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Eizo Updates Business UltraHD Monitor

by Bob Raikes

High end monitor maker, Eizo, has announced the FlexScan EV3285 which is a 31.5″ UltraHD monitor that succeeds the EV3237, reducing the case and stand size. It has a ‘frameless’ design and supports USB …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Eizo| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Cypress USB-C Power Delivery Controller Qualified for Thunderbolt 3 Designs

by Bob Raikes

Cypress Semiconductor Corp has announced that its EZ-PD CCG5 two port USB-C controller with Power Delivery (PD) has been qualified by Intel for use in Thunderbolt 3 systems. Reference designs are now available to …

Tags:Chips| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Semiconductors| Thunderbolt| Vol 25 - Issue 23

Qualcomm

Qualcomm Adds Another Option for Windows

by Bob Raikes

During the Computex show, Qualcomm announced with Samsung the Snapdragon 850 ‘mobile compute platform’ which includes the Snapdragon X20 improved modem and an AI engine. The chip is intended for use in Qualcomm-based Windows …

Tags:Chips| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Qualcomm| Vol 25 - Issue 22| Windows

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MSI Boosts Gaming Monitor Line and Adds AIO

by Bob Raikes

At Computex, MSI showed new monitors for gamers. The first is the Optix MAG491C, which is a 49″, 32:9 monitor with 144 Hz refresh, FreeSync frame rate control and a claimed response time of …

Tags:All-in-ones (AIOs)| Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 22

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Asus Boosts Notebook Range

by Bob Raikes

Asus announced new notebooks at Computex, with three new VivoBooks all based on 8th Generation Intel Core processors and three new ZenBook notebooks. The ZenBook Pro 15 uses an i9 processor in the top …

Tags:Asus| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Touch| Vol 25 - Issue 22

KN03 Nanorod LEDs Could be the Future

by Bob Raikes

Professor Hiroshi Amano was the third keynote speaker at DisplayWeek and he discussed Nanorod LEDs in the display field. However, he started by pointing out the contribution of LEDs in reducing power use in …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LED| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2018| Vol 25 - Issue 21

Analogix 10Gbps USB-C Re-Timers Ship

by Bob Raikes

Analogix Semiconductor Inc announced at Computex its ANX74xx family of USB-C re-timer solutions for notebooks, 2-in-1 convertible laptops, desktop PCs, monitors, and USB-C accessories. The company said that the chip is the first USB-C …

Tags:Analogix| Chips| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Semiconductors| USB| Vol 25 - Issue 23

KN02 Oculus Looks for Windows on the Real World

by Bob Raikes

Douglas Lanman is from Facebook reality Labs/Oculus and he was at the event to talk about AR and VR under the title “Reactive Displays”. He quoted Gabriel Lippmann, who was a photographic pioneer, who …

Tags:Human Visual System (HVS)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus VR| SID Display Week 2018| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 21

KN01 Press Breakfast and Keynote

by Bob Raikes

Sri Peruvemba is the head of marketing for SID and he presented the annual press breakfast event. We were up early to get there for you. Pre-registration was looking very good and up 15% …

Tags:Automotive| Flexible Displays| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2018| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 21

BC23 Kyulux Claims Better Than TADF FWHM

by Bob Raikes

Junji Adachi is CEO of Kyulux which is developing TADF-like materials with hyperfluoresence. The company is based in Fukuoka in Japan and also has an operation in Boston. The company is planning to show …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Materials| SID Display Week 2018| TADF| Vol 25 - Issue 21

BC22 Cynora Still Heading for Commercialisation

by Bob Raikes

Dr. Andreas Haldi is CMO from Cynora and is a veteran of Novaled. Cynora is a German company with 100 TADF researchers from 16 countries. It is planning to double its facility to 4,000 …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Materials| SID Display Week 2018| TADF| Vol 25 - Issue 21

BC21 UDC Updates on OLED Material Progress

by Bob Raikes

Dr Mike Hack is from UDC and we have reported his talks many times over the years. He started by saying that it has been ‘quite a ride’ in developing the OLED business. UDC …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Materials| SID Display Week 2018| UDC| Vol 25 - Issue 21