Hitachi and Canon have agreed to jointly develop and manufacture small and midsize organic electroluminescence (EL) displays (OLED) for digital cameras within two years.

Samsung SDI said today that it will be spending over $500 million USD to boost production of next-generation OLED displays to six times its current level by mid-2009.

AnalogicTech's AAT2860 allows designers to minimise component count, board space and cost whether they are building a high end PDA-type phone with a single large display or a traditional clamshell design with two displays.

Idemitsu Kosan said Monday it will adopt LED in place of fluorescent lamps for store signs and price boards at all of its 4,800 gas stations in order to cut costs and carbon dioxide emissions.

Philips holds the distinction for being the first company in the world to light up its office with nothing but LED solutions.

In addition to revealing plans for 3-D DLP packages and new LaserVue DLP screen sizes, Mitsubishi used a recent press conference, here, to formally unveiled its UltraThin Frame premium flat-panel TV line featuring an Integrated Sound Projector.

Pioneer has launched a three-strong line of Kuro LCD TVs, which it claims deliver a picture that closely matches the “visual experience” a plasma telly can produce.

A New Zealand-based developer of LED lighting applications is forecasting the end of the incandescent light bulb within just a few years, based on advances in manufacturing technology and the demand for zero mercury in lamps and lighting tubes.

Created from the mobile and wireless businesses of STMicroelectronics and NXP, which together generated $3 billion USD in revenue in 2007, the new company will begin operations in a strong position to meet customer needs in 2G, 2.5G, 3G, multimedia, connectivity and all future wireless technologies. ST-NXP Wireless is expected to enter the market in number three position once full closure of the joint venture takes place, as scheduled, in the third quarter of 2008.

Sony Corp said it would make a strong push into networked electronics and video delivery services and aim for the top spot in LCD TVs as the firm looks to make the most of its hardware and software assets for growth.

BenQ, the global leader in networked lifestyle solutions, crossed yet another performance milestone with strong results for its LCD monitor (LCDM) business.

Comcast has revealed its intention to pursue WiMax femtocells as a key to its wireless strategy. Dave Williams, senior VP for wireless and technology at the cable giant said that part of the new Clearwire deal calls for 5MHz of spectrum across the US to be set aside solely for WiMax femtocells. ”It was hard won, but that’s in the deal,” said Williams, who joined Comcast earlier this year after most recently serving as chief technology o

The Ministry of Communications is set to publish its final WiMAX policy by Sunday at the latest. The policy will include a revolutionary proposal for encouraging deployment of a WiMAX network in which the money will be returned to the operator winning the tender as the network penetration deepens and the deployment broadens. The idea is to create an incentive for new operators to deploy as large a network as possible.