Display Alliance News 11.08.2010

Samsung develops 70-inch LCD panel using Oxide Semiconductor tech
samsunghub.com- Samsung has clinched another world’s first title with the development of a 70-inch LCD panel that uses Oxide Semiconductor technology and supports 3D Ultra Definition (UD) with 240Hz refresh rate. The use of oxide semiconductor technology over the conventional silicon-based TFT tech allows the TV to support 8m pixels resolution, which is four times more than the full HD resolution. Samsung says the next-generation display could support a refresh rate of 480Hz with improved 3D glasses. Click here to read more..

Chungwa Picture Tubes EOL Notification 11.08.2010
displayalliance.com- Click here to view the current list of CPT EOL Displays..

Taiwan LCD panel makers to go to China soon after Samsung, LGD
digitimes.com- With rumors indicating that Samsung Electronics and LG Display have both received approval from the Chinese government for their advanced production plant projects, Taiwan's LCD panel makers believe that they will not be far behind, and the next battleground for the global top-four panel makers will be in China. Click here to read more..

Do LCD Panels Suffer From Burn-In?
panelx.com- Shortly after large screen plasma screens first came to market and started being used for signage there were reports of problems with burn-in. This had also been a problem with CRTs used in similar applications. But what about LCDs? Click here to read more..

Geologists And Tech Industry Leaders Fear Mineral Trade Wars Imminent
techcrunch.com- The price of solar photovoltaic panels could rise steeply if the Geosociety’s predictions about mineral trade wars come true. The group of 17 minerals in the rare earth category go into everything from missile guidance systems and mobile phones, to flat screen TVs, lasers and new energy technology. Pending scarcity— driven by increases in global demand, and China’s near-monopoly on the minerals market— could lead to prices that eat into industry margins, a slow down for clean tech projects worldwide, and diplomatic clashes between supplier nations (China) and buyer nations (U.S., Germany and Japan). Click here to read more..

OEM/ODM hoping for appearance of rush orders
digitimes.com- As shopping centers in the US such as Wal-Mart and Best Buy have already started to promote their latest IT products such as LCD TVs and notebooks for the year-end holidays, some Taiwan-based notebook makers are still optimistic toward the demand from the holidays and are bidding on brand vendors placing rush orders at the end of November. Click here to read more..

Pixtronix and Chimei Innolux Successfully Develop MEMS Display Prototypes
marketwatch.com- Pixtronix, Inc., an innovator in the development and licensing of low power multimedia display technologies, today announced the successful joint development with Chimei Innolux Corp. (CMI) of its PerfectLight low power MEMS display technology for mobile multimedia applications. The two companies recently completed the development of prototype displays, which utilize the Pixtronix proprietary technology and were built by CMI. These displays will be demonstrated at FPD International 2010, the comprehensive exhibition and convention on Flat Panel Displays, November 10-12, Makuhari Messe, Tokyo, Japan. Click here to read more..