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Reports on the decline in prices of flat panel displays (FPDs) in 1998 due to overcapacity. Prospects for the sub-$1000 personal computer and below market; Advantages of liquid crystal display technology after cathode ray tubes; Percentage of the current base of computers that are fitted with a flat panel display; Obstacles to compete technical migration. INSET: The players..

Focuses on the flat panel display (FPD) monitor market in the United States. Liquid crystal display (LCD) makers' reduction of their prices; Introduction of types of monitors that incorporate features designed to spur sales; Release of Silicon Graphics Inc. and Number Nine Visual Technology's 17.3-inch digital flat panel; Emergence of several LCD monitor standards.

Discloses that Three-Five Systems has broken ground on a liquid crystal display production facility in Beijing, China. Cost of the plant; Number of workers to be employed by the new facility; Details of the company's involvement in China.

Reports on the effect of the cutbacks in capital spending in the thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) market in the United States. Emergence of cathode ray tube monitor replacement; Main reason of TFT-LCD oversupply; Expected shortage of panels in the LCD market for the fourth quarter of 1998; Cutbacks plans of the different companies supplying TFT-LCD. INSET: Only 1 fab to add capacity in '98. by Jeff Dorsch.

Talks about the efforts to adopt the Thin Film Transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD) technology at the desktop level. Parallel digital RGB interface of most TFT LCDs; Analog active matrix TFT features; Analog interface and analog drivers; Multiscan technology.

Reports on NEC's exploration of fourth-generation thin-film transistor, liquid crystal displays (TFT-LCDs) through the creation of a one-meter-square substrate for production of large display panels. Effect of TFT-LCD technology on flat panel display (FPD) production equipment makers; Comments from DisplaySearch president Ross Young.

Reports that PixTech has signed a memorandum of understanding with an unnamed Asian active-matrix liquid crystal display (AMLCD) company which could bring PixTech's field emission display (FED) technology into volume production as early as the first half of 1998. Feasibility program to determine the extent of replacing the Asian vendor's manufacturing equipment; Comments from vice president of sales Tom Holzel.

Predicts a production drop for 12.1-inch display screens in the thin-film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) industry of the United States in 1997. Increasing pressure to adopt 12.1-inch glass as the mainstream notebook panel; Comments from NEC Color LCD division general manager (GM) Itsuro Adachi; Inability of super-twisted nematic (STN)-LCD to deliver appropriate response times.

Reports on product development by Japanese active-matrix liquid crystal display (AMLCD) suppliers. Increase in demand for portable personal computers; Availability; IBM PC Co.; Toshiba America Information Systems Inc.; Apple Computer; Sharp; NEC; DTI; Factories.

Reports on the agreement signed by Philips Electronics North America Corp.'s divisions Philips Consumer Electronics Co. and Philips Laboratories with Kopin Corp. involving active-matrix liquid crystal display (AMLCD) imaging devices for use in flat panel display (FPD) products. Terms of agreement. INSET: Philips Labs bares projection work..

Reports on the demand for active-matrix liquid crystal displays (AMLCD). Varying opinions of notebook computer makers; Expectations; Pricing and availability; Status of technologies.

Reports on IBM's push for an industry consortium to license the active-matrix liquid crystal display technology of Display Technologies Inc. Joint venture with Toshiba; Government Flamm Report on possible direct investment in an American commercial manufacturing plant to support the flat panel industry; Involvement of the Advanced Projects Research Agency in funding companies; Investment of Japan's Sharp.

Reports on Sharp's plans to build a flat panel liquid crystal display (LCD) plant in Japan. Costs; Location; Physical description; Production expectations; Statistical information on LCD demand; Summary of the `The Worldwide Flat Panel Display Market,' a report on the flat panel display market done by technology market research house Electronic Trend Publications.

The article focuses on the research report by iSupply Corp. that indicates that the new generation of iphone killers would increase the sales of the displays that are commonly used in the smart phones. It states that the demand for the shipments of cellular telephone liquid crystal (LCD) displays between 2.5 inches and 4.9 inches in size diagonally, and with pixel formats of quarter video graphic array (QVGA) and higher, are projected to rise to 149.9 million units in 2009.

The article reports that the market for TFT-LCD equipment, though have grown 30% in 2008, is expected to drop 41% in 2009. It states that much of the decline will be depending on capital equipment being spent for a year. According to Robert Castellano, market research company New Tripoli president, capital expenditure is subject to change throughout the year, even though LCD manufaturers announced capital expenditure reductions of almost 50% for 2009.

