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LXD, Inc.
Company type	Private
Founded	1968
Headquarters	Cleveland, Ohio; Research Triangle, North Carolina
Key people	Ed Harrison, CEO
Products	Liquid Crystal Displays & Related Products
Website	http://www.lxdinc.com

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LXD, Incorporated is one of the first Liquid Crystal Display manufacturers in the world. The company, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, has factories in the United States and China.

History[edit]

LXD, Incorporated was founded as ILIXCO (International Liquid Xtal Company) by James Fergason in 1968 in Kent, Ohio and was the first manufacturer of the twisted nematic LCD. ILIXCO became cash strapped while trying to break into the display market with watch and large instrument displays, and it was purchased by then-customer DICKEY-john Corp., a manufacturer of agricultural sensing equipment, in 1974. John Lamphier III, owner of DICKEY-john Corp, renamed the company Liquid Xtal Displays Inc. and later sold the company to the Electronic Components Division of General Electric in September 1979.

In December 1983, the company was purchased by Dr. Hugh Mailer, who shortened the name to LXD, Incorporated. In 1986, majority ownership of LXD was acquired by a Norwegian company, LCDVision.

In July 1994, the company became a subsidiary of the Brenlin Group.

In 1996, James Fergason's son Jeffrey Fergason formed a new company using the Ilixco name. The new Ilixco is a holding company that owns controlling interests in IO Display Systems and Razor Digital Entertainment.

In January 2008, the company was acquired by current management. A joint venture between Jiya-LXD in China was established.

In September 2010, LXD announced the opening of a new 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m²) facility in Research Triangle, North Carolina.

External links[edit]

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-  key_people     = [[Ed Harrison]], President, CEO<br/>[[Jim Roman]], Vice President<br/>[[Todd Bolanz]], Vice President<br/>[[Charles Wang (2) | Charles Wang]], Vice President<br/> |
-  industry       = [[Liquid Crystal Display | Liquid Crystal Displays]]|
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+| location            = [[Cleveland, Ohio]]<br /> [[Research Triangle, North Carolina]]
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-'''LXD, Incorporated''' is one of the first Liquid Crystal Display Manufacturers in the world. The company has factories in the [[United States]] and [[China]], including its corporate headquarters in [[Cleveland, Ohio]].
+'''LXD, Incorporated''' is one of the first [[Liquid Crystal Display]] manufacturers in the world. The company, headquartered in [[Cleveland, Ohio]], has factories in the [[United States]] and [[China]].
 ==History==
-The precursor to LXD was ILIXCO (International Liquid Xtal Company owned by [[James Fergason]] which was started in [[1968]] and was the first manufacturer of the [[twisted nematic]] LCD.  Jim Fergason held the original patents on TN LCDs.  ILIXCO is still in business in California.  They eventually won the patent lawsuit(1976)with Hoffman LaRoche and Timex but it was too late to save the manufacturing facility. ILIXCO was trying to break into the diplay market with watch and large instrument displays.  They became cash strapped and one customer offered to pick up the payroll for the manufacturing rights to LCDs. The compnay was DICKEY-john Corp.  In 1974,the owner of DICKEY-john, John LamphierIII along with his brother-in-law, sister, and father got the manufacturing rights and formed Liquid Xtal Displays Inc.  The company used LXD interchageably for compnay business.  The DICKEY-john Corp purchsed the compnay in March of 1975 and LXD became a wholly owned subsidary of DICKEY-john Corp.  The company was purchased by the Electronic Componets Divison of [[General Electric]] in September of 1979 and kept the name Liquid Xtal Displays (LXD) with the General Electric signature. It was a GE buiness unit.  General Electric sold the company to Dr. Hugh Mailer in December of 1983.  The compnay struggled with under capitalization and was sold to a Norwegian group in 1986.  A new manager was brought in around 1993 and almost put the compnay in bankruptcy.  The company was sold to the [[Brenlin Group]] around 1994.
+LXD, Incorporated was founded as '''ILIXCO''' ('''I'''nternational '''Li'''quid '''X'''tal '''Co'''mpany) by [[James Fergason]] in 1968 in [[Kent, Ohio]] and was the first manufacturer of the [[twisted nematic]] LCD.  ILIXCO became cash strapped while trying to break into the display market with watch and large instrument displays, and it was purchased by then-customer DICKEY-john Corp., a manufacturer of agricultural sensing equipment, in 1974. John Lamphier III, owner of DICKEY-john Corp, renamed the company '''Liquid Xtal Displays Inc.''' and later sold the company to the Electronic Components Division of [[General Electric]] in September 1979.
+In December 1983, the company was purchased by Dr. Hugh Mailer, who shortened the name to LXD, Incorporated.  In 1986, majority ownership of LXD was acquired by a Norwegian company, LCDVision.
+In July 1994, the company became a subsidiary of the Brenlin Group.
+In 1996, James Fergason's son Jeffrey Fergason formed a new company using the Ilixco name.  The new Ilixco is a holding company that owns controlling interests in IO Display Systems and Razor Digital Entertainment.
+In January 2008, the company was acquired by current management. A joint venture between Jiya-LXD in China was established.
+In September 2010, LXD announced the opening of a new {{convert|30000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} facility in Research Triangle, North Carolina.
 ==External links==
-*[http://www.lxdinc.com LXD Corporate Website]
+*[http://www.lxdinc.com Official website]
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Lxd Incorporated}}
-[[Category:Companies based in Ohio]]
-[[Category:1970 establishments]]
+[[Category:Electronics companies established in 1968]]
+[[Category:Manufacturing companies based in Cleveland]]
+[[Category:1968 establishments in Ohio]]