Large Display Report

Abstract

Focus: Projection Monthly (PM) covers all aspects of the big-screen displays including front and rear-projection, LCD and PDP products and manufacturing. Additional coverage focuses on key display components (electrical, optical and illumination) and supply chain issues, alternative display technologies, 3D displays, display manufacturing, market research reports, trends in HDTV delivery standards, Digital Signage, Digital Cinema and selected financial results. Articles are written to provide insight into new technology developments or trends and their impact on the display and related industries. Coverage is geared to help decision makers understand the key forces at work in a segment and be able to make actionable decisions.

Benefit: Provides a comprehensive monthly summary of key news with analysis. PM covers technology, product, market and business news over the entire display industry offering competitive intelligence, trend tracking, new technology sourcing/partnering ideas and information. We aim to spot opportunities and problems before others and help readers avoid costly mistakes. Compiled archive serves as excellent searchable business intelligence database on the display industry.

Table of Contents

Insight Media News

• Webcast Announced - Opportunities for Optics in Displays

Microdisplays

• 3LCD Group Pushes Color Luminance Measurement
• Acacia Acquires Digital Micromirror Patents
• Syntax-Brillian Continues to Make Moves...Are They the Right Ones?
• Syntax-Brillian Reports Q4 Results
• TI Brings New Technology to IFA Berlin
• TI Reached 10M Shipment Milestone

LED/Laser Devices

• Novalux Hitting Milestones on Path to Laser TV

Screens and Films

• Polaroid Spins Off Coating Technology for Displays

Wireless

• Will Corporate Sponsors Drive Free Wi-Fi Deployment?
• Draft .11n Boxes Selling but Standard Stalls
• Silex Prototypes HD via Wireless UWB System
• Motorola to Deploy WiMAX Trial at SOFTBANK
• Pegasus Bows Wireless HD Streaming

Design Wins

• Haier Taps Genesis Single-Chip Video Display
• LG Electronics Selects Tvia' s Processor

Display Electronics

• Analog Devices Offers New HDMI ICS
• HDMI Licensing Cuts Fee; China to Push HDMI
• Founders Release HDMI 1.3 Spec
• Ikanos Offers DSL Chips for IPTV
• MediaTek Projects 3Q Revenue to Surge 5-10%
• Micronas Launches Dual-Tuner Reference Design
• MPEG-4 CODEC Overlay Improves Image Quality

LCD Components

• Toppan Sees Higher Margins from Ink-Jet Color Filters
• SVA-NEC to Construct Gen 5 CF plant with Fujifilm
• AUO-Toppan CFI Secures Supply of 5G CFs for QDI
• Why Is Everybody Worrying About CF Availability?
• Competition Keeps Pressure on Polarizer Prices
• Nitto Denko Bows Cheaper Contrast-Enhancing Film
• KUT to Replace ITO with Zinc Oxide

LCD Backlights

• Backlight Units Rebound in July
• CMO to Make Its Own BLUs?
• CCFL Supply to Tighten in 4Q
• China Electric Adds to CCFL Supply

LCD Panel

• Philips LG to Part in LCD JV
• Taiwan' s Panel Makers Reduce Investment
• Samsung Leaves 32-Inch Panels to Taiwan Mfg.
• AUO Supplies 40-inch Panels to Samsung
• BOE Hydis Refutes Notebook Panel Suspension Reports
• CPT to Ship 2 M TV Panels in 2nd Half of 2006
• Hannstar July Sales Rise 26% on Brand Strength
• Low Price TFT-LCD Technology Patents on the Rise

Market Intelligence

• PDP-TV 2Q' 06 Gains Mask Competitive Issues
• 2Q' 06 Shipments Increase -- Revenues Fail to Keep Pace
• Shrinking PDP-TV Margins Turn Stalwarts from PDP
• PDP-TV Increasingly Concentrated into Hands of Top Three
• Global LCD-TV Shipments Up 28% in 2Q;
• Large Screen LCDs Move into PDP Territory
• iSuppli: Specialty Monitors on the Rise
• Quixel Reports Big Sales in Big Screens
• Strong Second-Quarter for Front Projector Market
• CEA Sees Hike In 2006 CE Sales
• HDTV Service to rise 35% in 2H 06

