Samsung Electronics, the world's No. 1 maker of liquid crystal display (LCD) screens, said Monday it has been lowering its panel output by around 5% since August to cope with excess inventory amid lackluster demand from global markets.

A new report says that a complete switch to LED lighting in twelve niche markets could save consumers $22 billion in electricity costs. Plus, DOE has released the latest SBIR funding call.

Plasma panels continue to maintain a price gap with equivalent LCD TV panels. For example, 42" HD plasma panels (including power supply and optical filter) are now 25% less than 42" 720p LCD panel prices and 31% less than 1080p (including power supply). A similar comparison shows that 50" HD plasma panels are 45% less than 52" 1080p LCD panels (and 29% less than 50" 1080p plasma panels).

Sumita Optical Glass and Toyoda Gosei developed a glass-packaged white LED and showcased it at CEATEC JAPAN 2008.

.."We are doubling the number of our R&D engineering staff from the existing figure of 2,000 to 4,000 within the next two years for our Noida facility," Zutshi said. The company is planning to put special emphasis on the LCD TV and Flat CRT TV segments as part of its growth strategy..

Taiwanese flat-panel maker HannStar Display yesterday confirmed plans to cut 12% of its local work force when it shuts down a costly panel module assembly line next month. But the Taoyuan-based panel supplier said it would not trim output like its bigger rivals to cope with the latest downturn caused by a supply glut and economic weakness. While cutting its work force in Taiwan, LCD panel maker is moving a larger portion of the firm’s labor-intensive module assembly work to China.