NPD DisplaySearch announced that it expects spending on Flat panel display (FPD) manufacturing equipment to rise from $3.8 billion in 2012 to $8.3 billion in 2013.
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Silicon Image Announces New Video Processors
Silicon Image announced two new upscaling video processors, designed to also enhance the picture quality of streaming or downloaded Internet video.
Monster Launches Smart HDMI Cables
Monster Cable Products announced its new line of Imaging Science Foundation (ISF)-certified high speed Smart HDMI cables at CEDIA Expo 2012.
Silicon Image Touts MHL Popularity
Silicon Image announced that it has shipped over 100 million Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL) products worldwide.
Sigma Chipset Powers DTVs from AOC
Sigma Designs announced that AOC’s latest LCD/LED televisions will incorporate Sigma’s HiDTV Pro-SXL chipset.
Toshiba Cuts NAND Flash Memory Production
Toshiba Corporation announced that, due to oversupply in the market, it is cutting its production of NAND flash memory by roughly 30%.
Panasonic to Integrate DivX Plus Streaming
Rovi Corporation announced that Panasonic will incorporate DivX Plus Streaming technology into is UniPhier series of integrated circuits for digital televisions and Blu-ray Disc (BD) players.
DTV Manufacturers Adopt Sigma HiDTV SoC
Sigma Designs announced that its HiDTV Fusion SmartTV System-on-Chip (SoC) is being welcomed with open arms by major European TV manufacturers.
Toshiba Nailed for LCD Price Fixing
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein announced a U.S. federal court jury found that Toshiba Corporation participated in a conspiracy to fix the prices of Thin-film Transistor (TFT) Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) panels.
Sony Offloads Chemical Products Business to Japanese Government
Sony Corporation announced that it will sell its Sony Chemical & Information Device Corporation subsidiary to the Development Bank of Japan for 58.0 billion yen (US $731 million).
Sigma Chipset Powers VIZIO Cinemawide Smart TVs
Sigma Designs announced that VIZIO’s new 21:9 Cinemawide HDTVs will incorporate Sigma’s HiDTV Pro Connected TV chipset.
Panasonic and Sony to Develop OLED Display Panels
Sony and Panasonic announced they plan to jointly develop next generation Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) panels and modules for TVs and large-sized displays.
Christie Digital Cinema Processor Integrates SENSIO 3D
SENSIO Technologies announced that Christie’s new SKA-3D digital cinema processor integrates the company’s 3D decoding technology.
Texas Instruments Unveils New DLP Chipset
Texas Instruments DLP announced a new family of image processing chips designed for front projectors.
Panasonic Improves Blu-ray Laser Design
Panasonic announced that it has developed a simplified three-wavelength semiconductor laser for Blu-ray Disc (BD) drives and players.
