Rather, it's a reflective display that uses a PNLC (Polymer Networked Liquid Crystal) module for improved brightness, and HR-TFT (high-reflective thin film transistor) technology to add contrast.

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Asked whether he foresees a supply problem with thin-film transistor (TFT) screens, in light of reports that vendors cannot keep up with demand for the products, Sanchez said that IBM has "ample supply sources" for the screens.

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Lee Keun Joo, a senior analyst at Daewoo Securities, predicts a steady 21% rise in annual revenues until 1999, thanks to telecommunications and Hyundai's thin-film transistor liquid-crystal display (TFT-LCD) operations.

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