This Standard was technically approved by the global Flat Panel Display – Materials & Components Technical Committee. This edition was approved for publication by the global Audits and Reviews Subcommittee on December 20, 2012. Available at www.semiviews.org and www.semi.org in February 2013; originally published July 2006.

In this Standard, definition and interpretation of each term provides material characteristics used for flat panel display (FPD) manufacturing. This Standard benefits unification of terminologies generally used for Polarizing Films of FPD manufacturing.

This Standard is applicable for Polarizing Films of FPD manufacturing. It covers terminologies related to Polarizing Films of FPD manufacturing, used in the area of material, inspection, and measurement.