Nanotechnology : Display, Companies and Institutions

Polymertronics, Ltd.

Benj — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:39:20 +0100

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http://www.polymertronics.com/

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mail@polymertronics.com

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Bloxham Mill Business Centre, Barford Road, Bloxham

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OX15 4FF

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+44 (0)1295 7245 88

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+44 (0)1295 7228 01

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Polymertronics’ nanotechnology is ideally suited for bespoke organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), radio frequency identification (RFID), photovoltaics (PV) and organic sensors such as touch. Polymertronics’ devices can be printed on the same printer platforms as UV curable coloured inks, thereby adding graphic images and text information to products.

Polymertronics offers new and significant technological advantages to the electronics industry:

· Flexible devices

· Instant UV curing

· Sputter process-free electrodes

· Free-air device deposition

· Zero-volume loss during curing

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Polymer Vision

Benj — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 15:20:41 +0100

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http://www.polymervision.com/

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High Tech Campus

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In a world of powerful, ‘always connected’ wireless devices, Polymer Vision’s goal is to provide the leading technologies for large displays in small mobile devices. We’re enabling whole new design concepts in mobile products, opening up revolutionary possibilities in form and flexibility.

For device makers, this means freedom to create distinctive products with strong consumer appeal. Content owners, service providers and network operators also stand to benefit from large screens on small devices. For them, greater ‘visual convenience’ creates exciting new business opportunities in the growing data-oriented broadband services market.

Unique experience
Although Polymer Vision is a young business, we spun out from Philips Electronics in 2006, we have more expertise in polymer electronics than any other player in this field. With access to Philips’ expertise, we can draw on over 20 years’ experience in polymer electronics and a wealth of patented IP (Intellectual Property) developed by Philips’ world-renowned research organization.

Within one year of our launch in January 2003, we had already demonstrated the world’s thinnest, highest resolution, largest diagonal rollable display. In September 2004, we started a pilot production line with sufficient capacity to demonstrate the commercial viability of the technology.

Rollable displays: ready for commercialization
To help us develop our unique display technologies to their full potential, we have established strategic partnerships with a number of other leading companies specializing in films, organic materials and advanced display technologies. Their expertise adds to the know-how of our own in-house R&D team.

Today, our rollable display technology is ready for commercialization and we are actively seeking further partners who share our belief that large screens in small devices are vital to the connected, mobile world.

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Future Technology Information Centre

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:25:16 +0000

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http://www.techinf.com/

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jacob@techinf.com

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1A Richview Road, apt. 507, Etobicoke, ON

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M5L M9A

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4166148052

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4166148052

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Iakov Kogan

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Future Technology Information Centre provides the design of electrochromic windows and displays. The areas of development can also include, but are not limited to the following products: electrochemical ultracapacitors, flexible heaters, high effective anticorrosion coatings, IR absorbers, chemical and physical sensors, solid proton electrolytes, photoluminescent films, inks for direct printing of metallic, carbon, dielectric, and luminescent composite films.

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TECO Nanotech Co. Ltd

Benj — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 15:10:42 +0000

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http://wwwe.teconano.com.tw/

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6F, No. 156-1, Sungchiang Road

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The predecessor of TECO Nanotech Co., Ltd. is Teco Information Co., Ltd. which was founded in 1989 and supplying color monitor for domestic and overseas markets. In 1997, TECO Electric & Machinery, UMC Group, KGI Group and NEC of Japan raised funds together to establish TECO Information, CRT plant for the production of 17 inches Flat and Multimedia High Illumination Cathode Ray Tube.

　In order to meet with the business opportunity of nano-tech products, TECO Information has been renamed, in Aug. 2002, to be TECO Nanotech Co., Ltd. Corp.

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Plextronics, Inc.

Benj — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 14:48:30 +0000

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http://www.plextronics.com/

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sales@plextronics.com

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2180 William Pitt Way

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15238

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(412) 423-2030

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(412) 423-2039

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Active layer technology is the printed semiconductors and conductors that drive device performance. Plextronics has unsurpassed control of polymer design and ink formulation, as well as an intimate understanding of device physics and its impact on device performance. This knowledge is applied to the creation of Plexcore™ technology, which is specifically designed for each application to maximize device efficiency and operating lifetime in a cost effective manner. Plextronics' Plexcore technology was named Frost and Sullivan's 2005 Emerging Technology of the Year: Printed Electronics.

