Volume 8
AUGUST 2005
Number 8

Microdisplay Devices 1
Brillian Announces $7M Funding 1
JVC Starts Volume Production of Full HD 0.7-Inch D-ILA 2
Seiko Epson Reports 1Q'05 Group Net Loss 2
TI Beats Expectations With Sales Up 9% 3
LED/Laser Devices 3
Citizen Electronics Develops White LED 3
SLE Succeeds With Blue-Violet Semiconductor Laser 4
Taiwan HB-LED Makers Optimistic about 2H'05 Sales 4
Optics & Engines 5
3M Settles With InFocus on RPTV Engines 5
South Mountain Opens Manufacturing Site 5
TMDC Ships LCOS Engines 6
Screens & Films 6
Da-Lite Introduces Front and Rear Fabric Screens 6
Business Projectors 6
Sony Unveils Five New 3LCD Projectors 6
Sanyo Introduces Short-Throw Projector 7
MD-TVs 8
Byd:sign RPTV Hits $52/inch Price Point 8
MD-TV Watch 8
InFocus Thin-RPTV Price Drops 72% 8
Alternative Displays 9
Fujitsu Foldable E-Paper Keeps Images Without Power 9
Sharp Developing New LCD Display Types 10
Sony, Riken Develop High-Resolution, Rollable Display Panel 10
LED/Laser Displays 11
Academics Turn on Holographic TV 11
3D Systems 11
3D Visualization Improves Medical Diagnosis 11
Barco Bows Single Projector 3D 12
JVC Ultra-High-Resolution Projector Shown at SigGraph 13
Simultaneous 2D and 3D: an Optical Quantum Leap 13
Digital Cinema 14
Christie and Access Bow D-Cinema Funding Plan 14
Market Intelligence 15
LG Announces Trends in TV Buying Behavior 15
Manufacturers Discuss Predictions 15
Thin is In, but Bigger Is Better 16
Taiwan's DTV Output Up in 1H 17
Bottom Line 18
First Quarter Mixed for Japanese Electronics Makers 18
Movers & Shakers 19
About Microdisplay Report 20