The DisplaySearch Monitor Back Issue Summary for 2003

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December 3, 2003

November 5, 2003

October 7, 2003

August 28, 2003

August 8, 2003

August 1, 2003

June 30, 2003

May 30, 2003

May 7, 2003

April 30, 2003

March 28, 2003

March 7, 2003

February 18, 2003

January 31, 2003

January 17, 2003



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December 3, 2003

Pricing News DisplaySearch Data Trip Reports Advanced TV News and Analysis FPD Producer News, Fab Activity, and Equipment and Materials News Display Electronics News and Analysis Channel News and Analysis Japan Market Data LCD Monitor News and Analysis Portable Computer News and Analysis Handheld Product News and Analysis DisplaySearch News
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November 5, 2003

Pricing News DisplaySearch Data Guest Article Trip Reports FPD Producer News, Fab Activity, and Equipment and Materials News Display Electronics News and Analysis Channel News and Analysis Japan Market Data LCD Monitor News and Analysis Advanced TV News and Analysis Portable Computer News and Analysis Handheld Product News and Analysis DisplaySearch News
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October 7, 2003

Pricing News
  • TFT LCD Prices Continue to Rise in September, Price Increases Also Expected in October and November
  • LCD Monitor and CRT Monitor Price Analysis
  • LCD TV Pricing News
  • PDA Average Street Price Trends on September 19, 2003
DisplaySearch Data
  • Large-Area TFT LCDs Enjoy Another Strong Month in August; 5% Unit Growth + 2% ASP Growth = 7% Revenue Growth
  • Large-Area TFT LCD Shipments Exceed Expectations in Q2’03
  • DisplaySearch Indicates Desktop Monitor Shipments Rise 5% Y/Y in Q2’03; LCDs Up 44%, CRTs Down 11%
Trip Reports
  • Special Exhibit News – Computex Taipei
  • Report from IFA 2003
FPD Producer News, Fab Activity, and Equipment and Materials News
  • FPD Fab Activity and Producer News
  • FPD Equipment and Material News
Display Electronics News and Analysis
  • Display Electronics News – Genesis, Oplus, Philips, Pixelworks, Silicon Image, Silicon Monitor, STMicro, Trident and Xicor
Channel News and Analysis
  • Channel News – CTX, Dell, Gateway, HP, IBM, Ingram Micro, MicroWarehouse, Motorola, Samsung, Synnex, Tech Data, TechXNY and Channel Promotions
Japan Market Data
  • Japan’s Top Sellers – Notebook PCs, LCD Monitors, CRT Monitors, PDAs and Digital Cameras
LCD Monitor News and Analysis
  • LCD Monitor News
  • All-In-One and Bundled-PC News
Advanced TV News and Analysis
  • Advanced TV News - Acer, CMO, Dell, EchStar, Gateway, I-O Data, KDS USA, LG.Philips Displays, NEDO, Panasonic, Princeton, Sampo, Sharp, Thomson, Toshiba, USI and ViewSonic
Portable Computer News and Analysis
  • Notebook PC News – Acer, Apple, Dell, DDR2 memory, Intel, LCD Capacity, Sharp, Sony and Toshiba
  • Notebook OEM News – ASUSTeK, Compal, Quanta and Uniwill
  • Notebook PC Financial News
  • SPWG Update: Rejuvenating Notebook PC Display Standards
  • Tablet News – Acer, Fujitsu, IBM, Tatung and TDV Vision
Handheld Product News and Analysis
  • PDA News and Products
  • New Mobile Phones
  • Wireless News – Nokia, Motorola, Nanjing Panda Electronics, Ericsson, Ningbo Bird, Konka, Nanjing Panda Electronics, NTT DoCoMo, KDDI, J-PHONE, Okinawa Cellular Telephone and Datang Telecom
DisplaySearch News
  • DisplayForum 2003 Is Right Around the Corner
  • New Keynote and Industry Leaders Added to the HDTV Forum 2003 Line-up