This article reports on a demonstration presented by Qualcomm during the National Association of Broadcasters show in Las Vegas, Nevada, which featured the use of a sport-utility vehicle (SUV) tricked out with rear headrest liquid-crystal displays (LCD) to demonstrate live reception of television through the company's MediaFLO technology. Qualcomm asserts that MediaFLO also makes sense for built-in automotive-entertainment applications. Unlike satellite systems, MediaFLO does not require line-of-sight for reception.

The article reports on a joint venture between Sharp Corp. and Sony Corp. to build a Sharp liquid crystal display (LCD) panel plant which will use 10th generation glass substrates. Report says the partnership is expected to reach production capacity of 72,000 substrates per month after it initially starts at 36,000 substrates panels per month in March 2010. Sharp has stated that the plant would cost around $3.2 billion.

This article reports on the acquisition by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. of a 24.9% stake in Hitachi Displays, a wholly owned Hitachi subsidiary that makes small and medium-sized liquid crystal display (LCD) panels. As the next step going forward, Matsushita will acquire for approximately $612 million the in-plane switching (IPS) LCD panel-related businesses, including the total issued shares of IPS Alpha Technology, owned by Hitachi Displays. Until the deal is executed, Hitachi Displays will retain majority ownership of IPS Alpha.

The article reports on a joint venture formed by Renesas Technology Corp., Sharp Corp., and Powerchip Semiconductor Corp. that focused on drivers and controllers for small- and mid-size LCDs. Renesas and Sharp will consolidate their business operations in the field to create the new company, Renesas SP Drivers Inc., which will design, develop, sell and market the drivers and controllers. Powerchip Semiconductor, one of the investors in the new company, will handle most of the actual production.

This article reports on the planned LCD alliance of Hitachi Ltd., Canon Inc. and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. The deal to merge the companies' LCD panel businesses and technologies is aimed at stepping up development of the display technologies and expanding their scope of application. Hitachi brings its liquid crystal-related technologies, including its In-Plane Switching (IPS) technology, while Canon brings its experience in the camera, printer, and medical equipment fields, and Matsushita brings its leadership in the flat-panel television.

The article reports on the alignment of the liquid crystal display (LCD) panel businesses of Hitachi Ltd., Canon Inc., and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. to step up development of the display technologies and expand their scope of application. Hitachi brings its liquid crystal-related technologies to the table, while Canon brings its experience in the camera, printer, and medical equipment fields, and Matsushita brings its leadership in the flat-panel television (TV) field.

The article reports on the funding received by optoelectronics materials developer Braggone from the National Technology Agency of Finland (TEKES). The funding will be used to commercialize its polymer materials for worldwide commercialization targeting semiconductor devices and flat panel displays. The company said its current materials are applied in digital displays used in mobile phones and televisions, advanced semiconductors, digital cameras, photovoltaic panels, light-emitting diodes (LED) and memory for computers and MP3 devices.

The article reports on the alliance formed between Hitachi Ltd., Canon Inc. and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. merging their liquid crystal display (LCD) strengths to step up development of the display technologies and expand their scope of application. The companies reported that Canon and Matsushita will, by transfer of shares from Hitachi, each acquire 24.9% of the shares of Hitachi Displays Co. Ltd., a wholly owned Hitachi subsidiary engaged in small- and medium-sized LCD panel-related businesses, by March 31, 2008.

The article reports on the agreement reached by Hitachi Ltd., Canon Inc. and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. to merge their liquid crystal display (LCD) capabilities. The collaboration of the companies' LCD strengths is aimed at stepping up development of the display technologies and expand their scope of application. Hitachi brings its liquid crystal-related technologies to the table, while Canon brings its experience in the camera, printer and medical equipment fields. Matsushita brings its leadership in the flat-panel television (TV) field.

The article reports on the partnership formed by Sharp Corp. and Toshiba Corp. to collaborate on the development and production of liquid crystal displays (LCD). Through the agreement, Sharp aims to satisfy about 50% of its total demand for system LSI for TV in fiscal year 2010, while Toshiba targets meeting 40% of its demand for LCD modules in the same year.

The article reports that Royal Philips Electronics NV has sold 46.4 million shares of common stock in LG.Philips LCD Co. Ltd. (LPL) to financial institutions in a capital markets transaction. The transaction represents 13 percent of issued share capital of LPL, and reduces Philips' holding to 19.9 percent. Philips has been involved in LPL since 1999, when it spent $1.6 billion to buy a 50 percent share in LG Electronics' LCD business.

