Applied Materials' Robert Visser Honored by Society of Information Display
February 24 2016 - 7:30AM
- Receives 2016 Special
Recognition Award for distinguished and valued
contributions to the information display field.
SANTA CLARA, Calif., February 24, 2016 - Applied
Materials, Inc. today announced that Dr. Robert Visser has received
a 2016 Special Recognition Award from the Society of Information
Display, a leading industry organization comprised of the top
scientists, engineers, corporate researchers and business people of
the display field. The award is for his "pioneering research and
commercialization of new display technologies related to OLEDs*,
LCD* materials and barrier films, including encapsulation
technologies for OLED and flexible displays." Dr. Visser is senior
director of advanced chemistry and materials for the Advanced
Technology Group at Applied Materials, where he is responsible for
creating business opportunities in new and adjacent markets related
to displays and roll-to-roll barrier films, as well as developing
novel chemistries for semiconductor manufacturing.
"Robert contributed to turning the concept of
flexible displays into a reality by helping establish the
principles for successful encapsulation of highly sensitive
devices, such as OLED displays," said Dr. Om Nalamasu, senior vice
president and CTO of Applied Materials. "Robert continues to be a
critical source of insight and expertise on display materials, and
I congratulate him on this well-deserved award."
Dr. Visser's work in the display industry spans
more than three decades. Most recently at Applied, he helped the
display group develop new thin-film encapsulation systems that
enable the volume production of high-resolution, thin and
lightweight flexible OLED displays for mobile products and TVs. He
also works closely with the Roll-to-Roll Coating Products Division
to design new equipment for depositing barrier films that can be
used throughout the world for a wide variety of flexible packaging
and labeling applications.
Prior to joining Applied, Dr. Visser was CTO of
Vitex Systems, where he led a multi-disciplinary team to
demonstrate and refine multi-layer barrier technology for use in
OLED displays. This work eventually became the basis on which many
of today's plastic, curved OLED displays are built. Dr. Visser
began his career at Philips Research, where he led several research
teams and helped create the PolyLED business serving as the group's
CEO and CTO. Under his leadership, the group launched one of the
first OLED displays on the market in 2002. Also during this time he
worked with other researchers and members of academia to make
significant improvements in performance and yield of early OLED
display manufacturing.
Dr. Visser holds a master's degree in theoretical
organic chemistry and physics, and a Ph.D. in physical and organic
chemistry, both from Leiden University, Netherlands. He has
numerous patents and publications to his name.
Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMAT) is the
global leader in materials engineering solutions for the
semiconductor, flat panel display and solar photovoltaic
industries. Our technologies help make innovations like
smartphones, flat screen TVs and solar panels more affordable and
accessible to consumers and businesses around the world. Learn more
at www.appliedmaterials.com.
*OLED=organic light emitting diode; LCD=liquid
crystal display
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