IN SUB-ASSEMBLIES CONTAINING THESE COMPONENTS . THE COMPLETE PROGRAMME HAS A FOUR YEAR DURATION . DURING THE FIRST YEAR DESIGN AND STUDY WORK WILL BE UNDERTAKEN . ACTIVITY LEVELS WILL BE HIGHER IN THE SECOND AND THIRD YEARS DURING WHICH THE MAIN EXPERIMENTAL WORK WILL BE UNDERTAKEN . IN THE FINAL YEAR , DEMONSTRATION DEVICES WILL BE COMPLETED , DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE PREDICTIONS FINALISED , AND SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS EXPLORED .
1.5.4 . " MOLECULAR ENGINEERING FOR OPTOELECTRONICS " ( REF . 443 : B/84 )
THE AIM OF THE PROJECT IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW ORGANIC ELECTRO-OPTIC AND NONLINEAR OPTICAL MATERIALS . THERE IS AN INCREASING REQUIREMENT FOR SUCH MATERIALS IN THE RAPIDLY EXPANDING FIELDS OF INTEGRATED OPTICS AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS . THE TARGET OF THE PROJECT IS TO PRODUCE NOVEL MATERIALS FOR THE FABRICATION OF DEVICES UTILISING LINEAR ELECTRO-OPTICAL EFFECTS , SECONDORDER FREQUENCY MIXING EFFECTS AND THIRD-ORDER EFFECTS .
FURTHER A-TYPE ( AND B-TYPE ) PROPOSALS ARE EXPECTED .
R AND D AREA 1.6 : ADVANCED DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES
IN MANY PRODUCT AREAS EG WORKSTATIONS , ELECTRONIC OFFICE EQUIPMENT ETC . THERE IS A NEED FOR NEW ADVANCED DISPLAY SYSTEMS TO REPLACE AND SUPERSEDE THE CONVENTIONAL CRT . SUCH DISPLAYS WOULD NEED TO BE OF LARGE SIZE ( A4 AND ABOVE ) AND OF MEDIUM TO HIGH DEFINITION . COLOUR CAPABILITY WOULD ALSO BE DESIREABLE/NECESSARY .
MANY APPROACHES ARE CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED . THE PROBLEMS OF MULTIPLEXING , DEFECT MINIMISATION , MATERIALS , ETC . BECOME GREATER WITH INCREASING DISPLAY SIZE AND DEFINITION . A CLEAR IDENTIFICATION OF THE SPECIFIC PROBLEM ISSUES AND A DEFINITION OF THE OPTIMUM TECHNOLOGICAL STRATEGY FOR EUROPE TO MAKE AN IMPACT IN THIS AREA IS REQUIRED . SUCH AN INITIATIVE MUST LINK CLOSELY WITH NATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN THIS AREA .
A TECHNOLOGY DEFINITION PROJECT IN WHICH MAJOR EXISTING COMMUNITY PRACTITIONERS WOULD COMBINE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE IS PROPOSED . THIS PROJECT WOULD BE OF 12 TO 18 MONTHS DURATION AND WOULD PREPARE THE WAY FOR A SIGNIFICANT CO-ORDINATED EUROPEAN APPROACH IN THIS AREA . THE EXPECTED RESULTS IN THIS PROJECT WOULD BE REFLECTED IN A STUDY REPORT TO BE COMPLETED BETWEEN MONTHS 12 AND 14 WHOSE RECOMMENDATIONS WOULD BE SUPPORTED BY ONE OR MORE DEMONSTRATORS TO BE COMPLETED BY MONTH 18 .
1.6.1 . " MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR HIGH MOBILITY TFTS FOR LC DISPLAY BUS DRIVERS " ( REF . 491 : B/84 )
IN CURRENT PRACTICE , THE PERIPHERAL DRIVER CIRCUITS FOR ACTIVE MATRIX LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS CONSIST OF EXTERNAL IC-CHIPS . THIS PROJECT PROPOSES TO DEVELOP THIN FILM MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR COLUMN - AND LINE-BUS DRIVERS TO REPLACE THE EXTERNAL IC-CHIPS . THE MAIN TASK WILL BE TO DEVELOP A LOW TEMPERATURE DEPOSITION PROCESS FOR THE SEMICONDUCTOR THIN FILM MATERIAL COMPATIBLE WITH THE GLASS SUBSTRATES USED FOR THE LC-DISPLAY . THE MAIN MATERIAL SUGGESTED IS POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON , DEPOSITED IN A HIGH POWER GLOW DISCHARGE PROCESS . FURTHERMORE ELEMENTARY THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ( TFT ) CIRCUITS SUITABLE FOR BUS DRIVER SHIFT