2021 – Page 112 – Display Daily

Nanotech Boosts OLED Light Output

by Bob Raikes

What They Say A group from Michigan University has a new electrode for OLEDs that helps extract light from OLEDs. Without special treatment, around 80% of the light from an OLED device is emitted …

Tags:OLED Materials| OLEDs| Optics| R&D (Research & Development)

Microsoft introduces ‘Designed For Xbox’ monitor licensing program

by Bob Raikes

What They Say We reported on the new Philips Momentum ‘Designed for XBox’, but I missed the Microsoft blog on this initative. Although the site mentions HDR, 4K at 120Hz and VRR with HDMI2.1, …

Tags:Game Playing| Microsoft| Testing| xBox

NanoLED – Next Generation Display

by Sweta Dash

Display industry is continuing its journey in the path of innovation for next generation products. Quantum Dots have become a technology platform from LCDs to OLEDs and MicroLED displays to printable electroluminescent displays. NanoLED …

Tags:EL Quantum Dots| Quantum Dots| R&D (Research & Development)| SID Display Week 2021| Supply Chain

Lenovo Wireless Charger Uses USB Type-C

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Lenovo has a new wireless charging mat accessory for its notebooks. The device, using ‘Power by Contact’ technology from Energy Square uses a 3.2mm thick mat that is left on the …

Tags:Lenovo| Notebooks| Wireless Charging

Stanford Researchers Develop New Manufacturing Technique For Flexible Electronics

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Stanford University reports that its researchers have developed a technique for making ‘atomically thin’ flexible transistors that are less than 100 nanometres in length. Using CVD, the researchers put a layer …

Tags:Flexible Devices| Flexible Displays| R&D (Research & Development)

Four Ways Mass-Market Consumer AR Could Become Reality

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Protocol interviewed Qualcomm’s GM of XR Hugo Swart who set out these four ‘roads to mass-market’ adoption: VR headsets with video pass-through: Facebook’s Quest already offers a rudimentary version of this, …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Qualcomm

Varjo Wants to Develop the Metaverse

by Bob Raikes

What They Say We listened in to a webinar by Varjo last week and the company announced that it has acquired a BIM software company, Dimension10 and wants to use technology from the firm …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mergers & Acquisitions| The Metaverse| Virtual Reality

WCG Heavyweights Slug it Out at Display Week

by Bob Raikes

Although Quantum Dots (QDs) often get the headlines on extending colour gamuts, the market reality is that phosphors have often been the materials that have allowed wider colour coverage, usually for reasons of cost. …

Samsung, LG Conservative on OLED Investment

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Elec in Korea reported that LG Display and Samsung Display will be conservative in their spending to boost OLED capacity. Samsung is believed to be planning to convert is L7-2 …

Tags:Investment| LG Displays (LGD)| OLED Fabs| Samsung Display

TCL Commercially Announces NXTWEAR G Smart Glasses, Multi-Screen Support for Smartphones, New Family Watch and 5G CPE at MWC 2021

by Artem Alekseenko

TCL, a pioneer in display technology and affordable, premium smart experiences, is announcing several new products spanning multiple mobile product categories at Mobile World Congress 2021. At today’s event, TCL unveiled availability for its …

Tags:5G| MWC 2021| SmartGlasses| TCL

Links Week Ending 25th June 2021

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the second part of this week. LG rolls out Dolby Vision 120Hz update …

ISE 2021 in London is Quiet – But We Found Something

by Bob Raikes

Yesterday I got to the ISE event in London. It was the smallest trade show I have ever been to, I think, with just around 20 brands represented, but with a number of old …

Tags:ISE 2021| Projection Screens

Year: 2021