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Samsung Develops World’s Slimmest Mobile LCD Screen

Fujitsu Announces Stylistic ST5100 Tablet PC Series



Samsung Develops World’s Slimmest Mobile LCD Screen

Samsung Electronics announced today that it has developed the thinnest reported LCD panel, one no thicker than a credit card at 0.82mm, which is 0.07mm thinner than the panel previously reported to be the world’s slimmest. 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.

To achieve the slimmer package 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.

Samsung's i-Lens technology offers a thinner, highly integrated LCD module that 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 2.4mm from the thickness of a mobile phone.

Today, a typical mobile phone screen leaves a 2 to 3mm 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 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 pixels) resolution, 300nit brightness and a 500:1 contrast ratio. Mass production is scheduled to begin in the second half of 2007.

Source: Samsung Electronics

Fujitsu Announces Stylistic ST5100 Tablet PC Series

Fujitsu Computer Systems today announced the Stylistic ST5111 and ST5112 Tablet PCs offering the latest Intel Core Duo Mobile Technology. Designed for project-based applications, as well as for mobile professionals in markets including healthcare and field and sales force automation, the tablets weigh 3.5 pound and are Microsoft Windows Vista capable.

The Stylistic ST5111 Tablet PC features a 10.4-inch front-lit reflective XGA TFT screen, while the Stylistic ST5112 Tablet PC offers a 12.1-inch transmissive indoor/outdoor XGA display with greater than 160° viewing angles.

Less than an inch thick, the Stylistic ST5100 Tablet PCs are fortified with a magnesium-alloy lower housing. Data is protected with the new Fujitsu Shock Sensor utility, an accelerometer-based hard disk drive protection system that retracts the hard drive head if a sudden movement or vibration is detected, reducing the possibility of data loss. The sensor can also be set to password-lock the system if it is touched, preventing the unauthorized access of data.

Stylistic ST5100 Tablet PCs are packed with security features including embedded Trusted Platform Module (TPM), a dedicated Smart Card slot, Fujitsu Security Application Panel, two-level hard drive password, BIOS-enabled Computrace/LoJack theft recovery service support, and a universal lock slot.

Novelties are supported by a new pen designed with an eraser top and a standard 6-cell standard battery delivering up to 6 hours of computing time or a high-capacity 9-cell battery for up to 9 hours of battery life (according to the press release).

With a flexible form factor, Stylistic ST5100 Tablet PCs can be used like a notepad with minimal weight and bulk, or a keyboard can be added for a more familiar notebook feel. With the optional tablet dock, the system can be transformed into a complete desktop solution. The dock supports both portrait and landscape modes, immediate undocking for grab-and-go computing without rebooting, multiple plug-and-play ports, plus an option for modular optical drives.

Connecting to the office network or the Internet is easy with integrated Gigabit Ethernet. Or one can connect wirelessly with either the Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG or Atheros Super AG (802.11a/b/g) wireless LAN. Bluetooth is an option.

The Fujitsu Stylistic ST5111 Tablet PC is priced at $2,429 for a base configuration, and the Stylistic ST5112 Tablet PC is priced at $2,199 for a base configuration. Both Tablet PCs are immediately available.

Source: Fujitsu Computer Systems

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