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Welcome to the Pacific Northwest Chapter of SID
The Society for Information Display
February Seminar
**Virtual Event**
Microlens Array Applications to Improve Display Performance

Dr. Kenneth L. Walker
Chief Technology Officer, BrightView Technologies, Inc.

Wednesday, Feb 8, 2023, 12 - 1 PM PST 

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Abstract

Micro Lens Array (MLA) technology enables improved performance across a range of display applications including conventional edge lit architectures, High Dynamic Range (HDR) mini-LED displays, Head Up Display (HUD), and Virtual Reality (VR).  As a leader in Visual Intelligence™, BrightView designs and manufactures MLA solutions that leverage refraction and total internal reflection to manage optics, offering capabilities for dramatically improved performance.  This presentation will provide insight into BrightView’s unique pixel digital mastering process based on a patented grayscale photolithography system, enabling highly complex and customized designs that can be replicated onto a variety of substrates. A discussion of MLAs in display applications will focus on two case studies.  First, an overview of using a Gain Enhancement Film (GEF) to significantly improve luminance in an edge-lit back light unit (BLU) will be given.   Then an analysis of how MLA technology in mini-LED film stack architectures can improve uniformity and brightness compared to conventional diffuser films will be discussed.
 

Speaker Bio

 

Dr. Kenneth L. Walker

Dr. Kenneth L. Walker’s previous positions include President of OFS Specialty Fiber Devices Business, President of OFS Fitel Laboratories, CTO of Lucent Network Cable Systems, Executive Vice President Technology Development Division of Luna Technologies, and head of Optical Fiber Research at Bell Labs.

Kenneth was inducted into the National Academy of Engineering in 2002, and was honored as an Optical Society of America fellow in 2003. He is a Bell Labs Fellow and in the Inventor Hall of Fame in NJ. Ken has also received the OSA Engineering Excellence Award. He has a BS from CalTech and a MS and PhD in Chemical Engineering from Stanford University.  He holds over 50 patents.

 

   
  Jan 2016  
  20th

Time: 6:00 PM
Place:  CSA, Seattle Group, Redmond WA

Canadian Standards Association (CSA) PNW Lighting Division new Seattle facilities overview and lab tours     

CSA Seattle Overview Jan 2016 - For PNW Talk.pdf

CSA Seattle Virtual Tour.pdf            

Presenters: Ms. Peggy Lopez
  Senior Optical Test Engineer, Canadian Standard Association (CSA)
   
  Feb 2016  
  17th

Time: 6:00 PM
Place: Oregon State University, Kelley Engineering Bldg. Room 1001

Flat-Panel Display Backplanes: Past, Present and a Possible Future Option
 

Wager- SID PNW Chapter WAGER SLIDES (10 February 2016).pdf

Presenters:  Dr. John Wager
  Prof., School of EECS, OSU
   
  Mar 2016  
  30th

Time: 6:00 PM
Place: CSA - Canadian Standards Association, Seattle Labs

 Foreseeing the VR/Telepresence

 

Presenters:  Dr. John Cramer
  Professor Emeritus, Physics, at the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle
   
  Apr 2016  
   

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  May 2016  
  11th

Time: 6:00 PM
Place: Planar HQ, Beaverton, OR

It’s Not How Bright You Are, It’s How Good You Look

 

Presenters:  David Blass
  Business Development Manager,   Luminary Optics
   
  Jun 2016  
  22nd

Time: 6:00 PM
Place: Planar HQ, Beaverton, OR

 Emerging Trends in the Display Market

 

Presenters:  Sweta Dash
  President and founder, Dash-Insight
   
  Jul 2016  
  13th

Time: 6:00 PM
Place: Microsoft, Redmond, WA

Mobile Displays: A Color Scientist's Perspective

 

Presenters:  Abhijit Sarkar, PhD
  Senior Imaging Science Engineer/Color Scientist
   
  Jul 2016  
  27th

Time: 6:00 PM
Place: Esterline (Korry), Everret, WA

LEDs in Commercial Aircraft

 

Presenters:  Jay Madhav
  787 Interiors Lighting - Principal Investigator, Boeing
   
  Sep 2016  
   

Time: 6:00 PM
Place: Planar HQ, Beaverton, OR

What is Blue Light and Do We Need to Protect from it?

