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Plastic Logic Spin-Off Creates Flexible Circuit for OLEDs

by Tom Allen

FlexEnable’s OLED display reaches a 60Hz refresh rate and has a 0.25mm bend radiusFlexEnable, the new Cambridge-based company spun off of Plastic Logic (Plastic Logic Divides into Two Companies), claims that its work will …

ARM Reaches 120fps UltraHD on Mobile

by Tom Allen

ARM has IP for a new processor called the Cortex-A72, for mobile SoC, which can support UltraHD at 120fps. 10 vendors, including HiSilicon, MediaTek and Rockchip, have already licensed the processor. The Cortex-A72 is based …

Saygus Takes Aim at UltraHD on Mobile

by Tom Allen

Aiming to bring long-format UltraHD to mobiles, little-known US company Saygus has introduced the Saygus V² – a smartphone with up to 320GB of storage. UltraHD recorded at 30fps takes up about 2GB for every …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| UltraHD| UltraHD & 4K| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Sharp to Cut Panel Prices

by Tom Allen

Asian sources, apparently quoting Japan’s Nikkei newspaper, have said that Sharp will cut the prices of the smartphone panels it sells to China’s Xiaomi, to maintain orders. The Nikkei said that prices would be …

Truly Looks to OGS and TOL Technologies

by Tom Allen

Truly Optoelectronics will increase production of OGS products for use in non-smartphone applications this year, say sources in the Asian supply chain. The company is looking at OGS and touch-on-lens (TOL) technologies for the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Touch| Touch Market| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Printed OLED Trials Begin This Year, Says DuPont

by Tom Allen

DuPont’s 4.3″ printed OLED prototype DuPont’s David Flattery, director of operations at the OLED unit, has spoken to OLED-Info about the company’s work on materials and techniques. The full interview can be found at http://tinyurl.com/llplpod, but we …

Smartphone Displays Keep Getting Better, But ASPs Are Falling

by Tom Allen

Panel manufacturers are being pressured to lower smartphone display module prices, even as resolution and average sizes continue to climb, says IHS. The firm believes that mobile phone display shipments reached 2 billion units …

Tags:IHS Markit| Mobile Display Monitor| Small Medium Panel Supply| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 06

LG Works With Signagelive

by Tom Allen

LG and Signagelive are working together to develop a version of WebOS that is compatible with Signagelive’s own SoC software. The move will expand the choice of solutions available to Signagelive’s customers. More details …

Tags:Digital Signage| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Samsung Installs New Digital Classroom

by Tom Allen

Samsung has opened a new digital classroom in Stoke-on-Trent in the UK. The company hopes that the classroom will be used to help young people to develop technological skills and boost their confidence. The room …

BenQ Begins Freesync Introduction

by Tom Allen

High resolution, a high refresh rate and low response time are all part of what makes BenQ’s XL2730Z monitor suitable for desktop PC gaming. As well as its own specifications, the 27″ unit boasts …

G-Sync Confirmed for Mobile PCs

by Tom Allen

To date, Nvidia’s G-Sync technology (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 41) has only been used on desktop monitors, enabled through a proprietary module that replaces the scaler. That looks to be set to change, …

JCDecaux Secures New Airport Advertising Rights

by Tom Allen

JCDecaux has won the tender for a 10-year contract to install and operate advertising screens at the Rio De Janeiro Galeão International Airport – Tom Jobim International Airport, in Rio de Janeiro. The company has not …

Tags:JCDecaux| Large Display Monitor| LATAM| Vol 22 - Issue 06