Speaker: John C. Nelson, Senior Research Specialist, 3M
Title: 3M Films for Display Applications

Abstract: A number of 3M film based products are made for a wide variety display types and application. These products include:

– Brightness enhancement, turning films, polarizers and lightguides for backlit LCD’s
– Reflective films for frontlit LCD’s
– Screens and Fresnel lenses for projection displays

These products are enabled by a broad technology base that includes polymeric multi-layer thin films, micro-replicated surfaces, precision coating, adhesives and materials. The presentation will briefly describe the product range, technical
performance as well as general capability of the technologies.

Speaker Background: John C. Nelson is a Senior Research Specialist with the 3M Microreplication Technology Center in Petaluma, California and has been involved in the development of a number of optical film products and technologies for the last 23 years. John has a B.S. in Physics from California State University, Sonoma and holds nine US patents

Post-Seminar Dinner: The seminar is free. Please join our speaker for dinner ($10-20) afterwards. Directions to the restaurant will be handed out at the seminar.

Directions to Seminar Location: Apple Auditorium DA-3, 10500 N. De Anza blvd Cupertino, CA 95014

This is just off of De Anza Blvd. just south of 280 and a few miles north of 85. Head east on Mariani Ave. and take a left at the end of Mariani Ave. Entrance to Infinite Loop 4 is on the east side of Apple campus.

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