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OPTICAL COATINGS - ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS

AMERICAN POLARIZERS, INC.
141 S. Seventh St., Reading, PA 19602
Manufacturers of circular polarizers for light-emitting readouts designed to enhance contrast/readability and eliminate external glare. Neutral linear polarizers also available.
Nick Bentley, Marketing Manager.
Phone:(610)373-5177 Toll Free:(800)736-9031
Fax:(610)373-2229 email: polarizers@aol.com

APPLIED FILMS LABS, INC.,
6797 Winchester Circle., Boulder, CO 80301
Manufacturers of thin-film coated components, such as ITO-coated glass and thin-film coating systems including high throughput in-line sputtering systems for the deposition of SiO2, and ITO sequentially.
Ping Wu, U.S. & Taiwan Sales Rep.
Phone:(303)530-1411 Fax:(303)530-3214

GENERAL VACUUM, Inc.
190A Alpha Park, Cleveland, Ohio 44143
Has room temperature techniques for depositing transparent conductive coatings.
Phone: (216)646-9986 Fax (216)646-9987
www.genvac.com

METAVAC, INC.
4000 Point Street, Holtsville, NY 11742
Manufacturers of high-efficiency reflection-reducing coatings and transparent conductive coatings; contrast enhancement filters for P43 CRT and color displays.
Phone:(516)447-7700 Fax:(516)447-7715

OCLI
Santa Rosa Div., 2789 Northpoint Pkwy., Santa Rosa, CA 95407-7397
Manufacturers of thin-film coatings which improve display
visibility and provide anti-reflection, anti-static, or EMI
shielding on plastic or glass. Coatings for panels, tubes, CRTs, flat panels, or plastic windows. The touch panel and pen-input markets are specialties.
Mark Parish, Display Marketing Specialist
Phone:(707)525-7038 Fax:(707)525-7841
www.ocli.com

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FILTERS / POLARIZERS

3M OPTICAL SYSTEMS
3M Center, 225-4N-14, St. Paul, MN 55144-1000
Manufacturers of specially optical films to control and enhance lighting for CRTs, LED's, plasma displays. EL, and LCD's.
Mike Burns
Phone:(612)737-8686 Toll Free:(800)328-7098 ext.1

ADHESIVES RESEARCH, INC
P.O. Box 100, Glen Rock, PA. 17327
Manufacturers of optically clear pressure sensitive
adhesive-coated products designed for use within touch screens, polarizers, filters, retarders, LCD's, and flat
panel displays.
Kate Green, Marketing Development Manager
Phone:(717)235-7979, Toll Free:(800)455-6240 Fax:(717)235-8320
www.adhesivesresearch.com

AMERICAN POLARIZERS, INC.
141 S. Seventh St., Reading, PA 19602
Manufacturers of circular polarizers for light-emitting readouts designed to enhance contrast/readability and eliminate external glare. Neutral linear polarizers
also available.
Mary E. Dybalski, Marketing Manager.
Phone:(610)373-5177 Toll Free:(800)736-9031
Fax:(610)373-2229 email: polarizers@aol.com

BREWER SCIENCE, INC.
2401 Brewer Dr., Rolla, MO 65401
Manufactures/distributors of FPD materials, including color
filter materials and plates, LCD alignment layers, and
planarization layers. Suppliers of spin coaters and
hotplate baking systems.
Jeffery Hunninghake, Manager. International. Marketing/Sales
Phone:(573)364-0300 Fax:(573)368-3318 e-mail: rollabsi@aol.com

DA-LITE SCREEN CO. INC.
3100 State Rd. 15 North, P.O. Box 137, Warsaw, IN 46580
Manufacturers of a neutral polarizing filter which is stable at 100o C for UV and visible spectrum.
Phone:(219)267-8101 Fax:(219)267-7804
www.da-lite.com email: info@da-lite.com

