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The article focuses on the efforts for the application of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) in visible light communication (VLC). It says that LED light fixture can be wired into a network backbone allowing ubiquitous wireless communication on devices of a room. It cites that Samsung Group is working to put VLC with LED-based alphanumeric display (LCD) on its television. Meanwhile, the U.S. National Science Foundation has added VLC research into its Smart Lighting Engineering Research Center (ERC).

Focuses on the emergence of electronic projection systems as a major market in the flat-panel display industry. Need for technological innovation; Potential market players; Amorphous silicon (a-Si) liquid crystal displays (LCD); Laser-scanned cathode-ray tube (CRT) and direct laser technology; Array of products in the overall projection-display market; Pace of growth in electronic projectors from 1993 to 1995.

Reports that the Federal Aviation Administration has tapped an optically enhanced active-matrix liquid crystal display because of its sunlight readability. Installation of flat panel touch-screen display system; Superiority to cathode ray tube; Enhancement of the basic panel with laminated filters.

The article reports on the shift of the growth in the solid-state lighting industry from the backlighting of small-screen LCDs to newer applications requiring high-flux LEDs or ultrahigh-brightness LEDS in the U.S. According to market researcher iSuppli Corp., LEDS are making inroads in the backlighting of large-screen LCDs, signage and automotive applications. Companies such as Avago Technologies and Displaytech, Osram Opto continue to develop thinner and smaller products for mobile-device.

The article reports on the technological developments of high-definition video for personal computers and camcorders. It mentions the launching of the Universal Display Interface (UDI) of various electronic companies. UDI can connect personal computers to liquid-crystal display monitors, thus, eliminating translation to and from analog domain.

This article presents a case study of the growth and development of the integrated circuits supplier Pixelworks Inc. In 1998, when Peter Brown came on board as the eighth man at integrated circuits supplier Pixelworks Inc., his first assignment was setting up the company's Taiwan connection. Although flat-panel TVs weren't big back then, most people had a feeling they would be, so after Pixelworks sent out a few news releases about upcoming display ICs, the highly competitive Taiwanese distributors were lining up to work with the company. For the first few years, Brown lived in Oregon where Pixelworks is headquartered and traveled to Taiwan every six weeks. Several local display manufacturers were beginning to lay out billions of dollars for bigger LCD production fabs, not only to handle the typical notebook and monitor displays, but also in order to prepare for the growing demand for flat-panel TVs.

Reports on the issues discussed at the Society for Information Display conference held in Seattle, Washington in May, 2004. Increase in productivity through the increase in substrate size; Issue of cost in constructing larger fabs to handle larger glass sizes; Uncertainty in the liquid crystal display television panel market.

Reports on liquid-crystal displays (LCD) television exhibited at the Society for Information Display conference in Seattle, Washington. LC320w01 and LC370W01 thin-film transistor LCD from LG.Philips LCD Co.; Introduction of a 65-inch plasma display by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd.; Digital interface architecture and chip set for LCD television from National Semiconductor Corp.

Reports on the popularity of microdisplays at the 2004 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Marketing of thin, light, large-screen televisions in the U.S.; Use of cathode ray tube-based panels by Sharp Corp. for its liquid crystal display-television production facility.

Reports on the price increase of active-matrix (AM) liquid crystal displays (LCD) demanded by Planar Systems Inc. from Honeywell, a defense subcontractor of the United States Defense Department. Price of each AM LCD head assembly; Threat of Planar; Negotiation for the price increase.

Reports on a 1995 Society for Information Display symposium which will focus on liquid crystal display (LCD) technology. Range of applications of LCDs; Viewing-angle-enhancing; Reflective LCDs.

Reports on the formulation efforts of flat-panel display suppliers to set up manufacturing plants in the United States in view of the Department of Defense's funding for next-generation research and development. AT&T's partnership with Standish and Xerox Corp. to develop active-matrix LCD manufacturing; Sentiments among American officials and electronics industry executives; Financial issues.

Reports on the introduction of large screen liquid-crystal displays in the United States' market. Comments from company officials; Prices; Why companies prefer to produce large LCD screens; Examples of such products.

Focuses on the development of trilayer thin-film-transistor (TFT) process to build higher performance liquid crystal displays (LCD) devised by Penn State University researchers. Key advantage of the Penn State process; Two process used to achieve hydrogenated amorphous silicon TFT; Method used in the process.

A list of the top 10 hot popular technological products in the U.S. is presented. The number one is the LCD controller double flash and RAM content. Second is the ARM-powered silicon eases point of load power source design, and the Energy Star power supply reference design uses standard parts.

The article reports that U.S.-based MacNaughton Inc. has introduced a new three dimensional (3-D) display technology that can be reproduced on 19-inch liquid crystal display (LCD) screens for scientific visualization and medical diagnostics. Its new LCD display technology uses two LCDs thereby enabling viewers to watch with passive polarized glasses. McNaughton claims that its display provides an image that is just as bright and high-contrast as in 3-D digital cinema.

The article presents a list of details on the products related to audio devices and their manufacturers. These include the Thin Film Transistor-Liquid Crystal Display from NEC Electronics America Inc, the four-inch touch display from Reach Technology, and the Strong 2 displays from Sharp Microelectronics of the Americas.

The article presents information on the growth of the liquid crystal display market in the United States. According to El Segundo, California-based iSuppli Corp., a market research firm, prices of 17-inch liquid crystal display panels for desktop personal computer monitors will increase by 19 percent in the second half of the year 2006.

The article reports on the launching of the OSDT024TTEA2, a 2.4-inch low-temperature polysilicon Quarter Video Graphics Array thin-film-transistor display for handheld devices, manufactured by One Stop Displays company in the U.S. This display system is designed with a 36.72 x 48.96 millimeter active area. According to the manufacturer, this technology can reduce the component count of as much as 40 percent compared with amorphous-silicon liquid crystal displays.

