| I. INTRODUCTION |
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| II. SUMMARY |
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| 2.1 LCDs |
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| 2.2 OLEDs and PLEDs |
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| 2.3 Materials for Other Displays |
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| 2.3.1 Digital Paper |
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| 2.3.2 PDP |
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| 2.3.3 FED |
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| 2.4 Conclusion |
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| III. MARKET AND INDUSTRY STATUS |
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| 3.1 Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs) |
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| 3.1.1 Plastic Substrates for LCDs |
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| 3.1.2 Retardation Film for LCDs |
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| 3.1.3 Polarization Film for LCDs |
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| 3.1.4 Color Filters for LCDs |
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| 3.1.5 Alignment Layer for LCDs |
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| 3.1.6 Liquid Crystal Materials for LCDs |
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| 3.1.7 Back Light for LCDs |
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| 3.1.8 Front Light for LCDs |
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| 3.2 OLED, PLED |
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| 3.3 PDP |
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| 3.3.1 Barrier Rib Material for PDPs |
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| 3.3.2 Optical Filters for PDPs |
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| IV. ORGANIC MATERIALS FOR LCDs |
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| 4.1 Overview |
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| 4.2 Display Modes of LCDs |
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| 4.3 Plastic Substrates |
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| 4.3.1 Plastic Substrates for STN Mode |
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| 4.3.2 Substrates for Active Matrix Mode |
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| 4.3.3 ITO Film |
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| 4.3.4 Patents Related to Plastic Substrates |
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| 4.4 Optical Compensation and Retardation Films |
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| 4.4.1 Decolorization of STN LCD Background |
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| 4.4.2 Compensation for the Viewing Angle of TN Liquid
Crystals |
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| 4.4.3 Patents Related to Retardation Films |
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| 4.5 Polarization Films |
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| 4.5.1 Absorption Type Polarization Film |
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| 4.5.2 Polarization Film for Reflective LCD |
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| 4.5.3 Non-absorption Type Polarization Film |
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| 4.5.4 Patents Related to Polarization Films |
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| 4.6 Color Filters |
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| 4.6.1 Types of Color Filters |
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| 4.6.2 Pigment Dispersion Resist Method |
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| 4.6.3 Other Manufacturing Methods for Color Filters |
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| 4.6.4 Other Materials for the Color Filter |
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| 4.6.5 Patents Related to Color Filters |
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| 4.7 Alignment Films |
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| 4.7.1 Alignment Film for the Rubbing Method of Alignment |
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| 4.7.2 Photo Alignment Materials |
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| 4.7.3 Photo Isomerization Type Alignment Layer |
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| 4.7.4 Applications Research on Alignment Films |
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| 4.7.5 Patents Related to Alignment Films |
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| 4.8 Liquid Crystal Materials |
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| 4.8.1 LC Materials for Active Matrix TN-LCD Use |
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| 4.8.2 LC Materials for AM In-Plane Switching (IPS)
Mode |
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| 4.8.3 LC Materials for AM MVA-LCD |
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| 4.8.4 LC Materials for Other Modes |
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| 4.9 Polymer Dispersed LCDs |
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| 4.9.1 Polymer Dispersed LCDs and Related Device
Developments |
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| 4.9.2 Polymer Stabilized LCDs |
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| 4.9.3 Holographic LCD |
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| 4.9.4 Improved HPDLC... |
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| 4.9.5 Other Applications |
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| 4.9.6 Other Patents Related to Polymer Dispersed
LCDs |
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| 4.10 Other Materials for LCDs |
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| 4.10.1 Organic Materials Related to the Light Source |
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| 4.10.1 A Backlight materials |
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| 4.10.1 B Materials for LCD front lights |
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| 4.10.2 Spacer |
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| 4.10.3 Spacer-related Patents |
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| V. ORGANIC MATERIALS FOR ORGANIC LEDs (OLEDs). |
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| 5.1 Small Molecule OLED |
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| 5.1.1 Hole Transport Injection Layer |
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| 5.1.2 Emission Layer |
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| 5.1.3 Other Materials |
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| 5.2 Organic Materials for Polymer LEDs (PLEDs). |
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| 5.2.1 A p-Conjugate Type Emission Material |
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| 5.2.2 Dye Containing Polymers |
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| 5.3 Commercial Developments of OLEDs and PLEDS |
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| 5.3.1 Coloring Methods |
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| 5.3.2 Development of the Color Panel |
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| 5.3.3 Development of the Flexible LED |
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| 5.3.4 Other Application |
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| 5.4 Patents Related to OLED and PLED |
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| VI. ORGANIC MATERIALS FOR OTHER DISPLAYS |
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| 6.1 Digital Paper |
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| 6.1.1 LCDs for Digital Paper |
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| 6.1.2 Electrophoresis Display (EPD) |
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| 6.2 Organic Materials for PDP |
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| 6.2.1 Materials for Barrier Rib |
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| 6.2.2 Electrode Material |
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| 6.2.3 Front Screen Materials |
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| 6.3 Organic Materials for Field Emission Display
(FED) |
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| 6.3.1 Manufacturing Method for Carbon Nanotubes |
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| 6.3.2 Application of CNTs to Field Emitters |
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| 6.3.3 Trend in Development of FEDs Using CNT EmittersVI |
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| REFERENCES |
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| Patent References |
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| Literature References |
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