Volume 2
OCTOBER 2007
Number 10

Microdisplays 3
4DD Turns the Corner 3
Rohm's Viewfinder OLED Display 4
LED/Laser Devices and Components 5
Nichia Settles One - Then Files Another Patent Dispute 5
Shootout at the LED Corral 5
Toshiba Bows 30 Lm Surface-Mount White LED 6
Battery Technology 7
Toshiba Shows Portable Fuel Cell Technology 7
Electronics 8
TI Touts Phone Chip Advances 8
NXP, Ceva Form IP alliance 9
Xilinx Bows DSP Dev. Kit 10
Touch Screens 10
Sharp Shows Optical Touch Display 10
Touch Screens Focus of Mobile Display Conference 11
Mobile LCD Displays 13
Trends in Mobile LCD Displays 13
    Thinner Displays 13
    Power Consumption 13
    Brightness 14
    Resolution 16
    Panel Technology 17
    Screen Size 18
    Color Gamut 18
    Summary 19
TMD Shows High Contrast LCD 19
Hitachi's 5-inch WXGA Display for IPTV 20
Kyocera Bows New 7.5-inch LED BLU LCD 20
OLEDs 21
Advancements in AMOLED 21
TMD Shows 2.8" AMOLED 23
OLED Related Investments are in the News 24
Vitex Boosts IP w/Six New Patents 25
OSD's 2-inch AMOLED in Mass Production 26
Alternative Displays 26
Sony's Gen 2 E-Reader Uses New E-Ink Film 26
SiPix's E-paper Display in Handset 28
Fujitsu Color E-Paper 29
Uni-Pixel Update 30
QMT Offers New Display Metrics 31
Liquivista Moving Toward Production 32
3D Displays 33
3M Describes 3D Displays - Sort of 33
Head Mounted Personal Displays 34
Konica Holographic Glasses 34
Headplay Launches Personal Cinema System 34
Mobile Products 35
Prospects for UMPCs 35
Fujitsu Rolls Out Palm-Sized Touch Screen PC 36
Nokia Releases 6301 UMA Convergence Phone 37
PNDs Makers Consider Mobile TV Support 37
Samsung Concept Camera 38
Toshiba Introduces Digital Photo Frame 38
Personal Display Watch 39
Future Displays for the Mobile Web 39
Pico/Nano Projectors 40
ExPlay Shows Pico Projector - Again 40
Konica Minolta Opto Bi-Axial MEMS 41
Microvision's Laser Projector Technology 42
Laser Projector Demos at Mobile Display Conference 43
    TI Shows G2 Device; Announces Partners 43
    PicoP Focuses on Small 45
    Top Ten Challenges for Mobile Projection 46
    Light Blue Optics 47
    Defining Mobile Projectors 47
    Syndiant Shows Demo 48
Market Intelligence 49
S/M Supply and Profits in Doubt 49
    Supply Constraints Coming 49
    Prospects for Profits 50
4Q Handset Shortage to Impact US Market 51
ABI Says Mobile Broadband Enables CE Devices 52
Gartner: EU Nixes TV on Cell Phone Screens 53
TPO to Lead Small to Med-Size LCD Panel Market 54
Prices to Remain Flat on 7-inch LCD Panels 55
Telecom Giants Report Varying 2Q Results 55
Business and Strategic 56
Apple Partners with O2 for iPhone's UK Launch 56
iPod Nano Teardown 57
Asahi Glass and Mitsubishi to Sell Optrex 58
ASE and NXP in China JV 58
CMO and TPV to Form Strategic Alliance 59
DSC Displays to Keep 2.8- to 3-inch Screens 59
Hitachi to Hike Small LCD Output 59
HP Secures Handset License from China Government 60
Lite-On Announces Plan to Acquire Perlos 60
Samsung, Armani to Build TVs and Mobile Phones 61
Sony to Gain Control of Both JVs with Toyota 61
Mobile Video Content 62
ESPN Mobile TV to Offer Football 62
Japan Orders via Cell Phone Up Sharply 62
Mobile Video Infrastructure 63
Aloha Sells 700MHz Spectrum To AT&T 63
Can the Ubiquitous Network be Far Off? 63
Cell Phones at Home and the Expansion of Mobile TV 65
WiMax in the News 66
Mobile Regulatory / Standards 67
Mobile TV in China Get's an "F" 67
Insight Media News 69
Insight Media Releases "Professional Video Monitors" Report 69
Opportunities in 3D 70
Newsletter Editorial Matrix 72
About Mobile Display Report 73
About Insight Media 73