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3DIcon Corporation

Benj — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 11:53:26 +0000

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http://www.3dicon.net/

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3333 Lee Parkway, Suite 600

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75219

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214.665.9438

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Martin Keating

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3DIcon Corp.(OTC:TDCP) is a publicly traded development company whose mission is to pursue, develop and market full-color, 360-degree display technology that is simple and portable. In 2006, the University of Oklahoma, which is developing the technology under an SRA with 3DIcon, will be releasing a series of patents protecting the technology. Until patent protection has been confirmed, information specific to the technology or its potential uses must remain internal to the company and its research partners, all of whom are subject to the terms of the company's non-disclosure agreement.

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QD Vision, Inc.

Benj — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 16:48:10 +0100

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http://www.qdvision.com/

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info@qdvision.com

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313 Pleasant St

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02472

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617.926.0001

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QD Vision was founded August 23, 2004. Our team of industry pioneers has a proven track record in developing and delivering innovations for the flat panel display industry that continue to drive and shape market growth.

Our leading edge solutions will give customers decisive performance and manufacturing advantages in the competitive market for flat panel displays. Because our solutions use standard OLED device structures, customers with installed manufacturing equipment can leverage existing infrastructure.

QD Vision’s culture emphasizes development of the “whole person”. The founding team believes harmony between personal life and work life is essential for success in both.

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Panorama Labs

Benj — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 13:04:43 +0100

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http://www.panoramalabs.com/

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Sutherland C. Ellwood, Chief Strategic Officer, Panorama Labs, Rockefeller Center, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, 7th Floor

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10020

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+1 845 266 4672

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Panorama Labs Pty. Ltd. was incorporated in Perth, Western Australia, in 2003 to pursue research, development, and commercialization of a breakthrough technology in the field of photonics.

In physics, the two discrete disciplines of optics and magnetics have been thoroughly explored and are well understood. However, there is an area where these two disciplines overlap, and this area of magneto-optics has received significantly less attention, leaving fertile ground for exploration. It is this area of magneto-optics which has been exploited by the company.

This technology was developed over a period of several years by the company’s founder, Sutherland Ellwood Jr. The opportunity and timing to accelerate development and pursue a broad-based commercialization strategy was made possible through recent advances in nano-scale materials and fabrication technologies (nanotechnology).

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NanoFED Limited

Benj — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 12:44:01 +0100

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http://www.nanofed.com/

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600 Lexington Avenue, 29th Floor

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10022

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+1 212 583 0080

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+1 212 583 0001

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The recent growth in the display industry has been dominated by LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) and plasma screens. However, technological limitations prevent these two technologies from reaching the picture quality that customers deserve. CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) technologies offer this quality but cannot provide sufficient screen size or flat screens.

FED technology stands to offer large screens with CRT-level picture quality, with much lower energy usage, significantly increasing the lifetime of battery operated devices. FED, or Field Emission Display, technology is emerging as a genuine contender to compete with and replace LCD and plasma technologies’ dominance over the display industry.

NanoFED has an experienced team, headed by Dr. Neil Fox. NanoFED is a disruptive technology within the FED field, offering low-voltage, highly uniform, rugged display technology, compatible with existing manufacturing lines.
This will allow NanoFED products to be manufactured without the high capital costs required by new production lines. The step change offered by NanoFED technology stems from the innovative use of diamond dust rather than the more commonly used carbon-nanotubes.

The market is not limited to commercial large-screen displays. NanoFED will target markets as diverse as healthcare, military and transportation, providing net market value several hundred million dollars.

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iNanov

Benj — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 13:45:26 +0100

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http://www.inanov.fr/

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nanopage@inanov.fr

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2 rue Cazotte

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75018

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33 (1) 42 64 66 59

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33 (1) 42 54 10 64

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Founded in 2002, iNanov coordinate the European project Nanopage.
Nanopage is a flexible, tactile and extra-thin digital display.
Our technology is covered by patents and patent applications.

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E Ink Corporation

Benj — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 14:45:21 +0100

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http://www.eink.com/

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733 Concord Avenue

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02138

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617-499-6000

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617-499-6200

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Products made with E Ink's revolutionary electronic ink possess a paper-like high contrast appearance, ultra-low power consumption and a thin, light form. E Ink's technology is ideal for many consumer and industrial applications spanning handheld devices, watches, clocks and public information and promotional signs. Future technology developments will enable many new applications through ultra-thin, lightweight, rugged, flexible, full color displays.

