By Allen Tsai | Tue Nov 21, 2006 8:03 am |
Samsung announced today that it has developed the thinnest reported LCD panel. Measuring no thicker than a credit card at 0.82 mm, the new LCD is 0.07 mm thinner than the panel previously reported to be the world's slimmest.
To achieve the slimmer size, Samsung's Mobile Display Team redesigned the light guide plate subassembly and the glass substrate, which accounted for most of the LCD module's thickness.The company also announced that it has developed a new mobile technology, which it is calling, "i-Lens", for integrating the entire panel assembly, including a protective layer, into a single, thinner module that is more shock-resistant and easier to read than conventional panels. Further contributing to the trend toward slimmer phones with its new i-Lens technology, the integrated LCD module protects the mobile phone's main display better than previous designs, making it more resistant to damage from shock and vibration. In deploying Samsung's i-Lens technology, manufacturers can trim 1.4 to 2.4 mm from the thickness of a mobile phone. Today, a typical mobile phone screen leaves a 2 to 3 mm space above the panel before attaching a reinforced plastic sheet to protect the LCD module. In Samsung's new i-Lens process, a shock-resistant protective sheet is fastened directly to the LCD module, thereby eliminating the space between it and the panel surface. With i-Lens, the thickness of the LCD module is reduced to a mere 0.82mm, while resolving the sunlight reflection problem inherent in the use of reinforced plastic. As a result, the panel is much easier to view outdoors. The new LCD screen is available in 2.1 inch-diagonal and 2.2-inch-diagonal screen sizes. It features qVGA (240 x 320 px) resolution, 300 nit brightness and a 500:1 contrast ratio. Mass production is scheduled to begin in the second half of 2007.
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Thu Feb 09, 2012 12:41 pm | By
Apple may shift litigation strategies, attacking the process of "copying" rather than products, after losing a critical patent battle to Samsung in Germany, raising questions of the iPad maker's costly and aggressive tactics.
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Mon Feb 06, 2012 12:09 pm | By
Samsung's ultra-slim Galaxy S3's sleeker design and other rumored features could directly compete with Apple's iPhone 5 when released this spring.
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Fri Feb 03, 2012 11:53 am | By
Apple is widening its patent case against Samsung in Australia, suggesting the lawsuit between the two competitors is going to intensify before any resolution.
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Wed Feb 01, 2012 4:00 pm | By
Samsung will delay the release of the Galaxy S3 smartphone until later this year, banking on the success of current offerings to produce strong sales well into 2012.
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Tue Jan 31, 2012 2:21 pm | By
The European Commission is investigating whether Samsung's use of patents to sue Apple breaks EU antitrust rules, a development that may put the company's expanding cases and other companies' court actions in jeopardy.
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