Volume 4
SEPTEMBER 2006
Number 9

Insight Media News 3
Webcast Announced - Opportunities for Optics in Displays 3
Microdisplays 4
3LCD Group Pushes Color Luminance Measurement 4
Acacia Acquires Digital Micromirror Patents 5
Syntax-Brillian Continues to Make Moves…Are They the Right Ones? 5
Syntax-Brillian Reports Q4 Results 7
TI Brings New Technology to IFA Berlin 8
TI Reached 10M Shipment Milestone 8
LED/Laser Devices 10
Novalux Hitting Milestones on Path to Laser TV 10
Screens and Films 11
Polaroid Spins Off Coating Technology for Displays 11
Wireless 12
Will Corporate Sponsors Drive Free Wi-Fi Deployment? 12
Draft .11n Boxes Selling but Standard Stalls 13
Silex Prototypes HD via Wireless UWB System 14
Motorola to Deploy WiMAX Trial at SOFTBANK 15
Pegasus Bows Wireless HD Streaming 16
Design Wins 17
Haier Taps Genesis Single-Chip Video Display 17
LG Electronics Selects Tvia's Processor 17
Display Electronics 17
Analog Devices Offers New HDMI ICS 17
HDMI Licensing Cuts Fee; China to Push HDMI 18
Founders Release HDMI 1.3 Spec 19
Ikanos Offers DSL Chips for IPTV 19
MediaTek Projects 3Q Revenue to Surge 5-10% 20
Micronas Launches Dual-Tuner Reference Design 21
MPEG-4 CODEC Overlay Improves Image Quality 21
LCD Components 23
Toppan Sees Higher Margins from Ink-Jet Color Filters 23
SVA-NEC to Construct Gen 5 CF plant with Fujifilm 23
AUO-Toppan CFI Secures Supply of 5G CFs for QDI 24
Why Is Everybody Worrying About CF Availability? 24
Competition Keeps Pressure on Polarizer Prices 24
Nitto Denko Bows Cheaper Contrast-Enhancing Film 25
KUT to Replace ITO with Zinc Oxide 25
LCD Backlights 26
Backlight Units Rebound in July 26
CMO to Make Its Own BLUs? 27
CCFL Supply to Tighten in 4Q 28
China Electric Adds to CCFL Supply 28
LCD Panel 29
Philips LG to Part in LCD JV 29
Taiwan's Panel Makers Reduce Investment 30
Samsung Leaves 32-Inch Panels to Taiwan Mfg. 33
AUO Supplies 40-inch Panels to Samsung 33
BOE Hydis Refutes Notebook Panel Suspension Reports 35
CPT to Ship 2 M TV Panels in 2nd Half of 2006 36
Hannstar July Sales Rise 26% on Brand Strength 36
Low Price TFT-LCD Technology Patents on the Rise 37
Market Intelligence 37
PDP-TV 2Q'06 Gains Mask Competitive Issues 37
2Q'06 Shipments Increase -- Revenues Fail to Keep Pace 38
Shrinking PDP-TV Margins Turn Stalwarts from PDP 38
PDP-TV Increasingly Concentrated into Hands of Top Three 39
Global LCD-TV Shipments Up 28% in 2Q; 40
Large Screen LCDs Move into PDP Territory 42
iSuppli: Specialty Monitors on the Rise 44
Quixel Reports Big Sales in Big Screens 45
Strong Second-Quarter for Front Projector Market 46
CEA Sees Hike In 2006 CE Sales 46
HDTV Service to rise 35% in 2H 06 47
Flat Panel Watch 48
Global Competition Shifts to 8G LCD Fabs 48
LCD-TV Makers Rely Heavily on N. American Market 50
LG Electronics to Build LCD Plant in E. Europe 51
TCL and CMO to Build LCD Modules in China 51
Sony Bets on China to Overtake Japan in Sales 51
Sanyo to Launch JV with Quanta 52
Quanta Makes Toshiba LCD-TVs for Taiwan Market 53
Wistron Lands LCD-TV Orders from HP 53
LCD-TV 53
Sharp Introduces First LCD-TVs with New Gen 8 Panels 53
Hitachi Expands Wooo LCD Product Line 55
Proton Shows 42 and 47-inch 1080p LCD-TVs 55
Samsung Claims First 70-inch 1080p LCD-TV Panel 56
Asustek to Launch LCD-TVs 57
Toshiba Rolls Out New LCD-TV Models 57
Vizio Launches Two HD 42-Inch LCD-TVs 57
PDP-TV 58
Hisense Adds HD Plasma 58
LGE Bows 60-inch Single Scan Drive PDP 59
Panasonic Adds $70K, 103-inch PDP 59
Panasonic Shows New Pro PDPs 60
Samsung's New PDP-TV Links Wirelessly 61
Business and Strategic 62
BenQ Fights Takeover-Ups Investment 62
Matsushita to Cut Overseas Factories 63
NEC Reshuffles Its American Divisions 63
Prima to Launch Prima and Legend Brands at CEDIA 63
Planar Gears Up New Product Lines for CEDIA 64
Japan CE Makers Book Strong June Quarter 65
LCD-TV Demand Helps Sharp Boost Profits 67
Matsushita, Sharp Benefit from In-House Parts 67
Micro/Nano/Pocket Projectors 68
Digislide Discusses Product Roadmap 68
Sypro Optics and Mitsubishi Show New Pocket Projectors 69
Home Theater 70
Mitsubishi Releases High Contrast HT Projector 70
DPI Announces New Products For CEDIA 2006 71
Meridian Premieres Faroudja D-ILA Projectors 72
Runco Launches 1080p Home Theater Projectors 73
Sharp Intros 1080p Projector 74
SIM2 USA Now Shipping HT3000 75
Sony SXRD Projector Details Leaked 75
Toshiba Announces DVD-Projector Combo 76
Business Projectors 76
Wireless Projectors Becoming the Norm? 76
Canon Launches 5500 Lumen Projector 77
Hitachi America Intros Projector For Large Venues 78
Planar Adds Projectors to Monitor Line 78
Toshiba Integrates Live Video Camera with FP 80
Toshiba Announces Wireless DLP Projector 81
MDTV 81
Mitsubishi To Expand RPTV Business in US 81
Visualization/Simulation 82
SEOS to Field QXGA Projector on JFS Simulator 82
3D Systems 83
3D at SIGGRAPH 2006 83
Barco 3D 84
LightspeeD 85
For3D Inc. 86
LightSpace Technologies 86
Planar 87
Philips WOW Display 88
Other 3D systems 88
Alternative Displays 90
Artificial Muscle May be Used for Display 90
DTV 91
Battle for Subs Shifts from Quantity to Quality 91
Has Digital Video Distribution Come of Age? 92
CinemaNow Launches Burn-to-DVD Service 93
BT Offers Universal Movie Downloads 94
China Adopts Own DTV Standard 95
IPTV Leads Growth in DTV Services 96
Broadband TV Service Tvext Makes Gains 99
Hanaro to Launch TV Portal Services 99
India Begins Trial IPTV Services 100
IPTV Advances 'Down Under' 100
Kasenna Powering Cavalier MPEG-4 IPTV Service 100
E-TV Guide To Be Provided To ISPs 101
ITV Success for Interactive TV Ads 101
Nielsen to Track Rich Media Ads on Web 102
NBC Kicks Off Interactive TV 102
Newsletter Editorial Matrix 104
About Projection Monthly 105
About Insight Media 105