Flat Panel Watch

• Global Competition Shifts to 8G LCD Fabs
• LCD-TV Makers Rely Heavily on N. American Market
• LG Electronics to Build LCD Plant in E. Europe
• TCL and CMO to Build LCD Modules in China
• Sony Bets on China to Overtake Japan in Sales
• Sanyo to Launch JV with Quanta
• Quanta Makes Toshiba LCD-TVs for Taiwan Market
• Wistron Lands LCD-TV Orders from HP

LCD-TV

• Sharp Introduces First LCD-TVs with New Gen 8 Panels
• Hitachi Expands Wooo LCD Product Line
• Proton Shows 42 and 47-inch 1080p LCD-TVs
• Samsung Claims First 70-inch 1080p LCD-TV Panel
• Asustek to Launch LCD-TVs
• Toshiba Rolls Out New LCD-TV Models
• Vizio Launches Two HD 42-Inch LCD-TVs

PDP-TV

• Hisense Adds HD Plasma
• LGE Bows 60-inch Single Scan Drive PDP
• Panasonic Adds $70K, 103-inch PDP
• Panasonic Shows New Pro PDPs
• Samsung' s New PDP-TV Links Wirelessly

Business and Strategic

• BenQ Fights Takeover-Ups Investment
• Matsushita to Cut Overseas Factories
• NEC Reshuffles Its American Divisions
• Prima to Launch Prima and Legend Brands at CEDIA
• Planar Gears Up New Product Lines for CEDIA
• Japan CE Makers Book Strong June Quarter
• LCD-TV Demand Helps Sharp Boost Profits
• Matsushita, Sharp Benefit from In-House Parts

Micro/Nano/Pocket Projectors

• Digislide Discusses Product Roadmap
• Sypro Optics and Mitsubishi Show New Pocket Projectors

Home Theater

• Mitsubishi Releases High Contrast HT Projector
• DPI Announces New Products For CEDIA 2006
• Meridian Premieres Faroudja D-ILA Projectors
• Runco Launches 1080p Home Theater Projectors
• Sharp Intros 1080p Projector
• SIM2 USA Now Shipping HT3000
• Sony SXRD Projector Details Leaked
• Toshiba Announces DVD-Projector Combo

Business Projectors

• Wireless Projectors Becoming the Norm?
• Canon Launches 5500 Lumen Projector
• Hitachi America Intros Projector For Large Venues
• Planar Adds Projectors to Monitor Line
• Toshiba Integrates Live Video Camera with FP
• Toshiba Announces Wireless DLP Projector

MDTV

• Mitsubishi To Expand RPTV Business in US

Visualization/Simulation

• SEOS to Field QXGA Projector on JFS Simulator

3D Systems

• 3D at SIGGRAPH 2006
• Barco 3D
• LightspeeD
• For3D Inc.
• LightSpace Technologies
• Planar
• Philips WOW Display
• Other 3D systems

Alternative Displays

• Artificial Muscle May be Used for Display

DTV

• Battle for Subs Shifts from Quantity to Quality
• Has Digital Video Distribution Come of Age?
• CinemaNow Launches Burn-to-DVD Service
• BT Offers Universal Movie Downloads
• China Adopts Own DTV Standard
• IPTV Leads Growth in DTV Services
• Broadband TV Service Tvext Makes Gains
• Hanaro to Launch TV Portal Services
• India Begins Trial IPTV Services
• IPTV Advances ' Down Under'
• Kasenna Powering Cavalier MPEG-4 IPTV Service
• E-TV Guide To Be Provided To ISPs
• ITV Success for Interactive TV Ads
• Nielsen to Track Rich Media Ads on Web
• NBC Kicks Off Interactive TV

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