 


           
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Dr. Jim Sheedy, OD, PhD
   Pacific University College of Optometry  
   
  Oct 2016  
   

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Article 1 - NAME, PURPOSE, AND SCOPE
 
1. The name of this organization is, "The Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Society for Information Display," hereinafter called the Chapter.
2. The purposes of this chapter shall be:
  a. To support the activities and purposes of the parent organization, the Society for Information Display, hereinafter called the SID.
  b. To encourage and contribute to the scientific and educational advancement in the field of information display and to promote its use.
  c. To provide forums for the exchange and dissemination of ideas and knowledge relating to the field of information display.
  d. To conduct all activities without pecuniary profit for Chapter officers or members. Any balance of money or assets remaining after the full payment of Chapter obligations of all and any kinds shall be devoted solely to the above state purposes.
3. Chapter functions and activities shall be, in general, carried out in the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska.

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Article 2 - MEMBERSHIP
 
1. Grades and Qualifications
  a Any member of the SID parent body may request to be a member of the Chapter. Normally, a SID member who resides in the Washington, Oregon, Idaho or Alaska shall be a member of the Chapter. A member of the Chapter shall hold the same grade in the Chapter as is accorded by the SID.
2. Privileges
  a. All members may hold office, vote, serve on nominating committees or participate in committee work. Sustaining Members (companies) and Student Members may not hold office, vote, nor serve on Nominating Committees. All chapter members shall have equal privileges including but not limited to the right to:
    i. Vote for officers, amendments, and additions to the bylaws and on such other Chapter business as requires polling of the members.
    ii. Hold offices and membership in Committees.
    iii. Receive all notices of general Chapter functions.
    iv. Attend all meetings of the Chapter.
  b. Non-members
    i. Non-members are specifically excluded from holding office, voting on Chapter matters, or membership on committees.
    ii. Non-members may participate in business meetings only by express invitation of the Board of Officers or by a vote of the members at a business meeting, and then only when their presence and participation is pertinent to the business of the Chapter.
    iii. Non-members may be invited to all Chapter meetings of a technical or social nature, as guests of a Chapter member, or by general notice of the Chapter function except that such non-members may be required to pay registration, admission, dining, or other fees as deemed fair by the Board of Officers to help defray the expense of the meeting.
3. Termination
  a. Membership in the Chapter may be terminated only for one or more of the following reasons:
    i. Voluntary withdrawal by the member by means of written notice to the Chapter.
    ii. Non-payment of SID dues.
    iii. Voluntary withdrawal due to relocation to another geographical area.
    iv. For cause: Such as misuse of Chapter facilities, or name, or other such activity which brings disrepute to the Chapter or parent body, the SID.
  b. Upon approval of two-thirds of the membership who cast a ballot, the Chapter shall recommend to the Membership Committee of the SID, that it take appropriate action to effect termination of membership.

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Article 3 - DUES AND FEES
 
1. Each Chapter member shall pay dues annually to the SID in accordance with his/her SID grade. No chapter dues are required.
2. Fees, if any, for attendance at technical meetings or other Chapter activities shall be established by the Board of Officers. Chapter members in good standing may be granted preferential fees.
3. The fiscal year of the Chapter shall be from January 1 to December 31 of the same year.