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August 28, 2003

Pricing News
  • TFT LCD Prices Flatten in August
  • LCD TV Pricing News
  • LCD Monitor and CRT Monitor Price Analysis
  • PDA Average Street Price Trend
DisplaySearch Data
  • Large-Area TFT LCDs Rise 6%-7% in July Led By TVs and Notebooks, Revenues Up 10% 20
Special Reports
  • DisplaySearch Taiwan FPD Conference Sells Out; Proceedings Now Available; Taiwan Government Looking to Accelerate Taiwan Suppliers’ Growth
  • Dell’s D800 Notebook PC Brings Wide Aspect Ratio Notebooks Into Corporate America
Fab Activity, FPD Producer News, and Equipiment and Materials News
  • FPD Fab Activity and Producer News - AUO, BOE Technology Group, CPT, CMO, Fujitsu Hitachi Plasma Display, HannStar, ITRI-ERSO, Picvue, Quanta, RiTdisplay, Samsung Electronics, Samsung SDI, Seiko Epson, Sharp, Toppoly and United Microdisplay Optronics
  • FPD Equipment and Materials News - Asahi Glass, Dai Nippon Printing, JUSUNG Engineering, Kumagai Gumi, Nitto Denko, Optimax Technology, Orbotech, Taesan LCD and Uri ETI
Display Electronics News and Analysis
  • Display Electronics News: ChipMOS/Renasas, ERSO, Genesis Microchip, Nanya/Epson, Pixelworks, Realtek, Silicon Image/SunPlus, Solomon Systech, TI, Trident VastView, and Taiwan Driver IC Suppliers
Channel News and Analysis
  • Channel News – Channel Sales, Hewlett-Packard, Ingram Micro, Gateway, Dell, CDW, D&H, Palm and Channel Promotions
Japan Market Data
  • Japan’s Top Sellers – Notebook PCs, LCD Monitors, CRT Monitors, PDAs and Digital Cameras
  • Small/Medium TFT Production Nears 20M in May; Related Consumer Products Also Mostly Up As Well
LCD Monitor News and Analysis
  • LCD Monitors News –Taiwanese LCD Monitor OEM July Shipments, AOC, BenQ, Gvision, iiyama, Justin, LG Electronics, Lite-On, NEC-Mitsubishi, Philips and Sharp
Advanced TV News and Analysis
  • LCD TV News: Panasonic, Sony, Hitachi/Compal, JVC, Fujitsu, Samsung, ImageQuest, AUO, BenQ, CMO, TECO, Dell and Gateway
  • PDP News – Hitachi, Panasonic and Sony
Portable Computer News and Analysis
  • Notebook PC News – Intel Pentium M highlights, HP, Sharp and Toshiba
  • Notebook OEM News – Compal, FIC, MiTAC, Uniwill, LEMEL, Twinhead and SOTEC
  • Notebook Financial News
  • Tablet News – TDV Vision, Toshiba and Fujitsu
Handheld News and Analysis
  • PDA News and Products - PalmSource, Hewlitt-Packard, Research in Motion, Sony, Handspring, ASUSTeK, Inventec, Wistron, Microsoft, Shenzhen Sed Electronics, Motorola, MediaQ, Fujitsu, Catalyst Semiconductor, Linear Technology, National Semiconductor, Gateway, Palm, Toshiba, ViewSonic, Fujitsu Siemens, Intel, Tapwave and Garmin
  • New Mobile Phones: Symbian Ltd, Fujitsu Limited, NTT DoCoMo, Nokia Dbtel Technology, Orange, Sprint, Samsung, Sharp and Panasonic
  • Wireless News
DisplaySearch News
  • HDTV Forum 2003 Builds Momentum
  • Top TFT LCD Suppliers to Participate in DisplaySearch Silicon Valley FPD Seminar
  • New Speakers Added to Europe Conference Line-Up

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August 8, 2003

    Trip Reports
    • Large Displays and OLEDs Dominate SID
    • InfoComm, Mirror TVs and the Projection Summit '03
    • FineTech Japan 2003
    • SemiconWest 2003 LCD Manufacturing Seminar Report
    • Display Taiwan 2003
    Special Reports
    • Smaller, Higher Margin, but More Difficult: The Movement of Taiwanese TFT LCD Suppliers to Small/Medium Panels
    • The "Go West" Agitation, Moving TFT LCD Module Assembly to China

