3M Showcases Energy Efficient Vikuiti Optical Films for TVs, Monitors and Notebooks at FPD International 2008

3M’s Optical Systems Division will showcase a number of energy efficient exhibits at FPD International, to be held October 28-31 in Yokohama, Japan—further signaling the company’s successful efforts in reducing power consumption with its Vikuiti Optical Films. Specifically, the company will feature its latest optical films for notebooks, handheld devices, monitors and LCD TVs at this year’s show.

“Power consumption has become an increasingly important issue in today’s electronic devices. Our FPD International exhibits leveraging Vikuiti optical films for notebooks, monitors and TVs illustrate ways to enhance the energy efficiency of today’s electronic devices without sacrificing display performance,” noted Jim Bauman, vice president of 3M’s Optical Systems Division. “We continue to develop new innovations, such as the DBEF D3 300, our latest Vikuiti Dual Brightness Enhancement Film for LCD TVs that can reduce power consumption by up to 37% and our Vikuiti BEF-RP for notebooks, which has the ability to increase brightness by up to 44% and extend notebook battery life 14-17 minutes beyond that of a standard film stack.”