Jan 17 2008
Photon Dynamics, Inc., a global supplier utilizing advanced machine vision technology to provide market leading Liquid Crystal Display yield enhancement systems and high performance digital imaging systems for defense, surveillance, industrial inspection and medical imaging applications, today announced that it has received an order for its market leading ArrayChecker™ flat panel display test and ArraySaver™ repair system from Plastic Logic Limited for their new flexible electronic paper display manufacturing facility in Dresden, Germany. Plastic Logic is the leading developer in plastic electronics manufacturing for flexible active matrix displays. The Dresden facility is a production factory for manufacturing flexible, active-matrix displays.
Jeff Hawthorne, president and chief executive officer of Photon Dynamics, commented, "We are pleased to be part of the equipment lineup used for the production of this exciting new technology. This order validates the extendibility of our test technology to address new display technologies and applications. Photon Dynamics has been used by every generation LCD factory and this continues our tradition of being selected by the leaders in the display industry as they pioneer new products." Wendell Blonigan, chief operating officer of Photon Dynamics, added, "The flexibility of our VIOS sensor based ArrayChecker test equipment, real time auto focus ArraySaver repair technology and the breadth of experience in our applications group allowed us to rapidly address Plastic Logic's needs."
Plastic Logics new factory uses revolutionary process techniques to streamline the manufacturing process and allows the use of low cost, flexible substrates. Simon Jones, vice president of Product Development at Plastic Logic, said, "The flexible market is transitioning from research to production. Plastic Logic is going to lead in this transition and needs to have world class manufacturing efficiency. Yield management is essential to that, and Photon Dynamics is the standard for yield optimization."
Dr. John Mills, Plastic Logic's chief operating officer, concluded, "Take anywhere, read anywhere displays are wanted by people everywhere. The way to make that a reality is through new processing techniques with high quality manufacturing. Photon Dynamics will help us make that a reality."