For Immediate Release
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Eleven Presentations Honored as Distinguished Papers
for 2005 SID Technical Symposium

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 4 - With more than 450 oral and poster papers being presented, the Technical Symposium at this month's 2005 Society for Information Display (SID) International Symposium, Seminar and Exhibition can seem daunting. One way to ensure that you hit the highlights is to focus on the Distinguished Papers, which will be presented throughout the expanded four-day Symposium.

Eleven presentations have been recognized in advance of the 2005 Symposium as Distinguished Papers. These were selected by the Technical Program Committee based on the originality and novelty of the work, the significance of the results, and the clarity and quality of the written summary that appears in the "SID International Symposium Digest of Technical Papers." The 11 Distinguished Papers are as follows:

• "Development of 1.5-in. Full-Color Double-Sided AMOLED with Novel Array Design," by C-W. Ko, S-H. Hu, S-H. Li, T-H. Hsiao, K-S. Lee, C-J. Chen and J-J. Lih, AU Optronics Corp., Hsinchu, Taiwan. (Wednesday 9:20 a.m., Paper 16.2)
  
• "Line-Drive Technology: An Advanced TERES with the Integration of High-Voltage Sustain and Scan Circuits into ICs," by S. Tomio, I. Furukawa, K. Ito and T. Kishi, Fujitsu Hitachi Plasma Display Ltd., Kanagawa, Japan. (Wednesday 11:20 a.m., Paper 24.3)
  
• "STColor: Hybrid Spatial-Temporal Color Synthesis for Enhanced Display Image Quality," by L.D. Silverstein, VCD Sciences Inc., Scottsdale, Ariz. (Wednesday 10:40 a.m., Paper 25.1)
  
• "High-Efficiency Hybrid Plasma-Display Panel," by J-H. Park and Y-S. Kim, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea; and Y-S. Hwang, H-W. Shin, M-S. Yoo and Y-H. Cho, Samsung SDI Co., Kyunggi-do, Korea (Student Paper) (Wednesday 4:10 p.m., Paper 32.3)
  
• "A Low-Temperature Poly-Si Active-Matrix Process Without Ion Doping," by H. Baur, S. Jelting, N. Benson and N. Fruehauf, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany (Student Paper) (Wednesday 6:10 p.m., Paper 33.4)
  
• "Integrated a-Si Color Sensor on LCD Panel for LED Backlight," by K-C. Lee, Y-J. Park, H. Ko, S-H. Moon, J-H. Park, B. Berkeley and S-S. Kim, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Kyunggi-do, Korea. (Thursday 9 a.m., Paper 40.1)
  
• "Development of a 32-in. Wide-Deflection-Angle CRT (125°)," by S-C. Shin, D. Kim, K-H. Lee, J-S. Bae, H. Kim and C-R. Byon, Samsung SDI Co. Ltd., Ulsan, Korea (Thursday 10:40 a.m., Paper 48.1)
  
• "Single-Substrate Encapsulated Cholesteric LCDs: Coatable, Drapable, and Foldable," by I. Shiyanovskaya, A. Khan, S. Green, G. Magyar, O. Pishnyak and J.W. Doane, Kent Displays Inc., Kent, Ohio. (Thursday 2 p.m., Paper 50.1)
  
• "Wide-Angle Projection Optics for a Compact Rear Projector," by M. Kuwata, T. Sasagawa, K. Kojima, J. Aizawa and A. Miyata of Mitsubishi Electric Corp., Kyoto, Japan. (Friday 11:20 a.m., Paper 70.3)
  
• "MPEG-Based Image Enhancement for the Visually Impaired: Implementation on a General-Purpose PC Platform," by M. Fullerton, Schepens Eye Research Institute, Boston, Mass., and University of York, York, U.K.; and E. Peli, Schepens Eye Research Institute, Boston, Mass. (Tuesday Poster Session, Paper P.35)
  
• "Highly Efficient Deep-Blue OLED Device," by M-T. Lee, C-H. Liao, C-H. Tsai and C. H. Chen, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan (Student Paper) (Tuesday Poster Session, Paper P.133)

The Poster Session will be Tuesday, May 24 from 4:30-7 p.m. in Exhibit Hall D. Visit www.sid.org/conf/sid2005/program/advprog.pdf to view abstracts of the Distinguished Papers, as well as the complete program for SID 2005.

The 43rd SID International Symposium, Seminar and Exhibition will take place Sunday, May 22 through Friday, May 27, 2005 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston. It is the premier international gathering of scientists, engineers, manufacturers and users in the field of electronic information displays. For exhibitor information, contact Kate Dickie, Exhibit Sales Manager, (212) 460-8090 ext. 215, e-mail: Kate@sid.org. For registration information, contact Ralph Nadell, Registrar, (212) 460-8090 ext. 203, e-mail: Ralph@sid.org. For press registration, contact Dian Mecca, (203) 853-7069, e-mail: dmecca@sid.org. Visit www.sid.org/conf/sid2005/sid2005.html for more information.

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