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Article 4 - BOARD OF OFFICERS
 
1. The elected officers of the Chapter shall be Chair, Co-Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer. These officers shall constitute the Board of Officers. No Officer may serve in any specific office more than three (3) consecutive one-year terms.
2. Any Chapter member in good standing at the time of nomination, who also holds the SID grade of Member, Fellow, Life Member, or Life Fellow, is eligible for each office.
3. The duties and authority for each office are as follows:
  a Chair: The Chair shall be the principal executive officer of the Chapter and shall supervise and control the business and affairs of the Chapter. The Chair shall, when present, preside at all general business meetings of the Chapter. The Chair may sign in the place of the Secretary or Treasurer any bank checks, contracts, or other instruments which the Board of Officers has authorized to be executed, and in general shall perform all duties incidental to the office of Chair. The Chair shall be responsive to the wishes of the Board of Officers in the performance of such additional duties as may be requested by the Board from time-to-time. The Chair may also appoint members of the Program and Membership Committees.
  b Co-Chair: In the absence of the Chair or such person's inability or refusal to act, the Co-Chair shall perform the duties of the Chair and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions on the Chair. The Co-Chair shall perform such other duties as from time-to-time may be assigned by the Chair or by the Board of Officers.
  c Secretary: The Secretary shall:
    i. Keep a book of minutes of all general business meetings of the Chapter, and all meetings of the Board of Officers. Minutes of Board meetings shall include the time and place of holding, whether regular or special, and if special, how authorized, the notice thereof given, the names of those present or represented at members' meetings, and the proceedings thereof.
    ii. See that all notices are given in accordance with the provisions of these bylaws.
    iii. Be custodian of the Chapter's records.
    iv. Perform such other correspondence within and external to the Chapter.
    v. In general, perform all duties incidental to the office of Secretary and such other duties as may be assigned from time-to-time by the Chair or by the Board of Officers.
  d Treasurer: The Treasurer shall:
    i. Keep and maintain adequate and correct accounts of the Chapter's properties and business transactions.
    ii. Have charge and custody of and be responsible for all funds and securities of the Chapter, and deposit all such funds in the name of the Chapter in such depositories as shall be selected in accordance with Article 7 of these bylaws.
    iii. Provide financial information as required to SID and request a chapter rebate as established by the SID bylaws and SID Board of Directors.
    iv. In general perform all the duties incidental to the office of Treasurer, and such other duties as from time-to-time may be assigned by the Chapter Chair or the Board of Officers.
4. Vacancies on the Board of Officers, other than the Chair, shall be filled by temporary appointment by the Board of Officers. Elections to fill such unexpired terms may be held or not at the discretion of, and in a manner determined by the Board of officers. The Co-Chair shall succeed to the office of Chair in the event of the Chair’s resignation, extended absence, or inability or refusal to act. In the case of inability or refusal to act, as determined by vote of the Board of Officers, the Chapter membership shall be notified in writing of the circumstances and resulting actions.
5. Voting on Chapter matters shall normally be accomplished during meetings attended by a majority (3) of the Board of Officers. In the event that a meeting of the majority of the officers cannot be held in a timely manner, voting via mail, telephone, fax, or e-mail may be held if approved in advance by a majority of the officers. Complete records of the vote in the form of minutes or hard copy of letters concerning outcome of the voting must be placed in the Chapter records by the Secretary or other board members and distributed to all members of the Board of Officers.

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Article 5 - NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
 
1. Candidates for each elected office may be selected by a Nominating Committee after due deliberation as to qualifications and willingness to serve, if elected. An opportunity will be provided for nominations, and statements of qualification of nominees, from the floor in addition to recommendations made by the Nominating Committee. This shall occur at a regular chapter meeting at which time the announcement of nominees by the Nominating Committee is made. The Secretary will mail ballots to all qualified members in good standing. The completed ballot must be returned to the Board within 30-days after mailing (or electronic voting). Legible write-in votes will be considered valid.
2. Counting of the votes will be made by the Board of Officers in time to permit installation of newly elected officers. A plurality of the legal votes cast for each office will be sufficient to elect to the office. In case of ties, the tie will be broken by special election.

