Portelligent TechAlert Service:
Competitive Alert - First Quarter 2003

Prior TechAlert Service Articles: 2001 - 2008 Archive

March 24, 2003

Palm Size TV for Mobile Broadcasting
Sanyo Electric Markets Car Navigation System in China
IDTech Develops 20-inch Full Color OEL Display
Mobile Printers Debut in Japan
Toshiba Develops Fuel Cell Power Source for Notebook PCs
Sony to Commercialize Blu-ray Disc Video Recorder in April
Japanese Firms to Jointly Develop OS for 3G Wireless Phones

February 27, 2003

Sony CCD Camera Module Assembly Plant in China
Toshiba Develops Quick Bluetooth Connection Technology
Sharp Increases Output of Cellular Phone Devices
Super Small Fish Tank for Your Desk
Hitachi and Matsushita Together Rollout DVD Camcorders
Takara Georama Set Contains Sharp's System LCD
Samsung SDI and Vitex Systems Collaborate on OEL Display
Huawei Technologies Ventures into 3G Wireless Handsets

February 12, 2003

Sanyo Electric Deploys 3D Camera Service Outside of Japan
Sony Licenses Technologies to Taiwanese Firms
Pentax Develops Thin DSC with Casio
Oki Electric Launches Foundry Service for Wafer Level CSP Assembly
Fujitsu Ties Up with AU Optronics in LCD
LG Philips LCD to Build 7th Generation LCD Plant
LG Electronics to Mass Produce OEL Displays

January 30, 2003

Samsung Makes Leap Forward
Sony to Assemble HTPS TFT LCDs in China
Mitsubishi Electric Accelerates Change in Overseas Handset Strategy
Competition Heats Up for DVD Camcorders
IBM Leads U.S. Patent Acquisition 10 Consecutive Years
CF Digital Still Camera Sold in Japan
Toppan Printing to Shut Down U.S. PCB Plant

January 16, 2003

Japanese Startup to Market Robot Fish
Hitachi Produces PDP TVs in Indonesia
Matsushita Electric and Toshiba to Transfer Assignees to Joint Venture
Samsung Develops World's Largest TFT LCD
Digital Still Cameras Enjoyed High Growth in 2002
PlayStation3 to Hit Market in 2005
Secret Words for Success in 2003 are Family and Connection