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Field Emission Technologies Inc., carved out of Sony Corp. to commercialize field-emission display technology, will demonstrate a prototype FED panel here at Display 2007, scheduled to run April 18-20. Initial commercial offerings are targeted for 2009.

FE Technology took over FED development from Sony when it was spun off from the Japanese consumer giant in December. Sony holds a 36.5 percent stake in the company. Tokyo-based carve-out fund Tech Gate Investment is the majority equity holder.

"We will negotiate with Canon on necessary patents," said FE Technology president Shohei Hasegawa.

A 26-inch panel with 0.3-mm pitch would yield full HD resolution (1,920 x 1,080 dots). "For professional HD monitor applications, displays with at least a 24- to 26-inch size will be required. Our pilot line cannot make panels larger than 20 inches, so we are looking for business partners," Hasegawa said.

If facilities allow, FED panels can be made up to about 50 inches without technical difficulty, said Hidenori Kenmotsu, general manager of FE Technologies' technical planning division.

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