SID 2008 Wrapup

There were a lot of developments in displays that were showcased during SID 2008. One of the best stuff was related to OLEDs, lower power consumption, thin profiles and LED backlights generating unheard of contrast ratios. I’ve posted about just a few of them. Here they all are for your convenience:

Epson Electronic Paper Display at [...]

Luminus PhlatLight at SID 2008

Luminus Devices develops and manufactures PhlatLight® (Photonic Lattice) LED products. At SID 2008, Luminus demonstrated PhlatLight powered products and PhlatLight LED chipsets. I met up with John Langevin, VP, Sales and Marketing and Paul Fredrickson, Director of Marketing at the Sheraton.

The Luminus PhlatLight RGB LEDs were extremely bright!
At the suite, Luminus demonstrated its PhlatLight Backlight [...]

Luminus Devices USD 72 Million Infusion

On March 19, 2008, Luminus Devices raised USD 72 million in a new round of financing. The company will expand its Phlatlight LED chipsets into the general lighting applications such as medical, entertainment and homeland security. The participating companies in this funding round were Boston-based Braemar Energy Ventures, San Francisco-based CMEA Ventures and DC-based Paladin [...]