Display Development News articles from March 2005

Display Development News archives from March 2005

DISPLAY MARKETS: LCD Demand Leads To More Plants.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Price declines for flat panel displays, particularly LCD and plasma TVs, contributed to their rise in popularity and increased sales. During the October to December quarter of 2004, prices reportedly dropped as much as 30% for LCD displays....

Samsung to Build Second LCD Line.(Samsung Electronics Company Ltd)
March 1, 2005... Samsung Electronics (Chung-ku, Seoul, Korea, Tel: 82-2-727-7824) said it will invest KRW2.089 trillion (about $2.1 billion) in the second TFT-LCD production line in Tanjeong, Korea. The funds will be used for the construction of the clean room...

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS: Small Format Color TFTs For Display Modules.(thin film transistor)
March 1, 2005... Three-Five Systems Inc. (TFS, 1600 N. Desert Dr., Tempe AZ, Tel: 602/389-8600, Fax: 602/389-8801) has been selected as a supplier of next generation color thin film transistor display modules for a Tier 1, global handset OEM. The company...

Fujitsu Notebook is CRT Desktop Replacement.(cathode ray tube)
March 1, 2005... Its called the LifeBook N3500 notebook, but it is a full-sized desktop replacement. Featuring a Color Enhanced Crystal View display with CRT-like picture quality, and based on Intel Centrino Mobile Technology, the LifeBook offers the...

Multifunctional Navigation Display.(E-Series high performance displays from Raymarine)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... TFT LCD technology was selected by Raymarine (22 Cotton Rd., Nashua, NH 03063, Tel: 603/881-5200, Fax: 603/864-4756), the world leader in marine electronics. The company unveiled its E-Series High Performance Multifunction Navigation Displays,...

PLASMA PANELS: Giants Get Together To Expand Plasma Business.(Hitachi Ltd. and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.)
March 1, 2005... Hitachi Ltd. and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., best known for its Panasonic brand products, said they will be willing to join forces to develop and expand the plasma TV market under an agreement that calls for all-around collaboration in...

LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAYS Volume Output Of Flexible OLEDs.(Vitex Systems Inc. contracted by U.S. Display Consortium)
March 1, 2005... Vitex Systems Inc. (San Jose, CA), a key enabler in the manufacturing of next generation OLEDs said it has been awarded a research and development contract from the U.S. Display Consortium, also based in San Jose. Vitex and USDC will share the...

LEDs Replace CRT In Sports Arena.(new display system in Torontos Rogers Center )
March 1, 2005... Daktronics Inc. (331 32nd Ave., Brookings, SD 57006, Tel: 800/325- 8766) has been awarded a contract in excess of $4.5 million to design, manufacture and install a unique integrated scoring and display system in Torontos Rogers Center (formerly...

PROJECTION DISPLAYS: Permanent Unit For Large Venues.(new projector)
March 1, 2005... A networkable projector that offers flexible brightness was introduced by Sharp Electronics Corp. (One Sharp Plaza, Mahwah, NJ 07430, Tel: 866/484-7825). Known as the XG-PH50X installation and integration projector, it is designed for...

MATERIALS: Nanoparticulate Layers May Boost Efficiency.(ILFORD Imaging and Cambridge Display Technology to develop display devices)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Cambridge Display Technology (Cambridge CB3 OHJ, England, Tel: 44- (0)-1223-723-555, Fax: 44-(0)-1223-723-556) has joined forces with ILFORD Imaging, Switzerland, in a project that promises to pave the way for more optically efficient display...

Polarized Light Adds Power Efficiency.(new class of optical materials patented by University of Rochester)
March 1, 2005... Although flat screens have replaced many CRTs on the desktop and reduced the power needed for displays, scientists at the University of Rochester (RC Box 27006, Rochester, NY 14627) have found a way to add to their efficiency. The researchers...

NEW TECHNOLOGY: Panel-Size Scan Driver Will Lower TFT Costs.(NEC Corp. new chip for thin film transistor)
March 1, 2005... NEC Corp. (2880 Scott Blvd., Santa Clara, CA 95050, Tel: 408/588- 6000, Fax: 408/588-6130) announced the development of a panel- sized scan driver, the worlds first system-on-glass (SOG) large scale integrated (LSI) chip to achieve 768 output...

PROCESS NEWS: First Order for OLED Barrier Technology.(Vitex Systems Inc. in contract with Japanese firm)
March 1, 2005... The first commercial acceptance of its barrier technology was announced by Vitex Systems Inc. (3037 Orchard Parkway, San Jose, CA 95134, Tel: 408/519-4400, Fax: 408/519-4470). The order, worth about $2 million, was received from a Japanese...

