A new source for military/avionic AMLCDs

The mission of Image Quest Technologies is to develop and produce high quality active matrix LCD (AMLCD) products to satisfy the needs of avionic, military and other high performance display applications. Image Quest´s guiding principles include a commitment to design and manufacture products of the highest quality. Supporting that commitment is a dedication to working with U.S. manufacturers to develop equipment which will increase yields and the output and ultimately lower manufacturing cost. Image Quest has a state of the art pilot line facility in Fremont, CA ready to manufacture large area, full color high resolution display products. All equipment has been designed to handle a 400×350 mm substrate size, which can accommodate two 10.4 inch VGA displays. All particle sensitive processes are conducted in a class 10 clean environment. Image Quest will manufacture and supply all major elements of the display module including the amorphous silicon thin film transistor (TFT) and color filter substrates, the LC assembly, TAB driver chips and backlight units. Expected annual production capability of the facility will be several thousand modules per year. The first products will be full color 10.4 inch VGA 640×480 pixel display modules, available in both a commercial grade and a high performance avionic. The avionic prototype module features compact packaging, 64 gray level performance, less than 1% reflectance, more than 200 fL, output luminance and avionic environmental performance. The display modules will be available by the end of the year