Display Development News articles from December 2003

Display Development News archives from December 2003

MARKET ANALYSIS: Technology Advances Push LCD TV Sets.
December 1, 2003... The recent growth in flat panel television sets can be attributed to two flat panel display technologiesplasma and liquid crystal. The latter technology has surprised many forecasters as LCD TV becomes more popular. In this months issue, we...

Merck Developers Get Award.(Melanie Klasen-Memmer, Kazuaki Tarumi, and Matthias Bremer )
December 1, 2003... The German Future Prize worth 250,000 EUR was awarded to Merck KGaA (Darmstadt, Germany) scientists Melanie Klasen-Memmer, Kazuaki Tarumi, and Matthias Bremer for the successful development of a new generation of liquid crystals. By means of...

CATHODE RAY TUBES: Next Generation Has High Image Quality.(from NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics Display of America )
December 1, 2003... NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics Display of America (1250 N. Arlington Heights Rd., Itasca, IL 60143; Tel: 630/467-4552) announced its next generation of NEC AccuSync Series CRT monitors. Offering vibrant, sharp images, the 15-, 17-, and 19-inch...

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS: Dual 15-inch Monitor Doubles Your View.(from DoubleSight Displays L.L.C.)
December 1, 2003... DoubleSight Displays, LLC (1440 North Harbor Blvd., Fullerton, CA 92853; Tel: 714/738-6600, Fax: 714/738-0020), an emerging growth company focused on delivering innovative LCD-based products, introduced a uniquely designed dual 15-inch LCD...

TFT, CSTN Displays for Camera-Phone.(from Royal Philips Electronics)
December 1, 2003... Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands (5600 MD, Eindhoven; Tel: 31-40-27-84986, Fax: 31-40-27-82134) unveiled its newest display solution for the camera-phone market. The worlds thinnest flip-top for a clamshell-style phone, this new...

Ultra-Slim LCDs from Westinghouse.
December 1, 2003... Westinghouse Digital Electronics (16257 Gale Ave., City of Industry, CA 91745; Tel: 626/333-9252, Fax: 626/333-9272) said its 15-, 20-, 27- and 30-inch LCD TVs, delivering superior digital video entertainment experiences in an ultra-slim,...

Record 57-inch Unit by Samsung.
December 1, 2003... Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Sunghae Park, Seoul, Korea; Tel: 82-31-209-7037) announced the development of the worlds largest 57-inch TFT LCD panel for HD-TVs. This new panel was produced on Samsungs fifth-generation line, line 6 (1,100-mm...

PLASMA DISPLAYS: High-, Low-Resolution Systems Plus LCD TV.(from Norcent Technology)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Norcent Technology, Inc. (580 Cliffside Dr., San Dimas, CA 91773; Tel: 909/305-8885, Fax: 909/305-8816), a marketer of high-quality home entertainment, computer, and memory products, displayed an assortment of advanced home entertainment...

LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAYS: Phosphorescent Materials to Go into OLEDs.(Tohoku Pioneers Corp.'s contract with Universal Display Corp.)
December 1, 2003... Tohoku Pioneers Corp. (Yamagata Prefecture, Japan), a subsidiary of Pioneer Corp. and the worlds leading supplier of OLED displays, and Universal Display Corp. (UDC, 375 Philips Rd., Ewing, NJ 08618; Tel: 607/671-0980, Fax: 609/671-0995) said...

PHOLEDs for Military Applications.(Universal Display Corp. contract for .US. Army Communication Electronics Research and Development Engineering Center )(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Universal Display Corp. was also awarded a $730,000 SBR Phase II contract by the U.S. Army Communication Electronics Research and Development Engineering Center (CERDEC) at Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey, to further the development of its flexible,...

First 360-Degree Arena Display.
December 1, 2003... The VMagic division of Venue 1 (489 Devon Park Dr., Wayne, PA 19087; Tel: 877/357-2630) has completed the installation of its first 360-degree Philips-powered LED fascia display for the NHLs Buffalo Sabres at the teams HSBC Arena in Buffalo,...

