A scandal involving the chairman of parent Samsung did no harm to the reputation of Samsung Electronics, which won the title of South Korea's overall most-admired company in the Asia 200 survey.

The Technical University of Dresden and Novaled AG have reached 90 lm/W at a brightness of 1.000 cd/m2 for a real lighting device and even 124 lm/W when using a 3D light extraction system.

Corning CFO Jim Flaws said growing demand for flat-screen televisions increases the chances that the specialty glass maker will boost its estimate for the LCD glass market. He also said the time may be right for Corning to consider acquisitions of small or medium-sized businesses.

Tech Data, a distributor of IT products, announced on 15 May, its Digital Signage and Projectors Specialized Business Unit (SBU) has established distribution agreements with HANNspree North America, a provider of LCD TV products, electronics company Hitachi Home Electronics and Vivitek, a manufacturer of visual display and presentation products.