Nearly 15 years ago, the US Display Consortium was established as a public-private partnership to bring together manufacturers and suppliers, universities, display integrators and the government. Its goal was to define and implement projects to jump-start the US display industry. These plans included research and development as well as the generation of market information and technology road maps to benefit the industry. The consortium, based in San Jose, Calif., has since initiated more than 130 development projects, resulting in a number of important manufacturing tools and novel materials in widespread use today.

The group continues to focus on new display technologies by conducting studies on 3-D displays, on organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) and on high-resolution imaging. However, the main focus is on two initiatives: flexible displays built on plastic or metal foils rather than on rigid glass or silicon wafers; and organic electronics — devices that feature polymeric or small-molecule compounds with innovative conducting or insulating properties.

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