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LG.Philips Introduces Narrow-bezel 18.1-Inch TFT-LCD for Desktop Monitors
SEOUL, South Korea, August 27 - LG.Philips LCD Company today announced the LM181E05, the first 18.1-inch thin-film-transistor (TFT) LCD using the company's
patented narrow-bezel technology.
"The company's narrow-bezel…technology, having been extended from notebook PCs to the desktop arena, enables consumers to have even slimmer and sexier desktop monitors," said Bruce Berkoff, the executive vice president of marketing at LG.Philips LCD.
The LM181E05 utilizes the company's patented side-mounting technology - which shifts the screws from the front to the side - which makes the slimmer and more compact design possible. Using in-plane switching technology (IPS), the LM181E05 boasts a 160-degree viewing angle, high luminance of 250
cd/m², a color saturation of 62 percent, a contrast ratio of 350:1, and a response time of 50 ms. The module is only 27 mm thick and weighs just 3.1 kg.
The company plans to begin volume production of the LM181E05 this month at
LG.Philips LCD's Fab 3 in Kumi, Korea, the world's first fourth-generation
fab. Fab 3, which opened April 2000, processes mother glass measuring 680x880 mm.
Information: Bruce Berkoff, Tel: +82-2-3777-0707, bruce@lgphilips-lcd.com,
www.lgphilips-lcd.com.
Seiko Instruments Debuts First Internet Modem with Streaming Socket Technology™
Torrance, California, August 23 - Seiko Instruments today announced the iChip Internet Modem Module (IMM), the world's first Internet modem based on Streaming Socket Technology™. It's an industry first, said Don Feeney, general manager for Seiko Instruments USA, which combines a true single-chip embedded modem with the iChip TCP/IP/PPP hardware protocol stack, and thus offers complete Internet connectivity. The modem targets low-cost and portable devices for test & measurement, data collection, and remote sensing, as well as other field-deployed devices that must be connected to the Internet via a dial-up network using the TCP/IP/PPP protocol. "Our customers asked us to provide an integrated TCP/IP modem product…at a price point that allows more price-sensitive products to be Internet-enabled," said Feeney.
Streaming Socket Technology, designed by iReady Corp., manages multiple TCP sockets over a single communications channel, such as a serial port. Each socket can be deployed for virtually any Internet protocol. This makes the technology suitable for a wide range of Internet applications while ensuring code and design-data reusability, and it allows a TCP socket to be used without requiring knowledge of data lengths.
The IMM features Seiko's iChip S7600A TCP/IP/PPP hardware protocol stack and the TDK Semiconductor 73M2901C fast-connect modem. The iChip IMM is socket-compatible with the Conexant SocketModem™ family of data-link modems, thus providing a compact, industry-standard form factor.
Mike Johnson, research fellow at iReady: "It couldn't be simpler to incorporate. Natively, the IMM supports PPP, PAP, TCP/IP, DNS, UDP and ICMP. The Streaming Socket interface allows using virtually any TCP protocol - for example HTTP, SMTP, POP3 and many others - just by sending the IMM simple text strings."
The Seiko iChip Internet Modem Module Evaluation Kit is now available at a price of US $99 . A reference design and license to use the Streaming Socket technology is currently available at no charge.
Information: Tel:
(800) 934-9334, Fax: (909) 975-5699, seiko-ecd@salessupport.com,
http://www.seiko-usa-ecd.com. (The reference design can be downloaded from the website.)
Silicon Image Debuts SiI 504™
Sunnyvale, California, Aug. 21 - Silicon Image, Inc. today unveiled the SiI 504™ - the successor to its acclaimed SiI 503 digital video processor - which converts standard-definition interlaced video signals to progressive signals. Optoma (Hsinchu, Taiwan) has incorporated the SiI 504 into its new EP755 Ultra High Bright Multimedia Projector.
Like its predecessor, the SiI 504 provides a progressive output suitable for display on progressively scanned CRT displays, as well as LCD or DLP panels. Advanced motion-adaptive and source-adaptive techniques create a detailed output image without introducing the motion and interlacing artifacts associated with some other interlace-to-progressive scan converters. The SiI 504 is targeted at products that require the
highest-quality de-interlacing.
The device is manufactured using 0.18-micron CMOS technology, which lowers costs and dramatically reduces power consumption by more than 85 percent to less than 400mW,
said Parviz Khodi, Silicon Image's vice president of marketing.
