Display Development News articles from December 2004

Display Development News archives from December 2004

MARKETS: LCDs Positioned To Replace CRT TVs.(Liquid crystal displays, Cathode ray tubes)(Douglas Woo of Westinghouse Digital Electronics)
December 1, 2004... Speaking at the Flat Information Displays Conference held in San Francisco last month, Westinghouse Digital Electronics President Douglas Woo indicated that LCD TVs would become the replacement technology of choice for consumers. He told...

Big Screen TVs Top Holiday Lists.(consumers wishes)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... High definition televisions, plasma and other flat panel TVs are at the top of Holiday Wish Lists, according to a new Web poll conducted by CompTIA, the Computing Technology Industry Association. Almost a quarter (24%) of those surveyed said...

Big Screen TVs Top Peace and Happiness.(wish list survey)
December 1, 2004... What do men want? Peace, happiness. Nope, they crave big screen televisions, according to a holiday shopping survey from CNET, a resource for people interested in enhancing their life with personal technology. When asked what CNET users...

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS 4-inch LCD For Media Players.(Samsung Electronics Company Ltd. introduces screen digital interface Liquid crystal displays)
December 1, 2004... A 4-inch screen digital interface LCD with a 16:9 screen ratio exclusively for Portable Media Players (PMP) has been developed by Samsung Electronics (Sun Ghae Park, Seoul, South Korea, Tel: 82- 31-209-7037). PMP is a next generation...

TV and PC Images On A Single Monitor.(Sharp Systems of America introduces Liquid crystal displays )(personal computer, television)
December 1, 2004... Their largest and most feature-rich LCD desktop display to date was introduced by Sharp Systems of America (5901 Bolsa Ave., Huntington Beach, CA 92647, Tel: 714/903-4600, Fax: 714/903-4716). Dubbed by Sharp as an IT-TV, this 23-inch, wide...

Digital Imaging In Operating Room.(Planar Systems Inc.)
December 1, 2004... Planar Systems (1400 NW Compton Dr., Beaverton, OR97006, Tel: 503/690-1100, Fax: 503/690-1493) has been quietly expanding its product line for health care applications. Recently, the company obtained FDA approval for use of its Dome system for...

Response Time Leads To New LCD Apps.(Fujitsu Microelectronics America Inc.)(applications)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... A 23-inch LCD panel, introduced by Fujitsu Microelectronics America Inc. (1250 East Arques Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94088, Tel: 408/737-5747, Fax: 408/737-5989) provides W-UXGA resolution and the industrys fastest response time of just 12 ms along...

EMISSIVE DISPLAYS: LED Scoring, Video At Five Ballparks.(Daktronics Inc. provides orders to Arizona Diamondbacks, Cleveland Indians and Toronto Blue Jays)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... New integrated scoring, video and information display systems at five minor league ballparks have been ordered from Daktronics (331 32nd Ave., Brookings, SD 57006, Tel: 605/697-4467, Fax: 605/697- 4700). The total value of the order is about...

LED Displays Shine In Media, Civic Centers.(Barco N.V.)
December 1, 2004... Barco is an international display company headquartered in Kortrijk, Belgium that is a leading manufacturer of visualization and display solutions for professional markets. They are making great headway with key installations in the Toronto...

PROJECTION DISPLAYS: High Throw Cuts Image Distortion.(Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America Inc.'s XD480U ColorView projector)
December 1, 2004... A common, but annoying display setup problem encountered by many mobile professionals at sites where the conference table is too low or screen too high has been solved by Mitsubishi Digital Electronics of America (5665 Plaza Dr., Cypress, CA...

SOFTWARE: Planar Still Innovating In Display Software.(Planar Systems Inc.)
December 1, 2004... Planar Systems, located in Beaverton, OR has been a major manufacturer of displays for a number of years. Recently, Planar received FDA approval for mammography done with their Dome line of flat panel LCD displays. Now, Planar has developed...

Managing PACS For Healthcare Companies.(picture archiving and communications systems)(Planar Solutions introduces Dome Dashboard, a new application)
December 1, 2004... Another software effort by Planar involves the adoption of picture archiving and communications systems (PACS) across healthcare enterprises with the Dome Dashboard, a new console application for the maintenance and monitoring of medical...

NEW TECHNOLOGY: Richer Colors For Mobile Handsets.(Leadis Technology Inc)
December 1, 2004... Deeper color depths and richer display images in next generation mobile handsets will be made possible by a Color STN Driver produced by Leadis Technology Inc. (474 Potrero Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94805, Tel: 408/3387-8800, Fax: 408/387-8801). The...

