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NanoLumens Presses Pause on Legal Action

by Bob Raikes

Nanolumens has put its legal action against Gable Signs & Graphics, Inc. on hold, “so that the parties can engage in discussions”. NanoLumens filed a dismissal, without prejudice, of the suit. (Nanolumens Goes into …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LED| Litigation| Patents| Vol 24 - Issue 26

Gfu Study 2017: Age Affects German Buying Interest – VR Interest is Weak

by Bob Raikes

Hans-Joachim Kamp of the GFU pictured at IFA. Image:MekoThe GFU in Germany has conducted a survey of 2,000 households in Germany on trends. 90% of households have PC, followed by TV at 89%, but …

Tags:Consoles| HD+ (Germany)| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Pay TV| Smart TV| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 26

UDC Wins Patent on TADF

by Bob Raikes

UDC has been awarded a patent on a TADF material (USPTO #20170186976). The material is based on benzotriazoles and the authors of the patent are BASF staff – UDC bought BASF patents in this …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Materials| TADF| UDC| Vol 24 - Issue 26

Xiaomi Has UST 1080p Mi Laser Projector

by Bob Raikes

Xiaomi has developed a new laser-based DLP UST projector that will sell in China for around Yuan 10,000 ($1,500) and has 1080P resolution, 5,000 lumens of output and 3,000:1 contrast ratio. The projector has …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| Laser Projectors| UST Projectors| Vol 24 - Issue 26| Xiaomi

EDC Highlights Coating Issues

by Bob Raikes

Wammes & Partner GmbH, which runs the Electronic Displays Center in Gundersheim, Germany has drawn attention to the problems that can be caused on displays by the changing of coatings, especially in complex systems …

Tags:Germany| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 26| warranty

New Family of TADF Emitters Based on ESIPT

by Bob Raikes

Researchers at Kyushu University’s Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics Research (OPERA) demonstrated that a molecule that slightly changes its chemical structure before and after emission can achieve a high efficiency in OLEDs. “Many …

Tags:Japan| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Materials| TADF| Vol 24 - Issue 26

Xiaomi Sees Big Upswing in Q2

by Bob Raikes

The Commercial Times in China reports that Xiaomi sold 23.16 million smartphone shipments in Q2, up 70% on the number for Q1 by continuing to innovate in its products and by increasing its exports, …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 26| Xiaomi

Intersil Ships First FullHD LCD Video Processor for Automotive

by Bob Raikes

Intersil, a subsidiary of Renesas announced the TW8844 LCD video processor that interfaces with the latest generation of automotive SoCs. The highly integrated TW8844 is said to be the first FullHD LCD video processor …

Tags:Automotive| Mobile Display Monitor| Renesas| Semiconductors| Video Processors| Vol 24 - Issue 26

DTT Hits Delay in Albania

by Bob Raikes

Broadband TV News reports that Albania’s ASO in the Tirana-Durrës districts has been put back because of slow take up of digital equipment. The switch off had been due on June 30th, but has …

Tags:ASO (Analogue Switch Off)| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 26

Idemitsu Kosan and LG Chem Trade OLED patents

by Bob Raikes

The Yonhap news reports that LG Chem and Idemitsu Kosan of Japan have signed a deal to share patents on OLED materials. Analyst Comment According to IHS, Idemitsu has been a supplier to Samsung …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Materials| Patents| Vol 24 - Issue 26

Brexit and European Developments

by Bob Raikes

Sorry, we are bit late with the issues this week. It was a very busy week, with the Digital Signage Summit in Munich and it took a bit longer than expected to finalise the …

Tags:Editorial| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor

Electrosonic Becomes Microsoft Hub Partner

by Bob Raikes

Electrosonic of the UK has become a partner of Microsoft for the Surface Hub collaboration product.

Tags:Collaboration| Distribution| Interactive Displays| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Vol 24 - Issue 27