Toshiba Corp. and Canon Inc. announced that they will start the first stage of mass production of surface-conduction electron-emitter display (SED) panels in July 2007 and launch SED TVs in Q4 2007.

The companies said SED is the next step in flat-panel display technology that combines the slimness of LCDs with the high contrast and gradation ratios, low power consumption and overall better picture quality of cathode ray TVs.

The market for flat-panel TVs, including liquid crystal displays (LCDs) and plasma displays is expected to see continued high growth within the overall television market.

Canon said it began SED research in 1986, then in 1999 began joint development activities with Toshiba with the aim of commercializing its SED product. Subsequently, the companies established a joint venture company, SED Inc., in October 2004 and recently demoed the Toshiba 36-inch SED displays at CES in January.

By: DocMemory
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