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EFI has concluded a successful “trifecta” of industry tradeshows—SGIA, GRAPH EXPO and Labelexpo Americas—with record visitor attendance, strong sales on the show floor and hundreds of qualified leads.

The Second Coming of TFTs NanoMarkets There is nothing especially new about the thin-film transistor (TFT). It was invented by O. Heil in 1935, although commercialization work didn’t begin until the 1960s at RCA Labs. Back then, TFTs competed for a brief period of time with what was to become the silicon semiconductor industry, but the invention of the MOSFET put pay to any grandiose ambitions that TFT manufacturers might have had in this regard. Instead, these manufacturers turned to a less ambitious goal; applications in LCD and electroluminescent displays. By the late 1980s silicon TFTs had become widely used in LCD displays. In

By Raghu Das, CEO IDTechEx IDTechEx conferences on Printed Electronics in the USA and Europe are highly regarded. By popular request, the company is now staging a Printed Electronics Asia conference and exhibition in Tokyo, Sept. 10-11. The title is carefully chosen because both organic and inorganic electronics have a great future. It is therefore best to explore all the possibilities and achievements. Speaker Yasuyuki Watanabe, from the Center for Frontier Science at Chiba University, says, “We believe that printed electronics is the key technology for advanced flexible electronic devices employing organic materials.” He will talk on the topic of vertical transistors which can

Printers and managers from around the world head out to drupa to discover new opportunities and to take in the show’s extensive range of products and services for every stage of production—from pre-media and print all the way to post processing. Over the years, drupa has evolved and expanded to meet the information requirements of the global print community. drupa 2000 introduced an optimized venue that included the integration of paper converting and packaging production. A digital infrastructure is the common link in today’s production cycle, and drupa 2004 was a global hub for showcasing all the product offerings in the digital process chain. One of

packagePRINTING is proud to be a media partner for drupa 2008, the mega trade show held every four years in Düsseldorf, Germany. Each month, packagePRINTING will provide updates on this international blockbuster as we count down the months to the start of the show in May 2008. Also, look for regular updates on the packagePRINTING Web site at www.packageprinting.com. drupa 2008, print media trade fair, will be the largest in its more than 50-year history, with 1.8 million square feet of exhibit space in 19 halls and more than 1,800 exhibitors. The show will occupy the entire Düsseldorf fairgrounds—including all new halls—from