LPL invited local small and medium size LCD TV manufacturers to introduce its mass production schedule of 47-inch LCD panels at mid-January, requesting them to adopt its panels on a guarantee of supporting to 47-inch standard production tools.

Dutch Philips Electronics and Europe's biggest cable television operator UPC signed a deal to launch digital high definition television (HDTV) in the Netherlands this year, they said on Thursday.

CMO boosted a dual-currency loan to US$1.85 billion that it will spend on production to meet surging demand for LCD televisions.

LG.Philips Displays, the bankrupt maker of cathode ray tubes (CRT), must sell its Polish and Czech Republic operations as soon as possible, the administrator of the venture said on Thursday.

Corning had previously said it expected pricing declines in the high single-digits as a result of a stepped up effort from competitors such as Japan's Asahi Glass. So far, things are "playing out as expected"...

An official at the electronics giant stated yesterday said the company has finally decided its 8G standard size as 2200x2500mm optimized for 47-inch and 55-inch panel products, after mulling over so far.