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To: dwight martin who wrote (1930)	2/4/1999 6:37:00 AM
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some early news about led displays... biz.yahoo.com Thursday February 4, 6:02 am Eastern Time Company Press Release Kodak and SANYO Electric Conclude Comprehensive Alliance Agreement for Organic EL Displays Companies Join To Develop Next-Generation Flat-Panel Displays For Use In Portable Electronic Equipment TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 4, 1999-- SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. and Eastman Kodak Company have signed a comprehensive alliance agreement to jointly develop the next-generation Organic LED displays based on organic electroluminescence display (Organic EL) technology. An Organic EL display is comprised of self-luminous pixels which require no backlighting. It features unlimited viewing angle and faster response speed than conventional LCD technology. With its low power consumption, high brightness, and thin design, future Organic EL displays incorporated in digital cameras and personal digital assistants (PDA) displays will not only be brighter and clearer, but will be thinner in physical design and consume less power that current technology. It will replace the current LCD in such small and middle-size appliances as cellular phones and portable terminals. The aim of the Alliance Agreement is to strengthen development and production efforts by the two companies in the production of active type displays (active matrix structure based on thin film transistor). Active Type Organic EL Displays are characterized by high brightness, quick response, unlimited viewing angle, low operating voltage, low power consumption, and thin structure. They will feature far superior performance to passive type displays (simple matrix structure) and are expected to become the mainstream of the future high performance displays. Enabling the development of active Organic EL displays will be the combination of 1) SANYO Electric technology for formatting the driver circuits on the glass base cultivated with a low temperature polysilicon TFT LCD, and 2) the elements of the proprietary Organic EL technology developed by Kodak. The main points of the Alliance Agreement are as follows: - The companies will initiate a joint development program for Organic EL Displays. The companies will combine their Organic EL and TFT technologies and their development planning activities to jointly create and develop both Organic EL passive displays and full-color active displays. - The joint development program will target monochrome, multi-color and full-color passive displays and full-color active displays. Product production is planned to start in mid-year 2000 with passive displays and move to production of a more compact, brighter, low power consumption, full-color active displays by 2001. - SANYO Electric, due to its existing display manufacturing production capability, will manufacture and market SANYO-branded Organic EL passive and active display products under license from Kodak. - The companies have designated Kodak to grant royalty-bearing licensees to third parties having manufacturing capability to make organic EL passive and active displays under the combined Kodak and SANYO organic EL patent and intellectual property portfolios. - Kodak will sell its patented Organic EL materials to SANYO and other third party licensees for their use in the production of passive and active Organic EL displays. Regarding the alliance, Sadao Kondo, President of SANYO Electric, commented that ''the groundwork has been laid for SANYO Electric's Parts Operation as well as Applicable Products Operation, for which the Organic EL Display holds the key to the future, making possible the development of a product which will lead the industry, thanks to the superior technologies of our two companies.'' The alliance will enable Kodak to move quickly and effectively into a fast-growing market, said Carl F. Kohrt, Executive Vice President, Assistant Chief Operating Officer and Chief Technical Officer, Eastman Kodak Company. ''Our OLED technology developed over the last few years is uniquely positioned in this market. We have 38 patents in this area and many more pending. By combining the technical strengths of both companies through this alliance, we will be able to move into the marketplace much faster than independent development efforts would allow. This will benefit both companies greatly.'' SANYO Technology In 1996 SANYO Electric successfully pioneered the mass production of the low temperature silicon TFT LCD. More than 3 million panels have been shipped for use mostly in digital still cameras and digital video cameras, thanks to such features as bright picture, high definition, and narrow frame. Kodak Technology The organic EL technology by Kodak was pioneered by Dr. Ching Wan Tang and Mr. Steven Van Slyke in 1987 who successfully developed organic EL structure characterized by low operation voltage and high brightness. It promised the bright future of the organic EL for the electronic display market. The practical utilization of the organic EL technology has become possible through further research and development of the organic EL materials, device structures and other components. Editor's Note: For additional information about Kodak, visit our web site on the Internet at: www.kodak.com/ Editor's Note: Check Associated Press photo wire for related photo and caption. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester Charles S. Smith, 716/724-4513 Fax: 716/724-0964 cssmith@kodak.com or Paul C. Allen, 716/724-5802 Fax: 716/724-0964 pcallen@kodak.com