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today’s TV sets. Canon, Toshiba, and Samsung, among others, were testing this
slim technology over the last few years.
According with the company, field emission display (FED) TVs, electrons get filtered
into an array of thousands of tips only a few nanometers wide, which then deliver
electrons to illuminate the screen. Panels using this technology could be as slim as
LCDs or plasmas.
Mar 06
The company announced that it has signed a letter of intent to enter negotiations for
a trial on carbon nanotube TVs with Da Ling, a Taiwanese contract manufacturer,
which would invest $10 million on a pilot manufacturing facility to make carbon
nanotube TVs based on Applied's technology. Trials were expected for late 06 or
beginning 07, with commercial availability within two years.
As with SED technology, pressure exists on maintaining a low price on the nanotech
technology to position carbon nanotubes in a favorable competitive situation against
the constant price reductions of LCD and plasma at similar sizes.
Display Manufacturers
Canon
SED
Over the past couple of years, the
company demonstrated their SED
technology (in partnership with
Toshiba), on the right is the 37”
prototype panel shown at CES 2006.
Canon said that the first unit would be a
55” 1080p model (which will become
available in Japan in 2007). Canon
could not confirm an estimated price,
nor date of availability at that time (over
one year ago). The panel is expected to
have a life cycle of about 30,000 hrs
(similar to CRT, Canon said). Canon and Toshiba were planning to sell similar
models under their brand names.
For an update about this joint effort (that failed for non-technological reasons),
please see the SED comments in the “technology” beginning of this section.
GTT
Consult the 2006 HDTV Technology Report for details on the model below:
FP CRT
Dec 05
GTT HT Reference 9 projector, 9” CRT, offered as a $48,000 package.
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