Ziebart officially took over in September 2004, just in time to watch the DRAM memory chip market that accounts for over 40 percent of Infineon's revenue plunge into one of its periodic down cycles.

This year, Samsung SDI is projected to debut new 28-inch TV-use slim CRTs and a new product lineup of 21-inch TV-use slim CRTs, which have been rolled out commercially since last year.

Smaller sets fit in the bedroom as well as the come-over-to-watch-the-game room.