The article reports that major television manufacturers retain market lead as consumers shift to liquid crystal display (LCD) flat-screen television sets, according to market research firm iSuppli Corp. The most significant television market development during the coming years will be the loss of dominance by cathode ray tube (CRT) televisions globally, Riddhi Patel, principal analyst for television systems at iSuppli, said in a report.

The article reports on a lawsuit filed by Sharp against Samsung in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, claiming that its Korean rival and its namesake subsidiaries are infringing on patents involving liquid crystal display (LCD) televisions issued to Sharp between 1998 and 2006. The competitive battle has been heating up partly in anticipation of a shift toward all-digital broadcasting starting February 18, 2009. Sharp is also seeking damages and an injunction against Samsung and its subsidiaries.

The article announces the plan of Sharp Corp. to construct a new 10th-generation (10G) LCD panel plant and thin-film solar cell plant in Sakai City, Japan. The facility will use a vertically integrated business model similar to the one used at Sharp's Kameyama plant. According to the company, the LCD panel plant will be the first in the world to use 10G glass substrates. Construction is scheduled to begin in November 2007, with production operations slated to start by March 2010.

The article reports that market research firm iSuppli Corp. has raised its forecast for large-sized liquid crystal display (LCD) panel shipments for 2007 and the following years, due to rising demand, tightening supply and increasing prices. It says that global revenue for large-sized LCD panels, those with diagonal dimensions of 10 inches or greater, will rise to $66 billion in 2007, up 22.2 percent from $54 billion in 2006.

The article reports that NEC LCD Technologies Ltd. has announced the development of what it called the world's first thin-film-transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD) prototype module. It has dynamic random access memory (DRAM) frame memory system, corresponding to 18-bit color embedded onto the glass substrate of the LCD screen. The new technology could prove to be extremely lucrative due to the increasing popularity of devices that could benefit from more detailed screen quality.

This article reports that NEC LCD Technologies Ltd. has announced the development of what it called the world's first thin-film-transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD) prototype module with a DRAM frame memory system, corresponding to 18-bit color embedded onto the glass substrate of the LCD screen. The results of the company's research are slated for presentation on June 4, 2007 at the Society for Information Display 2007 Conference held in Long Beach, California.

The article reports on the development of thin-film-transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD) prototype module with dynamic random access memory (DRAM) by NEC LCD Technologies Ltd. It will be showcased at the Society for Information Display 2007 Conference in Long Beach, California. The company notes that the module is a combination of its TFT-LCD technology and low-temperature poly-silicon TFT technology. It states that the module also includes large-scale integrated circuits (LSI).

The article focuses on the difficulty in generating profit facing large-screen liquid crystal display (LCD) suppliers according to iSuppli Corp. The firm defines large-sized LCD panels as those with diagonal dimensions of 10 inches or more. LCD and projection research director Sweta Dash stated that the average selling prices for LCD continue to decline resulting to shrinking profit margins. It cites that Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is still the leader in the large-sized LCD market.

The article reports on the introduction of a 10.1-inch black and white flexible E-paper display by L.G. Philips LCD. The new color E-paper uses electronic ink from E-Ink Corp. to produce a maximum of 4,096 colors. Like the black and white flexible display, the color version uses a substrate that arranges thin-film transistors (TFT) on metal foil rather than glass, allowing it to recover its original shape after being bent.

The article focuses on the status of the liquid crystal displays (LCD) equipment market. The worldwide market for array processing equipment for manufacturing thin film transistor-LCD dropped 11 percent in 2006 and will decrease another 14 percent in 2007, according to The Information Network, a market research company in New Tripoli, Pennsylvania. Lithography tools from Canon Inc. and Nikon Inc. led the equipment market with sales of U.S.$1.2 billion in 2006.

The article discusses the impact of a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Anvik Corp., a small lithography equipment maker in Westchester County, New York, against consumer electronics giant Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. on sale of liquid crystal displays (LCD) in the U.S. Anvik filed the lawsuit over technology it claims is being used to create LCD displays for televisions, cellular telephones and computer monitors.

This article reports on the plan of NEC Corp. to merge its projector business with its large-screen liquid crystal display business to create an integrated business under the moniker NEC Display Solutions, Ltd. Yoshiaki Tsuda will head up the new company, which is scheduled to start operations in April 2007.

