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To: tech101 who wrote (66)	8/1/2003 9:51:34 AM
From: Ron	Respond to of 152

Matsushita Electronic to Develop Micro Digital TV Reception Module July 28, 2003 (TOKYO) -- Matsushita Electronic Components Corp developed a module for receiving terrestrial digital TV broadcasting. Matsushita's new module on the left. Right is a SD card for size comparison The module, reduced in size to 2mm, and in power consumption to around 200mW, is embedded with an RF tuner circuit and an OFDM demodulation circuit and other components. This is the industry's smallest and lowest power-consumption module for receiving terrestrial digital TV broadcasting, it said. It is to be installed into small mobile equipment, such as mobile terminals and PDAs. The company is planning to launch sample shipments from the autumn of 2003, and mass-production shipments around 2005. The reception module developed this time is specialized in services for mobile equipment, which will be offered in terrestrial digital TV broadcasting. By adopting Matsushita Electronic Components' original design IC as its tuner circuit, external components were reduced. It is believed that the size-reduction and low-power consumption were realized through such integration and revisions in reception circuit architecture. The module has a dimension of 20mm x 28mm x 2mm, according to Matsushita Electric Components. An obstacle to installing a function of receiving terrestrial digital TV broadcasting into such a piece of mobile apparatus has been the need to reduce the size of the antenna. Because the frequency is lower than that for mobile phone services, and uses a long wavelength, with the conventional structure, the antenna needed to be extensive. In order to overcome this obstacle, Matsushita developed its original antenna and an antenna control module. The antenna is as short as 50mm, and it enables reception of seven channels in VHF band, and 13 to 62 channels in UHF band. It is compatible with 1.5V and 2.8V power supply voltages, and DQPSK, QPSK, and 16-QAM modulation methods. A sample is priced at 99,000 yen. (119.04 yen = US$1) Related story: Matsushita's Antenna Handles All 3 Wireless LAN Formats Read this story in Chinese. (Hiroki Yomogita, Staff Editor, Nikkei Electronics) neasia.nikkeibp.com

To: tech101 who wrote (66)	8/1/2003 9:55:28 AM
From: Ron	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152

Watch HDTV on your cell phone? Matsushita Electronic Developed Micro Digital TV Reception Module July 28, 2003 (TOKYO) -- Matsushita Electronic Components Corp developed a module for receiving terrestrial digital TV broadcasting. Matsushita's new module on the left. Right is a SD card for size comparison The module, reduced in size to 2mm, and in power consumption to around 200mW, is embedded with an RF tuner circuit and an OFDM demodulation circuit and other components. This is the industry's smallest and lowest power-consumption module for receiving terrestrial digital TV broadcasting, it said. It is to be installed into small mobile equipment, such as mobile terminals and PDAs. The company is planning to launch sample shipments from the autumn of 2003, and mass-production shipments around 2005. The reception module developed this time is specialized in services for mobile equipment, which will be offered in terrestrial digital TV broadcasting. By adopting Matsushita Electronic Components' original design IC as its tuner circuit, external components were reduced. It is believed that the size-reduction and low-power consumption were realized through such integration and revisions in reception circuit architecture. The module has a dimension of 20mm x 28mm x 2mm, according to Matsushita Electric Components. An obstacle to installing a function of receiving terrestrial digital TV broadcasting into such a piece of mobile apparatus has been the need to reduce the size of the antenna. Because the frequency is lower than that for mobile phone services, and uses a long wavelength, with the conventional structure, the antenna needed to be extensive. In order to overcome this obstacle, Matsushita developed its original antenna and an antenna control module. The antenna is as short as 50mm, and it enables reception of seven channels in VHF band, and 13 to 62 channels in UHF band. It is compatible with 1.5V and 2.8V power supply voltages, and DQPSK, QPSK, and 16-QAM modulation methods. A sample is priced at 99,000 yen. (119.04 yen = US$1) Related story: Matsushita's Antenna Handles All 3 Wireless LAN Formats Read this story in Chinese. (Hiroki Yomogita, Staff Editor, Nikkei Electronics) neasia.nikkeibp.com

To: tech101 who wrote (66)	9/11/2003 11:39:57 AM
From: Ron	Respond to of 152

FCC adopts plug-and-play rules The Federal Communications Commission adopted rules to make cable television and new television sets more compatible, with the goal of promoting the rollout of digital and high-definition televisions. On a 5-0 vote, it approved the new technical and labeling standards, which seek to allow digital cable signals to flow seamlessly into TV sets without the need for a set-top box. Companies want high-definition sets with this "plug-and-play" technology available next year. To watch cable on a plug-and-play TV, consumers would insert into the set a security card provided by their cable service. The cable and electronics industries agreed in December to make their equipment work together. The plan needed federal approval. Associated Press SFA is one of the companies affected by this. They say it will not hurt their earnings longer term. Stock is trading lower today..

To: tech101 who wrote (66)	2/9/2004 10:16:20 PM
From: Ron	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152

NOVATO, Calif., January 13, 2004 - SpatiaLight, Inc. (NASDAQ: HDTV) today announced that it has signed an agreement with Shanghai China Display Co., Ltd. (China Display), a Chinese television manufacturer, for the purchase by China Display of 1000 sets of three SpatiaLight imagEngine™ liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS) microdisplays. China Display is recognized by the Chinese government as the leader in LCoS light engine development in China . This purchase order agreement is the result of a memorandum of understanding entered into in August 2002. Pursuant to the purchase order, SpatiaLight completed an initial delivery of 100 microdisplay sets to China Display in December 2003. A second delivery of 300 sets and a third delivery of 600 sets are to follow. The entire order is scheduled to be completed within a three-month period. Pursuant to the terms of the purchase order, the obligations of China Display will be backed by three letters of credit, the first of which has been issued in SpatiaLight’s favor. The purchase order is subject to customary terms and conditions pertaining to the purchase by China Display of the 1000 microdisplay sets. Ted Banzhaf, Executive Vice President of SpatiaLight, stated, “We are very excited about this highly competitive win for our product, as it marks the first purchase order in which an OEM will incorporate our microdisplays into its existing light engine.” Guo Liang, Chairman of the Board of China Display, commented, “SpatiaLight’s microdisplays demonstrated superior performance during the testing conducted pursuant to our 2002 MOU. We intend to use these shipments for initial production run set up and product roll out. We are excited by the prospect of bringing televisions to market incorporating SpatiaLight’s cutting edge LCoS technology.” About SpatiaLight, Inc. SpatiaLight, Inc., founded in 1989, manufactures high-resolution LCoS microdisplays for use in High Definition televisions and rear projection monitors. The Company's proprietary SpatiaLight imagEngine™ LCoS microdisplays represent a solution for OEMs of large-screen rear projection monitors, home theater projection systems, video projectors, and other display applications. Utilizing more than 3.6 million pixels, SpatiaLight’s microdisplay sets are designed to be incorporated into High Definition televisions and rear projection monitors. A SpatiaLight display unit, another Company product, is comprised of three SpatiaLight imagEngine™ microdisplays fitted onto a light engine designed by SpatiaLight and Fuji Photo Optical Co., Ltd. and manufactured by Fuji . SpatiaLight is committed to developing microdisplay technologies that will become the standard for the next generation of rear projection display devices and to providing OEMs with the most cost effective, high resolution microdisplays in the industry. For more information about SpatiaLight, please see the Company web site: www.spatialight.com spatialight.com