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Portrait
Displays Sues EnTech
Pleasanton, California, April
20 - Portrait Displays, Inc. announced today that it has
filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the
Northern District of California against EnTech Taiwan and
two EnTech employees who formerly worked at Portrait
Displays. The suit claims that EnTech and the two named
individuals misappropriated code from Portrait Displays'
copyrighted Display Tune® software program and are now
marketing and selling the infringing code in EnTech's
product "softOSD." The suit contains claims for
copyright infringement, misappropriation of trade secrets,
interference with economic advantage, and unfair
competition. The suit seeks damages and an injunction
against EnTech and the two named individuals preventing
further marketing and sales of the infringing product.
In announcing the legal
action, Portrait Displays' President/CEO, J. Michael James,
said, "Portrait Displays aggressively protects its
intellectual property rights and today's filing demonstrates
that we will take all appropriate action to protect our
copyright in Display Tune."
Information: www.portrait.com.
CRL Opto
Acquires MicroVue's Production Assets and Stock
Dalgety Bay,
Scotland, April 1 - CRL Opto Limited announced today the
successful acquisition of the microdisplay production assets
of MicroVue Limited from the MicroVue liquidators. CRL Opto
intends to re-commence the production of its microdisplays
as soon as possible. In addition to the production assets,
CRL Opto has acquired all remaining stocks of microdisplays
and ASIC drivers.
CRL Opto has
decided to integrate the production of its F-LCOS
microdisplays into its business. In addition to providing
board-level products to customers in its specialist markets
- defence training and simulation, printing, near-to-eye
headsets, automotive, and medical - CRL Opto will increase
its focus on providing its full-color, high-resolution
microdisplays directly to customers in rapidly growing
volume markets.
CRL Opto
already has design wins with optical-engine suppliers and
believes that market growth and an increase in consumer
projection applications will drive the demand for its
microdisplays.
Greg Truman,
Managing Director of CRL Opto said, "Over recent months
our customers have remained strongly supportive of CRL Opto
and its technology, and we appreciate their confidence in
us. The recent purchase of microdisplay production assets is
an exciting opportunity for CRL Opto and its customers as we
continue to expand and develop new products for both
specialist and volume markets."
Information: www.crlopto.com.
OSRAM
Unveils LED Back-Up Lighting For Light Trucks
Louisville,
Kentucky, March 29 - OSRAM Opto Semiconductors today
announced that American Superlite Inc. (ASL) premiered
OSRAM's lead-free Golden DRAGON™ LED in a new,
rear-back-up, light-truck application at the Mid-American
Trucking Show held at the Kentucky Fair & Exposition
Center, March 25-27. This introduction represents the first
time OSRAM's patented LED solution has been used in an
American light-truck design.
ASL is
featuring the OSRAM LED in its four-inch, round back-up
light (SL4800) and oval back-up light (SL8800). The white
LED can effectively perform in rear-back-up, light-truck
applications, as well as forward lighting applications such
as high- and low-beam headlamps and front fog lamps. This
LED typically produces 25 lumens of light at 350 mA in a
true surface mount (SMT) package. The SMT package assembles
easily with standard "pick and place" equipment
and can provide added flexibility in design and reduced cost
for assembly.
"We
selected the OSRAM Golden DRAGON for its superb brightness
and true white color, as well as for its high reliability
and exceptional long life," said Art Ter-Hovhavessian,
president of ASL. "The power and compact size of
OSRAM's LED offers our designers the color quality and
dynamic styling options we were seeking."
The ASL
announcement represents the latest in a series of design
wins that have made OSRAM the leading automotive supplier of
interior and exterior LED lighting solutions in the world,
the company said. OSRAM's newest LED products were
prominently showcased in the Hyundai HCD8 concept vehicle
and in a number of Ford GT, Cobra, and Mustang models at the
Chicago Auto Show and the 2004 North American International
Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit.
Information: www.osram-os.com,
www.americansuperlite.com.
