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Table of Contents

2 Editorial

Paradigm Shift

 - Kenneth I. Werner

4 The Display Continuum

Investment Advice …

 - Aris Silzars

12 Fluidic Self-Assembly Could Change the Way FPDs Are Made

A new way of incorporating single-crystal-silicon pixel switches, drivers, and system electronics in virtually any FPD back plate could create cheaper, better-performing displays.

 - Stan Drobac

18 The Future of Laser Glass Cutting

Laser glass cutting is now a viable production process with clear benefits – particularly for high-value displays offering opportunities for downstream process savings.

 - Brian Hoekstra

24 Phosphor Requirements for FEDs and CRTs

Despite the interest in phosphor research for field-emission displays, FED phosphors and CRT phosphors have more in common than one might expect.

 - Martin Kykta

28 Taiwan’s Growing FPD Industry

With support from Japan and claims of indifference from Korea, Taiwan is adding substantially to the world’s 14- and 15-in. AMLCD capacity – and is working on PDPs.

 - Julie Mei-Ling Chen and Ken Werner

32 Recent Display Developments and Products in Russia

April’s EuroMonitor event showed that although Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States are not known for large-scale manufacturing of displays, they provide remarkably fertile ground for display research and development.

 - Viktor V. Belyaev

40 Index to Advertisers

40 Sustaining Members