Preface

In my recent trans-Pacific flight, I had plenty of time to think about the evolution of our everyday display technology. After only eight short years since the first edition of this book was published, display technology has undergone enormous transformation, which is still continuing. Cathode ray tube (CRT) display technology, which dominated for several decades, suddenly disappeared in front of us. Superior organic light-emitting device (OLED) display has moved to center stage. During my trip, I even saw that my 85-year-old mother had started to play with a smartphone, communicating with her sons, grandsons, daughters, and granddaughters in other parts of the world. I could see the enormous joy in her face, brought forth by the new ...

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