Display Development News articles from June 2004

Display Development News archives from June 2004

CATHODE RAY TUBES: Toward Better Color Reproduction.
June 1, 2004... NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics Display of America, Inc. (1250 N. Arlington Heights Rd., Itasca, IL 60143; Tel: 630/467-4552) introduced a high-end wide gamut CRT monitor and two LED backlight LCD prototypes at the 13th annual Windows Hardware...

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS: Modules Readable in Ambient Light.
June 1, 2004... Optrex America, Inc. (46723 Five Mile Rd., Plymouth, MI 48170; Tel: 734/416-8500, Fax: 734/416-8520) is offering a family of industrial TFT color LCD modules that feature an anti-reflective (AR) surface treatment on the front polarizer that...

Largest LCD TV from Samsung.(Samsung Electronics America Inc.)
June 1, 2004... Samsung Electronics (105 Challenger Rd., Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660; Tel: 800-SAMSUNG) introduced one of the largest LCD TVs available to the consumerthe 46-inch LTP468Wat the Home Entertainment Show in New York City. Crisp and clear from corner...

PROJECTION DISPLAYS: Vertical 1-Bit Home Theater.
June 1, 2004... More consumers are integrating stylish flat panel televisions into the home. To provide users with a surround-sound audio solution that matches the design and quality of these TVs, Sharp Electronics (Sharp Plaza, Mahwah, NJ 07430; Tel:...

Model Gets Higher Contrast.
June 1, 2004... Epson America, Inc. (3840 Kilroy Airport Way, Long Beach, CA 90806; Tel: 562/981-3840, Fax: 562/290-5220) announced the Epson PowerLite Home 10+, an enhanced version of its popular PowerLite Home 10 entry-level home theater projector released...

Nine-Foot-Wide Movies for Under $1,500.
June 1, 2004... The innovative and fast-growing projection display market has added another Gee-Whiz model to its cadre of products. InFocus Corp. (27700B SW Pkwy., Wilsonville, OR 97070; Tel: 503/685-8888, Fax: 503/685-8887) is now offering images up to nine...

NEW TECHNOLOGY: Protection for Handset Screens.
June 1, 2004... Semtech Corp. (200 Flynn Rd., Camarillo, CA 93012; Tel: 805/498- 2111), a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors for communications, portable devices, computers, and industrial equipment announced the EClamp 2340C, a...

Low Power, Flexible Displays Always On.
June 1, 2004... Eastman Kodak Co. (State St., Rochester, NY 14650; Tel: 716/580- 7612) introduced a technology that enables the creation of thin, flexible lightweight displays. This technology has tremendous potential for retail and consumer applications that...

COMMENTARY: Flexible Displays: A Growth Opportunity.(Liquid crystal displays)
June 1, 2004... Following the display industry has many rewards, one of which is working with an industry where innovation and growth is always a possibility. Ever since the early plasma and LCD monitors provided an alternative to the bulky CRT tube decades...

PROCESS NEWS: Orbotech AOI Systems for Gen 6 TFT-LCD Fab.
June 1, 2004... Orbotech, Ltd. (Sanhedrin Blvd., North Industrial Zone, Yavne 81101, Israel; Tel: 972-8-942-3560) received a major order from Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT, Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C.) totaling $19 million for multiple automated optical inspection...

INDUSTRY NEWS: Compliance Program for Mounting Systems.
June 1, 2004... The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA), which develops and promotes display interface standards, introduced its new Flat Panel Mounting Interface (FDMI) Compliance Program, designed to allow mounting products manufacturers and flat...

Roadmap for Flexible Displays.
June 1, 2004... More than 75 representatives for leading display technology companies, government officials, and academia converged at Arizona State Universitys Research Park in early May to kick off the largest-ever initiative focused on flexible display...

Briefly Noted:.(Electric equipment industry)
June 1, 2004... eMagin Corp. said it has filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The shelf registration statement, when declared effective by the SEC, will allow the company, from time to time, to...

Funding.(MicroVision Corp.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Microvision, a leader in light scanning technologies headquartered in Bothell, Washington, said it has received a contract modification for an additional $3.85 million from the U.S. Army Product Manager, Air Warrior, awarded through the Armys...

People.(CompoundSemi Onlines Blue 2004: Advanced LEDs & Lasers Conference)(Light emitting diodes)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Kopin Corp. CEO John C.C. Fan was the featured guest speaker at CompoundSemi Onlines Blue 2004: Advanced LEDs & Lasers Conference, which took placed May 11-12 in Hsinchu, Taiwan. The conference is the worlds premier gathering of LED & laser...

Stocks Mixed on Economics, Middle East.(Display devices)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
June 1, 2004... Display stocks followed the broad market as fears of rising interest rates and doubts about the Iraq situation and oil supplies sent stock prices on a roller coaster. The economy seems to be getting better and that made the index rise....

CALENDAR.(displays and display lighting conferences)(Calendar)
June 1, 2004... July 26-28, 2004. Large Screen Displays for Home Entertainment Applications, Hilton San Diego Resort Hotel. Contact: Intertech; Tel: 207/781-9618, Fax: 207/781-2150; Website: www.intertechusa.com/largescreens.html. August 23-27, 2004. Asia...

INDUSTRY INSIGHT: At SID, LCDs and OLEDs Get Our Attention.(Liquid Crystal Displays, Organic Light-Emitting Diode )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... The Society for Information Display (SID) held its annual symposium, seminar, and exhibition at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle from May 25-27. There were many exhibits, papers, tutorials, and so forth, but we took...

LCDs.(Liquid crystal displays)(Samsung LCD Business)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Samsung LCD Business, a division of Samsung Electronics Co., and the worlds largest provider of TFT LCD panels demoed new LCD technologies. They included new 40-in. WXGA, 32-in. WXGA, and 26- in. WXGA TV panels with 16:9 aspect ratios, and new...

OLEDs.(Organic Light-Emitting Diode)
June 1, 2004... eMagin, the leading maker of active matrix OLED microdisplays, announced the availability of a new class of OLED displays integrated with fiber optic bundles for virtual imaging. The new display family enables an expanded range of custom video...