HOMALITE DIV. OF WHITCO, INC.
11 Brookside Dr., Wilmington, DE 19804
Manufacturers of custom contrast enhancement display filters made from thermoset polyester or allyl diglycol carbonate. Standard and custom colors with or without low-reflectance surface. Custom fabrication and bending also available.
Kyle K. Whittaker, Pres.
Phone:(302)652-3686 Toll Free:(800)346-7802 Fax:(302)652-4578

INTERNATIONAL POLARIZER, INC.,
320 Elm St., Marlboro, MA 01752
Manufacturers of linear and circular polarizing sheet,
wave-retarder films, and polarized products for displays. High transmittance high-efficiency polarizers and
very-high-efficiency polarizers. Wave retarder films up to 19 in. wide. Polarizing filters.
Donald F. Rickert, V.P. Sales.
Phone:(508)481-4943 Fax:(508)481-0222 intl-polarizer.com

NITTO DENKO AMERICA, INC.,
c/o PERMACEL, U.S. Highway #I, New Brunswick, NJ 08903 Manufacturers of linear and circular polarizing film,
retardation film, and other optical plastic materials.
Mike Yoshikawa, Product Manager.
Phone:(908)418-2775 Fax:(908)418-2777

OCLI
Santa Rosa Div., 2789 Northpoint Pkwy., Santa Rosa, CA
95407-7397
Manufacturers of thin-film coatings which improve display
visibility and provide anti-reflection, anti-static, or EMI
shielding on plastic or glass. Coatings for panels, tubes, CRTs, flat panels, or plastic windows. The touch panel and pen-input markets are specialties.
Mark Parish, Display Mkt. Specialist
Phone:(707)525-7425 Fax:(707)525-7841 www.ocli.com

POLAROID CORP.
Holographic Products Div., 2 Osborn St 2nd Cambridge MA 02139
Manufacturers of Imagix diffusers based on a proprietary process which yields high-volume cost-effective material that dramatically increases the brightness and contrast of
reflective, transflective, and transmissive LCD's The appearance of illumination is achieved without any increase in power consumption.
Phone:(718)386-3354

POLARVISION INC,
625 Alaska Ave., Torrence, CA. 90503
Manufacturers of standard and custom polarizers and retarder films, contrast enhancement filters, and custom glass and acrylic laminations.
William Bandel, Sales Manager.
Phone:(310)320-9768 Toll Free:(800)269-8801 Fax:(310)320-9357

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COATED GLASS FOR FLAT PANEL DISPLAYS

APPLIED FILMS LABS, INC.,
6797 Winchester Circle, Boulder, CO 80301
Manufacturers of thin-film coated components, such as ITO-coated glass and 'thin-film coating systems including high throughput in-line sputtering systems for the deposition of SiO, and ITO sequentially.
Ping Wu, U.S. & Taiwan Sales Rep.
Phone:(303)530-1411 Fax:(303)530-3214

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BACKLIGHTS

BKL, INC.
421 Feheley Dr., King of Prussia, PA 19406
Manufacturers of EL panels for use in LCD's, membrane switches, and other display devices. KARD-O-LITE, a patented EL material is thin, flexible, energy efficient,
moisture-resistant, and inexpensive.
Douglas Breskin, Technical Sales.
Phone:(610)277-2910 Fax:(610)277-2956

BRITEVIEW TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
1810 Eber Rd., Unit C, Holland, OH 43528
Manufacturers of LCD-backlighting systems. The flat collimator uses total internal reflection to send all light from the backlight directly to the viewer, resulting in very bright output. A stacked light-pipe assembly provides very bright backlighting for sunlight-readable displays and for
day/night-vision modes of operation.
Chen-Yu Tai, President
Phone:(419)868 7290, Fax:(419)868-7291

DUREL CORP.
2225 W. Chandler Blvd., Chandler , AZ 85226-6155
Manufacturers of EL lamps for backlighting LCD's, membrane switches and instrumentation,
Barbara J. Buss, Customer Service Manager.
Phone:(602)917-6000 Fax:(602)917-6049

