OLED TV Alliance To Catch Up With Sony

Matsushita, Hitachi and Canon are in talks to jointly develop the next generation of ultra-thin flat panels, news reports said Wednesday, in an apparent bid to catch up to Sony's lead in the new technology. The technology, called organic light-emitting diode, or OLED, has won attention as a possible replacement for today's liquid-crystal and plasma displays. Sony Corp. launched the world's first commercial OLED TV in October, an 11-inch display that measured just 3 millimeters (0.12 inches) thick _ about the same as a coin. Full article here: The Age.com