From: Manoj Mirpuri Subject: ACM SIGGraph - Silicon Valley Chapter May Meeting Date: Thu, 08 May 1997 22:50:30 -0700 Message-ID: <3372BB26.4A53@bigger.net> Organization: Newlord ACM SIGGraph - Silicon Valley Chapter May Meeting What: High resolution flat panel displays When: Thursday, May 22nd, 7:30pm Where: Apple Computer Auditorium, R&D 4 The topic will be high resolution flat panel displays.Chi Huang and Alan Lewis from Dpix will talk about the latest developments in high resolution flat panel displays. Abstract Recent developments in AMLCD technology have lead to dramatic improvements in AMLCD image quality, and flat panel displays can now offer advantages beyond the compact, lightweight form-factor essential for notebook computers. AMLCD-based desktop monitors are now available from several manufacturers, and these provide brighter, sharper, more stable images with better color gamut than conventional CRTs, and take up far less of the user's desk space. The poor viewing angle range of conventional AMLCDs has been greatly improved by such developments as In-Plane Switching (IPS), Optically Compensated Bend (OCB) and better compensation materials. However, the potential for AMLCD technology goes well beyond simply replacing CRTs. For example, the 7 million pixel display offered by dpiX, A Xerox New Enterprise Company, achieves a pixel density comparable with that of a high quality print, and liquid-crystal based reflective display technology is also starting to show real promise, with the possibility of full color reflective displays in the foreseeable future. This talk will review these developments, discuss their implications for display system design, and offer some speculation about future directions. you can get more information about the company at: www.dpix.com Bios Alan Lewis is currently Manager of Display Engineering and Development at dpiX, A Xerox New Enterprise Company. He has also worked at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center and the GEC Hirst Research Center in the UK, and his interests have ranged from CMOS process development to large area microelectronic circuit design and active matrix liquid crystal display technology. Mr. Lewis has published over 120 technical papers in these and other fields, and is a Fellow of the IEEE. Chi Huang is Senior Product Marketing Manager at dpiX, a Xerox New Enterprise company. Since joining Xerox in 1995, she has focused on corporate marketing activities and product planning for commercial display products. Previously, Ms. Huang was Product Marketing Manager for the displays product lines at Radius Inc. and SuperMac Technology, and has held various market development and communications positions at Apple Computer. She holds B.A.S. and M.S. degrees from Stanford University. ----- Directions to the Apple Auditorium >From Highway 101, take Highway 85 towards Cupertino. Take the 280 South exit onto 280 South. >From Highway 280, take the Saratoga Sunnyvale exit, heading towards Saratoga. The first light after the freeway is Mariani. Turn left on Mariani towards the main Apple campus. Turn left again at the end of Mariani onto Infinite Loop, the street surrounding the Apple complex. Drive around Infinite loop until you reach building #4, and park in the lot nearby. The auditorium is just inside the entrance to building #4.