ELNA AMERICA INC.
5770 Warland Drive
Cypress, CA 90630
Produces a series of miniature EL drivers, measuring
12mm x 9.5mm.
Phone:(800)700-ELNA www.elna-america.com

ELTECH (Gunze Electroncis USA)
2113 Wells Branch Parkway, Austin, TX 78728
Manufacturers of EL lamps and systems. Screen-printed,
laminated-plastic, and foil-based EL lamps. Supplier of dc/ac inverters, and manufacturer of continuous linear lighting products.
Brad Lizotte, V.P. Sales & Marketing.
Phone:(512)252-1299 Fax:(512)252-1181
www.ellamp.com

ENDICOTT RESEARCH GROUP, INC
P.O.Box 269, 2601 Wayne St. Endicott, NY 13760
Designers/manufacturers of custom and standard dc-input power supply products for various information -display applications, including dc-ac inverters for CCFT and EL backlit LCD modules.
Scott L. Barney, Sales/Marketing Manager.
Phone:(607)754-9187, Fax:(607)754-9255
www.ergpower.com e-mail:sbarney@ergpower.com

INFINITY MICROELECTRONICS, INC.
11861 Western Ave, Garden Grove,CA 92641
Manufacturers of linear and mixed signal ICs and modules and the LXM1590 series of single-stage LCD backlight inverters ideal for driving LCD backlight lamps in portable computers, including the latest 12.1 inch panels.
Phone:(714)898-8121, Toll Free:(800)LMI-7011 Fax:(714)893-2570

JKL COMPONENTS CORP.
13343 Paxton St., Pacoima, CA 91331
Manufacturers of miniature lighted devices, cold-cathode
fluorescent lamps, LED's, optical lamps for projectors, quartz halogen lamps, and xenon lights.
Phone:(818)896-0019 Toll Free:(800)421-7244 Fax:(818)897-3056
www.jkllamps.com e-mail:boblevine@jkllamps.com

KORRY ELECTRONICS
901 Dexter Ave., North Seattle, WA, 98109
Backlights and integrated display subsystems for AMLCD's in a range of standard sizes or as complete modules.
Phone:(800)257-8921 Fax: (206)281-1365
www.korry.com

LAMPLIGHTER INDUSTRIES, INC.,
96 Lamplighter St., Oak Hill, WV 25901
Producers of PanELight Metal-ceramic electroluminescent light panels, with long life and excellent environmental
characteristics in sizes up to 24 x 72 inches.
Frederick A. Rutledge, Marketing Director
Phone:(304)469-2474 Fax:(304)469-3380

LCD LIGHTING, INC.
37 Robinson Blvd., Orange, CT 06477
Custom manufacturers of miniature fluorescent lamps.
Applications include avionics, computers (laptops), facsimile, medical, and machine vision, etc.
Alton G. Hudson, Sales & Marketing Manager.
Phone:(203)795-1520 Fax:(203)795-2874

LUMINESCENT SYSTEMS, INC.,
Etna Rd., Lebanon, NH 03766
Manufacturers of EL lights and dc/ac inverters. Lights are
available in sizes, shapes, and colors to meet specific
applications; they are low-current, uniform, and generate no heat. Compensating inverters have an efficiency
up to 50%.
Phone:(603)448-3444 Fax:(603)448-3452 www.lumsys.com

LUMITEX, INC.
8443 Dow Circle, Strongsville, OH 44136
Manufacturers of woven fiber-optic backlighting for LCD's.
Specific HID and halogen light sources.
Phone:(216)243-8401 Toll Free:(800)969-5483
Fax: (216)243-8402

MODUTEC INC.
920 Candia Rd. Manchester NH 03103
Manufacturers of backlights for LCD's.
Phone:(603)669-5121 Fax:(603)622-2690

