China Able to Make Large-Screen Plasma MonitorA company based in the port city of Ningbo in east China's Zhejiang Province claimed that it has mastered the technology for producing large-screen plasma monitors.Plasma monitors are used for TV manufacturing and for military purposes. The manufacturing technology is monopolized by Japan and few other countries. The Tianming Electronics Co. Ltd., a township enterprise in Ningbo City, Zhejiang, developed the technology after inviting a renowned plasma monitor scientist Dr. Sun Boyan and his colleagues. Tianming Electronics built a laboratory three years for them costing 16 million yuan (about 1.93 million U.S. dollars). The company has applied for a patent, while the city of Ningbo will market the technology. |
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