Volume 10
FEBRUARY 2007
Number 2

Microdisplays 2
4DD Restructures to Focus on NTE 2
MED in New Agreement 3
SpatiaLight Develops 0.55” 1080 & 0.3” SVGA Panels 3
LCD Displays 4
The Display for the “One Laptop per Child” Program 4
OSD Bows Bright 4.3-inch TFT-LCD for PMP Apps 6
TPO Introduces 1.8-inch LTPS QQVGA Display 6
TMD’s New E-paper Display is … an LCD 6
LCD Backlights 8
Future TVs May Wed Carbon Nanotubes & LCDs 8
Alternative Displays 9
CopyTele Shows Low-voltage Carbon Nanotube Display 9
Polymer Vision in First Commercial Deal 9
SiPix Intros Evaluation Kits for E Paper on Smartcards 10
LED Components 11
Coherent and Osram in Laser Deal 11
Nichia to Manufacture 500mW Blue Laser 12
Toyoda Gosei Offers New LED 13
Wireless 13
Broadcom Bows System-on-Chip EDGE RF 13
DiBcom Bows DVB-H Receivers 14
Imagination Technologies in Sharp Mobile TV Silicon 15
Motorola Expands Use of TI Omap for 3G, WiMAX 15
Next Step Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, FM in Handset Chip 15
Samsung Bows Advanced-VSB at CES 16
ST Nomadik Processor Powers Samsung Phones 18
Transceiver Targets Wireless HID, VoIP 18
TriQuint Boasts 40% Board Savings WEDGE Chips 19
Electronics 20
Broadcom Cleared of Patent Infringement 20
H.264 Codec Targets Japan, South Korea Markets 21
Micrel Bows Lowest Dropout Single ULDO ICs 22
Sharp LCD Interface Embeds Power Supply Circuit 22
Techwell Shows In-Car LCD Processors 23
Video Processors for Mobile Handsets 24
3D Displays 25
NEC Shows 3D Text Rendition 25
NEC Assess User Preferences for 3D Cell Phone Displays 26
Ocuity Shows a 3D Display for Use in Cell Phones 28
Head-Mounted Displays 30
SpatiaLight Shows 1080p HMD 30
TD Vision Show HMD; 3D Encoding Scheme 30
Digital Picture Frames 31
Vista-Ready Wireless Digital Frame Shown at CES 31
Laser Projectors 32
SCRAM, SpatiaLight & SI InfoComm in Laser Project 32
Mobile Phones 32
3GSM Show Bows New Handsets 32
Form vs. Function Splits Japan Cell Phone Market 36
Samsung Adds Touch Screen to Newest Handset 38
Taiwan Makers Ship 3G PDA Phones 39
Mobile Video 40
Adoption Remains Low for Mobile TV 40
Cell Phones Offer PC-Like Web-Access 41
Contextual Ad Technology for Mobile Phone Coming 42
Dai Nippon Bows Copy Protection for Cells 43
MediaFLO to Launch on Verizon and Cingular 43
Mobile DTV Alliance: Consumers Are Ready 44
Softbank Delivers Wireless Content to E-Paper 45
“Trickle-Cast” Could Render Mobile Channel Race Moot 46
Business & Strategic 47
Lawsuit Threatens US LCD Sales 47
Japanese to Integrate Land- and Mobile-Lines 48
Motorola Overhauls Strategy After 48% Income Drop 49
Sharp Unveils Electronic LCD Retail Pricing System 50
Taiwan’s OEM Handset Orders 50
USB Powered Handsets, Will China Set A Trend? 51
Market Intelligence 52
Flexible Display To Grow, but Uncertainty Remains 52
1 in 4 Handsets Shipped in 2011 Will Cost Below $20 54
135M Handsets to Sell in China in 2007 55
270M Residential VoIP Subscribers by 2012 55
Content to Drive Mobile TV Revenue to $18B by 2010 56
Global Mobile Connections to Pass 3B in 2007 57
IDC / S-A Names Top Mobile Phone Suppliers 58
iPhone To Spur New Cellular Media Devices 60
Inventec Appliances to Ship 15M Handsets in 2007 61
Monitor Panel Prices to Drop Below Costs in Feb. 62
Small Flat-panel TVs Flood into Japan Homes 62
Newsletter Editorial Matrix 64
About Mobile Display Report 65
About Insight Media 65