Canon and Toshiba have begun trial production of SED displays. Canon and Toshiba hope to start selling SED displays in the first half of next year. Consumers should enjoy their relative thinness (like plasma) and picture quality (like CRT). On the way to mass market availability, these panels need to be produced, and a test production was to have started recently in Hiratsuka City. Initially about 3000 panels will be made per month on a test basis, though they could eventually be sold.

IT world - Canon, Toshiba to start SED production this week

And in other SED news, Canon will acquire an NEC subsidiary for in-house production of SED panels, Tech-On! reports. The subsidiary is Anelva Corp., which manufactures vacuum apparatuses. This looks like a move by Canon to be an SED player. Canon and Toshiba are allies in the SED space, but it looked like Toshiba was in the driver’s seat. Maybe Canon thinks that it should be a larger player as well.

Tech-On! - Canon to Acquire NEC Subsidiary for in-House Production of SED Panels