topics such
as how human factors drive touch-screen specifications; the role of new affordances
such as haptic feedback, hover capabilities or directional displays, appropriate
gestures for different form-factor devices, or simply how new technologies allow
for completely new styles of interaction.
Multi-Touch Systems
Multi-touch systems can combine different elements such as sensors,
panels, electronics, algorithms, and user-interface software into systems that
provide compelling benefit to users. This session will focus on approaches for
combining different technology elements in ways that provide unique benefits.
Topics can include novel combinations of different technologies to create new
multitouch systems, unique engineering approaches for predicting and optimizing
multi-touch system performance that span the technology elements, and other
novel approaches to provide multi-touch systems with compelling benefits.
Novel Touch Configurations and Applications
Touch technology enables a user to interact with a system with a
more efficient and intuitive way so that it is widely and rapidly adopted in
a wide variety of fields. Papers that cover all aspects of novel touch configurations
and applications are solicited. The topics of interest include, but are not
restricted to,
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Touch-technology integrated with new features,
functions, and applications to achieve a more efficient, robust, and cost-efficient
performance.
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Novel applications that emphasize innovative
touch-sensing concepts and devices.
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Multimodal approaches utilizing more than one touch technology concept.
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New interactive architectures.
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3D interaction with displays.
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Materials and Process Technologies
The recent rapid evolution of touch-screen technology can be partly
attributed to the development of improved materials, processes, and equipment
for touch-panel fabrication. Papers are solicited in all aspects of novel material
or process technologies for touch screens with improved performance or lower
cost. Materials include substrates, such as special glass and plastic films,
coatings, including transparent conductors and fingerprint resistant coatings.
Improved processes include new fabrication processes of touch panels, patterning
methods for touch-panel coatings, interconnect processes to the external electronics,
and integration methods with the display, both as an add-on or laminated to
the display or the cover glass or as an even more integral part of the display.
Touch panels integrated on the cover glass solutions are of interest. Completely
novel materials and processes for display/human interaction are solicited as
well.
Driver Electronics, Sub-Systems, and Algorithms
Papers in this session should review touch components used for communication
between the sensor and the host computer. Examples include:
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Exploring new touch ASICs, which offer
a variety of sensing mechanisms and examine the benefits of each type.
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Multi-touch sensor geometries, which have names such as snowflakes, streets and alleys, telephone
poles, and diamonds, and discussion of their relative merits.
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and Standardization
Touch-screen technology that has previously been applied mainly to
mobile products is now being widely used in almost all applications of displays;
this has introduced us to many new touch devices. There are more than 10 touch
technologies, more than 100 touch manufacturers, and many thousands of touch
products. Accordingly, touch-performance evaluation and standardization has
become much more important. Papers are solicited in all aspects of novel evaluation
and/or standardization methodology of touch performance and characteristics.
Aspects can be considered at the level of the touch panel, the touch module
(panel plus controller), and/or finished products that use touch (mobile phones,
notebook PCs, etc.). The evaluation methodology can include the evaluation
criteria; measurement systems; specifications such as accuracy, response, sensitivity,
and internal/external noise immunity; new evaluation methodology for matching
actual touch performance; and technology to standardize or quantify the evaluation and measurement methods
used by each manufacturer.