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August 1, 2003

    Pricing News
    • Large-Area TFT LCD Prices Rise in July
    • LCD Monitor and CRT Monitor Price Analysis
    • LCD TV Pricing News
    • PDA Average Street Price Trend
    DisplaySearch Data
    • Sharp Continues to Lead LCD TV Market Despite Softness in Japan; Increased Segmentation and Content Provided in Latest Report
    • DisplaySearch Predicts Increased 2003 TFT LCD Equipment Spending, Rising 28% to $6.7 Billion
    • Q1'03 Notebook PC Shipment Volumes Increase 2% Y/Y, While Falling 1% Q/Q
    • Large-Area TFT LCDs Rise 4% in June Led By TVs and Notebooks, Revenues Up 7%
    FPD Producer News, Fab Activity, and Equipment and Materials News
    • FPD Producer News - AUO, BOE, Canon, CMO, Taiwan Fundraising, HannStar, Honeywell, Kent Displays, LG.Philips LCD, M-Display, Motorola, NEC, Picvue, Prime View, Quanta, Samsung, TECO Nano, Thomson/LGE and Toppoly
    • FPD Fab Activity - AMTC, AUO, CANDO, CMO, CPT, Himax, LG.Philips LCD, Pioneer, QDI, Samsung, Samsung SDI and Sharp
    • FPD Equipment and Materials News - AFCO, ASML, Corning, DNP, Dongjin Semichem, Ehand, K-Bridge, KDNS, Hitachi Display, Jusung Engineering, Kuroda, LG Chemical, Nitto Denko, Orbotech, Photon Dynamics, Picvue Optoelectronics
    Display Electronics News and Analysis
    • Display Electronics News: Analog Devices, Genesis, MediaQ, Micronas, Novatek, Oak, Pixelworks, Samsung, Silicon Image and Trident
    Channel News and Analysis
    • Channel News - Arrow, CDW, Fujitsu, Gateway, Tech Data, Toshiba; Channel Promotions
    Japan Market Data
    • Japan's Top Sellers - Notebook PCs, LCD Monitors, CRT Monitors, PDAs, Digital Cameras and Mobile Phones
    LCD Monitor and LCD Monitor OEM News and Analysis
    • LCD Monitor News - Acer, ADTEC, CMV, Eizo Nanao, e-yama, Proview, Samsung, Sharp, and Sony
    • LCD Monitor OEM News - Sampo Tech and ProArch
    Advanced TV News and Analysis
    • New TV Products; Technology and OEM News: Action, AmTRAN, CTX, Gateway, Konka, Pioneer, Q-Run, Runco, Sears, Sharp, TECO, Top Powersonic and VisionBank
    • HDTV News: Adoption Progressing or Stalling?
    Portable Computer News and Analysis
    • Notebook PC News - Apple, Dell, HP Compaq, Intel, Toshiba
    • Notebook PC OEM News - Compal, Inventec, Quanta Computer, First International Computer, ASUSTeK, Samsung and Arima
    • Notebook PC Financial News
    • Tablet News - Dell
    Handheld Product News and Analysis
    • PDA News - iQue, Group Sense, Hitachi, Gateway, IMRI, JVC, Legend, MiTAC, Palm, Samsung, Sharp and Sony
    • New Mobile Phones - 3, face2face, Hyundai, Inventec, J-PHONE, KDDI, LG, Verizon, MyOrigo, NEC, Nokia, NTT DoCoMo, Quanta, Siemens, Sony Ericsson and Symbian
    • Wireless News
    DisplaySearch News
    • DisplaySearch and Insight Media Announce HDTV Forum in November
    • DisplaySearch Conference to Feature Taiwan Vice Premier and Other Display Industry Leaders

