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EEPN2 speaks with STEVE ATWOOD, Chief
Technology Officer of Capstone Visual

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At this year’s SID (Society eepn2: LEDs are becoming a big for Information Display) industry. In a broad sense, how are Conference, eepn2’s Joe LEDs affecting people who are involved Hallett sat down with Steve with display technology and Atwood to discuss LEDs, ^integration. LCDs and other facets of the Atwood: Back lights (for LCDs) are a significant part display industry. Atwood is of display cost. If there's critical mass, the price of chairman of this year's LEDs will come down. There are (performance) ADEAC (Americas Electronic benefits (for LED compared to CCFL). The color Display Engineering and gamut of LEDs can make panels stand out. LEDs Applications Conference), enable new ways to deal with motion artifacts. which will be held October There's some pressure to remove mercury. And 23-26 in Atlanta, Georgia. LEDS are being used as patterned displays for

eepn2: Are people talking about LED vs.
CCFL?
Atwood: If LEDs weren't on the radar they wouldn't
be talking about LED backlights at all, but put LEDs
in the mix and everybody cares. They want to
understand it, and what they should be doing
about it.

eepn2: Do LEDs threaten CCFL in the
same ways that caused other glass and
vacuum devices to be overwhelmingly
replaced by solid state?
Atwood: It's an interesting and tempting
comparison. It will happen. Will it happen as
quickly as vacuum tubes to transistors? Probably

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