INDUSTRY NEWS: Plan to Deliver Patient Self-Service Kiosks.(Galvanon and NEC Solutions America in an alliance)
March 1, 2005... Galvanon of Maitland, Florida, and NEC Solutions America (Rancho Cordova, CA) announced the formation of a strategic alliance to provide patient self-service kiosks in the health care industry. Under the terms of the agreement, NEC Solutions...

Sony Assigns Projection CRTs to Video Display.(Video Display Corp.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Video Display Corp. (Tucker, Georgia) said they have concluded an agreement with Sony Corp. whereby Sony had assigned its 9-inch industrial projection CRT product lines to Video Display. Under the terms of the agreement, Video Display has...

Stocks Rise Only Slightly In February.(display industry)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Half of our display stocks were up at the close of February, 2005. The entire market was up about 2% slightly during the month because of lower earnings and oil worries. Most forecasts still call for continued growth in 2005, but some are...

CALENDAR.
March 1, 2005... April 12-15, 2005. Intl. forum on LEDs, Mandarin Hotel, Xiamen, China. Contact Intertech, Portland, Maine at 207/781-9800, Fax: 207/781-2150. April 20-22, 2005. FINETECH Japan Expo and Conference. Tokyo, Japan. Concurrently held with...

BUSINESS.(deals)
March 1, 2005... Cross Licensing Agreement. Cree Inc. (Durham, NC) said it entered into a patent cross license agreement with Nichia Corp. relating to LED technology for solid state white lighting. The new agreement complements the patent cross license...

SALES AND EARNINGS.( Wells Gardner Electronics Corp.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Wells Gardner Revenue Up. Wells Gardner Electronics Corp. announced sales for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2004 rose to $13.4 million versus $11.3 million for the 2003 4th quarter. Fourth quarter net income was $317,000 compared with a...

NEW PRODUCTS.(Gateway)
March 1, 2005... Dell Expands Offering with 24-inch LCD. Customers of Dell in Round Rock, Texas, now have the opportunity for an expanded multimedia experience with the introduction of the companys largest and most fully-featured flat panel display. The...

PATENTS.(Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. patent application for display switch)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Display Switches Between 2D and 3D. A patent application (WO 2005/011291) caught our attention. It is an Autostereoscopic display apparatus and the applicant is Koninklijke Philips Electronics in the Netherlands. The display comprises two...

PEOPLE.(new appointments at eMagin Corp.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... eMagin Names Two to Leadership Roles. eMagin Corp. (Hopewell Junction, NY) a leader in OLED virtual imaging technology, has appointed Olivier Prache as Senior VP, Display Operations, and Amal Ghosh as VP, OLED Research and Development. Prache,...

AWARDS.(LG. Philips LCD)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... LG. Philips LCD wins Best Company Award. The Best Newly Listed Company in Korea for 2004 award was given to LG. Philips LCD, one of the worlds leading manufacturers of thin film transistor liquid crystal display technology. The award was given...

INDUSTRY INSIGHT: NanoChromicsAn Electrochromic Display Technology.(NTERA Ltd)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... By David Corr, CTO, NTERA Ltd., Dublin, Ireland NTERA Nano Technology is located at 58 Spruce Avenue, Stillorgan Industrial Park, Dublin, Ireland. They are a material science and applications company commercializing their patented...

Electrochromics Technology.
March 1, 2005... Electrochromics belongs to the family of color change chromic technology as opposed to the manipulation of light (liquid crystals, holography, lasers), absorption/energy transfer (solar energy, laser addressable, and organic photoconductors),...

NanoChromics Technology.
March 1, 2005... In this technology, the display cell is an electrochemical cell comprised of nanostructured films. The cathode (anatase titania) is patterned for display applications and is the electrochromic coloring element. The anode is a doped...

Products and Markets.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... We are targeting a significant market low in information content display today that require efficient, cost effective manufacturing and the ability to compete with the low cost materials base of the LCD. These include white displays for design...

Further Developments.(flexible displays)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... We continue to do research and development on the potential of our platform technology as well as our process technology to enable us to avail of the materials flexibility. Our platform consists of low information plastic displays, backlit...

Conclusion.(NCD technology)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... The fabricated flexible displays have comparable optical performance to conventional NanoChromics displays. The display may be flexed under operation, flexing limitations are related to the substrate used, and oxygen permeation of the substrate...

WHO'S WHO IN THE DISPLAY INDUSTRY: Active Matrix Technology Enables Generation of Large Displays.(Michael Sauvante, CEO of Rolltronics Corp.)(Interview)
March 1, 2005... Display Technology News spoke with Michael Sauvante, CEO of Rolltronics Corp. in Menlo Park, CA. Sauvante is co-inventor of the FASwitch (Flexible Array Switch), Its active matrix technology may eliminate the need for semiconductor transistors...