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New York Times  Jun 30 
A new study faults TV manufacturers for making unsupportable claims about picture quality.
MarketWatch  Jun 30 
Corning Inc. said Tuesday that second-quarter LCD glass demand is stronger than expected and that it sees second-quarter sequential volume growth of about 100% at its wholly owned business, compared to its previously revised volume growth...
StreetInsider.com  Jun 30 
Visit StreetInsider.com at http://www.streetinsider.com/Corporate+News/Corning+%28GLW%29+Announces+Improved+2Q+LCD+Volume+Performance/4762594.html for the full story.
TheStreet.com  Jun 30 
TSC contributor Gary Krakow gets a tour of the new line of super-popular Vizio LCD TVs that also include on-screen Internet access at no additional cost.
TheStreet.com  Jun 29 
The electronics giant's LCD panels are getting everywhere.
TheStreet.com  Jun 29 
The electronics giant's LCD panels are getting everywhere.
Consequences Unintended  Jun 23 
I pity the fool who sold these contracts...I guess sitting back and collecting "premium" works until it doesn't... From LCD: Credit-event auctions conducted today to settle LCDS and CDS contracts referencing bankrupt auto-parts supplier...
New York Times  Jun 18 
Dramatic LCD prices drops, a staple of the Christmas holidays, may not appear this year.
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Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs) are used to in flat-panel monitors and high-end flat-panel television. Recently, the market for LCDs has exploded as flat screen monitors and televisions have become popular consumer electronics devices. The manufacturing and sale of LCD devices has been profitable for a number of companies such as Chi Mei Optoelectronics, LG.Philips LCD, Samsung and Sharp Corporation (SHCAY) . However, continued competition has driven down panel prices and is threatening the profit margins on these displays at every point on the supply chain.

A number of companies depend on LCD panels for their earnings. They include

  • Corning (GLW) which both manufacture specialized, ultra-pure glass panels that are used by LCD panel manufacturers to make LCD displays, and are a major component of the company's earnings.
  • Dell (DELL) sells a large quantity of LCD monitors with their computers.
  • Daktronics (DAKT), the leading manufacturer of digital signs and scoreboards, principally uses LCD screens.

[edit] More information

See this [wikipedia article] for more detail on LCD technologies, and competing technologies which may affect the companies that rely on them.

 
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