The SiI 504 includes features designed to simplify integration. It generates all of the clocks required for most applications from a video input clock featuring a single phase-locked loop (PLL), as opposed to the three internal PLLs required by the SiI 503. While the SiI 503 requires external discrete logic components, the SiI 504 can directly generate 16-bit 4:2:2 YCrCb digital video output without external hardware
Optoma's 6.5-pound EP755 is a DLP™ projector offering XGA resolution, 2000 ANSI
lumens, 800:1 contrast ratio, 16.7 million displayable colors, and DVI compatibility.
The SiI 504 replaces the SiI 503 immediately. All inputs are 5V-tolerant. With the exception of the core power-supply voltage, the SiI 504 is pin-compatible with the SiI 503 for most applications. Available now, the SiI 504 is priced at US $14 in volume quantities.
Information: www.optoma.com,
www.siimage.com.
Panasonic
Announces $2100 HDTV Projection Monitor
Secaucus, New Jersey, August 8 - Panasonic is focusing on bringing the excitement of digital television to a wider audience with its new 47-inch, 16:9 widescreen HDTV projection monitor, the PT-47WX49. With a suggested MSRP of $2,099.95, the new model is intended to be a major leap toward more affordable pricing for digital television products - without sacrificing quality or features.
"The new PT-47WX49 HDTV projection monitor represents Panasonic's ongoing commitment to making the benefits of DTV accessible to everyone," said Jonas Tanenbaum, National Marketing Manager for Panasonic's Display Group. "Advances in digital television technology have progressed to the point that, for nearly the same price one could expect to pay for a conventional analog projection set only a year or two ago, consumers can now enjoy the ultimate home theater experience that digital television offers."
The monitor displays digital 480p and 480i (line-doubled to 480p) signals, and high-definition 1080i signals, and includes an NTSC tuner with a built-in progressive-scan converter that line-doubles conventional NTSC analog signals to 480p, which can dramatically enhance the picture quality of today's standard TV broadcasts. A DTV-certified digital receiver is required to view terrestrial digital television signals. If your cable company "passes through" a network DTV signal unchanged, an optional HDTV set-top receiver can decode and tune the program, but standards for cable connectivity have not been finalized.
Two sets of universal component (Y, PB, PR) video inputs are provided to accept interlaced or progressive signals from different video sources, such as a DVD player or digital satellite receiver. The video signals are separated into their luminance and color-difference (PB, PR) elements, resulting in a picture with exceptional detail and accurate color, the company says.
Information: www.panasonic.com
Hitachi Adds 19-Inch Flat-Faced Monitor At A Value-Price; Re-confirms Commitment to U.S. Monitor Sales
Westwood, Massachusetts, July 30 - Hitachi America has added a value-priced, 19-inch display (18-inch viewable) to its flat-faced CRT monitor line. The new CM721F offers an extremely tight dot pitch of 0.20 mm horizontal, 0.13 mm vertical - one of the tightest dot pitches available. The monitor comes with Hitachi's 5-year branded CRT monitor warranty.
The new CM721F - intended for general, business, and entry-level graphics and imaging customers needing a value-priced monitor - marks Hitachi's commitment to expanding its CRT product line and to meeting the demands of U.S customers through its U.S distribution channels. Hitachi will continue to sell its award-winning ErgoFlat 19-inch monitors (the CM771, CM772, and CM772B), which are targeted toward higher-end graphics, CAD/CAM and imaging users.
"Hitachi will continue to expand its CRT monitor & LCD display offerings in the United States. As the market shifts increasingly towards flat-faced monitors, Hitachi is meeting this demand by adding value line flat-faced monitors to complement its traditional emphasis on professional displays. By expanding our line and concentrating our manufacturing facilities in cost-effective countries - but still utilizing Hitachi's design, engineering, and quality-assurance staff and procedures - Hitachi intends to expand its U.S market penetration in the competitive branded monitor industry," said Kevin Bowler, Vice President, Sales and Marketing for Display Products in Hitachi America's Computer Division.
The CM721F is a shadow-mask, flat-screen CRT monitor with a maximum resolution of 1600x1200 at a 75-Hz refresh rate, and provides 202 MHz bandwidth. The TCO '99 approved monitor will begin shipping to Hitachi's worldwide distributors within the next 30 days
Information: Hitachi America Display Customer Relations.
Tel: (800) 441-4832, display.info@hal.hitachi.com,
http://www.hitachidisplays.com.