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June 30, 2003

    Pricing News
    • Large-Area TFT LCD Prices Flatten in June
    • LCD Monitor and CRT Monitor Price Analysis
    • LCD TV Pricing News
    • PDA Average Street Price Trend
    DisplaySearch Data
    • Desktop Monitor Shipments Fall in Q1'03; LCD Monitors Rise to a 37% Share
    • Large-Area TFT LCD Unit Growth Slows to 2% in May, Revenues Up 6%
    • DisplaySearch Indicates Large-Area TFT LCD Shipments Reach Record High in Q1'03, Record Revenues Expected in Q2'03
    Japan Market Data
    • Japan's Top Sellers - Notebook PCs, LCD Monitors, CRT Monitors, PDAs, Digital Cameras, and Mobile Phones
    • Channel News and Customer Marketing
    • Channel News - Tech Data, Palm & Handspring, US Government, D&H, Arrow, CDW, Channel Rebates
    • Ageless Marketing: Toward A Customer Experience
    Fab Activity, FPD Producer, and Equipment and Materials News and Analysis
    • FPD Fab Activity - BOE-Hydis, Matsushita/Toray, Sharp, Sony, TMDisplay and VDS
    • FPD Producer News - Japan Revenue and Capital Spending Forecasts, AUO, CMO, CPT, HannStar, ITRI/ERSO, JCT, LG.Philips LCD, NEDO, Picvue, Quanta, RiTDisplay, Seiko-Epson, Sony and Wintek
    • FPD Equipment and Material News - Asahi Glass, Corning, Coretronic, Jantex, LG Chemical, Lumex, Micronic Laser Systems, NHTechno, Optimax, Photon Dynamics/Applied Films, Radiant, Ultratech and Yield Dynamics
    Display Electronics News
    • System Electronics News - Genesis Microchip, Novatek, Philips, Silicon Image, SmartASIC, Trident, trumpion and Weltrend
    • Driver IC News - BenQ/TSMC/MRT, Elan, Himark and Novatek
    LCD Monitor News and LCD TV News and Analysis
    • LCD Monitor News - BenQ, Eizo Nanao, Founder, IBM, ImageQuest, i-TECH, NEC-Mitsubishi and Samsung
    • All-In-One PC and Bundled-PC News - Epson Direct, Hitachi and SOTEC
    • LCD Monitor OEM News - AmTRAN, Taiwanese LCD Monitor Producers' shipment in Q2'03, and HP, AOC and Lite-On
    Portable Computer News
    • Notebook PC News - Intel Centrino, Acer, ASUS and BenQ
    • Notebook OEM news - Wistron, Arima, ASUStek, FIC and Inventec Appliance
    • Notebook Financial News
    • Tablet News - Quanta, Electrovaya and Sharp
    • PDA News - Microsoft, HP, Toshiba, ViewSonic, Wistron, Sharp, Palm, Handspring and Gateway
    Handheld Device and TV News and Analysis
    • New Mobile Phones - BenQ, Cellvic, Handspring, Hitachi, J-Phone, Mitsubishi, Toshiba, KDDI, Okinawa Cellular, NTT DoCoMo and Fujitsu
    • Advanced TV News - Albatron, BenQ, GVision, Sharp and Royal Electronics
    • HDTV News Brief
    DisplaySearch Data
    • DisplaySearch to Host Five Events in Second Half of 2003
    • DisplaySearch to Present at SEMICON West
    • Two New Analysts Join the DisplaySearch Team