POLY-OPTICAL PRODUCTS, INC.
17475 Gillette Ave., Irvine, CA 92614
Designers and manufacturers of woven optic cables, both
standard and custom.
Heidi Atchison, Sales
Phone:(949)250-8557, Fax:(949)250-1840
www.poly-optical.com E-mail: popi@poly-optical.com

PRECISION LAMP
720 Portal St. Coati, CA 94931
Manufacturers of panels for backlighting LCD's using incandescent, LED, or cold cathode light sources, as well as miniature incandescent lamps that solder directly to PCBs. Precision lamp is ISO 9001 certified.
Bob Carlson Sales Manager.
Phone:(707)792-0333 Fax:(707)792-2738

QUANTEX CORP.
2 Research Ct., Rockville, MD 20850
Manufacturers of high-efficiency high brightness
Perma-Light'm
Phone:(301)258-2701 Fax:(301)258-9871
www.us.net/quantex

TELEDYNE LIGHTING AND DISPLAY PRODUCTS
12525 Daphne Ave., Hawthorne, CA 90250
Backlights for transmissive LCD's.
Phone:(323)777-0077 Fax: (323)242-1924

THOMAS ELECTRONICS
100 Riverview Drive,Wayne, NJ 07470
Manufacturers of high-efficiency Flat Fluorescent Lamps
(973)696-5200 Fax: (973)696-8298
www.thomaselectronics.com

WELCH ALLYN
Lighting Products Div., 4619 Jordan Rd., Skaneateles Falls, NY 13153-0187
Manufacturers of miniature metal-halide arc lamps with arc gaps of 1-2 mm. Lamps are ideal for compact LCD projectors. (used with fiber optic backlighting)
Jim Kiesa, Sales Manager.
Phone:(315)685-4347 Fax:(315)685-2854

WINSOR CORP.
Cermanic Lighting Div. 410 96th St. #7, Seattle, WA 98108
Manufacturers of high performance backlights for LCD's. These are typically flat monolithic fluorescent lamps using
hot-cathode technology to achieve high output and high luminous efficacy.
Phone:(206)767-4070 Fax:(206)767-3747
www.hi-lux.com

XANTEK INC.
1770 La Costa Meadows Dr., San Marcos, CA 92069
Manufacturers of low-profile dc/ac inverters designed for
driving CCFLs. Offering a line of super compact dc-dc
converters for use with LCD's.
Scott Sato, Business Manager.
Phone:(760)471-4001, Toll Free:(800)443-6835 Fax (760)471-4021

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CONNECTORS

3M ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS DIVISION
6801 River Place Blvd, Austin, TX 78726-9000
Designers, manufacturers, and marketers of electronic packaging and interconnect products providing reliable and effective solutions to interconnect problems faced by electronic equipment manufacturers and assemblers.
Jim Mathews, Marketing Communication Manager.
Phone:(512)984-1800 Fax:(512)984-6972

ELFORM, INC.
P.O. Box 7362,1025 Ridgeview, Ste. 200, Reno, NV 89510
Distributors of heat-seal connectors, and various types of
thermal compression bonding machines, including pulse-heat bonding equipment.
Bob Short, Sales Manager.
Phone:(702)829-1905 Fax:(702)829-1693
www.elform.com email:elform@compuserv.com

FUJIPOLY AMERICA CORP.
P.O Box 679, 365 Carnegie Ave. Kenilworth, NJ 07033
Manufacturers of standard and custom surface-mount elastomeric connectors.
Robert Bjornsen, Applications Engineer.
Phone:(908)298-3850 Fax:(908)298-1232

SHIN-ETSU POLYMER
34135 Seventh Street Union City, CA 94587
Manufacturer & distributor of heat-seal connectors, anisotropic conductive adhesives, and elastomeric connectors.
Phone:(510)475-9000 Fax:(510)475-0613

