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The article reports that with yield problems continuing to plague color liquid-crystal display (LCD) television sets, it is hardly surprising that a dozen Japanese firms have recently launched development programs for field-emission display television units. The success of the high-definition television sets (HDTV) venture depends on at least one of them working; the success of individual companies depends on backing the winner. The benefits of HDTV are lost on screens less than 90cm (36 inches) across the diagonal, and as well as being expensive, large cathode ray tubes are cumbersome and heavy. The LCDs' currently fashionable are those with the ability to turn each picture element on and off independently.

Speculates on Japanese companies' intention to replace cathode-ray tubes (CRT), as evidenced by the oversized liquid-crystal displays (LCD) on view at the 1996 Japan Electronics Show. NEC's full-color 20.1-inch SXGA screen aimed at CAD/CAM and desktop-publishing applications; Thin-film transistor (TFT) screen; Matsushita Electric's 17-inch LCD that uses passive-matrix supertwisted-nematic (STN) technology.

Reports that Japanese liquid crystal display (LCD) vendors are serious about replacing a portion of the cathode ray tube (CRT) monitor market with LCD panels. Sharp Corp.'s supertwisted-nematic panel; Hitachi and NEC's thin-film-transistor LCD; Need for competitive pricing and multi-scanning function for LCD monitors.

The article reports that according to Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA), the market for flat panel TVs will overtake CRT (cathode ray tube) TVs in value this year. Japan's largest consumer electronics manufacturer, Matsushita Corp., reckons flat panels will take 80 per cent of the market by value in 2005. Significantly, leading PC supplier Dell has recently introduced a 17in. LCD TV which combines a flat panel PC monitor and television tuner. Like many suppliers, Sharp is adding production capacity to meet the demand. The firm's new plant at Kameyama in Japan will produce large area panels for the LCD TV market.

Reports that Japanese screen-makers are targeting the desktop market by launching Liquid Crystal Display panels. Information on the resolution of the screens and how they are compatible with Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) monitors; Why the units are made as stand-alone units to create a market for them; How the market for 10.4-inch thin film transistors fell in 1995; Additional information on product announcements from other companies.