Formerly Projection Monthly with Flat Panal Coverage


Volume 6
JUNE 2008
Number 6

Microdisplays 3
A Step Toward Super Hi-Vision (16x HDTV) 3
Canon Enters LCoS Panel Game 4
LCOS: The Path to High Resolution 6
    LCoS R&D 7
    Other Developments in LCoS 8
    LCoS in the Pro and Consumer Projection Markets 8
LED/Laser Devices and Components 9
Corning Introduces Green Lasers at SID 9
CE Companies Settle ITC Complaint 10
Epistar Enters Solar-Cell Business Leveraging LEDs 11
Goldeneye Shows High-luminance LED Sources 12
Lasers for Displays at QPC 12
Laser Speckle Reduction 14
Light Blue Optics Discusses Holographic Projection 15
Mitsubishi Describes Green Laser Used in Laser TV 15
NEC's New Four-channel LED Controller 16
Nichia Discusses 1W Blue Laser 17
Explay Presents Red Laser Module 18
LED / Laser News Shorts 19
    Formosa Epitaxy to Expand Wafer Production 19
    New RGB Phosphors for LEDs From Mitsubishi 19
    Sony Develops Green Laser for Cinema Projectors 19
    Wellypower Expands LED Packaging Capacity Again 19
Optics & Engines 20
Wavien Shows Illumination Components at SID 20
Display Electronics 21
Calibre to Take Over Reon and Realta Support 21
Screens 21
Da-Lite Announces 3D Black Projection Fabric 21
Touch Screens 22
NHK Develops Haptic Display w/ Touch Panel Function 22
Touch Int'l Acquires Optical Bonding Capabilities 23
OLED Displays 25
Why Are Big AMOLED Displays Difficult? 25
    DuPont, Dainippon Screen, and Kodak Attack the Frontplane 25
    Don't Forget the Backplane 26
DuPont to Target Gen 4 OLED Manufacturing 27
OLEDs Move to Zink Oxide Backplanes? 30
SID Shows OLED Technology Progresses 31
    New OLED Association OLED-A Forms 31
    OLED-T's New Transport Material Lowers Power 32
    Merk OLED Materials 32
    Idemitsu/Sony Develop Blue OLED 33
Backlights 34
AUO Innovates in LCD BLUs 34
Edge-Lit LCD-TVs Expand at SID 34
Field Emission Backlights Contemplated 36
LCD Technology 38
Samsung Gets More Performance From Fewer ICs 38
3-Way Dynamic Dimming Shown by Samsung 39
Blue Phase LCD Shows 240Hz Response 40
AUO Makes Most of SID Exhibition 41
LGD's Advanced Technologies - including "Roll-to-Roll" TFT Printing 43
Samsung Introduces Ultra-Definition - and More 45
Energy Savings Gaining in Importance 46
PDP Products 47
Shinoda Shows 125-inch Tube Array Plasma 47
Pioneer Goes Up Town with New Line 49
Market Intelligence 50
3LCD Trumpets Market Share 50
Korea on Top of PDP Market in Q1'08 51
OLEDs Gain Market Footing 53
Business and Strategic 54
Business Conference Sets Tone for SID 54
Pioneer Retools PDP Business 57
Progress for the DLP 59
Reflections on "Display Week" 59
The Resurgence of Large Displays at SID 60
DTV Watch 61
In Format Wars Winning ? Market Success 61
Sezmi Unveils New OTA Subscription TV 64
Business Projectors 65
projectiondesign Takes TI's WUXGA 65
Home Theater Projectors 66
Pioneer Back in the Home Theater Game 66
LED/Laser Projection 66
3M Shows Pico in Suite at SID 66
Digislide Pocket Projector Unveiled 68
Earth Trek Introduces Personal Projector 68
Fraunhofer Shows Pico-Proj with Tilt 69
iView Shows Pico-Projector Modules 70
Luminus Shows LED Projection Demos 71
Microvision Pico-Projector 71
Mitsubishi Describes Laser TV 72
Projection Technology 73
Summary of Projection Papers at SID 73
    Other Projection Papers at SID 74
Display Photonics Shows New Projector Architecture 75
Digital Signage 76
ADT Advances Droplet Technology 76
AUO Débuts a 2-Sided Sign at SID 77
LG Shows Images on Both Sides of 15" LCD Panel 78
Megascreen Coming to Your Next Event? 79
3D Displays 80
3D at Home Consortium Holds First BOD Meeting 80
3DVision Shows 2D-to-3D Conversion Capability 81
How Not to Show a 3D Display 82
LG Steps up 3D Display Efforts 82
Other 3D Tidbits from SID 84
ruCap Shows 3D Game Head-Tracker 85
Samsung Shows 52-inch AS-3D Display 86
Toshiba Goes 3D with Help from Magnetic 87
VisuMotion Licenses WOWvx 88
iZ3D Monitor Price Drop for Dads and Grads 88
SVI and DTI Partner For 3D Video Package 89
2D/3D Digital Cinema 89
Regal to Use RealD 3D (Maybe) 89
Dreamworks Strategy to Include IMAX 92
Singapore to Host 3D Film Festival 94
Insight Media News 94
Insight Media Releases the 2008 LCD Backlight Report; 94
Insight Media Bows 3DTV Report 97
Sponsors Invigorate Projection Summit '08 Presentations 102
Newsletter Editorial Matrix 103
About Large Display Report 104
About Insight Media 104