The new line will produce 45,000 substrates per month. From each substrate, eight 42-inch panels can be produced. The company said capacity would reach 90,000 substrates by the first quarter of 2007.

The 3.1-billion-yuan (US$384 million) plant is expected to start mass production in two years, and will focus on the market of small and medium-sized displays smaller than 10.4 inches.

Samsung said it slashed the price of its 46-inch LCD TVs by 12% from W6.8 million (US$6,800) to W6 million, and discounted 40-inch models by 20% to W4.4 million. That puts the price of 40-inch LCD TVs at the same level as 42-inch PDP TVs

The new factory, designated Fab 28, will produce leading-edge microprocessors in the second half of 2008 on 45nm process technology. Construction on the $3.5 billion project, Intel's second 45nm factory, is set to begin immediately.

The electronics giant claimed that previous OLED lifetimes were between 2000 and 3000 hours, and this breakthrough will accelerate the commercialization of AMOLEDs as mobile phone-use displays.

Dai Nippon Printing of Japan has begun to manufacture color filters for television liquid crystal display (LCD) panels using inkjet technology.

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Sanyo is keen to sell its home entertainment range through specialist digital Hi-Fi and home entertainment dealers.

Matsushita said it plans to shutter operations in Germany and Ohio that make display devices used in large-size TVs, as the growing popularity of flat screens has hurt demand.

Singapore's move into high definition TV was announced at the launch of the Asia Media Festival.