Wednesday, 16 May 2012
Panasonic to Release 65-inch Interactive Plasma Display
Panasonic announced today it will start shipment of its 65-inch "Interactive Plasma Display" (TH-65PB1), incorporated with electronic pen functions, in Japan, the U.S., and Europe at the end of June, followed by other parts of the globe for the use of professionals. Panasonic also plans to commercialize an 85-inch model, the size of a standard whiteboard, and the world's largest*1 103-inch model by the end of this year. The TH-65PB1 and an 85-inch prototype will be exhibited at the Educational IT Solutions EXPO*2 to be held from May 16 in Tokyo.
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Tuesday, 15 May 2012
Panasonic and Sony entering into OLED TV team-up
Sony and Panasonic are in talks to jointly develop a new generation of organic electroluminescent television displays by 2015 featuring crisper images and lower power consumption than current screens, sources said Tuesday.
Sony and Panasonic compete with each other in and out of Japan, but both have faced slumping TV sales and stiff competition, particularly with South Korea rivals, making a partnership that would have once been unthinkable a key option.
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Tuesday, 15 May 2012
Panasonic develops foldable substrate for smartphones
Panasonic announced that it has developed mass production technology for its ALIVH-F (Any Layer Interstitial Via Hole[1]) resin circuit boards which use polyimide film [2] for their substrate. This enables the manufacture of thin profile, high-density, lightweight circuit boards. This development has further advanced the multi-layer resin board ALIVH [3] which has been used as the optimal choice for high-functionality mobile terminals such as smartphones.
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Friday, 11 May 2012
Panasonic first Ivy Bridge Based notebook Let's Note B 11
Panasonic launched its first notebook that comes with Ivy Bridge and Intel’s 3rd Generation Core CPU .
Panasonic Let’s Note B11 comes by default with a 15.6″ screen and a Full HD resolution, USB 3.0, Bluetooth 4.0, 4GB of RAM, 640GB of HDD and an Intel Core i7-3615QM CPU.
These new Ivy Bridge Let’s Note B will be sold in Japan between 170 to 250,000 Yen.
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Friday, 11 May 2012
Panasonic Develops Mass Production Technology for ALIVH-F Resin Circuit Board Using Polyimide Film
Panasonic announced today that it has developed mass production technology for its ALIVH-F (Any Layer Interstitial Via Hole[1]) resin circuit boards which use polyimide film [2] for their substrate. This enables the manufacture of thin profile, high-density, lightweight circuit boards. This development has further advanced the multi-layer resin board ALIVH [3] which has been used as the optimal choice for high-functionality mobile terminals such as smartphones.
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Thursday, 10 May 2012
Panasonic Creates Symphony of Light on Tokyo's Sumida River
Panasonic took part in the "Symphony of Light" event of the Tokyo Hotaru Festival, using its LED lighting to create a spectacular art installation on the Sumida River in Tokyo.
The "Symphony of Light" on the Sumida River in Tokyo (Amanokawa Project®, ©Tokyo Hotaru)
On the evening of May 6, Panasonic released about 100,000 "wishing star" LED lights into the Sumida River.
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Tuesday, 08 May 2012
Panasonic Starts New Factory Operation for Surface-mount Technology Equipment in China
Panasonic, a global leader of surface-mount technology (SMT) equipment with a worldwide sales and service network has started operation in the new factory to manufacture SMT equipment, namely electronic component mounting system and peripherals in Suzhou, China.
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Monday, 07 May 2012
Panasonic Launches LED Lamp Nostalgic Clear
Panasonic announced its new LED lamp "Nostalgic Clear". The lamp delivers the same clear light as a 40 Watt (W) incandescent light bulb due to Panasonic's unique light diffusion and heat radiation technologies. In addition, it boasts an energy saving of approximately 84 percent compared to a 40W incandescent light bulb and has a lifespan of approximately 40,000 hours, which is approximately 40 times longer than that of a traditional clear bulb.
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Friday, 04 May 2012
Panasonic to move battery production from Kaizuka to China
Panasonic Corp. will close its lithium-ion battery plant in Kaizuka, Osaka Prefecture, and move all production to Suzhou, China.
The move, which could be made this fiscal year, is aimed at cutting costs to allow the company to respond to cut-price competition from South Korean manufacturers.
Panasonic joined hands with Sanyo Electric Co. in 2008 to acquire that company's industry-leading battery business. It later put Sanyo under its huge umbrella, after investing heavily in the business.
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Wednesday, 02 May 2012
NHK, Panasonic Introduce 145-inch Super-high Vision PDP Update
NHK and Panasonic developed a 145-inch PDP (plasma display panel) supporting the super-high vision (SHV) with a pixel count of 7,680 x 4,320.
This is the first announcement of a direct-view-type display supporting the SHV since the announcement of an 85-inch LCD display developed by NHK and Sharp Corp in May 2011.
"This is the first self-luminous direct-view-type SHV display device in the world," said Keiichi Kubota, director-general, Science and Technology Research Laboratories at NHK.
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