Display Development News articles from September 2003

Display Development News archives from September 2003

MARKET ANALYSIS: Handheld Applications Drive Flat Panels.
September 1, 2003... Two events are occurring concurrently that may spell more flat panels for display manufacturers in the very near future. First, handheld manufacturers are actively promoting uses of their devices to business, municipal, medical, and...

Start to Production of "System LCDs".
September 1, 2003... Sharp Corporation of the Americas (5700 N.W. Pacific Rim Blvd., Camas, WA 98607; Tel: 360/834-8926, Fax: 360/834-8992) said that Sharp Corp. (headquartered in Japan) started production of "System LCDs" at its Mie Plant No. 3 in June 2003. The...

Philips Uses LTPS Technology.
September 1, 2003... Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands (Breitner Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Tel: 877/248-4237, Fax: 201/324-3284) introduced the latest addition to its lineup of active matrix LCDs, a highly integrated, low-temperature...

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS NEC Shows in U.S. Airports.
September 1, 2003... NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics of America (1250 N. Arlington Heights Rd., Itasca, IL 60143; Tel: 630/467-4552) said it has deployed 34 30-inch NEC LCD3000 displays in Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, Savannah, Georgia, and will provide...

PC-to-TV Monitor Converter.
September 1, 2003... Alltek Vision, LLC (17568 E. Rowland St., City of Industry, CA 91748; Tel: 888/229-6888, Fax: 626/839-3787), a technology solutions provider, has a new 15-inch TFT LCD monitor package that includes their recently announced Nu-View 1024...

19-inch LCDs Are an Alternative.
September 1, 2003... NEC Mitsubishi Electronics Display (1250 N. Arlington Heights Rd., Itasca, IL 60143; Tel: 630/467-4552) has added a 19-inch LCD monitor with a height-adjustable stand to its 60 Series. This is the third in a series of 19-inch flat panel...

Multimedia LCDs for Home, Education Markets.
September 1, 2003... NEC-Mitsubishi also introduced comparatively low price flat panels called the new AccuSync LCD monitors for the system builder market. The new 15-inch and 17-inch LCDs with multimedia capabilities are aggressively priced at $329 and $469,...

3.5-inch Display Is Brighter.
September 1, 2003... Sharp Microelectronics of the Americas (5700 N.W. Pacific Rim Blvd., Camas, WA 98607; Tel: 360/834-8926, Fax: 360/834-8992) expanded its full color TFT LCD line with a new Transflective display with 100 cd/m2 of brightness. Incorporating...

Digital Signage Market Has 40-inch Unit.
September 1, 2003... Display Werks, Inc. (2747 29th Ave., SW, Tumwater, WA 98512; Tel: 360/705-4112, Fax: 360/709-9552) is marketing a new 40-inch AMLCD for the digital signage market. It is a large format LCD and one of the largest currently in production. The...

Large TVs Demoed at IFA 2003.
September 1, 2003... L.G. Philips Co., Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea) said that many of its TFT-LCD panels, including its 42-inch wide panel (the world's first LCD of this size to begin mass production) as well as a 52- inch wide TFT-LCD prototype, were demonstrated...

LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAYS: Wearable OLED Makes CyberFashion.
September 1, 2003... eMagin Corp. (2070 Rt. 52, Hopewell Junction, NY 12540; Tel: 845/892-1900, Fax: 845/892-1901) featured its eGlass II monocular head wearable display at the Second Annual SIGGRAPH CyberFashion Show. The showing of wearable computer gear,...

Lower Power Sealing Method Gets Patents.
September 1, 2003... eMagin also announced that they have been granted two patents by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for inventions that can improve the efficiency and environmental stability of OLEDs. The formal titles of the patents are "Inorganic-Based...

Ready for the Hockey Season.
September 1, 2003... Daktronics, Inc. (331 32nd Ave., Brookings, SD 57006; Tel: 605/697-4467, Fax: 605/697-4700) said its Canadian subsidiary, Daktronics Canada, received a contact to provide new electronic displays at the Bell Centre in Montreal. Installation is...

