Display Development News articles from September 2001

Display Development News archives from September 2001

CATHODE RAY TUBES Thinner TVs Are in the Works.(Sarnoff Corp.)
September 1, 2001... Researchers at Sarnoff Corp. (CN 5300, Princeton, NJ 08543; Tel: 609/734-2193, Fax: 609/734-2992) say they have developed an electronic display that is half as deep as current models, which answers the most common complaint about conventional...

Patent for Very Thin CRTs.(IBM)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Researchers at IBM in Scotland have patented a way to make CRTs that are only 2 cm thick. This should also be a less expensive and easier manufacturing method, according to IBM (Old Orchard Rd., Armonk, NY 10504; Tel: 914/499-1900). ...

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS 24-in. Unit Shown by Sun.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Sun Microsystems, Inc. (901 San Antonio Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94303; Tel: 650/786-7215) featured breakthrough products and high- performance demos at the SIGGRAPH Conference in Los Angeles. Included was a technology demo of the world's first...

System Keeps Patient Content.(Eon Media information and entertainment system for hospitals)
September 1, 2001... EON Media's new entertainment and information system, designed for patient's bedside use, will feature VitalScreen medical monitors from Planar Systems, Inc. (1400 N.W. Compton Dr., Beaverton, OR 97006; Tel: 503/690-1100, Fax: 503/690-1493)....

Screen for Fare Collection.(Planar Systems gets contract from Cubic Transportation Systems)
September 1, 2001... Planar Systems, Inc. (1400 N.W. Compton Dr., Beaverton, OR 97006; Tel: 503/690-1100, Fax: 503/690-1493) announced it would provide the color display technology for Cubic Transportation Systems' (CTS) new automated bus fare collection system....

Compaq to Use Sharp's Module.
September 1, 2001... Sharp Microelectronics of America (SMA, 5700 NW Pacific Rim Blvd., Camas, Washington; Tel: 360/834-8926, Fax: 360/834-8903 and Pixelworks, Inc. (Tualatin, OR), the leading provider of system- on-a-chip ICs for the advanced display market,...

Super Contrast from Eizo.(Eizo Nanao Technologies' Flexscan L365)(Product Announcement)
September 1, 2001... Eizo Nanao Technologies ( 5710 Warland Dr., Cypress, CA 90630; Tel: 562/431-5011, Fax: 562/431-4811) began shipping a new LCD, the FlexScan L365 last month. This latest edition of professional flat panel displays replaces the award winning L330...

Chicago 911 Saves Space.(contract with NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics Display of America Inc.)
September 1, 2001... NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics (1250 N. Arlington Heights Rd., Itasca, ILL 60143; Tel: 630/467-4552) announced that the Chicago Emergency Communications Center, one of the world's busiest emergency call centers in the nation, has selected...

PLASMA PANELS: LG Displays Use Digital Processors.(Sage Inc. gets contract from LG Electronics)
September 1, 2001... Sage, Inc. (2460 N. First St., San Jose, CA 95131; Tel: 408/383- 5300, Fax: 408/383-5310), a leading provider of digital display processors for consumer technology and PC display products, says that LG Electronics Co., Ltd. has selected three...

Third Generation 50-in. XGA Display.(Pioneer Technologies PDP-503CMX)
September 1, 2001... Pioneer Corp. (2265 220th St., Long Beach, CA 90810; Tel: 310/952- 2111, Fax: 310/953-2990) introduced their third-generation professional use plasma display, the PDP-503CMX, to the Japanese domestic market. They will gradually introduce this...

LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAYS Large-Scale LED Video Displays.
September 1, 2001... New Millennium Media International, Inc. (101 Philippe Pkwy., Safety Harbor, FL; Tel: 727/797-6664, Fax: 727/797-7770) signed an exclusive licensing and marketing agreement with John Popovich, the inventor of a new technology that will allow...

More Brightness from Motorola.
September 1, 2001... Motorola, Inc. (Libertyville, IL; Tel: 847/523-6555) has been using organic EL display technology in cell phone displays made by Pioneer Corp. since the middle of 2000. The StarTac series of cell phones were the initial products using this...

MICRODISPLAYS: Packaging Platform for Microdisplays.(Three Five Systems Inc. and Silicon Bandwidth)
September 1, 2001... Three Five Systems, Inc. (1600 N. Desert Dr., Tempe, AZ; Tel: 602/389-8600, Fax: 602/389-8801) and Silicon Bandwidth, Inc. (San Bruno, CA) announced a jointly developed packaging platform for Three-Five's high-resolution, liquid crystal on...

