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Osram Concentrates on Automotive and HUD LEDs

by Bob Raikes

Osram is a successful local supplier of LEDs that is doing well in the market at the moment. It had a big booth that was mostly about applications other than displays. The first application …

Tags:Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Large Display Monitor| LED| Mobile Display Monitor| Osram| Vol 23 - Issue 45

Data Modul Highlights Industrial Displays

by Bob Raikes

Data Modul is headquartered in Munich, although the main activity of the display business is in Weikersheim, in Bavaria. We’re used to seeing the company’s Conrac-branded displays at a range of vertical market shows, …

Tags:Data Modul| Electronica 2016| Japan Display Inc (JDI)| Large Display Monitor| Memory LCD| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 45

Electronica is Busy

by Bob Raikes

It’s a four years since I attended the biennial Electronica trade show in Munich (it alternates with a show for production automation, called Productronica). Last time, a colleague attended as I was in Rio …

Tags:Electronica 2016| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 45

70% would use a free Netflix with ads

by Bob Raikes

Digitalsmiths, a TiVo company, and specialist in personalised content discovery technology said that based on a survey of 3,100 consumers, many would opt for Netflix or Hulu OTT software if it was free and …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 23 - Issue 45

New AptoVision Chip Optimised for KVMs

by Bob Raikes

AptoVision has now announced the BlueRiver NT1000 chip. The chip is part of the family of chips for transporting uncompressed, zero-latency Ultra HD/4K HDR over Ethernet and is optimised for AV/KVM switching and extension …

Tags:Chips| Large Display Monitor| Video over IP (VIP)| Vol 23 - Issue 46

Heraeus Claims 300,000 Folds for Touch Film

by Bob Raikes

Heraeus, the German creator of specialist materials and coatings, said at the C-Touch event in Shenzen that it has a new material, that it calls conductive polymer Clevios and that is based on PEDOT:PSS …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Touch| Vol 23 - Issue 45

BOE Chooses Applied Materials for CVD & PVD

by Bob Raikes

Applied Materials said that its thin film deposition equipment is to be used by BOE at the Chinese company’s G10.5 (3370 x 2940mm) production line. The company said that BOE has ordered ‘multiple’ CVD …

Tags:BOE| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Production Equipment| Vol 23 - Issue 45

JOLED Plans 21.6″ UHD OLED Production

by Bob Raikes

The Nikkei has reported that JOLED has developed a 21.6″ UltraHD OLED panel that can be made using inkjet technology and with a target of 2018 for volume production, although testing of production has …

Tags:InkJet Deposition| JOLED| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 45

Gartner

IT Spending in India will Reach $72.4 Billion in 2017

by Bob Raikes

Gartner has said that the outlook for IT spending in India is up and is expected to reach $72.4 billion in 2017. Devices are forecast to grow from $19.75 billion (and 9.5% down on …

Tags:India| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Vol 23 - Issue 45

MediaTek is Top Chip Company for Growth

by Bob Raikes

IC Insights reported that five of the top twenty chip suppliers will show growth in 2016, with Nvidia and MediaTek top at 35% and 29% respectively. MediaTek’s growth is the result of its strong …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Semiconductor Market| Vol 23 - Issue 45

Will Samsung Offer Digital Signage in 110″?

by Bob Raikes

Sources in the supply chain suggest that Samsung may have a 110″ version of its Tizen-based digital signage monitors. We were unable to confirm at press time.

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Samsung| Vol 23 - Issue 45

AUO Starts G6 LTPS LCD Production in Kunshan

by Bob Raikes

AUO has started volume production at its new G6 LTPS fab in Kunshan, in Eastern China (AUO Nears Kunshan Opening). The company has invested $1.58 billion and the fab has a monthly capacity of …

Tags:AUO| Large Display Monitor| LCD Fabs| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 46