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Acer Tablets Use Quantum-Dot Displays

by Bob Raikes

Acer has shown new 10″ tablets at Computex. The Iconia Tab 10 (A3-A50 – an update from the A30 and A40) is designed for entertainment and includes four speakers and a sub-woofer but stays …

Tags:Acer| Mobile Display Monitor| Quantum Dots| tablets| Vol 24 - Issue 21

Lenovo Struggles with Smartphones in China

by Bob Raikes

Reuters reports that Lenovo has re-organised in China to try to correct a fall in its smartphone business which has now dropped out of the top ten brands in the Chinese market. Reuters quoted …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 21

Renesas Simplifies USB Power Authentication

by Bob Raikes

Renesas has announced a new chip that is said to be the first single package solution that supports both USB Power Delivery Rev. 3.0 (USB PD 3.0) and USB Type-C Authentication Rev 1.0, which …

Dell Inspiron 27 Offers Display Choice

by Bob Raikes

At Computex, Dell showed a new Inspiron 27 7000 series that uses an AMD Ryzen and an UltraHD display with 350 cd/m² option (or FullHD with 250 cd/m²) both based on IPS technology. There …

Asus & Acer Show Curved Gaming Monitors

by Bob Raikes

At Computex, Asus announced the Swift PG35VQ, a new monitor in the ROG gaming line. The 3440 x 1440 (21:9) curved (1800R) monitor has not only a 200Hz refresh rate, but also uses quantum …

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Vol 24 #21 Product Roundup

by Bob Raikes

AG Neovo has launched its upgraded SC Series of displays for 1080P digital video rendering. The monitors have special circuitry to support higher resolution using HD-over-Coax’s auto signal compensation (ASC) technology which is intended …

Asus Has Lots of New Notebooks

by Bob Raikes

At the recent Computex show, Asus showed a number of new PCs. the ZenBook Flip S UX370, claimed as the thinnest convertible PC at 10.9mm and with a weight of 1.1 kg. It has …

JMC Looks to Edge to Edge OLED

by Bob Raikes

JMC Electronics, which is part of Chang Wah Electromaterials (CWE) is optimistic about the demand for edge-to-edge OLEDs for smartphones and also for OLED TVs. The firm has chip-on-film technology that is usable for …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 21

BC05 Mizhou Looks at Finance and Supply

by Bob Raikes

Yasuo Nakane is an analyst from Mizhuo Securities where he looks at the display industry and was introduced by Young as a highly respected analyst in the FPD industry. If you think that Ross …

BC04 BOE Looks to Re-Pivot to IoT & Medical

by Bob Raikes

BOE Technology is doing well, said Leono Guo, the GM of the firm’s overseas business, and it’s the top supplier of panels for smartphones, tablets and notebooks, and it’s the second largest for monitors …

Tags:BOE| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2017| Vol 24 - Issue 21

BC03 Corning Looking for Boost from LGPs

by Bob Raikes

John Zhang introduced his company, Corning, where he is a VP and General Manager. The company sees itself as a centre of glass science, optical physics and ceramic science – with unique fusion drawing …

BC02 Applied Materials Says Industry to Move from Components to Processes

by Bob Raikes

Dr Brian Hsieh is from Applied Materials which makes equipment for high technology markets and is now 50 years old. It makes semiconductor equipment as well as display equipment and generated $2.1 billion in …