PROJECTION DISPLAYS Driver Powers High Resolution.(Analog Devices gets contract from Hitachi Corp. for LCD driver)
September 1, 2001... Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI, One technology Way, Norwood, MA 02062; Tel: 781/329-4700, Fax: 781/326-8703) a leader in high-performance semiconductor and signal processing applications, announced that Hitachi Corp. has selected the DecDriver...

Setting Home Cinema Standard.(Texas Instruments' Digital Micromirror Device)
September 1, 2001... Texas Instruments (Box 655474, Dallas, TX 75265; Tel: 972/995- 2011, Fax: 972/995-4360) announced the availability of a new version of the Digital Micromirror Device (DMD), the semiconductor chip, which is the heart of Digital Light Processing...

NEW TECHNOLOGY: Two Panels Run by One Interface.
September 1, 2001... NIVDIA Corp. (2701 San Tomas Expressway, Santa Clara, CA 95050; Tel: 408/486-2000, Fax: 408/615-2800) displayed the next step in the adoption of digital displays. NIVDIA and Eizo have teamed up to deliver the industry's first dual visual...

PROCESS NEWS: Integral Vision Gets Kodak Order.
September 1, 2001... Integral Vision, Inc. (38700 Grand River Ave., Farmington Hills, MI 48335; Tel: 248/471-2660, Fax: 248/615-2971) says it had received an order for a "SharpEye" inspection system from Eastman Kodak to be used for the inspection of organic...

Spinning Multilayers of Polymers for LEDs.(research from Los Alamos labs)
September 1, 2001... Hsing-Lin Wang, a researcher in the Los Alamos Bioscience Division, described an innovative method for building multiple thin layers of polymer coatings using centrifugal force at the 222nd national meeting of the American Chemical Society. The...

INDUSTRY NEWS: Dolch Wins Military Contract.
September 1, 2001... Dolch Computer Systems (Fremont, CA) the world leader in delivering ruggedized portable computer solutions, says that Electronic Data Systems Corp. (EDS) had selected them as the exclusive provider of embarkable workstations and portable...

Genesis Ships Record Volume.(Genesis Microchip)
September 1, 2001... Genesis Microchip (San Jose, CA) an innovator in LCD monitor processing technology, says it has shipped more than three million gmZAN1 LCD monitor controller chips, which is a company record. Genesis has publicly announced this chip in monitors...

Richardson Electronics Gets Federal Schedule.
September 1, 2001... Richardson Electronics' Display Systems Group, a global provider of display technologies, has been awarded a contract to provide medical and satellite imaging display products to federal government agencies. The agreement is categorized under...

Universal Completes Private Placement.
September 1, 2001... Universal Display Corp. also says it has completed a $25 million private placement with institutional investors. The placement consists of $10 million in convertible preferred stock and $15 million in secured convertible debentures. Sidney...

Aiwa May Enter the Flat Panel Market.(flat panel liquid crystal display televisions)
September 1, 2001... Aiwa Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan), an audio and video equipment unit of Sony Corp., said it was studying the possibility of getting into the flat panel display television market as a means to increase sales of profitable products. Aiwa is 61%...

Mitsubishi Invests in Vitex.
September 1, 2001... In a significant business commitment, Mitsubishi Corp. has made a $15 million equity investment in Silicon Valley-based Vitex Systems, Inc. Vitex is a spin-off of global technology development and commercialization giant Battelle and is...

Global-Tech Takes Stake in Lite Array.
September 1, 2001... Global-Tech Appliances, Inc. (Hong Kong) says it has completed the acquisition of approximately 77% (72% on a fully diluted basis) of the outstanding common stock of Lite Array, Inc. Lite Array is a California-based company that has been...

DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY STOCK WATCH.(Industry Trend or Event)(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 2001... We were surprised to see 4 of our 14 stocks in the plus column as August came to an end. This summer has been a disaster for the stock market, the economy and just about everything associated with them. Disappointing earnings and weakening...

BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS Exploring Electron Emissive Materials.(Review)
September 1, 2001... Just published by the Materials Research Society (MRS), Electron- Emissive Materials, Vacuum Microelectronics and Flat Panel Displays, contains papers from two symposia held during the 2000 MRS Spring Meeting in San Francisco, California. ...

CALENDAR.(Calendar of Events)
September 1, 2001... October 16-18, 2001. Eighth Annual Vehicle Display Symposium, Cobo Hall, Detroit, MI. Contact: Website: www.sid.org/conf/8thvd/8thvd.html October 16-19, 2001. Asia Display/IDW '01. The 21st Int'l. Display Research Conf. In conjunction with...