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May 30, 2003

    Pricing News
    • Large-Area TFT LCD Prices Increase for 5th Consecutive Month in May; Expected to Flatten in June on Reductions at ≥17"
    • LCD Monitor and CRT Monitor Price Analysis
    • LCD TV Pricing News
    • PDA Average Street Price Trend
    • Large-Area TFT LCD Shipments Continue to Grow in April; Revenues Up 10%
    DisplaySearch Data
    • Early LCD Monitor Survey Results Reveal Solid Q1’03 and Promising Q2’03
    Channel News
    • Channel News - LCD Monitor Channel Demand, HP, Ingram Micro, CDW, Gateway, CompUSA, IBM, Insight, PC Connection and CompuCom
    TV and Display Technology
    • TV Technology Comparison - LCD TVs Gain Ground Through Circuit Compensation Technology
    • Guest Column: An Introduction to Cosmetic Defects in a-Si TFT-LCD Displays
    Special Reports
    • Impact of SARS on the TFT LCD Market
    • Special News Report – China's Top 100 Information Technology Companies and Taiwan's 1000 Companies
    Japan Market Data
    • Japan's Top Sellers - Notebook PCs, LCD Monitors, CRT Monitors, PDAs, Digital Cameras and Mobile Phones
    • Japanese LCD Production Values Rise With Increases in Output and Price
    FPD Fab Activity, Producer and Materials News
    • FPD Fab Activity - BOE-Hydis/SVA-NEC, DSTI, Innolux, LGE, LG.Philips LCD, Nan Ya Plastic, Samsung, Sanyo, South Sintek Photronic and Toppoly
    • FPD Producer News: CMO, eMagin, Japanese PDP Makers, Mitsui/ Shanghai Guangdian LCD, Mitsubishi Electric, Opto Tech and Quanta Display
    • FPD Materials News - 3M/Nitto Denko, Charmica, Chiyoda Optronics, CMS/ITRI, Orbotech, Photon Dynamics, Radiant and Taiwan Stanley Technology
    Display Electronics News
    • Driver IC and Packaging News – MEGIC/CHIPBOND, MRT/BenQ/TSMC, Novatek, Renesas, TSMC and UMC
    • System Electronics News- Aurora, Chrontel, Genesis Microchip, Macronix, Oplus, VESA, NAVI and VGA Express 101'
    LCD Monitor News and Analysis
    • LCD Monitor Product Introductions - Sharp, IBM Japan, ADTEC, Samsung Electronics, Melco, and Princeton Technology
    • All-in-One and Bundled PC Product Introductions
    • LCD Monitor OEM News - Jean, Dell Computer, CTX, Taiwanese Major OEM Shipments in April, Quanta, SV Technology and Lite-On
    Portable Computer News
    • Notebook PC News -ASUSTeK, Gigabyte, Lenovo, Panasonic and Toshiba
    • Notebook PC Financial News
    • Tablet News - Fujitsu, Motion Computing, NEC and Arima
    Handheld Device News and Analysis
    • PDA News and Products - Toshiba, Palm Inc., Microsoft, ASUSTeK, Symbol Technologies and Sharp
    • Mobile Phone News
    • New Mobile Phones - Sharp, KDDI, Okinawa Cellular, J-PHONE, Inventec and Samsung
    Advanced TV News and Analysis
    • Advanced TV News - TECO's 30" Cost Structure, CMO, Sampo, Samsung's 40" LCD Design Win, Sharp, Sony, Toshiba and Wellsome
    DisplaySearch News
    • DisplaySearch and Westar Display Technologies Announce Panel Procurement Evaluation Service
    • 5th DisplaySearch Japan Forum a Sold Out Success
    • DisplaySearch to Hold Taiwan Event in August

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May 7, 2003

    DisplaySearch US FPD Conference Reveals Evolution of Display Industry - from Fat to Flat
      Day 1
        Display Economics
      • H.B. Chen, President, AUO
      • B.D. Choi, President, BOE-Hydis
      • Junichi Ishii, President, IDTech USA
      • Son Nguyen, Director, Technology Investment Banking, Saloman Smith Barney
      • Ali Irani, Managing Director, CIBC
      • Ross Young and Sam Matsuno, DisplaySearch


        Desktop Monitors
      • Ross Young, President, DisplaySearch
      • Marc McConnaughey, SVP, ViewSonic
      • Stan Glasgow, VP, Sony
      • Ian Miller, Director, Samsung
      • Chris Connery, Director, NEC-Mitsubishi
      • Scott Hardy, Senior Manager, Dell


        Display Electronics
      • Ross Young, President, DisplaySearch
      • Allen Alley, President, CEO and Chairman, Pixelworks
      • Robert Haefling, VP of Communications, Genesis Microchip
      • Bill Bucklen, Product Line Director, Analog Devices
      • Parviz Kodhi, VP of Marketing, Silicon Image
      • Larry Blackledge, Worldwide Business Manager, Texas Instruments


      Day 2
        OLED Session
      • David Fyfe, CEO, CDT Ltd.
      • Seong Tak Lee, Mgr R&D, Samsung SDI
      • Robert Chen, VP Operations, RiTdisplay
      • Rogelio V. Sobers, Sr. Product Manager, Kodak
      • Janice Mahon, VP Market Development, UDC


