Volume 4
APRIL 2006
Number 4

Insight Media News 3
Projection Summit Agenda Updated 3
Sponsorships Available for Lamp Projection Report Webinar 4
Private Webinars Available for Purchasers of Reports 5
Renamed and Relaunched Free Display Industry News Service 6
Microdisplay Devices 7
Aurora Systems Announces 0.55-inch LCOS Imager 7
Epson Targets Digital Cinema with HTPS 8
SpatiaLight Blames Transition to Production for Losses 9
Optics and Engines 10
JDSU All But Leaves the Display Business 10
Syntax-Brillian Forms LCOS Engine JV in China 12
Unaxis Bows Dichroic Filters for LED Illumination 13
Screens and Films 14
3M to Market Beaded Rear Screen in Europe 14
Camvard Intros Dual Front/Rear Screen 15
Da-Lite Adds 14-Foot Screen 15
Kuraray To Mass-Produce New Rear Screen 15
Middle-Eastern Show To Feature FogScreen 16
Screen Innovations Hooks Viewers at Bass Pro Shops 17
Design Wins 18
LGE Uses Philips Single-Chip Solution 18
MiTAC Selects Genesis 18
Display Electronics 18
IBM Chip Set Leverages Radio Spectrum 18
Intel Reveals "Santa Rosa" 19
Korean Firm Offers T-DMB System-in-Package 19
Micronas Bows Dual-Tuner DVB-T PCI Express Solution 20
Microtune Unveils First Sub-$3 Multi-Format Solution 20
Nvidia Claims First to Market with HD Video Processors 21
Philips Introduces Reference Design for LCD-TVs 22
Tvia Introduces HD Reference Design Kits 23
VESA Bows New Connector for 90-inch-plus Displays 23
Vivace Semi Shows Media Engine Family 24
Electronic Standards 25
China's WAPI Loses to 802.11i 25
DVB Studies Next DTV Standard 26
Microsoft "Infotainment" System in Fiat Cars 26
UWB Update 27
WiMax Developments in South America and Japan 28
LED/Laser Devices 28
Coretronic Creates LED Packaging Co., Young Lighting 28
Corning Developing Green Laser for Nano-Projectors 29
Epson To Make Lasers for Projection Applications 30
LED Replacement for 60W Bulb from Matsushita 31
Lumimicro to Offer Higher Efficiency LEDs 31
LED Co's See Future in LCDs 32
Nichia to Start Sampling 100 Lumen/Watt White LEDs 32
SP3 Bows Heat Spreader for LEDs and Lasers 33
LCD Components 34
GLT Intros LED Light Guides 34
Component Suppliers Under Pressure 35
Optimax Fights to Remain Second in Polarizers 36
Sintek to Build 7.5G Color Filter Plant 37
Market for Large Backlights to Reach US$10B for 2006 37
LED Backlights Roll Out - Slowly 38
Diguang Restructures to Compete in LED BLU Market 40
Small and Medium LCD BLUs Look Strong 40
Another "Flatback" Player Antes Up 41
Glass Substrate Fabs Ramp 41
A Gathering Storm - CCFL Shortfalls 41
Flat Panel Watch 43
A Passage to India 43
Big Forecasts Get Bigger 43
LCD Supply to Exceed Demand 44
Corning Increases LCD Glass Forecast 44
Displaybank Ups PDP Forecast 45
Changing Dynamics 46
FP Technologies Fight for Piece of Growing Pie 46
Narrowing the Gap 47
Reality Check 47
An Unnatural Act 48
A Dark Horse Gets Darker 48
Flat Panels Prepare for Battle on New Wave of Price Cuts 49
PDP Makers Increase Capacity 50
PDP-TV 51
Acer Unveils Plasmas in Europe 51
DisplaySearch: Global Plasma Rose 109% 51
Panasonic Debuts PX600 VIERA HD Plasma TVs 53
LGE Shows Built-in DVR PDP at CeBIT 54
VIZIO Drops Pricing on Big Screen Plasmas 54
