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Samsung Ups LCD Production

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In response to demand for slimmer televisions, Samsung Electronics LCD Business, located in San Jose, Calif., has begun mass producing ultraslim LCD panels suited for large size TVs. The company’s edge-lit LED backlighting offers lighter weight and thinner designs, which is preferable for wall mounting over bulkier direct-lit LED LCDs. The LED-backlit panels also are mercury-free and consume less energy. A 55-inch Samsung HDTV with edge-lit LED backlighting uses up to 40 percent less power than conventional LCD TVs. 10.8 mm thick, the new Samsung panels are a fourth the thickness of...Read full article

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    The technology of generating and harnessing light and other forms of radiant energy whose quantum unit is the photon. The science includes light emission, transmission, deflection, amplification and detection by optical components and instruments, lasers and other light sources, fiber optics, electro-optical instrumentation, related hardware and electronics, and sophisticated systems. The range of applications of photonics extends from energy generation to detection to communications and...
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