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Graphene and Applications

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Antonio Hélio Castro Neto gave a talk on graphene at the event. He started work on the material in the US but has now moved to Signapore to further the research. The level of …

Tags:Graphene| Large Display Monitor| Latin Display 2014| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Christie Breaks DLP Brightness Record

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Introduced recently at Live Design International, Christie’s Roadie 4K45 marks a new 3DLP brightness level. As well as DCI-4k resolution at 60Hz (with optional 120Hz), the 4K45 outputs up to 43,000 lumens of brightness. …

Tags:4K DCI| Christie| DLP Projectors| Installation Projectors| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 47

SWIT Electronics Shows Monitors, RF Connectivity

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I had a chance to visit with SWIT Electronics USA (San Jose, CA), the US Subsidiary of SWIT Electronics Co. Ltd. (Nanjing, China). SWIT originated in 1996 and produced what it says was the …

Tags:Broadcast Monitors| CCW 2014 (Content & Communications World)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Notebooks Profit From Falling Tablets

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Notebook PC shipments were up 10% YoY in Q3, DisplaySearch has said, to 49.4 million units. By comparison, tablet PC shipments fell 8%. The mature markets of North America and Western Europe drove notebook …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| NPD DisplaySearch| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| Vol 21 - Issue 46

PS TV Comes to Germany

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Sony’s Playstation TV (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 24) box is now available in Germany.

Tags:Germany| Large Display Monitor| PlayStation| sony| Vol 21 - Issue 46

New Initiative to Tackle CE Waste

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Fifty companies in the UK have signed-up to a new initiative which aims to deliver more effective recycling and increase re-use. Signatories to the Electrical and Electronic Sustainability Action Plan (esap) include retailers and …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Recycling| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Panasonic Expands Battery Recall

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Panasonic has expanded the recall of Toughbook H2 battery packs in the USA, which it began earlier this year. The recall now covers battery packs manufactured between June 2011 and September 2012 (previously May …

Tags:Batteries| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Panasonic| Recalls & Problems| USA| Vol 21 - Issue 46

TSMC Buys Qualcomm Plant

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) has paid $85 million to acquire a factory in northern Taiwan from Qualcomm. TSMC said in a filing on the Taiwan Stock Exchange that it has bought the plant for …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Semiconductor Industry| TSMC| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Plessey Expands European Reach

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Plessey has signed a distribution agreement with Syscom Electronique to expand its European network with coverage in the France and Tunisia markets for its GaN-on-Silicon LED products.

Tags:Distributors| France| Large Display Monitor| LED| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Abileah Explains Vertical Markets

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Adi Abileah is, these days, an independent consultant in display technology, although readers may know him from his time as Chief Scientist at Planar Systems. He gave a very interesting talk on special vertical …

Tags:Automotive| Aviation| Large Display Monitor| Latin Display 2014| Medical| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 46

LG…And OLED-A is Optimistic About Flexible Production

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The OLED Association (OLED-A) has predicted a 700% rise in flexible OLED capacity between 2014 and 2018. The Association predicts that the combined capacity of Samsung Display and LG Display will rise from 800,000m² …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDA (OLED Association)| OLEDs| Samsung| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Sony Discusses Crackle at Next TV Summit

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Sony discussed its Crackle OTT offering at the Next TV Summit. Sony stated that networks have become more equal in the eyes of the consumer through the use of apps. At the same time, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| NYC Television Week| OTT Video| PlayStation| sony| Vol 21 - Issue 46