        Notebook PCs and Tablet PCs
      • Tom Philbin, Director of Channel Market Research, DisplaySearch
      • Bill Powell, Technical Evangelist, Microsoft
      • Greg Joswiak, Vice President of Hardware Marketing, Apple Computer
      • Tom Bernhard, Director of Strategic Planning, Fujitsu
      • Junichi Yamashita, LCD Commodity Manager, Hewlett-Packard
      • Carl Steudle, Vice President of Marketing, LG.Phillips LCD


        FPD Equipment and Materials
      • Ross Young, President, DisplaySearch
      • ID Kang, VP of Sales and Marketing, AKT
      • Jeffrey Hawthorne, SVP, Photon Dynamics
      • Professor James Im, Columbia University
      • JC Lapp, Development Associate, Corning


        Alternative Display Technologies
      • Magnus Ryde, CEO, FlexICs
      • Benjamin Tao, Marketing Director, Extreme Devices
      • Mazy Sehrgosha, VP of Marketing, Iridigm Display Corp.


      Day 3
        Advanced TV Session
      • Bruce Berkoff, EVP, LG.Philips LCD
      • Sam Matsuno, SVP, DisplaySearch
      • Tony Favia, Sr. Product Manager, Sharp Electronics
      • Joe Virginia, VP, Samsung
      • Bill Whalen, Sr. Product and Marketing Manager, Hitachi Home Electronics
      • John Reder, Manager, DLP Tabletop TV Business Unit, Texas Instruments
      • Jun Someya, Sr. Scientist, Mitsubishi


        Display Performance
      • Dr. Jeffrey Anshell, Optometrist, Corporate Vision Consulting
      • Norman Bardley, Director, USDC
      • Scott Anderson, VP of Product Market, Portrait Displays


        Handheld Session
      • Antti Lääperi, Vice-President, Nokia Mobile Phones
      • Jim Zhuang, Display Design Center, Personal Communications Sector, Motorola
      • Gurdip Parmar, GM, LCD Business Unit, Sony Electronics, Inc.
      • John Cramer, Marketing & Business Development Manager, Optrex America, Inc.
      Customer Satisfaction Awards
      Exhibits

