Volume 9
MAY 2006
Number 5

From the Editor 2
Welcome to Mobile Display Report 2
Insight Media News 4
Insight Media Releases 2006 LCD-TV Backlight Report 4
HDTV Retailer Newsletter Launched - Get a FREE Sample! 6
Projection Summit Offer Exciting Agenda 7
Small LCDs 10
Small/Medium TFT-LCD Sales Up 38% this Year 10
Samsung to Show Single-chip 7-inch LCD Panel at SID 11
OSD Announces 3.5-inch Indoor/Outdoor, Touchscreen TFT-LCD Module 12
Higher-Res Dual-screen LCD Prototype from Sanyo Epson 13
Sanyo Epson to Use Korean Wide Viewing Angle Technology 13
Hitachi Displays Develops Bi-stable LCD Panel 14
TMD Shows "Thinnest and Lightest" 12.1-inch Wide-format TFT-LCD; Uses LED BLU 14
TMD Pushes Frontier in 9-inch OCB-LCD 15
OLEDs 15
DuPont Announces Ink-Jet Process for Small-Molecule OLED Materials 15
White OLED Mass Production Starts in Japan 16
Samsung to Invest 50B Won in White OLED Production Equipment 17
Salmon DNA (yes, from the fish) Boosts OLED Performance 17
Univision Licenses Kodak OLED Technology 18
Novaled, Ciba to collaborate on OLED materials 19
German Researchers Claim Transparent OLEDs - But They Aren't First 19
Taiwan Tops OLED Panel Suppliers In 4Q'05 20
OLEDs Provides an Efficient Flat Light Source, Researchers Finds 20
OLLA Project Reports OLED Lighting Milestones 21
Microdisplays 22
eMagin Announces Brighter OLED Microdisplays with Longer Lifetimes 22
Kopin Reports First Quarter 2006 Financials 24
Kopin Announces Wide-Temperature LCD Microdisplays 25
Microvision Announces Financial Results 26
Alternative Displays 26
Liquavista Formed to Commercialize Electrowetting Displays 26
LED/Laser Devices 28
Everlight Sees Shortage of White LEDs 28
Osram and Avago Cross License LED Patents 28
Small Display Electronics Watch 29
Multi-band Offerings Foreshadow Future RF ICs 29
Small Display Electronics News 33
Agere Improves HSDPA Connectivity And Call Quality 33
Alcatel, DiBcom Collaborate On Mobile TV Platform 34
Leadis Ships OLED Display Driver 34
Sanyo To Spin Off Chip Business 35
ST Aims To Be Top Semi Supplier To China 36
Toshiba Intros VGA Controller for Mobile Handsets 36
Mobile Video Watch 36
Fee-Based Mobile Content Facing Obstacles 36
Personal Displays 39
eMagin Cuts Headest Price at E3 Game Conference 39
Israeli Start-up Creates "New Paradigm" Wearable Display 40
Kopin's Korean JV Introduces "World's Lightest" HWD 41
Direct-View Products 42
Cell Phones with Memory Cards Could Take iPod's Market 42
Samsung Out-Slivers the SLVR 43
LG KB1500 Phone Features IPS Display for Wide-Angle TV Viewing 43
A 3G Super Cell Phone with VGA display and Face Recognition 43
Business, Sales, and Markets 44
Wintek Sales Drop Sharply in 1Q 44
Sony Ericsson Sales Jump 55% in 1Q 45
UDC Pleased as 1Q Revenues Rise, Net Loss Decreases 45
Forth Dimension Displays Wins Red Herring 100 Europe Award 46
Newsletter Editorial Matrix 47
About Mobile Display Report 49
About Insight Media 49