Display Development News articles from March 2002

Display Development News archives from March 2002

CATHODE RAY TUBES 19-in. Monitor for $219.(Samsung's SyncMaster 950b)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Samsung introduced the SyncMaster 950b, a CRT monitor for both business and home needs. With a street price of just $219, the new model is intended to offer high performance with exceptional value. And it is currently available. The new...

Sony Shifts to All Flat Screen CRTs.
March 1, 2002... Sony Corp. (Sony Dr., Park Ridge, NJ 07656; Tel: 201/369-3467), the creator of the FD Trinitron flat screen picture tube, unveiled its powerhouse portfolio of WEGA models for 2002. Since it started in 1998, the WEGA line has expended to include...

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS High Flux LEDs for Medical Monitors.
March 1, 2002... LumiLeds Lighting (San Jose, CA; Tel: 877/298-9455) announced that FIMI Philips (Saronno 21047, Italy; Tel: 39-2-9618-237) is using their Luxeon high-flux light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to improve color fidelity and extend product life for a new...

32,000 Color CSTN Display.(from Three-Five Systems)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... Three-Five Systems, Inc. (1600 N. Desert Dr., Tempe, AZ 85281; Tel: 602/389-8600, Fax: 602/389-8801) announced the addition of a standard product in its line of color LCDs. Capable of displaying 32,000 colors, this color super twisted nematic...

LCD Automatically Adjusts Contrast.(Densitron's LM4040 LCD module)(Product Announcement)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Densitron Corp. (10430-2 Pioneer Blvd., Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670; Tel: 562/941-5000, Fax: 562/941-5757) produces the LM4040 LCD module that uses chip-on-board technology combined with flat- response-fluid (FRF) technology to create a...

19-in. Unit Sets Desktop Standard.(Samsung Semiconductor)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. (3655 N. First St., San Jose, CA 95134; Tel: 800/423-7364, Fax: 408/544-4919) announced a 19-in. high-resolution SXGA (1,280 by 1,024 pixels), patterned vertical alignment (PVA) TFT LCD display that is positioning as...

PLASMA PANELS: Fujitsu-Hitachi in Taiwan Deal.
March 1, 2002... A joint venture between Japan's Fujitsu, Ltd. and Hitachi, Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan) announced that it had agreed to a tie up with two Taiwan companies to manufacture and market plasma display panels in Taiwan. The venture, Fujitsu Hitachi Plasma...

Multi-Use Plasma Monitor from Sony.(Sony PFM-32C1)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... Sony Corp. (Sony Dr., Park Ridge, NJ 07656; Tel: 201/369-3467) announced its latest flat panel plasma monitor, the PFM-32C1, which has a viewable area of 32 in. The display's cabinetry makes it desirable for video and data display in business...

LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAYS Long-Lasting OLED from Xerox.(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... Researchers at Xerox Corp.'s Research Center of Canada (XRCC, Mississauga, Ontario; Tel: 905/823-7091) have invented an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display that can tolerate temperatures of 70 to 100C for 10,000 hr., which they claim is...

Patent to Extend Display Life.(eMagin)
March 1, 2002... eMagin Corp. (1580 Rt. 52, Hopewell Junction, NY 12533; Tel: 914/892-1900, Fax: 914/892-1901) has been awarded a new patent that can significantly increase the lifetime and luminance of OLED displays. The invention described in U.S. Patent...

MICRODISPLAYS: CyberDisplay Selected for Digital Camcorders.(Kopin CyberDisplay 320C)
March 1, 2002... Kopin Corp. (695 Myles Standish Blvd., Taunton, MA 02780; Tel: 508/824-6696, Fax: 508/824-6958) said that its miniature CyberDisplay 320 has been integrated as the viewfinder into all seven new digital camcorder models manufactured by...

Microvision Shows 3G Display.
March 1, 2002... Microvision, Inc. (19910 North Creek Pkwy., Bothell, WA 98011; Tel: 425/415-6847, Fax: 425/415-6600) has demonstrated a miniature display that promises to deliver notebook PC quality images to third-generation mobile phones and other wireless...

Microdisplay for Land Warriors.
March 1, 2002... eMagin Corp. (1580 Rt. 52, Hopewell Junction, NY 12533; Tel: 914/892-1900, Fax: 914/892-1901) said that its OLED microdisplay technology has been selected for the Version 1.0 Helmet Mounted Displays (HMDs) for the U.S. Army's Land Warrior...

