CDT's world-class Technology Development Centre (TDC) opened at Godmanchester in the UK in 2002 at a cost of $25million.

Its mission:

• To develop and demonstrate display fabrication processes that prove the excellence of PLED technology

The Technology Development Centre was set up to ensure that all the processes and materials under development can be implemented reliably and cost effectively in mass production. Though not at mass production scale, the plate size and throughput ensures that industrial feasibility of materials, devices and processes can be proven.

The equipment purchased is flexible enough to carry out a wide range of trials, either in process development of standard processes, or for large scale trial runs for licensee partners.

The facility can also run major process development projects for partners wishing to perform large scale industrial feasibility trials to validate investment decisions.

High precision ink jet printers at the TDC

TDC's objectives are:

• To develop manufacturing know-how for PLED displays
• To make this knowledge and the rights to use it available to licensees
• To co-design and manufacture prototypes for potential licensees and specialist customers
• To validate materials and equipment in a production environment.

Our activities mirror those of a commercial production plant and incorporate the following stages:

1. Photolithography
2. Polymer deposition
3. Cathode deposition and encapsulation
4. Assembly and test

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