E Ink has commercialized many different forms of "Electronic Paper" solutions over the past seven years. In April 2004, E Ink launched an active-matrix display product with SONY in Japan based on our unique electronic display material which SONY values for its brightness, high contrast, and low power - just like paper. Recent press announcements with Seiko (watches), Casio (clocks), Vossloh (transportation signage) and NeoLux (retail signage) illustrate the increasing demand for commercialization of E Ink's electronic ink technology.

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MicroEmissive Displays ( MED )

Benj — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 14:20:22 +0100

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http://www.microemissive.com/

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info@microemissive.com

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Scottish Microelectronics centre, West Mains Road

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EH9 3JF

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+44 (0)131 650 7764

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+44 (0)131 650 7761

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MicroEmissive Displays (MED) was founded in 1999 with the aim of developing and commercialising a new microdisplay technology using the revolutionary polymer organic light emitting diode (P-OLED) materials.

MED has raised three rounds of venture capital funding between 2000 and 2003. These supported in turn proof of principle, technology development and product & process development. In late 2004 MED floated on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange.

Today MED employs around 40 people, mainly at its headquarters in Edinburgh, Scotland. It has sales offices in Taiwan and Japan.

The company has released its first product and is poised to commence volume shipping to early customers.

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Sigma-Aldrich

Benj — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 20:00:15 +0100

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http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/Area_of_Interest/Chemistry/Materials_Science/Nanotechnology.html

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3050 Spruce St.

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63103

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Sigma-Aldrich is a leading Life Science and High Technology company. Our biochemical and organic chemical products and kits are used in scientific and genomic research, biotechnology, pharmaceutical development, the diagnosis of disease and as key components in pharmaceutical and other high technology manufacturing. We have customers in life science companies, university and government institutions, hospitals and in industry. Sigma-Aldrich operates in 35 countries and has over 6,800 employees providing excellent service worldwide.

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Novaled AG

Benj — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 19:33:29 +0100

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http://www.novaled.com/

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info@novaled.com

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Tatzberg 49

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01307

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+49 351 796580

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+49 351 7965829

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Our company offers technology and material for small molecule OLEDs.

It allows manufacturers to produce innovative and highly qualified displays for consumer equipments and multimedia platforms (e.g. PDAs, mobile phones, e-books, automotives, avionics or military applications.) Moreover, it will introduce new generation of lighting and solar energy equipment.

A creative and efficient interaction between researching, developing and commercializing of new OLED-technologies – that´s where we put our focus on.
In this way, NOVALED offers its customers licences of technologies by connecting new ways with highest quality standards.

Our basic patents for doping OLED transport materials provide a unique technological advantage to our customers.

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NTERA Ltd.

Benj — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 17:11:48 +0100

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http://www.ntera.com/

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58 Spruce Avenue, Stillorgan Industrial Park, Blackrock, Co.

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(+353 1) 2137500

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(+353 1) 2137564

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NTERA Ltd. is a Dublin-based nanotechnology company founded in 1997 with objectives to develop and commercialise nanomaterial-based product applications. Our technology and applications use modified nanostructured metal oxide films in visual and display related products. NTERAs nanostructured film products are marketed under the brand name NanoChromics.

NanoChromics enables a display device to have ink-on-paper like qualities while at the same time enabling a device that can switch rapidly and remain in a given state once switched, thereby significantly reducing the power consumption. The devices can be built on low cost substrates such as glass or plastic. This technology has significant applications in the smart windows and mirrors, displays, information signage, customer point of sale and instrumentation end markets and has potentially many more applications.

NTERAs vision is to be the leading supplier of nanomaterials technology used in display based products and processes in the world.

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Colossal Storage Corp.

Benj — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 16:31:16 +0100

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http://colossalstorage.net/

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506 4th Street

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21851

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410-957-1990

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Colossal Storage knows the invention and patents by Michael E. Thomas on a technique for changing matter at the molecular level is one of the World's only NEW enabling technologies having hundreds of electro-optic applications in which a few are discussed on our other applications of Patented Technology webpage .
Atomic Holographic Nanotechnology will allow for the first time a functional method for programmable molecular lenses that will allow incoming light to be rejected, modified internally, or allowed to pass un altered thru a transparent lens known as disk, tape, card, drum, film, plate, etc.

By being able to use plasmonic physics to program optical lenses many applications based on light and color can be developed like holographic data storage, bio-terror detection devices, optical electronics, OLED displays, and spintronic data storage. Michael E. Thomas has invented and patented a mankind first and only concept for non-contact UV photon induced electric field poling of ferroelectric non-linear photonic bandgap crystals which offers the possibility of controlling and manipulating light within a UV/Deep Blue frequency of 1 nm to 400 nm.

