MARCH 17--The US Display Consortium (USDC; San Jose, CA; www.usdc.org), a public/private partnership chartered with developing the flat-panel-display (FPD) industry supply chain, has re-elected Dalen E. Keys chairman of its governing board. Keys, who is also DuPont Display's chief technical officer, will lead the USDC board in its decisions on policy, program content, and disposition of funds available to the consortium to sponsor R&D projects in support of the FPD industry. USDC's president and CEO Michael Ciesinski and chief technical officer M. Robert Pinnel were also re-appointed to their respective positions.
As chairman, Keys has played a key role in building USDC's relationship with the Army Research Laboratory; continuing support for the supply chain necessary for enabling the organic light-emitting-diode-display industry; and in recruiting potential consortium members.
Keys plans to re-establish and align USDC's programs with the plans of the US Army and its new emphasis on the Flexible Display Initiative-an Army Transformation R&D effort aimed at speeding commercialization of flexible displays. In addition, he will strive to ensure the commercial success of USDC's programs so that the industry can benefit from the advancements in display technology that result from USDC funding.
