All Articles Tagged Lcds

Jason Knott | 12/28 07:38 AM, 1 Comment

Samsung, Sharp, Hitachi, Epson and three other makers of LCDs have agreed to pay more than $553 million to settle price-fixing claims on TVs, notebook computers and monitors, according to Reuters. According to the article, the settlement (Case: TFT-LCD (Flat Panel) Antitrust Litigation, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, No. 07-md-01827) is based upon lawsuits that claimed the manufacturers conspired to inflate prices and stifle competition between 1999 and 2006. The agreement concludes a five-year investigation by authorities from Japan, Korea, the European Union and the United States. The… View this story

Jason Knott | 03/22 06:10 AM, 1 Comment

Mitsubishi has announced it is dropping its manufacture of LCD HDTVs to focus on 73-inch-and-above-sized displays. It is also closing two offices and limiting production at one of its Mexican factories. The announcement came from Cayce Blanchard, senior vice president of corporate communications. It leaves Mitsubishi with its lamp-based LaserVue, microdisplays, DLP 3D rear-projection and Unisen LEDs. Here is the complete announcement: Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc. is restructuring the company and refocusing its business strategy to offer a wide range of visual solutions for large-screen devices. The goal is… View this story