Asustek Computer Inc. launched its second LCD (liquid crystal display) TV this week, extending the growing visibility of its brand name in the digital home segment. The product comes as demand for new LCD TVs gains momentum, according to market researcher iSuppli Corp.

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. is investing around 80 billion won (US$85 million) to construct a plasma display panel factory in Hungary, it said Tuesday.

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. will this week unveil what it says is the first 70-inch high-definition LCD (liquid crystal display) panel.

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. saw profits fall in the second quarter of the year while sales jumped thanks to strong demand for memory chips and flat-panel displays, it said Friday.

LG.Philips LCD Co. Ltd. cut production and will review its planned spending on new factories and equipment due to falling prices for LCD (liquid crystal display) panels, the company said late Monday.

Three years ago, former Intel Corp. Chief Executive Officer Craig Barrett used his keynote speech at the Intel Developer Forum to show the company's vision of what future laptops will look like.

The images produced by Nvidia Corp.'s Quad SLI graphics technology are stunning, but you will not see them displayed on the show floor at Computex.

Providing further evidence of the booming market for flat-panel televisions, a Japan-based LCD (liquid crystal display) screen maker will double its planned expansion over the next two years, it said Wednesday.

Prices for LCD TVs are falling at a slower pace this year, but consumers will still enjoy significant price drops for the next few years, market researcher DisplaySearch said Friday.

James Fergason, the self-described "first guy who saw what [liquid crystal displays] were really good for," has been given a US$500,000 award for a lifetime of inventions that have advanced computer, medical and other industries.

S-LCD Corp., the LCD (liquid crystal display) panel production joint venture of Sony Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., plans to invest a further 222 billion won (US$237 million) to expand production at its factory in Tangjeong, South Korea, it said Wednesday.

Sony Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. have reached a basic agreement to build a new US$2 billion manufacturing line for LCD (liquid crystal display) panels, the companies said Monday.

Sharp Corp. confirmed Monday that it plans to raise LCD (liquid crystal display) panel production capacity at one of its factories in Japan by 20 percent.

Sharp Corp. is planning to increase production at its two LCD (liquid crystal display) factories in Japan in response to anticipated soaring demand for flat-panel LCD televisions over the next few years, it said Wednesday. The company also expects to report record sales in 2006.

Holiday sales at top U.S. technology retailers over the past few weeks sparkled, with iPod music players and LCD (liquid crystal display) displays leading the charge, executives said Friday.

Two of the world's largest manufacturers of LCD (liquid crystal display) panels have started making screens at new factories that should enable them to cut manufacturing costs and so lead to further price reductions in big-screen, flat-panel televisions.