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Article 6 - RECOMMENDED COMMITTEES
 
1. The following committees, as a minimum, are recommended: Nominating Committee, Membership Committee, and Program Committee. The Chairs of these committees may be appointed by the Chapter Chair with concurrence of the Board of Officers.
2. Nominating Committee
  a. The Chair of the Nominating Committee and two additional committee members shall be appointed.
  b. The Nominating Committee shall select a slate of candidates for office. These recommendations shall be incorporated with those nominations made from the floor at a regular monthly meeting and presented as a slate to the Chapter body in good standing for balloting.
  c. It shall be the duty of the Nominating Committee to be judicious and insightful in the preparation of the slate which would meet the needs of the Chapter. The nominating slate shall not include individuals who: 1) have an existing direct manager-employee association, 2) have a direct companyclient relationship, or 3) have a close personal relationship including, but not limited to, being related, living together, or working closely together. Additionally, the Nominating Committee will conduct the election balloting as described in Article 5.
3. Membership Committee
The Membership Committee may conduct membership drives, encourage membership applications and maintain and recommend standards of membership consistent with SID and Chapter Bylaws.
4. Program Committee The Program Committee may:
  a. rRecommend the technical programs and activities to be conducted,
  b. Recommend a specific time and place of meetings,
  c. Establish and submit for approval by the Board of Officers a program budget, and
  d. Arrange for facilities, agenda, publicity and all other necessary matters pertinent to the business-like and professional management of meetings.
5. Other committee chairs not described above may from time-to-time be appointed by the Chapter Chair. (For example: Awards committee, web-master, etc.)

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Article 7 - FINANCES
 
1. All funds of the Chapter, other than petty cash, shall be kept in recognized banking or savings institutions, Expenditures of funds in excess of $100 for any single transaction shall have the approval of the Board of Officers. Below that amount, a board member's signature shall be sufficient. All expenditures shall fall within the general guidelines approved by the Board of Officers. Expenditures incurred by the Board members or committee members can be reimbursed by the Chapter upon a written expense report submitted to the Chapter Treasurer and approved by the Treasurer.
2. The books of account shall be open to inspection by the Board of Officers and the SID Treasurer. The books of account shall be audited annually and upon change of the Treasurer or at the end of his term. The types and methods of recording in these books shall be in accordance with the instructions of the Board of Officers.
3. Funds and real property of the Chapter shall revert to the SID upon the dissolution of the Chapter.

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Article 8 - MEETINGS
 
1. There shall be at least one general business meeting conducted each fiscal year. This meeting shall be held at a time and place recommended by the Board of Officers.
2. A majority of the Board of Officers shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of business. A majority of the quorum shall be sufficient to approve any motion.
3. Meetings of a technical or informative nature shall be held in keeping with the objectives of the SID and as arranged by the Program Committee.

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Article 9 - AMENDMENTS
 
1. Amendments to these bylaws may be proposed by petition from a majority of the Board of Officers, or ten percent of the chapter membership in good standing. Such proposed amendments are subject to review and approval by the SID Board of Directors. Once approved, the Chapter Secretary shall mail the proposed Amendments, within 60 days of receipt, to the general chapter membership with a ballot for ratification. An approval of a simple majority of the ballots cast by the membership shall be necessary for ratification.
2. Ballots are to be returned to the Board of officers within 30-days of the ballot mailing. The Board of officers will count the ballots and certify the approval or disapproval of the proposed Amendments. A record of the vote shall be made in the Secretary's Chapter records. When an amendment is ratified, all members shall be notified within 30-days.
  PNW Companies
  The Pacific Northwest region of the U.S. is privileged with the presence of many noted display corporations, companies and industry renowned consultants which represent various areas of the display industry. Areas of display expertise include direct view flat panel technology, LCOS and other projection techniques, retinal imaging, avionics/aerospace displays and components, displays-related software development and numerous areas of fundamental displays research. The following companies are representative of displays-related activity within the Pacific Northwest chapter:
  Idaho
   