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April 30, 2003

    Pricing News
    • Large-Area TFT LCD Prices Expected to Increase for 5th Consecutive Month in May
    • LCD Monitor and CRT Monitor Price Analysis
    • LCD TV Pricing News
    • PDA Average Street Price Trend
    DisplaySearch Data
    • Large-Area TFT LCD Shipments Rebound in March; Notebooks and LCD Monitor Modules Enjoy Double-Digit Growth
    • LCD Monitor Shipments Surge in Q4'02; Dell Leads at Every Size
    • 2002 LCD Monitor Market Results - Up and Down Panel Prices Still Lead to Triple Digit Growth
    • LCD TV Report Shows 161% Y/Y Shipment Growth to 500,000 Units in Q4'02
    • Small/Medium Shipments Experience 32.3% Y/Y Growth in Q4'02
    • Small/Medium Panel ASPs Up 4.1% in Q4'02, Due to Shift From Monochrome to Color
    • Q4'02 PDA Display Module Shipments Up 44% Y/Y
    Trip Report
    • SEMI FPD Expo Japan 2003/EDEX Trip Report
    • IDMC Highlights - a-Si AMOLEDs, Wide Viewing Angle Technology, LTPS TFT LCDs, and New Production Equipment
    Channel News
    • Channel News-Notebooks, LCD Monitor Inventory, Gateway, CDW, Synnex, Best Buy, Circuit City and D&H
    FPD Producer News, Fab Activity, and Equipment and Materials News
    • Where Are the Profits?
    • FPD Producer News - AUO, CMO, CPT, HannStar, Hitachi Displays, Honeywell, iFire/DNP, LGE, LG.Philips LCD, Megamedia, Planar Systems, Picvue, Samsung Electronics, Samsung SDI, Sharp and UMO
    • Fab Activity - ADI, AMTC, Arima, AUO, Cando, CMO, CPT, Innolux, LG.Philips LCD, Lighttronik, PVI, QDI, Samsung, Sharp, SVA/NEC, Univision and Windell
    • FPD Equipment and Materials News - AFT, Coretronics, Corning, Jusung Engineering, Hanwook Techno Glass, Harison Toshiba, K-Bridge, Optimax, PHICOM, Photon Dynamics and Techno Fine
    Japan Market Data
    • Falling Japanese LCD ASPs Suppress Production Values as Output Increases
    • Japan's Top Sellers - Notebook PCs, LCD Monitors, CRT Monitors, PDAs, Digital Cameras and Mobile Phones
    LCD Monitor/LCD TV News and Analysis
    • LCD Monitor News - AOC International, CMV, CTX, Eizo Nanao, Envision, Formac, Gigabyte, Hitachi, iiyama, NEC-Mitsubishi, Philips, Planar, Princeton Graphics, Samsung, Solarism, Sony, Twinhead and ViewSonic
    • LCD Monitor and TV OEM News - Q1'03 Production, Acer/AOC/NexGen/Quanta, Helix, LGE, ProArch, Quanta, Sampo and Tatung
    • Display Electronics News - ChipMOS, Elan, Genesis Microchip, IST, ITE, Myson, Novatek/THine/Topshine, Pixelworks, Silicon Image, SmartASIC, Topro and Xicor
    • LCD/PDP TV News - PDP Shipments, Konka, Mitsubishi, NEC, Sharp and Zenith
    Portable Computer News
    • Notebook PC News - Intel Centrino, AMD, Acer, Dell, Fujitsu, Gateway HP, IBM, Samsung and Toshiba
    • Notebook PC OEM News -Acer, Arima, ASUSTeK and ECS, ASUS-Alpha, Clevo, Compal, FIC, HP, Legend, Leo, MAG, Market Intelligence Center of Taiwan, MiTAC, MSI and LGE, Quanta, Thunis and Uniwill
    • Notebook PC Financial News
    Handheld Device News and Analysis
    • Mobile Phone News - Nokia, Samsung SDI, High Tech Computer, T-Mobile, Smart, Microsoft, BenQ, HP, HTC, Compal, MiTAC, ASUSTeK, Inventec, Quanta, Arima, Flextronics, Motorola, Hon Hai, Ninbo Bird and NTT DoCoMo
    • New Mobile Phones - BenQ, Handspring, Hutchinson 3 UK, SMART, LG, Sprint, MiTAC, Sanyo, Samsung, Siemens, Sony Ericsson, Toshiba, Nanjing Postel Wong Zhi Telecommunications, Dbtel, Phone Co Ltd., NTT DoCoMo, Fujitsu, Sharp, Mitsubishi, NEC and Compal
    • Mobile Phone Makers Respond to NTT DoCoMo's Challenge to Reduce Phone Size While Increasing Functionality
    • Handheld Device News - Toshiba, Acer, Garmin, Sony, Palm, MiTAC, NEC and ASUSTeK
    DisplaySearch News
    • DisplaySearch Introduces a New Interactive TFT LCD Supply vs. Demand Model with Quarterly Updates
    • DisplaySearch Officially Opens Japan and Taiwan Offices

