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Editorial

Make Your Plans for the Display Event of the Year
By Stephen P. Atwood

Industry News

How Changes Among LCD Makers Will Affect the Industrial Market
By Jenny Donelan

President's Corner

Back to Boston
By Brian Berkeley

Best of 2011: 2012 Display Industry Award Winners

The Society for Information Display's Display Industry Awards Committee has selected six award winners that advanced the state of the art of electronic-display products and technology during 2011 in the categories of Display of the Year, Display Component of the Year, and Display Application of the Year.
Compiled by Jenny Donelan

Display Marketplace: The Display Industry: Fast to Grow, Slow to Change

The development of the display industry over the past 50 years shows the long development cycles of display technologies, the importance of key applications that supported manufacturing investments, and the role of such investments in determining the location of production. The industry has grown rapidly, but fundamental changes in technology, applications, and production have taken place over many years.
By Paul Semenza

Patent Legislation: Part III: What Companies Need to Know about the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) Patent Reform Legislation

The America Invents Act, the most significant change to the U.S. patent system since 1952, was signed into law on September 16, 2011. This series of articles focuses on selected provisions which are likely to be the most relevant to companies in the display industry. Part III examines the changeover from a "first-to-invent" to a "first-to-file" system.
By Clark A. Jablon

Trade-Show Preview: Products on Display at Display Week 2012

By The Editorial Staff

Book Reviews

Journal of the SID May and June Contents

SID News: Dr. Louis D. Silverstein, Pioneer in Human Factors, Dies at 61