This is very old but I have not seen it before, I found it with a google of Cetek eMagin.
/news/press releases/07.18.95
JOINT VENTURE LED BY FED CORPORATION AWARDED PROGRAM TO DEVELOP "SMART" FLAT PANEL VIEDO DISPLAYS
HOPEWELL JUNCTION, -- July 18, 1995
FED Corporation announced that it is partnering with a multi-disciplinary team of component suppliers and end-users to develop core technologies to integrate computer functions and high-performance flat-panel displays into a single compact, cost effective unit, dubbed the "Smart Display." The project will receive funding under the Advanced Technology program (ATP) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to revolutionize display technology by developing a multi-layer ceramic module with the FED display on one side and flip-chip integrated circuits on the other, integrating both the display and computer functions in a single component.
In addition to FED Corporation, the joint venture team includes a world class semiconductor circuit manufacturer (Analog Devices), ceramic substrate supplier (Cetek Technology, Inc.), and three display end users (BFGoodrich Avionics Systems, InfiMed, Inc., and Kaiser Electronics) to demonstrate the utility of technology.
The heart of the new display will be FED Corporation's recently developed field emission display (FED), essentially a flat CRT in which the three color electron guns are replaced with an array of electron emitters each responsible for a single pixel n the screen. The field emission display, developed in part under an earlier ATP award, provides highly energy-efficient light generation, is extremely fast, with high resolution, uses low-power drivers, and is very bright, with the excellent color reproduction of conventional CRTs. Technical goals include demonstrating monochrome and color versions of a 1280 X 1024 head-mounted display for medical and portable workstation applications, and a small color direct-view instrument display for avionics.
As more and more consumer products emerge that are based on information technology - Personal Digital Assistants and virtual reality systems, for example - compact, high-performance displays have become one of the pacing technologies. The "smart Displays" program will give U.S. manufacturers a domestic source for the most advanced and versatile display technology, relieving the current dependence on foreign suppliers.
Susan Jones, Executive Vice President of FED Corporation, stated "This ATP program serves as the catalyst to enable several companies to collectively focus the resources required to create a revolutionary new technology." In 1994, FED Corporation established the first dedicated U.S. manufacturing facility for development of field emitter-based flat panel displays, when it set up its New York operations at a site formerly occupied by IBM-East Fishkill. The privately held company is currently working toward development of its proprietary version of FEDs for a variety of high resolution, custom applications.
Joint Venture Members:
FED Corporation (Hopewell Junction, NY; private)
Analog Devices (Norwood, MA; NYSE;ADI)
BFGoodrich Avionics Systems (Columbus, OH; NYSE;GR)
Cetek Technologies, Inc. (Poughkeepsie, NY; private)
InfiMed, Inc. (Liverpool, NY; private)
Kaiser Electronics (San Jose, CA; private)
CONTACT:
FED Corporation
1580 Route 52,
Hopewell Junction, NY 12533
Susan Jones
845-892-1900
email fedcorp@aol.com
