Duties on Japanese screens for laptop cleared by U.S

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The International Trade Commission (ITC) allows the imposition of 62.67 percent duties on imports of active-matrix liquid crystal display screens used in notebook computers. The Commerce Department had ruled earlier that Sharp Corp, Hosiden Corp and other Japanese firms are dumping the screens, or selling them at unfairly low prices on the US market. The percentage of the duty is set by the department based on the manufacturing cost. The ITC decided that US manufacturers are actually being hurt by the Japanese dumping. A representative of IBM says that the company may move operations offshore if the duty is imposed because it would then be importing whole computers which are not subject to the duty. IBM has a joint venture with Toshiba Corp to manufacture active-matrix screens. Most laptop computers currently being sold use passive-matrix liquid crystal displays not affected by this ruling, although active-matrix screens are expected to become the next standard. US laptop makers complain that US display makers do not make the types of screens laptops need.

Electronic components, not elsewhere classified, United States, Japan, Toshiba Corp., Laws, regulations and rules, Joint ventures, International trade, Electronic components industry, Japanese foreign relations, United States foreign relations, Laptop computers, Dumping (International trade), United States. Department of Commerce, United States. International Trade Commission, Sharp Corp. (Osaka, Japan), Tariff, Hosiden Electronics

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Electronics venture is expected; working together on display screens

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Electronic companies are discussing a venture to develop and produce display screens for laptop computers, military gear and television sets. This is the most recent attempt by US companies to reduce reliance on Japanese suppliers. The plan under discussion envisions investments by about five companies. A joint venture would be formed to develop and produce liquid crystal displays (LCDs) using technology that was originally developed at the David Sarnoff Research Center in Princeton, NJ. Arthur H. Firester, director of advanced display research at Sarnoff, says the laboratory hopes to form the venture by the end of 1990. About $100 million in financing is needed. Some industry executives compare the new venture to US Memories, a venture that would have domestically manufactured computer memory chips. US Memories failed for lack of committed investors.

Research, Industrial research, Electronics industry, Electronics, Color, Flat panel displays, Consortia, Research and Development, Displays, Flat Panel Display, David Sarnoff Research Center, Consortium

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I.B.M. will use Adobe's technology

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Adobe Systems Inc receives some welcome news as IBM decides to use Adobe's technology for displaying and printing typefaces on virtually its entire line of computers. Adobe had found itself in a questionable position after Apple decided to leave its partnership with Adobe and enter a new agreement with Microsoft Corp, which put it in competition with Adobe. IBM states it chose Adobe because customers had been using it and wanted to preserve their investment. The news sent Adobe's stock up $2.125 in heavy trading to $32.50 a share. The announcement is a setback for Microsoft, which will now have to compete with Adobe for the IBM compatible market.

Electronic computers, Standards, Computer industry, Product information, Standard, Standardization, Adobe Systems Inc., ADBE, Technology, Computer fonts, Printers, Cooperative Agreements, Font Package, Computerized typesetting

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