THOMAS & BETTS
155 Commerce Dr. , Fort Washington, PA 19034
Manufacturers of standard and custom surface-mount elastomeric connectors and chip-carrier sockets for high-density electronic interconnections.
Linda Wilsbach
Phone:(215)283-8866 Fax:(215)283-8925


TODDCO GENERAL INC
13535 Danielson St, St. Paway, CA 92064
Manufacturers of high quality hot-bar bonding equipment.
Specializing in display attachment. (anisotropic heat seals for LCD's)
Debbie M. Burford, National Sales Manager.
Phone:(619)877-2100 Fax:(619)877-2110
www.toddco.com e-mail: toddco@toddco.com

UNITEK EQUIPMENT
1820 S. Myrtle Ave.
Monrovia, CA 91016
Unitek Equipment is a leading manufacturer of pulse heated reflow soldering systems.
Paul Brackell, Product Manager
Phone:(626)930-8515 Fax:(626)358-8048
www.unitekequipment.com e-mail: info@unitekequipment.com

YOUNG TECHNOLOGY
277 Rickenbacker Circle, Livermore, CA 94550
Manufacturers of a precision thermal press used for bonding of heat seal electrical connectors to displays.
Phone:(510)456-9800 Fax:(510)456-9810

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SOCKETS

ADVANCED INTERCONNECTIONS CORP.
5 Division Street, Warwick, RI 02818
Phone:(401)823-5200 Fax:(401)823-8723

ARIES ELECTRONICS
62A Trenton Ave, Frenchtown, NJ. 08825
Phone:(908)996-6841 Fax:(908)996-3891
www.arieselec.com


MIL-MAX MFG.
190 Pine Hollow Rd., Oyster Bay, NY 11771
Phone:(516)922-6000 Fax:(516)922-9253
www.mill-max.com

ROBINSON NUGENT INC
800 8th Street, New Albany, IN 47150
Phone:(812)945-0211 Fax:(812)949-6384
www.robinsonnugent.com

SAMTEC INC
Progress Blvd, New Albany, IN 47150
Phone:(812)944-6733 Fax:(812)948-5047
www.samtec.com

TELEDYNE ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGIES
3565 Corporate Court, P.O. Box 939012 San Diego, CA 92193-9012
Manufacturers of connectors for connecting flat panel displays to printed circuit boards.
Mike Toolson, Marketing.
Phone: (619)576-1005,  Fax: (619)576-0607

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BEZELS

RMF PRODUCTS, INC.
1275 Paramount Pkwy., P.O. Box 520, Batavia, IL 60510
Manufacturers of bezels and filter assemblies for digital
displays. Black plastic bezels snap into front panels easily
without tools, glue or hardware. Colored non-qlare filter
material is available to match most displays.
Richard Frieders, President.
Phone:(708)879-0020 Fax:(708)879-6749

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LCD HEATERS

ELECTRO-FLEX HEAT
Norwood Industrial Park, Bloomfield, Ct. 06002
Phone:(860)242-6287 Fax:(860)242-7298

MINCO PRODUCTS
7300 Commerce Lane, Minneapolis, MN 55432
Phone:(612)571-3121 Fax:(612)571-0927
www.minco.com


THERM-O-DISC INC. MIDWEST COMPONENTS PRODUCT GROUP
1981 Port City Blvd, Muskegon, MI 49442
Phone:(616)777-4100 Fax:(616)773-4214

SPRINGFIELD WIRE
243 Cottage Street, Springfield, Ma 01101
Phone:(413)781-6950 Fax:(413)739-3809

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LCD Touchscreens

MicroTouch Systems, Inc..
300 Griffin Brook Park Drive, Methuen, MA 01844
Phone:(978)659-9000 Fax:(978)989-9771
Christopher Phair - North Central Sales
www.microtouch.com

Transparent Products, Inc.
28064 Avenue Stanford, Valencia, CA 91355-1160
Phone:(661)294-9787 Fax:(661)294-9785
Fred Bonyadian - Sales Manager
www.touchpage.com email: FredB@Touchpage.com

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