MICRODISPLAYS: Watch TV Wearing High-Fashion Eyewear.
September 1, 2003... Kopin Corp. (695 Myles Standish Blvd., Taunton, MA Tel: 508/870- 5959, Fax: 508/870-0660) is accelerating the arrival of the mobile age by providing microdisplays for Eyetop-trend-setting consumer eyewear that displays multimedia images....

PROJECTION DISPLAYS: Long Lamp Life, Quiet Operation.
September 1, 2003... NEC Solutions America, Inc. (1250 N. Arlington Heights Rd., Itasca, IL 60143; Tel: 630/467-4552) is marketing a projector that it says offers the lowest total cost of ownership (determined using the criteria of purchase price and total lamp...

High Performance, Wireless Ready.
September 1, 2003... InFocus (27700B SW Pkwy., Wilsonville, OR 97070; Tel: 503/685- 8888, Fax: 503/685-8887) introduced wireless-ready, high- performance installation projectors that combine powerful projection, easy installation, and versatile options. The...

No Jagged Edges with Genesis Microchip.
September 1, 2003... Genesis Microchip, Inc. (2150 Gold St., Alviso, CA 95002; Tel: 408/262-6599, Fax: 408/262-8150), a leading provider of display image processors for consumer and PC-display products, said that LG Electronics (South Korea) has designed Genesis...

Portable Has 3,500 Lumens.
September 1, 2003... Epson America (3849 Kilroy Airport Way, Long Beach, CA 90806; Tel: 562/981-3840, Fax: 562/290-5220) is marketing a portable projector that needs no video cables, no hard-wired video connection, or even a PC to deliver outstanding PowerPoint...

NEW TECHNOLOGY: Jukeboxes Use Touch Screen Technology.
September 1, 2003... Kiosks, ATMs, and now jukeboxes use touch screen technology for their displays. Sound Leisure, a company that specializes in commercial digital jukebox technologies, has chosen to implement touch screen technology from Zytronic (Blaydon, Tyne...

INDUSTRY NEWS: USDC Sponsors Display Symposium.
September 1, 2003... The U.S. Display Consortium (USDC, San Jose, CA), a public/private partnership focused on building the electronic display industry infrastructure, said it will sponsor the 3rd Annual High Information Content Display System Symposium....

TI Ships 2 Millionth DLP MEMS Subsystem.
September 1, 2003... Texas Instruments (Dallas, TX) said they shipped their 2,000,000th DLP subsystem in August. The well-known MEMS-based system is used in many projection displays as well as movie projectors. The company had announced its 1,000,000th shipment...

UDC to Raise $16.1 Million.
September 1, 2003... Universal Display Corp. (Ewing, NJ) announced that is has obtained commitments to purchase up to $16.1 million of its common stock in a registered direct offering. Under the terms of the transaction, the company will sell up to 2,012,500...

TPV Strengthens LCD Market Position.
September 1, 2003... TPV Technology, Ltd. (Fremont, CA), a manufacturer of LCD and CRT monitors, said that BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., its long-time manufacturing partner, is set to acquire a substantial stake in TPV. TPV is the owner of leading computer...

Lumera Closes Equity Financing.
September 1, 2003... Microvision, Inc. (Bothell, WA) and Lumera Corp., its majority owned subsidiary, said that Lumera closed a $1.89 million preferred stock financing with both new and existing investors. Microvision invested $867,550 in the financing and...

Stocks End Summer on Higher Note.
September 1, 2003... Thirteen of our 14 display-related stocks were in the plus column for the month ending August 31st, as the broad markets continued to post gains into the second half of 2003. One of our companies was off by only $0.02 so we may as well say...

CALENDAR.
September 1, 2003... September 15-18, 2003. 23rd Int'l. Display Research Conf., Pointe South Mountain Resort, Phoenix, AZ. Contact: Website: www.pointesouthmtn.com October 13-14, 2003. 10th Annual Symposium on Vehicle Displays, Detroit, MI. Contact: Website:...