MICRODISPLAYS: Single Panel Doubles Resolution.( -HD LCOS )
December 1, 2003... Microdisplay Corp. (3055 Research Dr., San Pablo, CA 94806; Tel: 510/243-9515, Fax: 510/243-9522), a technology leader in Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCOS) components, introduced a single panel 1,920- by 1,080-LCOS microdisplay with resolution...

PROJECTION DISPLAYS: Mirrored Reflection for Museum Exhibit.
December 1, 2003... NEC Solutions of America (1250 N. Arlington Heights Rd., Itasca, IL 60143; Tel: 630/467-4552) is marketing the WT600 projector, which has unprecedented short throw capabilities. It is now installed at the Fowler Museum at UCLA, where it has...

Affordable Projectors from PLUS.
December 1, 2003... PLUS Vision Corp. of America (9160 SW Sunshine Court, Beaverton, OR 97005; Tel: 503/748-8700, Fax: 503/643-9756), the leader in projection miniaturization technology, has a new line of feature- packed, aggressively priced projectorsthe new U5...

MATERIALS: Material Makes Displays More Legible.
December 1, 2003... Delphi Automotive Systems (Troy, MI) introduced their Communiport Integrated Navigation Radio (INR), a powerful radio system with a full-map turn-by-turn navigation system and voice prompts. Delphi selected an anti-reflective, acrylic...

NEW TECHNOLOGY: VisionDome Puts Perspective on Training.
December 1, 2003... Elumens Corp. (1301 S. Briggs Ave., Durham, NC 27703; Tel: 919/596-8900, Fax: 919/596-2430) is a leading provider of display solutions to the Simulation and Training industry. Incorporated in 1993 as Alterative Realities Corp., Elumens was...

Auto-Calibration System for Displays.
December 1, 2003... Video Display Corp. (1868 Tucker Industrial Rd., Tucker, GA 30084; Tel: 770/938-2080, Fax: 717/493-3905) said that its VDC Display Systems, Cape Canaveral Division, will introduce its auto- calibrating system to enable low-cost, scalable,...

INDUSTRY NEWS: 2nd System LCD Line to Be Built.
December 1, 2003... Sharp Corp. (Osaka, Japan) will build a second System LCD production line at its Mie Plant No. 3 to cope with the burgeoning demand for high-resolution LCDs for use in digital still cameras and mobile phones. The company has set a target date...

Integrating OLEDs into Military Products.
December 1, 2003... Integration of organic light emitting diode displays (OLEDs) into military platforms will be tested under and R&D contract issued by the U.S. Display Consortium (USDC, San Jose, CA) to defense contractors Rockwell Collins (Cedar Rapids, IO)...

Moxell to Manage Motorola Video Line.
December 1, 2003... Proview International Holdings (Hong Kong and Garden Grove, CA) announced the formation of a new subsidiary to manage the Motorola brand of video display products. Moxell will be responsible for all sales and marketing efforts for the new...

Honeywell Patent Goes to Philips.
December 1, 2003... Honeywell (Morris Township, NJ) said it has granted L.G. Philips LCD rights under three Honeywell U.S. patents relating to liquid crystal displays found in a variety of consumer and business products. Financial terms were not disclosed. ...

Stocks Disappoint on Good News.
December 1, 2003... Eight of our 14 display-related stocks were in the plus column for the month ending November 30, as the broad industrial markets and the NASDAQ seemed to hold back in the face of stronger earnings and encouraging economic reports. In fact, we...

CALENDAR.
December 1, 2003... January 18-22, 2004. 16th Annual Symposium on Electronic Imaging, San Jose Marriot and San Jose Convention Center. Visit www.electronicimaging.org February 18-20, 2004. TI Developer Conf, Houston, TX. Sponsored by Texas Instruments....