PROJECTION DISPLAYS: Light Weight Answers Mobility Needs.(Benq SL705S, Benq SL705X)
March 1, 2002... Benq, Inc. (formerly Acer Communications and Multimedia; Benq, Inc., 20480 E. Business Pkwy., City of Industry, CA 91789; Tel: 909/569-0699) announced two microportable DLP projectors. DLP is Texas Instrument's digital light processing and has...

Sony Shows Hi-Scan Projection Line.
March 1, 2002... Sony Corp. (Sony Dr., Park Ridge, NJ 07656; Tel: 201/369-3467) unveiled a new collection of all Hi-Scan 1080i wide screen, HDTV monitor rear-projection televisions for 2002. The company is celebrating its 20th anniversary in the rear-projection...

MATERIALS: Film Makes Brighter Displays.(Research Frontiers, SPD)
March 1, 2002... Research Frontiers (240 Crossways Park Dr., Woodbury, NY 11797; Tel: 516/364-1902, Fax: 516/364-3798), the developer and licensor of fast responding SPD light control technology, said that SPD's factory in Incheon, Korea, is now producing SPD...

White LEDs Are 50% Brighter.(from Nichia)
March 1, 2002... Nichia Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) said they developed surface-mount white LEDs that can achieve luminous intensity 50% higher than current units. The increased brightness is the result of a more efficient conversion of electricity to emitted white...

Expanded XBright Line.(Cree XBright 505 nm, Cree XBright 525 nm)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... Cree, Inc. (4600 Silicon Dr., Durham, NC 27703; Tel: 919/313-5300, Fax: 919/313-5452) introduced the XBright 505 nm and 525 nm green light-emitting diode (LED) devices. These devices complement the previously introduced XBright 470 nm blue LED...

NEW TECHNOLOGY: E Ink Introduces Product Line.
March 1, 2002... E Ink Corp. (733 Concord Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138; Tel: 617/499- 6000, Fax: 617/499-6200), the leading developer and marketer of electronic ink technology for paper-like displays, introduced a new product platform for character and segmented...

Light-Emitting Polymer Driver Microcircuit.(STMicroelectronics, Cambridge Display Technology)
March 1, 2002... STMicroelectronics (Geneva; Tel: 33-4-50-40-25-58), one of the world's largest semiconductor manufacturers, and Cambridge Display Technology (CDT, Madingley Rise, Madingley Rd., Cambridge CB3 OHJ England; Tel: 44-(0)-1223-723-555), the leading...

INDUSTRY NEWS: NEC Cancels Venture with Thomson.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... NEC Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) said this week that it called off plans to form a joint venture with Thomson Multimedia SA of France to develop and make plasma displays used in large flat panel televisions. NEC, which owns a 5.25% stake in the...

Screen Withstands Harsh Conditions.(Dolch Computer System FlexPAC)
March 1, 2002... Dolch (Fremont, CA) the world leader in delivering rugged portable computer solutions, introduced its latest expansion into the harsh environment solutions market at the National Manufacturing Week in Chicago. With the acquisition of Touch...

Sharp to Build LCD TV Plant in Japan.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Sharp Corp. (Osaka, Japan), the country's largest maker of LCD displays, said it would spend 28 billion yen ($210 million) on a new plant in central Japan to make LCD TVs. Production at the new facility is scheduled for May of 2004. Sales...

JVC to Enter PDP Market.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Victor Company of Japan, Ltd. (JVC, Tokyo) said it would enter Japan's plasma display panel market with the intention of getting a foothold in the fast-growing sector as digital broadcasting services take off. The company plans to release a...

Universal Gets SBIR Contract.
March 1, 2002... Universal Display Corp. (UDC, Ewing, NJ) has been awarded a $69,951 Phase I contract by the U.S. Department of the Army to demonstrate the feasibility of using three of its proprietary OLED technologies: high-efficiency phosphorescent (PHOLED),...

FEPET Becomes Applied Nanotech.
March 1, 2002... SI Diamond Technology (Austin, TX) announced that its subsidiary, Field Emission Picture Element Technology (FEPET), has officially changed its name to Applied Nanotech, Inc. The new name was selected to more accurately describe and reflect the...

Display Stocks Have Tough Month.
March 1, 2002... Only 5 of our 15 stocks ended the second month of the new year on the plus side. The recession, the terrorist situation, and Enron are all taking their toll and adding tremendous volatility to the market. We have added Universal Display...

CALENDAR.(Calendar of Events)
March 1, 2002... May 19-24, 2002. SID Int'l. Symposium, Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA. Contact: Jay Morreale, Palisades Convention Management, Inc.; Tel: 212/460-8090. June 30-July 5, 2002. Int'l. Liquid Crystal Conference, Edinburg, U.K. Contact:...