Display Development News articles from February 2005

Display Development News archives from February 2005

MARKETS: Promotions Push Prices Down.(display products)
February 1, 2005... In our market section this month, we focus on display and related technology price cuts which began in the pre-holiday season and their ultimate impact on the profits of several display manufacturers. Prices fell, sales rose, and net profits...

Digital Television Prices Are Falling.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Looking at consumer prices for electronics from another vantage point, we found that the average price of a digital TV has come down over the past three years, according to the Consumer Electronics Association. Digital TV is key to the sale...

Panel Price Cuts Cause Lower Profits.
February 1, 2005... The surge in demand for flat screen televisions and computers may have an unintended consequence for L.G. Philips LCD. The companys fourth quarter net profit plunged 94% from a year earlier amid a second consecutive period of steep price...

Smallest Quarter Profit For LG Electronics.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Similar impacts of declining profits befell L.G. Electronics Inc., Seoul, South Korea, Tel: 847/941-8181 for LG in the U.S. Price pressures of flat screen products coupled with the rising value of the won, were responsible for the companys...

CATHODE RAY TUBES: SuperSlim CRTs Make Debut.
February 1, 2005... A new type of CRT display was introduced by LG. Philips Displays at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last month. The company is the worlds leading CRT display maker and has developed a flat and stylish design for this display that...

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS: Plastic TFT-LCD For Portable Applications.
February 1, 2005... A 5-inch transmissive plastic TFT LCD display for portable applications such as mobile phones and notebook computers was announced by Samsung Electronics in Tanjeong, South Korea. Plastic panels will also make possible other new applications...

LCDs Targeted To Homes, Offices.(liquid crystal displays)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics Display of America, a prolific manufacturer of LCD monitors, has a new line called the Diamond Point V Series that has been developed with the small office and consumer markets in mind. Headquartered at 1250 N....

PLASMA PANELS: Just in time for The Super Bowl.(NEC Solutions America unviels its new products)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... NEC Solutions America timed the announcement of its Showcase series of home projectors and plasma displays just right. Two weeks remained as the company, located at 1250 North Arlington Heights Rd., Itasca, Ill 60143, Tel: 630/467-4552,...

LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAYS: Miniature LEDs Will Brighten Small Displays.(new Micro SIDELEDs )
February 1, 2005... A new generation of white light emitting diodes (LEDs) for small mobile terminals is available from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors, San Jose, California. At only 0.8 millimeters (mm) high and featuring Electrostatic Sensitive Device (ESD)...

PROJECTION DISPLAYS: High-Definition Home Theater.(InFocus ScreenPlay 7210)
February 1, 2005... Being a part of the action is a key benefit of the InFocus ScreenPlay 7210, the latest projector that delivers technical advances to home theater owners. Located at 27700B SW Parkway, Wilsonville, OR 97070, Tel: 503/685-8888, InFocus has...

LCD Projectors Versus DLP Technology.(Epson Home Entertainment Group demonstrates its Epson 3LCD based Livingstation to DLP projection televisions)
February 1, 2005... Epson Home Entertainment Group (3840 Kilroy Airport Way, Long Beach, CA, Tel: 562/981-3840, Fax: 562/290-5220) demonstrated side-by-side comparisons of the Epson 3LCD-based Livingstation to some of todays popular single-chip DLP projection...

MICRODISPLAYS: Home Theater Goes On The Road.(new Video Eyewear from Icuiti Corp. )
February 1, 2005... A significant announcement made at the CES Show in Las Vegas in January involved stylish new Video Eyewear from Icuiti Corp. that features a Kopin CyberDisplay Filter VGA. Known as the Icuiti V920, it is the worlds highest resolution 3D video...

HEADWORN DISPLAYS: Binocular Headset For Video Apps.(Brillian's BR86M30-1)
February 1, 2005... Brillian Corp. demonstrated a prototype binocular headset for video applications at the Consumer Electronics Show. Its very bright, full-color and high-resolution images were delivered in the SVGA Optical Module of its new product, known...

Head Tracking and 3D Stereovision Visor.(eMagin Corp.'s Z800 3D Visor)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... eMagin Corp. is selling the first personal display system to combine OLED technology with head tracking and 3D stereovision. The result provides gamers, designers or any computer user a truly immersive experience. Called the Z800 3D Visor,...