Videocon To Make PDPs For EU Markets 55
LCD-TV 56
Amtran Technology February Sales Jump 270% On Year 56
Innolux Display To Enter LCD-TV Market 56
JVC Has New Line of HD-Ready LCD-TVs 56
LG.Philips LCD Develops 100-inch LCD panel 56
Sharp Launches 65-inch Professional LCD Monitor 57
TPV Electronics to Sell AOC-branded LCD-TVs in China 57
VIZIO's 32-inch LCD-TV Breaks $1,000 Price Point 58
Pico-Projectors 58
Digislide Discusses Low-Cost and Pico-Projectors 58
NEC Unit Develops LED Projector 60
Home Theater 60
DPI Releases Anamorphic Theaterscope System 60
Market for Home Theater Projectors Growing 61
Yamaha Aims For Home Projector Market 62
Business Projectors 63
BenQ Releases Wireless DLP Projector 63
Coretronic Up 33% on Strong Projector Sales 63
Infocomm: Markets Set For Double-Digit Growth 64
InFocus Projectors on Time, but Where's the Numbers? 65
Mitsubishi Drops Prices, Bows Wide HD Projector 66
Optoma Targets 7% Of Global Projector Market 67
Panasonic Releases 2.9 Pound LCD PT-P1SDU 67
Toshiba Announces New Projector 68
MDTV Watch 69
1080p MD Share Doubles in Q4 69
Coretronic Changes Direction for MDTV Business 69
Delta Reconsiders MDTV 70
Fourth Quarter MD RPTV Data Released 71
Kolin to Launch 65-inch Olevia LCOS RPTV 72
New Chinese Brands Stretch into Overseas Markets 72
Pelco Intros 50-Inch DLP-TV 74
Sony Outlines Full HD Plans 74
Syntax-Brillian Reports Record Q2-Results 74
TI Shows off DLP in Hanover 75
Alternative Displays 76
Hitachi Bows E-Paper at Tokyo Station 76
USDC Hosts Flexible Displays Conference 77
Electronic Signage 79
Boom Times for Narrowcasting to Captive Audiences 79
BTV+ Selected for New $40M Digital Signage Network 80
Chinese Digital Signage Market Consolidates 80
Clarity Debuts CoolSign 3.0 Digital Signage System 81
Industry Leaders to Test News Broadcasts In Trains 81
Lab Corp. Builds Captive Medical Network 82
TV One Teams with Premier for Wal-Mart 82
Vis/Sim 83
Fakespace Bows 8 Mega-pixel Stereo Projection System 83
Rockwell Collins To Purchase E & S Simulation 84
3D Systems 85
Philips Shows 42-Inch 3D LCD Display for Signage 85
Digital Cinema 86
3D Cinema to be Added to Christie/AIX Deals 86
Barco Digital Cinema Announces 500 Milestone 86
NEC and Barco Tapped for Technicolor Beta Test 88
SONY Bows SXRD Cinema Solution at ShoWest 88
DTV Watch 89
CE Leaders Announce Initiative on Device Attachment 89
Consumer Education: When More is Less 90
Digital Displays to Surpass Analog for First time 90
Format Watch 91
Delays Continue as Format War Smolders On 91
Business and Strategic 93
BenQ Back to Basics 93
LG Zones in on Europe 94
Mitsubishi Launches Monitor Service Program 94
Samsung Targets $10B in TV Sales 95
Sanyo To Partner With Quanta for TV Mfg. 95
Sharp Turns to Poland 95
Investors Corner 96
Universal Display Eyes Large Flat and Mobile Displays 96
LCD Demand Growing, but What's Next? 96
The New Technology 97
So What's the Rush? 97
The New Technology Stock Cycle 98
Investment Conclusion 98
Bottom Line 99
JVC CE Sales Flat Overall, But Americas Climb 99
Seiko Epson Restates Loss Estimate 99
Newsletter Editorial Matrix 101
About Projection Monthly 103
About Insight Media 103