"...HHNEC opting instead to build up a 8-inch line...company spokeswoman would only acknowledge that the 8-inch line will add to the foundry capacity... "

"...it measures 11 mm x 15 mm x 1 mm, with an actual footprint of 14.0 mm x 14.2 mm x 0.8 mm, the smallest form factor available..."

The company is rolling out three versions of its new PXA300 chips.

Engineering samples will be available in January 2007, and volume production will be available in April 2007.

Brokerage house Sanford C. Bernstein said in a research note on Tuesday that 70-inch TVs could be the "right size" in 2009.

Priced at US$4,999, the Epson PowerLite Pro Cinema 1080 will be available in January 2007 through CEDIA dealers.