Catalyst Semiconductor Launches 2-Watt LED Driver to Address High-Power Backlighting Applications
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Catalyst Semiconductor, Inc. (NASDAQ:CATS) a supplier of analog,  mixed-signal and non-volatile memory semiconductors today launched a new  2-watt LED driver to address high-power backlighting applications.
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Device features an OLED display, which the company says is better than an LCD.
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Cash'n'Carrion Budget LED torch with no compromise on quality
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The speedy GeForce Go 6800 mobile graphics chip from NVidia helps power high-end, wide-screen notebooks. Plus: new Microsoft accounting software.
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Both GPUs built on TSMC's 110nm process, reportedly
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In an advance that could lead to lighter spacecraft and smarter cars, researchers have developed a new technique for producing a high-quality semiconductor that's much more resistant to extreme conditions than the silicon found in most of today's electronics.
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(InfoWorld) - Users looking for the best possible display screen on a notebook PC might want to check out a new offering from Asustek ComputerÂ due out in early March. The company, which sells products under the ASUS brand, plans to launch the U1 business notebook PC on March 7 in Taipei, Taiwan with an LED (light emitting diode) backlight behind the display screen. It will be among only a handful of laptop PCs using LED backlights to create stunningly sharp pictures and vivid colors on a display. A backlight is a light behind the LCD display, on a laptop in this instance, used to illuminate the screen. Most notebook PCs currently use cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL) backlights because the technology is less expensive than LEDs. An executive at AU Optronics, the world's third largest LCD (liquid crystal display) screen maker, estimated that LED backlights were two to three times more expensive than CCFL, in an interview last year. But LED makers have been driving down costs by getting their product into more gadgets. The more they increase production, the lower their per-LED cost. LEDs are now used in a number of products, including auto lights and the small displays on DVD players and MP3 digital music devices. As costs comes down, LEDs that can be used in larger and larger screens. Aside from the ability to display a greater range of colors, LED backlights beat CCFL technology in power savings as well. Their reduced drag on battery life is a key consideration for notebook PCs, and a number of companies are promoting their use in laptops, including Intel Corp. The LED backlight used in the U1 is "as thin as the wing of a cicada" according to the news conference invitation from Asustek. The entire LCD panel, including the backlight, is 0.5 centimeter thick, the release says. The new U1, the "F" version, is a smaller size laptop with an 11.1 inch wide screen that will run the business version of Microsoft's Windows Vista OS. The laptop uses the latest Centrino Core Duo mobile processor and offers users wireless connections to other devices via Bluetooth and wireless Internet connectivity through Wi-Fi. Pricing depends on a user's choice of features, including a 40GB, 60GB, or 80GB hard disk drive and a combination Blu-ray Disc/DVD Super Multi DL/Combo optical drive. Availability was not disclosed.
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Pitch Black CES Pioneer proudly premiered its Project Kuro "Extreme Contrast" presentation at CES, and Register Hardware were invited to see this awesome absolute black TV in action.â¦
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Prototype ups high-resolution display ante with whopping 4096-by-2160 resolution.
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(InfoWorld) - Samsung ElectronicsÂ on Wednesday announced it has developed a new device driver to make handheld-device screens brighter, even in broad daylight. Samsung's intelligent mobile display driver IC measures the ambient light at 32 levels and illuminates the device's LCD (liquid crystal display) accordingly. In indoor settings, these light measurement and display illumination settings can reduce power consumption by 30 percent, the company said. Developed by the its Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT), the algorithm used to determine light and illumination levels also enhances color display by adjusting brightness and color saturation. Mass production of devices with the new driver will begin in late 2006, Samsung said.
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Computers built with Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron processor soon will be able to take advantage of the same power management technology the company has already built into its laptop and desktop microchips.
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Slickly designed 22-inch Crystal display confirmed along with the new UltraSharp 3008WFP, a 30-inch model featuring DisplayPort connectivity.
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AMD plans to launch a 1.9 GHz, 68-watt Barcelona chip that focuses on power efficiency, and a 2.0GHz, 95-watt version that focuses on price/performance.
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South Korea's Samsung Electronics announced an &quot;intelligent&quot; light-sensitive microchip, allowing displays on devices like mobile phones to be clearly seen even in bright sunlight.
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InfoWorld - Notebook PCs coming out this year will likely include more colorful screens thanks to LED (light emitting diode) backlights and Blu-ray Disc optical drives this year, an executive fromÂ Micro-Star International (MSI)Â says, as well as more environmentally friendly attributes.
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The new PC motherboard meets U.S. Energy Star requirements for efficient power consumption.
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It looks like a partnership between AMD, IBM, Sony and Toshiba has produced a new technology which allows faster transistor speeds with the same energy consumption.