Small U.S. firms challenge Japanese grip on HDTV
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Small US companies are still trying to develop and market HDTV technology despite almost total industry domination by Japanese manufacturers. The US manufacturers are seeking to develop the technology to build screens for the thin, high-quality sets that will enter the television market by the end of the 1990s. Ovonic Imaging Systems Inc, Magnascreen Corp, and other small firms are working to replace the bulky cathode-ray tube with a sleeker, higher-quality picture tube. The cathode-ray tube is responsible for most of the bulk in contemporary television sets. Photonics Technology Inc is attempting to use a form of plasma technology to improve the television image. Planar Systems Inc is investigating the same technology, and has already succeeded in improving picture quality with electroluminescence. These small firms want to be the first to manufacture the panels at commercial costs.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1989
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U.S. reaches telecommunications pact with Seoul, but EC impasse continues
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The US reached an agreement with South Korea allowing the US to enter the Korean telecommunications market, but the US failed to arrange similar arrangements with the European Community (EC). The Korean government will simplify the regulations that control telecommunications services from foreign vendors and will allow Koreans to subscribe to international networks providing access to overseas databases. Seoul promises to improve the trade situation by lowering tariffs on imported telecommunications equipment. The US would like the EC's state-owned telecommunications agencies to use nondiscriminatory buying practices as outlined by the GATT for government agencies. The EC will not comply with this request until the US changes the special rights that AT&T and the Bell regional companies retained under AT&T's divestiture, and lets more European competitors into the market.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1992
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U.S. researchers of flat-panel screens see opportunity to match the Japanese
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A research team organized by the Japan Technology Evaluation Center (JTEC), Baltimore, MD, traveled to Japan to look at flat-panel display technologies being developed there. Specifically, the team was interested in active-matrix liquid crystal display (AM-LCD) technology, which is noted for high resolution and color capabilities. AM-LCD is likely to be especially significant for use as laptop and notebook computer displays, and for television and consumer electronics products. The research team sees an opportunity for the US to leapfrog Japanese efforts in AM-LCD technology. The team recommends that the US find money to invest in AM-LCD.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1991
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