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TSMC Approves Capacity Expansion Investment

by Tom Allen

The board of TSMC has approved capital appropriations of approximately $4.1 billion, to expand capacity. The money will be used to install and expand ‘advanced technology capacity’, as well as to convert certain logic …

Wearables Climb and Consolidate

by Tom Allen

The Q1’16 wearable device market was defined by a combination of new product releases, price reductions and company rationalisations, says IDC. Total shipment volumes were up 67.2% YoY, from 11.8 million units shipped in …

Tags:IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 19| Wearable Market

eMagin Working on 4k Microdisplay

by Tom Allen

eMagin is working on displays for VR applications. Although it is a long-term project, the company has said that it may start to ship such displays this year. CEO Andrew Sculley said that eMagin …

Acer Forms HMD JV with Starbreeze

by Tom Allen

Acer has begun to work with Starbreeze, creator of the StarVR headset (StarVR More Than Doubles Oculus FoV). The companies have signed a letter of intent to form a joint venture in the head-mounted …

Tags:Acer| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 19

MTG Brings UHD to Nordics

by Tom Allen

Viasat, via MTG, has added an UltraHD sports channel in the Nordic region, which will be launched in the autumn. A new UltraHD Samsung STB will also be launched, as well as a new …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Nordics| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 23 - Issue 19

Post Luxembourg Adds UHD

by Tom Allen

IPTV provider Post Luxembourg has launched the Funbox UHD channel (LG Expands UltraHD in CEE), which can be received using the new N7900 set-top box.

Foldable ‘Galaxy X’ Will Appear in 2017

by Tom Allen

According to SamMobile, Samsung’s first foldable phone (which we have known is coming for several months) will be released in 2017 and called the Galaxy X. It will use an UltraHD pentile-type OLED display. …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 19

Innolux and Sharp See Changes at the Top

by Tom Allen

Foxconn has begun to integrate Sharp’s display business with its Innolux subsidiary, with a focus on IGZO TFT-LCDs and OLEDs. Innolux chairman and CEO Tuan Hsing-chien resigned from his positions at the firm last …

Orange Adds UltraHD to Livebox

by Tom Allen

Orange has shown off a new UltraHD set-top box in France, which also enabled multiscreen connectivity throughout the home. The ‘Livebox’ can be used for both live and VoD UltraHD viewing. A three-month subscription …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| STBs| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 19

Compound Photonics Shows Native 4k Imager

by Tom Allen

Compound Photonics was presenting new products at Display Summit China (Display Summit China Identifies Projection Industry Successes and Challenges) recently. A product that we did not cover in our main report was much smaller: …

Tags:Display Summit 2016| Imagers| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 19

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 19

by Tom Allen

A very low-cost laptop, which takes all of its computing power from a connected smartphone, is being launched on Kickstarter by Androminium. Called the Superbook, the unit is a laptop shell that connects to …

BlackTrax Follows Scene Changes in Moscow

by Tom Allen

Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment has been brought to the stage at the Moscow Musical Theatre – with the help of BlackTrax. The projection elements were custom-designed by the Theatre’s partner, Polymedia, which made …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Projection Mapping| Russia| Vol 23 - Issue 19