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    March 28, 2003

      Pricing News
      • Weighted Average Prices to Rise in April on Shifts in Size Mix
      • LCD Monitor and CRT Monitor Price Analysis
      DisplaySearch Data
      • LG.Philips LCD Overtakes Samsung in Q4'02, Samsung Remains #1 for the Year
      • February Large-Area TFT LCD Unit Down10% on Healthy Growth in All Applications
      • DisplaySearch Report Indicates 2003 TFT LCD Equipment Spending to Rise 23%; TEL to Remain Market Leader
      • Looking Back, The DisplaySearch Monitor, March 1998
      Channel News
      • Channel News - IBM, NEC-Mitsubishi, Ingram-Micro, Tech Data, Gateway and BenQ
      Trip Report
      • SEMI's FPD Expo Taiwan Trip Report - Surprisingly Good Exhibit, Conference Reveals Potential 26"/27" LCD TV Battle
      FPD Producer News, Fab Activity, and Equipment and Materials News
      • FPD Producer News - Chi Mei/Quanta, CPT, Hunet, IDTech, Sanyo Toppoly and Wintek
      • Fab Activity - AUO, LG.Philips LCD, MicroVue, Samsung SDI and Tianma
      • FPD Equipment and Materials News - AU Optronics/WellyPower, AVCT, Hansol, LGS, NOF, Novatek and YAC
      Japan Market Data
      • Rising Japanese LCD ASPs Bolster Production Values as Output Continues to Slide
      • Japan's Top Sellers - Notebook PCs, LCD Monitors, CRT Monitors, PDAs, Digital Cameras and Mobile Phones
      LCD Monitor News and Analysis
      • NEC-Mitsubishi Sues ViewSonic
      • LCD Monitor News - Cornea and KDS, iiyama, ImageQuest, NEC-Mitsubishi and Philips
      • LCD Monitor OEM News - AmTRAN, Jean, Samsung Display, BenQ, Lite-On, Compal, Sampo Tech, Tatung, TECO, ChungHon, Konka, Chi Mei
      • Display Electronics News - Genesis and Pixelworks to Merge, Xicor Demonstrates New UXGA ADCs and Latest Controller IC Results
      Advanced TV News and Analysis
      • LCD TV News - ImageQuest and Sharp
      • PDP News - CTX and ImageQuest
      Portable Computer News
      • Notebook PC OEM News - AOpen, Quanta, Wistron Tablet PC, Acer, BenQ, Gigabyte, First International Computer, Medion, MSI Tablet PC, Legend, MiTAC, LG Electronics, Arima and Inventec
      • Notebook PC Company Financial Comparison
      Other News and Analysis
      • Touch Technology News
      DisplaySearch News
      • DisplaySearch US FPD Conference is Right Around the Corner: Event Boasts Top Display Industry Experts, World's Largest LCD, Record Number of Sponsors and Strong Attendance

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    March 7, 2003

      Pricing News
      • Large-Area TFT LCD Pricing Stays Steady in February and March
      • LCD TV Pricing News
      • PDA Average Street Price Trend
      DisplaySearch Data
      • Large-Area TFT LCD Shipments Exceed Expectations in Q4'02; Strong Growth Expected to Continue in Q1'03 and Q2'03
      Channel News
      • Channel News - January LCD Sales, Tech Data, Ingram Micro, CDW Computer Centers, Best Buy, Circuit City, Channel Rebate Strategies and DisplaySearch's Sell-Through Report
      FPD Producer, Equipment and Materials News and Analysis
      • Fab Activity - AUO, AMTC, BOE-Hydis, CMO, Innolux, LGE, SK Displays
      • DisplaySearch Flat Panel Display Industry Profile James Yin-Chin Wu, CPT
      • FPD Producer News - CMO, Fujitsu Display, Hitachi Display, LG.Philips LCD, Matsushita, Samsung Electronics, Samsung SDI, Sharp and Sony
      • FPD Equipment and Materials News - Clean Creative, Corning, DNP, Harrison Toshiba Lighting, IlJin Engineering, Photon Dynamics, Sumitomo Chemical, and Zeon + Correction
      LCD Monitor News and Analysis
      • LCD Monitor Market and Product News - Dell's Shipments Explode in Q4, Melco, Portrait Displays, Princeton and Sharp
      • LCD Monitor Electronics News - Genesis Gaining Share in Q1'03, Mstar, Realtek and STMicro Also Showing Strong Growth
      • All-In-One PC News - Gateway, Sony, Eurocom, Hyojincontec, ECS, Tangent Computer, HyTek Manufacturing and Jetta
      Advanced TV News and Analysis
      • HDTV Broadcasting and Digital Cinema News - CEA, TRACE Strategies, Sears, CBS, AV Toolbox, Telemann Systems, Video Design Software, PCMCIA, DVD+RW Alliance, Microsoft, OpenTV and Eastern Multimedia
      Portable Computer News and Analysis
      • Notebook PC News -TCL Mobile Communication, Legend, Dell, Gericom, Lindows.com, Acer, Victor, Hitachi, Sunrex, Micro Express, NEC, Panasonic, Packard Bell, and Epson
      • Notebook PC OEM Manufacturing News - Quanta, Dell, HP and Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications
      • Notebook PC Financial News
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    February 18, 2003

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    January 17, 2003

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