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A Phoenix Rises…

by Bob Raikes

Today I was wondering what to write about for my Display Daily. I’m at the Display Summit in Las Vegas, just before Infocomm, and I had lots of possible stories, but none that stood …

Tags:3LCD| DLP Projectors| Epson| Lang| Rental and Staging| Vol 23 - Issue 22

Materials for OLED Displays

by Bob Raikes

A good OLED phosphor must do three things well: it must have the proper color coordinates (that is, the right shade of blue) to create a wide color gamut; it must be energy-efficient; it …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Materials| SID Display Week 2016| TFT| Vol 23 - Issue 21

SID Buzzes and is Up – Again!

by Bob Raikes

The SID was a good event, again, this year, with a boost of 7% on attendance – a function of the location, we suspect, and the increased marketing activity. We heard numbers were up …

Tags:Automotive| EPD (Electrophoretic)| Flexible Displays| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Materials| Quantum Dots| Vol 23 - Issue 21

Consumer Volume will Win in A/R

by Bob Raikes

Most of my week has been taken up with writing and editing our SID special report, which is a substantial one. However, I also found time, as I was in the San Francisco bay …

Tags:Augmented Reality| AWE 2016| Editorial| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 21

LG Wins Prize for OLED TV

by Bob Raikes

LG Display’s booth featured the LG Electronics 77″ UltraHD TV, using its panel on the front of the booth, and it was catching everyone’s eye. It has great contrast and pretty good HDR performance, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED TVs| SID Display Week 2016| Vol 23 - Issue 21| WOLED (White OLED)

ClearInk is a Clear Highlight of SID 2016

by Bob Raikes

Several weeks ago, Ken wrote a Display Daily on a start-up called ClearInk (CLEARink Brings New Wrinkle to Electrophoretic Displays). I was travelling at the time and, unusually, I didn’t edit it – the …

Tags:Electronic Shelf Labels (ESLs)| EPD (Electrophoretic)| SID Display Week 2016| Vol 23 - Issue 21| Wearables

JDI Impresses with Low Power and High Resolution

by Bob Raikes

For many years, one of the consistent highlights of SID has been to visit Toshiba’s panel business, which then became TM Displays and, eventually, JDI. As usual, there was lots and lots to see …

Tags:Automotive| Large Display Monitor| Memory LCD| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Reflective Display| SID Display Week 2016| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 21

Tianma Highlights Automotive at SID

by Bob Raikes

Tianma had plenty new to show us, even though we have met up with the firm at CES and MWC already this year. Automotive is a strong area for the firm and the first …

Tags:Automotive| Large Display Monitor| LCD Modules| Medical| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2016| Vol 23 - Issue 21

Mitsubishi Adds to its Range

by Bob Raikes

We reported quite a lot of new products from Mitsubishi in our Embedded World report, so we were quite surprised to see how much was new at SID. First, we looked at a 4.3″ …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD Modules| Mitsubishi| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2016| Vol 23 - Issue 21

Canatu Integrates with E Ink

by Bob Raikes

When we met Canatu at CES, the company expressed frustration at the number of design wins that it has achieved, but that which it cannot publicise for contractual reasons. However, at SID, the company …

Tags:Canatu| E Ink| EPD (Electrophoretic)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2016| Touch Displays| Vol 23 - Issue 21| Wearables

BOE Shows a Wide Range of Panels

by Bob Raikes

BOE has gradually been boosting its marketing around the world and had a good array of different panels for a range of applications this year. although CSOT of China, which came to San Jose …

Tags:BOE| Curved Displays| Desktop Monitors| Flexible Displays| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2016| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 21

IGZO & Touch are Sharp Focus

by Bob Raikes

Sharp was highlighting its technology in IGZO backplanes and its touch integration at the SID. IGZO will be important, Sharp believes, because it meets the needs that are developing in IT and PCs. The …

Tags:Automotive| IGZO| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| sharp| SID Display Week 2016| Touch| Vol 23 - Issue 21