   
  Oregon
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Planar Systems
   
   
  Washington
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Microsoft
   
   
   
   
   
 

Officers
Chariman

Adi Abileah

Adi Abileah, consultant, retired from Planar Systems, where he served as chief scientist for 14 years. His main activity is related to development of AMLCD, physics and optics of displays of several technologies. Adi has BSc in physics from the Technion, and MSc in plasma physics from the Hebrew Univ. He developed soil density detectors at the Negev Institute. Developed high power CO2 lasers in the Hebrew Univ. His first work in the Industry at Elscint was development of Gamma Camera. He was head of optics group at Elbit for 5 years. He managed the El-Op branch (R&D) in Haifa. Since 1987 he managed the optics engineering at OIS, MI, development of AMLCD, until 1988, when he joined Planar. Adi has 46 US patents, and many papers and seminars in display technologies, as well as other topics. He is a Fellow of SID and got the Schade award. He was the director of the SID Pacific Northwest chapter (2010-17). In the last four years he was the Regional VP for Pacific and South Americas.

 
 
Vice Chairman

Koji Yugawa

Koji Yugawa is a Technical Program Manager at Facebook Reality Labs focusing on waveguides and nanofabrication for AR/VR applications. Prior to Facebook Koji spent 22 years at Korry Electronics as Program Manager, Principal Project Engineer, Systems Engineer and Senior Optics Engineer developing displays for aerospace applications. Koji earned a BS in Physics from Eastern Washington University and a MS in Optics from the University of Rochester. He is a senior member of SID and has been active in the PNW SID chapter since 2004

 
 
  Treasurer
 

Chris King

Chris King was a cofounder of Planar Systems. He was the Chief Technology Officer at Planar from its founding in 1983 until his retirement in 2006. Previously, Chris was a scientist at Tektronix in the Applied Research Lab where he developed Thin Film El Display technology. Chris is a SID Fellow and a winner of the SID Karl Braun Award. His activities in SID include being a past Chair of the SID Honors and Awards Committee and now a member of that committee. He has been an officer of Pacific North West SID for the last eight years. 

 
   
  Secretary
 

Linghui Rao

Linghui Rao is currently a tech lead manager of display engineering at Facebook. Prior to joining Facebook, she was a display lead with Microsoft Surface. Linghui is a senior member of SID, and has served as SID LCT committee member since 2016 and the PNW Chapter since 2020. Linghui received her Ph.D. in optics from University of Central Florida. She is the recipient of 2014 ILCS Glenn H. Brown Prize.