TECHNOLOGY: One Chip for Analog, Digital and Cable TV.(Broadcom BCM3560 )
February 1, 2005... A new television chip makes it possible for manufacturers to make TVs that support both Analog/Digital Broadcast and Cable Programming. Broadcom Corp. (16215 Alton Pkwy., Irvine, CA 92619, Tel: 949/450-8700, Fax: 949/450-8710) announced a...

PROCESS NEWS: R&D Contract For Roll-To-Roll Manufacturing.(Binghamton University awarded research and development bid )
February 1, 2005... Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York, and the U.S. Display Consortium announced that the University has been awarded a competitively bid contract from the USDC to establish and operate the Center for Advanced Microelectronics...

AU Optronics Facility Set To Produce.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... AU Optronics (Taichung, Taiwan, Tel: 886-3-5008899, Fax: 886-3- 5772730) said it has successfully turned on Taiwans very first 32-inch LCD TV panel, produced by the Companys 6th generation TFT and color filter production facility at its...

INDUSTRY NEWS: FPDs Generate Interest In Investment Companies.(flat panel displays)(Tenth Annual Display Industry Investment Conference)
February 1, 2005... Needham and Company Inc. will co-sponsor the Tenth Annual Display Industry Investment Conference hosted by the U.S. Display Consortium (USDC) of San Jose, CA. on March 15, 2005 in New York City. The objectives of the conference are to educate...

Stocks Close Off In January.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Only three of our display stocks were up at the close of January, 2005. The entire market was off slightly during the month on disappointing earnings and oil worries. Most forecasts still call for continued growth in 2005, but some are...

BUSINESS.(briefs)
February 1, 2005... Microvision signs agreement with Ethicon. Microvision Inc. (Bothell, Washington), a leader in light scanning technologies, said it has entered into a multi-phase, exclusive license and product development agreement with Ethicon Endo-Surgery...

PATENTS.(3M Innovative Properties Company and Conoptix file patents for liquid crystal displays)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Optical Film Improves Visibility of Touch Screens. A patent application made news this month as 3M Innovative Properties Company filed application number: WO 2005/003822. A fingerprint- resistant optical film designed by 3M is said to improve...

PEOPLE.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Khoury is President of iFire Technology. The Westaim Corp. said that Nicholas W. Khoury has been appointed President of iFire Technology, a subsidiary of the Westaim company, effective January 15, 2005. Anthony B. Johnston will remain as...

FINANCE.(briefs)
February 1, 2005... Sharp to Invest $1.5 Billion in LCD Plant. Sharp Corp, said it would invest about $1.5 billion to build a state-of-the-art factory for liquid crystal display panels, as the Japanese company works to counter competition from rivals in South...

NEW PRODUCTS.(Shuttle (Elmshorn, Germany))
February 1, 2005... HDMI Video Card for Pioneer Plasma Displays. Key Digital Systems, Mount Vernon, NY, launched the HD Explorer HDMI Video Card featuring an integrated digital video scaler for Pioneers Plasma Displays. The HD Explorer offers an all-digital...

CALENDAR.
February 1, 2005... Feb. 21-24, 2005. Int'l Display Mfg. Conf. and Exhibition, Taipei, Taiwan. Contact www.di.nctu.edu.tw/IDMCO5. March 15, 2005. Display Investment Conference, Roosevelt Hotel, NY City. Co-sponsored by Needham & Company and USDC. Visit...

INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Capacitive SensingThe Next Generation of Human Interactivity.(Ethertouch Ltd.)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Ease-of-use has been a term bandied about for some time and has come to define a lot of things. A Company named Ethertouch Ltd., located in Cranford, New Jersey, has a 12-channel Application Specific Integrated Chip (ASIC) that brings...

Background.(Ethertouch)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Ethertouch is a fabless semiconductor company with headquarters in Cranford, New Jersey and offices in New York and South Africa. Its parent company is Columbus Nova Technology Group, a subsidiary of Columbus Nova, an international private...

ASIC Technology.(Ethertouchs)
February 1, 2005... Ethertouchs capacitive sensing technology utilizes the capacitance between the human body and a set of sensors to achieve advanced 3D sensing solutions. The companys ASIC can complement or replace pointing accessories, 3D touch screens,...

Advantages.(David Leis of Ethertouch)(Interview)
February 1, 2005... We asked several questions about the advantages of this technology for displays to David Leis, VP of Sales and Marketing. DDN: What are the basic advantages of the Ethertouch ASIC for displays? Leis: Take ATMs for example. As the...