The small size of ferroelectric transparent structures makes it possible to fabricate nano-optical devices like volume holographic storage having both positive and negative index of refraction that will allow molecular particles of an atomic size to be modified, controlled, and changed to perform a specific function, desired task, used for low cost accurate chemical / biological matter detection, and reprogrammed to accept new non-volatile data and molecular functions.

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cDream Corporation

Benj — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 14:24:48 +0100

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http://www.cdreamdisplay.com/

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6910 Santa Teresa Blvd. 2nd Floor

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95119

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(408) 826-3216

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(408) 363-6954

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cDream Corporation (cDream) is a fabless display company, founded to develop and design the next evolution of flat panel displays (FPDs) using our proprietary carbon-nano tube technology, replacing and superceding displays based on cathode ray tube (CRTs), thin film transistor liquid crystal (TFT-LCDs), plasma display panels (PDPs) and organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs). Engendered by todays need for mobility and the convergence of entertainment, multimedia and computing needs, both businesses and personal consumers are demanding display technology, which are lightweight, compact, high in picture quality and video response and power efficient.

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Nikon Corporation

Benj — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 14:05:04 +0100

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http://www.nikon.co.jp/main/index_e.htm

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Nano Proprietary, Inc. (NNPP)

Benj — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:10:48 +0100

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http://www.nano-proprietary.com/

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3006 Longhorn Boulevard, Suite 107

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78758

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512-339-5020

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512-339-5021

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NNPP was incorporated in 1989 and quickly emerged as a leader in the new technology of diamond deposition for electronic and protective coating applications. It completed a $5 million initial public offering (IPO) in1993 under its previous name, SI Diamond Technology, Inc.

In 1993, upon discovery that their thin film diamond provided an excellent cathode for Field Emission Displays (FED's), NNPP acquired Plasmatron Coatings & Systems, Inc. to support development of production equipment for diamond field emission.

In 1995, NNPP further expanded by acquiring Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation's (MCC) diamond field emission intellectual property and fabrication facility. The facility supported SIDT's diamond field emission development and provided semiconductor wafer bumping and packaging services under the name of Diamond Tech One, Inc. (DTO).

During 1996, SIDT demonstrated high brightness field emission picture elements. The elements have shown great potential in applications of large outdoor displays and specialty lighting. This technology is currently being commercialized by Applied Nanotech Inc. (ANI).

In 1996 SIDT also demonstrated a complementary technology for large outdoor displays using liquid crystal display (LCD) technology. This technology provides a dynamic product for outdoor advertising and features a low price and excellent picture quality. This technology was developed and patented by EBT.

To better focus on its core areas of research at ANI and EBT, NNPP divested itself of Plasmatron, Inc. in 1997 and Diamond Tech One, Inc. in 1998.

To facilitate the electronic billboard development work at EBT, NNPP acquired Sign Builders of America, Inc., a small manufacturer of outdoor signage, in 1999. From 1999 through 2001, EBT developed a sun-visible outdoor electronic billboard, as well as indoor point-of-purchase display products.

In 2002, as the result substantial progress at ANI, a decision was made to focus the majority of our effort and resources on the intellectual property at ANI. NNPP sold the operations of Sign Builders of America, and restructured EBT to focus on licensing its technology, rather than continued development, marketing and sales of products.
Effective July 1, 2003, SI Diamond Technology, Inc. changed its name to Nano-Proprietary, Inc.

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SBG Labs Inc. : digilens

Benj — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 17:28:55 +0100

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http://63.209.20.122/

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info@sbglabs.com

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1288 Hammerwood Avenue

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94089

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DigiLens is the wholly owned trade mark of Switchable Bragg Gratings (SBG) Labs Inc. of Sunnyvale, California.

The company develops, manufactures and markets a unique range of Transparent Liquid Crystal Displays (TR-LCDs) and Application Specific Optical Elements (ASOE's) for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) in the consumer, automotive and specialty displays markets.

Exploiting a proprietary Electrically Switchable Bragg Grating opto-electronic technology, the company combines it's Materials, Process and Display expertise with an experienced technical and management team.

The company has recently commenced sampling its first TR-LCD product for digital camera viewfinders and is developing other Application Specific Optical Elements (ASOE's) for international customers.