Better Sound For LCD Televisions.(Tripath Technology Inc. and Waves Inc.)
December 1, 2004... LCD TVs offer the best ergonomics and picture quality of new flat panel TV displays, and aggressive price reductions are making the more attractive to consumers. But the audio in many current models is not as good as the lower cost CRTs. This...

PROCESS NEWS: Thick Film EL Display Processing.(Ulvac Technologies Inc. and iFire Technology Inc.)
December 1, 2004... Orders for multiple production systems from Ulvac Technologies (402 Griffen Brook Dr., Methuen, Mass. 01844, Tel: 978/686-7550) were received from iFire Technology (Toronto, Canada). iFire is developing a flat panel display technology based...

World's Largest Generation 7 Fab.(fabrication plant)
December 1, 2004... LG. Philips LCD (Seoul, Korea, Tel: 822-2022-8238) has decided to invest in its seventh generation TFT-LCD fabrication plant, known as P7. Total investment for the plant, which will be developed in phases, is KRW 5,297 billion. The company...

INDUSTRY NEWS: Privacy Monitors Aid In HIPAA Standards.(Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996)(Richardson Electronics Ltd.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... The availability of HIPAA compliant privacy monitors was announced by Richardson Electronics (LaFox, Ill), a global provider of Engineered Solutions for the healthcare market. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)...

Stocks Rally in November.(Cree Inc., Eastman Kodak Co. and InFocus Corp.)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
December 1, 2004... Ten of our display stocks were up at the close of November. The entire market was up slightly during the month as better earnings trickled in and the unrest from the election eased a bit. But there is still too much uncertainty which is not...

CALENDAR.(Calendar)
December 1, 2004... Feb. 9-11, 2005. Paper-Like Displays Conference, Tradewinds Island Grand Resort & Conf. Center, St. Pete Beach, FL. Call 207/235-2225 or visit www.imiconf.com. Feb. 21-24, 2005. Intl Display Mfg. Conf. and Exhibition, Taipei, Taiwan....

BUSINESS.
December 1, 2004... Thomson in Agreement with Chinese Group. Thomson has signed an agreement with Chinese television and mobile phone manufacturer, Konka, concerning cooperation in the field of TV components. This agreement will strengthen the position of...

FINANCE.
December 1, 2004... eMagin Sells Stock and Warrants. The company said it had entered into and completed definitive agreements with existing accredited investors for the purchase of approximately $2.9 million of common stock and warrants. The net proceeds from...

PRODUCTS.
December 1, 2004... LED achieves highest brightness. Cree Inc., Durham, NC, said its XLamp 7090 white LED product has achieved the highest commercially available brightness in the industry, offering 40-60 lumens at 350 mA. With a typical brightness of 45 lumens,...

PATENTS.(eMagin Corp's Gray Scale Pixel Driver has been granted a patent )(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Gray Scale Pixel Driver. eMagin Corp., Hopewell Junction, NY has been granted a patent covering invention of an innovative gray- scale pixel driver for electronic displays. The circuit effectively allows variable brightness in gray-scale OLED...

AWARDS.(ScreenPlay 61md10 ultra-thin microdisplay television )(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... InFocus Gets Whats New Award. InFocus, the leader in digital projection technology and services, said that Popular Science magazine had awarded its ScreenPlay 61md10, a 61-inch high- definition 6.8-inch ultra-thin microdisplay television, as a...

PEOPLE.(Diego Olego has been elected chairman of U.S. Display Consortium)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Olego Named USDC Chairman. The U.S. Display Consortium (San Jose, CA), a public/private partnership chartered with developing the flat panel display industry supply chain, announced that Dr. Diego Olego has been elected chairman of the USDCs...

WHO'S WHO IN DISPLAYS: Can Carbon Nanotubes Replace Indium Tin.(Rick Jansen of Eikos Ltd.)(Interview)
December 1, 2004... DDN talked with Rick Jansen, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Eikos Eikos is a privately held company located in Franklin, Massachusetts that was founded in 1996 to develop innovative technologies into commercially successful products....

Editors Note:.(shipments of conductive materials)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Jansen indicated that carbon nanotube inks could be used for conductive display coatings as early as 2005. Eikos has already formed partnerships with some of the leading display makers and the military to get this technology going. Nothing...