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Manufacturing cost reduction of EL display etching and deposition
Award last edited on: 10/25/11

Sponsored Program
SBIR
Awarding Agency
DOD : DARPA
Total Award Amount
$545,620
Award Phase
2
Solicitation Topic Code
SB901-040
Principal Investigator
Richard E Coovert

Company Information

Planar Systems Inc (AKA: Planar America~Planar Advance)

1195 Nw Compton Drive
Beaverton, OR 97006
   (503) 748-1100
   N/A
   www.planar.com
Location: Multiple
Congr. District: 01
County: Washington

Phase I

Contract Number: DAAH0190C0660
Start Date: 00/00/00    Completed: 00/00/00
Phase I year
1990
Phase I Amount
$50,000
The program will define methods to reduce the manufacturing cost of full color electroluminescent displays. In particular, this program will investigate a new insulator deposition technology, Electron Cyclotron Resonance (ECR), that will greatly simplify the etching of the red, green and blue primary phosphors. Anticipated benefits/potential commercial applications - decrease the cost of processing full color TFEL displays, which is a flat panel display technology that meets all military specifications and has outstanding performance for commercial applications.Key words: displays, el, full color ecr, etching, insulator

Phase II

Contract Number: DAAH01-92-C-R205
Start Date: 3/10/92    Completed: 3/10/94
Phase II year
1992
Phase II Amount
$495,620
The program will develop methods identified in Phase I to reduce the manufacturing cost of full color electroluminescent displays. Chemical vapor deposition equipment for building prototype EL panels will be installed and processes qualified for making insulating films. Simplified etch processing and an alternate structure will be evaluated and qualified for fabricating multicolor displays to test performance and reliability. A pilot deposition system for insulators and phosphors will be qualified and used to establish cost reduction benefits with larger batch processing in Phase III Anticipated benefits/potential commercial applications - decrease the cost of processing full color TFEL displays, which is a flat panel display technology that meets all military specifications and has outstanding performance for commercial applications.

Keywords:
Flat Displays, Electroluminescent, Full Color, Ale, Etching, Insulator