The article reports on the 108-inch liquid crystal display (LCD) television (TV) launched by Sharp Electronics. Claimed as the world's largest LCD TV, it is part of Sharp's large-screen Aquos high definition television (HDTV) to come from its eighth-generation (8G) fab in Kameyama, Japan. The product features Sharp's advanced super view LCD panel.

The article offers updates on the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2007. Ultra-WideBand vendors at CES are adopting different integration strategies aimed at keeping them on the Wireless Universal Serial Bus (USB) roadmap. Artimi, a short-range wireless specialist startup company, will demonstrate a chip that runs both ultra wideband and Bluetooth. Sharp is exhibiting a 108-inch liquid crystal display (LCD) television (TV) as part of its large-screen Aquos high definition television (HDTV).

The article reports on the announcement by LG.Philips LCD that it has been a subject of an industry-wide investigation of anticompetitive conduct in the liquid crystal display industry. Officials from the Korean Fair Trade Commission visited the offices of the company in Seoul, Korea. The Japanese Fair Trade Commission issued a notice to the company's offices in Tokyo, Japan, and the U.S. Department of Justice issued a subpoena to LG.Philips' offices in San Jose, California.

The article focuses on the role of the chip packaging design by Agere Systems in allowing Samsung Electronics to produce thin cellular telephones. The memory chip is stacked on top of the baseband chip package to reduce the overall area footprint in Samsung's Ultra Edition 6.9 and Ultra Edition 9.9. The use of chips on both sides of the circuit board makes mobile telephones thicker. Samsung also released what it claims to be the thinnest liquid crystal display panels.

This article reports on what Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. says is the thinnest reported liquid crystal display panel at 0.82 millimeters (mm), which Samsung says is 0.07mm thinner than the panel previously reported to be the world's slimmest. The company also announced that it has developed a new mobile technology, which it is calling i-Lens, for integrating the entire panel assembly, including a protective layer, into a single, thinner module that is more shock-resistant and easier to read than conventional panels.

The article offers updates in the electronics industry. Intel and Verizon have teamed up to deliver personal computer gaming to the television. First Solar has filed for an initial public offering. Sony and Samsung teamed up for an liquid crystal display fabrication line and both are predicting success from this joint venture.

The article reports on the 8th-generation (8G) liquid crystal display (LCD) fabrication line of S-LCD Corp in Tangjeong, South Korea. S-LCD is a joint venture of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Sony Corp. Officials of S-LCD said that the new facility would trigger a new growth surge for the company. The 8G S-LCD line is set to commence operations, adding another 50,000 mother-glass substrates to the overall monthly production capacity of the company.

The article reports on the strategic alliance between LG.Philips LCD and Toshiba Corp. to jointly develop their positions in the European liquid crystal display television market in 2006. Under the terms of the agreement, Toshiba will take a 19.9 percent equity participation in the subsidiary of LG.Philips LCD in Poland.

The article focuses on the market analysis conducted by market research firm iSuppli Corp. for personal computers, monitors and thin-film transistor liquid crystal displays (TFT-LCD). The market is in shape for an excellent second half, as tight supply and price increases bolster the market, although unit shipment growth for large-sized TFT-LCD only reached 2.7 percent in the second quarter. iSuppli expects prices to increase for most desktop monitor and notebook panels throughout the second half of 2006.

The article provides information on a report by The Information Network about the thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) photomask market. An oversupply of TFT-LCD panels will slow photomask sales to 13 percent growth in 2006. Hoya led the worldwide TFT-LCD photomask market with a share of 40 percent, and is expected to continue being the price-setter for rapidly growing LCD photomasks for large-sized panels.

The article discusses market research from Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) on thin-film-transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) investments in China. The SEMI report estimates that as investment in display production facilities slows for the rest of the world, China could eventually account for 20 percent to 30 percent of the total world market for TFT-LCD manufacturing equipment. SEMI further noted that there are also a number of new investments at various stages of planning including a Truly Semiconductor G2.5 project, a Shanghai Tianma G4.5 line, plus an additional 60,000 sheets of G5 capacity per month by IVO.

This article reports on the launch of the 70-inch liquid crystal display (LCD) high definition (HD) television from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. Samsung's latest LCD panel boasts full high-definition resolution at 1080 pixels and a conical viewing angle of 180 degrees for multi-viewing audiences. Additionally, its video signal is reproduced at 120Hz, compared to a video signal of 60Hz for a conventional full HD LCD panel, allowing rapidly moving video images to be reproduced with more clarity.