Reports that Thomson SA has accused Taiwanese liquid crystal displays makers BenQ Corp. and AU Optronics Corp. of infringing its patents in the U.S.

Reports on developments in the electronics industry in the U.S. as of December 6, 2004. Launch of an MP3 compressed digital audio formats by Thomson; Decline in the liquid crystal display glass shipments of Corning Inc. in November 2004; Merger deal between Tellabs and broadband equipment provider AFC.

Reports on prospects for liquid crystal display systems as discussed during the Society for Information Display conference held in May 2004 in Seattle, Washington. Need for displays to be environmentally robust and to be usable in all situations; Scaling of display resolutions on the fly; Products showcased at the conference.

Features the MAX1997 and MAX1998 power supplies for thin-film-transistor liquid crystal displays by the Sunnyvale, California-based Maxim Integrated Products Co. Performance; Specifications; Capabilities; Price.

Features the cold-cathode fluorescent-lamp-based backlight assembly for liquid display monitors manufactured by the Ohio-based company, Global Lighting Technologies Inc. Specifications; Integration of light-extraction features; Price.

Describes the liquid crystal display monitors developed by Hitachi America Ltd. in the U.S. as of July 2002. Features of the monitors; Product distribution and costs.

Reports on the market performance of the flat panel sector of the electronics industry in the U.S. as of July 2002. Devotion of Semicon West to the design challenges and manufacturing issues associated with flat-panel display; Forecasts on the expansion of the thin-film transistor liquid-crystal display (LCD) market; Investments made by LCD manufacturers to support the growth.

Reports that Bell Microproducts Inc. will sell Hitachi Electronic Devices (USA) Incorporated's line of liquid-crystal displays in the United States. What the products include.

Focuses on the demonstrations of electronic companies against the United States government on how the liquid crystal display (LCD) technology can help in easing the energy crisis. How Photon Dynamics demonstrated the differences in energy consumption between a cathode ray tube and an LCD; How the use of LCD reflected less use of electricity; Environmental impact of LCD.

Reports on the decision of a United States Court of Appeals for a retrial in the liquid crystal display patent infringement case that pits American Display Systems (ADS) against Kent Display Systems Inc. Reasons for the court's decision; Background of the case; Testimony given by Victor Zhou, a former ADS Employee.

Presents news on the United States technology industry as of April 10, 2000. Rebuilding of a real-time cell-analysis system that was invented at Sandia National Laboratory; Optical material developed by researchers at the University of California, San Diego; Fiber-optic approach to the backlighting needed for liquid crystal displays that engineers at Lumitex Inc. have come up with.

Reports on Three-Five Systems Inc.'s entry into the production of high-information-content liquid crystal displays (LCDs). Start of Three-Five as a 1985 management buyout of National Semiconductor's Optoelectronics Division.

Reports on the production of a near-atomic resolution images of the complex behavior of liquid crystal systems at the University of Colorado in Boulder.

Reports on the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center's (Parc) production of active-matrix liquid crystal displays (AM-LCDs) for 1995. Joint development agreement with Planar Advance; United States LCD specialists Planar Advance and Tektronix; Development of color electroluminescent (EL) displays.

Focuses on efforts to establish a flat-panel display industry in the United States. Financial issues; Business potential of liquid crystal displays (LCD); Feedback from industry executives.

Reports on In Focus Systems Inc.'s active-matrix liquid crystal display (LCD) venture with the David Sarnoff Research Center in Princeton, New Jersey. Development of manufactured polycrystalline-silicon thin-film transistor LCDs; Marketing schemes; Financial issues; Feedback from company executives. INSET: Motif halts LCD production..

Reports on the collaborative strategy between the Department of Defense and makers of flat-panel displays for strengthening the United States' competitive ability against Japan. Major hurdles; Amount of government funds involved.

Reports on plans by Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (Parc) in California to build a hybrid polysilicon (p-Si) active-matrix (AM) liquid crystal display (LCD) for its p-Si technology. p-SI advantages; Setbacks on thin-film transistors (TFT); Product description and features; Capabilities.

Reports that Sharp Microelectronics Technology Inc. will assemble active-matrix liquid-crystal displays in the United States. Expansion of the Sharp Flat Display Manufacturing Company.

Reports on the entry of Stanley Electric Co. into the United States colored liquid crystal display (LCD) market with its passive superhomeotropic (SH) LCD. Features of the SH LCD; Research works done on SH LCD; Concentration of Stanley on smaller panels for less competition.

Looks at the standardization of digital liquid crystal display (LCD) monitors in the United States. Limitations of digital monitors; Factors to consider when choosing the right monitor design.

Focuses on the product development agreement of United States companies, Vivid Semiconductor Incorporated and Candescent Technologies Corporation to bring liquid crystal displays (LCD) technology to the market dominated by Asian companies. Conditions under the agreement; Comments from Dan Clarke, vice president for sales and marketing of Vivid; Features of active-matrix (AM) LCD.

Presents news concerning the electronic industry in the United States. Ultra high-definition liquid crystal display (LCD) developed by Canon Inc.; Chip-scale packaging strategy of LSI Logic Corp.; Wink Communications Inc. and Toshiba Corp. agreement.

Focuses on Optical Imaging Systems Incorporated (OIS) and Quest Technologies Incorporated, two United States manufacturers of liquid crystal displays (LCDs) companies that defaulted government contracts. Rationales for funding OIS; Description of United States Air Force's P3 submarine hunter and C130J transport craft; Complications on the quest of domestic amplitude modulation (AM) LCD manufacturers; Resurgence of 10.4-ich AM-LCD market.