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Work Group 4 - Emerging Lighting, Electronics and Displays
Lighting
In both conventional technologies, the incandescent lamps and the discharge lamps, European institutions and companies played a leading role from an early stage. As a result, the major players in the lighting industry are still based in Europe and have a European R&D base. This excellent position for Europe has to be secured by constant innovation.
The European lighting industry has established a strong position in the world lamp market which is expected to have an annual growth rate of 3%.
In the long term SSL, inorganic and organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs and LEDs) as well as lasers, will become the next generation light sources, even replacing the currently used incandescent and gas discharge lamps.
The European lighting industry has established a strong position in the world lamp market which is expected to have an annual growth rate of 3%.
The market for high brightness LEDs reached 3.7 billion $ in 2004. An annual growth of 10-15% is expected for the next five years.
We have to ensure that this leading position in the lighting market of the 20th Century will extend to the 21st century.
Displays
Even though it has been more than sixty years since the first Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) televisions appeared in the market, the electronic display is still a young emerging technology. The replacement of CRTs by Flat Panel Displays (FPDs) is just the first step towards fully immersive displays. Future displays as well as flexible electronics will create an “intelligent environment” that will help the broad, intuitive and environmentally friendly use of electronics.
Display applications are already an economic heavyweight. Moving towards an intelligent environment will push the display market to even higher levels. One visionary solution is the low-cost, flexible, large-area electronic display with integrated smart drivers. This technology forms a critical element of the “intelligent environment” and is just about to enter the market place with an outstanding potential for growth.
Display technologies are important for large parts of the European economy and thus, for employment as well. The goal is to remain globally competitive for suppliers and for end-users.
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