   
  Past Officers
 
Year Director Chair Co-Chair Secretary Treasurer
1997 John Rupp*        
1998 John Rupp Todd Yuzuriha Pat Green Tim Robinson Surjit Chadha
1999 John Rupp Todd Yuzuriha Pat Green Tim Robinson Surjit Chadha
2000 John Rupp Todd Yuzuriha Pat Green Tim Robinson Chuck Watkins
2001 John Rupp Tolis Voutsas Pat Green Steve Ellersick Chuck Watkins
2002 John Rupp Tolis Voutsas Pat Green Steve Ellersick Chuck Watkins
2003 John Rupp Tolis Voutsas Pat Green Steve Ellersick Chris Curtin
2004 Tolis Voutsas Steve Ellersick Pat Green Koji Yugawa Chris Curtin
2005 Tolis Voutsas Steve Ellersick Pat Green Koji Yugawa Chris Curtin
2006 Tolis Voutsas Steve Ellersick Pat Green Koji Yugawa Chris Curtin
2007 Tolis Voutsas Aris Silzars Adi Abileah Gary Johnson Chris Curtin
2008 Adi Abileah Aris Silzars   Gary Johnson Chris Curtin
2009 Adi Abileah Aris Silzars Chris Curtin Gary Johnson Koji Yugawa
2010 Adi Abileah Koji Yugawa Chris Curtin Gary Johnson Steve Sechrist
2011 Adi Abileah Koji Yugawa Chris King Gary Johnson Steve Sechrist
2012 Adi Abileah Koji Yugawa Chris King Gary Johnson Steve Sechrist
2013 Adi Abileah Koji Yugawa Chris King Gary Johnson Steve Sechrist
2014 Adi Abileah Koji Yugawa Chris King Gary Johnson Steve Sechrist
2015 Adi Abileah Koji Yugawa Chris King Gary Johnson Steve Sechrist
2016 Adi Abileah Koji Yugawa Chris King Gary Johnson Steve Sechrist
2017 Adi Abileah Koji Yugawa Chris King Gary Johnson Steve Sechrist
2018 Adi Abileah Gary Johnson Steve Sechrist Sam Phenix Chris King
2019 Adi Abileah Gary Johnson Steve Sechrist Sam Phenix Chris King
2020 Adi Abileah Gary Johnson Steve Sechrist Sam Phenix Chris King
2021 Sam Phenix Adi Abileah Koji Yugawa Linghui Rao Chris King 
* SID BOD Appointed Interim Director prior to 1998 Americas Region Elections
  Committee Information
Membership Chair
Ben Clifton
 
Nominations & Awards Chair
Gary Feather
 
 
Program Committee Chair
  Koji Yugawa
Esterline Control and Communication Systems

11910 Beverly Park Road
Everett, WA, 98294

tel: (425) 297-9700 ext. 3307
cell: (206) 930-6704

contact
 
Web-Master

Samantha Phenix
Planar Systems

1195 NW Compton Drive
Beaverton, OR 97006 

tel: (503) 748-5748

contact
  Past Committee Chairs
 
Year Membership Nominations & Awards Program
2001 Dean Wilkinson Tom Curran  
2002 Dean Wilkinson Chris Curtin  
2003 Dean Wilkinson Chris Curtin  
2004 Dean Wilkinson Joe Hallett Adi Abileah
2005 Dean Wilkinson Joe Hallett Adi Abileah
2006 Dean Wilkinson Joe Hallett Adi Abileah
2007 Koji Yugawa Joe Hallett Pat Green
2008 Koji Yugawa Joe Hallett Pat Green
2009 Joe Hallett Brian Schowengerdt Pat Green
2010 Joe Hallett Brian Schowengerdt Pat Green
2011 Chris Curtin Peggy Lopez Pat Green
2012 Chris Curtin Peggy Lopez Pat Green
2013 Chris Curtin Peggy Lopez Pat Green
2014 Allen Gard Peggy Lopez Pat Green
 2015 Allen Gard Peggy Lopez Pat Green
 2016 Allen Gard /   Samantha Phenix Peggy Lopez Pat Green
2017 Samantha Phenix Jacob Choi Koji Yugawa
  News, commentary, and blogs from Members of the PNW SID Chapter. 

Opinions expressed are those of the authors and are not related to the PNW SID Chapter or SID International. To include a link to your display-related site, send a request to the Chapter Chair

Monthly Column by Aris Silzars

Steve Sechrist’s Blog

 

 

 

  
 

        Sad News - Tom Curran

 

We have sad news to share – Tom Curran, lifetime SID member and former Planar employee, died on Tue / 12-June-2012.

Tom was an early employee of Planar (since 1988).  He was very active in the display community and the SID organization for many years.  He served as publications chairman for SID from 1975-82, then again from 1988-92. He got the SID President Award for his service to the organization.  More recently while in retirement Tom attended PNW-SID talks, mostly in Portland.  For people that knew Tom, it is a big loss.  He was a real gentleman and will be missed.  Tom was 85 years old and was active until the last couple of weeks.  A more detailed obituary is at "About SID" in the main SID web pages.

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