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Will Corporate IT Buy More Displays Than Consumers

by Omid Rahmat

During an analyst meeting discussing year-end results, Universal Display executives coyly admitted that investments in IT may help to fuel display sales in 2022. So, are business buyers ever going to surpass consumers in …

Tags:business| Consumer Confidence| Market Data| Smartphones| tablets

AOC Debuts New Curved Gaming Monitor

by Omid Rahmat

The AG455UCX is a 44.5″ curved surface monitor. AOC claims the monitor has 100% sRGB coverage (based on CIE 1931) and a 122% sRGB color gamut area (based on CIE 1931). It also has …

Tags:AOC| Gamer| monitors

Southeast Asia Entry-Level Smartphone Shipments Rise 28%

by Omid Rahmat

While 2022 saw a 13% YoY decline in smartphone shipments in Southeast Asia, budget-priced phone sales rose 28% QoQ in Q4. As for brand performance, Apple and Samsung sustained 2021 volumes while greater than …

Subdued Demand for Taiwan’s Tech Exports Gives Worst GDP Projections in 8 Years

by Omid Rahmat

Taiwan’s real GDP contracted by 0.41% in Q4’22 from the same period in the previous year, primarily due to a decrease in exports and manufacturing. In 2023, Taiwan’s real GDP is projected to grow …

Tags:electronics| Market Data| Semiconductor Market

SmartKem Joins Hi-Accµracy Project Developing Active-Matrix Printed Q-LED Displays

by Omid Rahmat

The collaborative Hi-Accµracy project brings together eleven of the most innovative and forward-thinking companies in the industry in a bid to establish the next generation of organic and large area electronics (OLAE) – including …

Tags:OLAE| OTFT| QD OLEDs| SmartKem

2022 Large Format Display Demand was Soft

by Omid Rahmat

Supply issues resolved for much of the flat panel market by mid-2022. Inventory for FPDs grew in the second half of the year with demand much softer compared to earlier in the year. Projector …

Tags:LFD - Large Format Display| PMA Research| Projectors

Chip Makers Scramble for Federal Money

by Omid Rahmat

The CHIPS Act is creating a frenzy of activity around its over $200 billion in financial incentives and additional tax breaks. To stop China from becoming an advanced power in semiconductors and to maintain …

Tags:Intel| Manufacturing| Samsung| TSMC

Display Manufacturers Go Green Because it Makes Sense

by Omid Rahmat

Display companies are getting onboard with sustainable manufacturing, the process of designing and producing products in an environmentally responsible and resource-efficient manner. Products are being built with a view to energy efficiency, the use …

Tags:FPD| ISO| LCD| Recycling| RTINGS.com| Sustainability| TVs

Someone Leaked Tianma’s Tiptoeing Into VR

by Omid Rahmat

Last year, the Chinese microelectronics firm had shown its first VR display at the World Display Industry Conference in Chengdu. Now, it’s got Reddit wondering what is going on. It could all turn out …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Tianma| Virtual Reality

LCD Panel Orders From TV Makers Increasing in Q2’23 by 8%

by Omid Rahmat

Demand from South Korean and Chinese TV makers is set to turnaround in the second quarter of this year despite weak demand in the first quarter, according to research by Omdia. In Q2’23, orders …

Tags:LCD Panels| LG Displays (LGD)| Samsung| TVs

New Research on Metasurface Technology Could Lead to Cheaper, Better, More Efficient Displays

by Omid Rahmat

Metasurfaces are 100 times thinner than liquid crystal cells, offer a ten-fold increase in resolution, and consume half the power. Metasurface technology is a type of engineered material that can control the propagation of …

Tags:LCD| LED| Metasurfaces| research

Do You Need Netflix to Endorse Your Displays?

by Omid Rahmat

A recent product announcement went out with a big splash on “Netflix officially sponsored” and it’s hard to understand what that means.

Tags:Netflix| Projectors| TVs (TV Sets)