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Cypress Releases Automotive MCU and Touch Controller

Cypress Semiconductor released a new 32 bit MCU for automotive applications. The processor uses 40nm design rules for the first time ...

Fix On the Way for Xbox One X UHD Blu-ray Playback Issue

A fix for an issue with Xbox One X’s UHD Blu-ray player is a “few days away” according to Mike Ybarra, ...

Global UltraHD/4k Market to Reach $30.4 Billion by 2020

New data from Transparency Market Research estimates that the worldwide UltraHD 4k panel market will reach $30.4 billion by 2020, representing ...

Marvell Dismisses CEO and President

Weili Dai and Sehat Sutardja. Image: Global Semiconductor AllianceSehat Sutardja and Weili Dai, the husband-and-wife team acting as CEO and president ...

Netflix to Spend $8 billion on Original Content in 2018

Netflix is continuing to produce original content and is believed to be spending $8 billion dollars on new content in 2018, ...

Japan’s Sharp to get 10 billion yen loan from Sumitomo Mitsui – sources

Japan Display (JDI) has issued a revised forecast for this year and said it now expects to record a net loss ...

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Ericsson Arranges Special Event And Updates on HDR

by Bob Raikes

Away from the show floor, Ericsson held an event for clients and press in Canary Wharf, the docklands area of London. Simon Frost, global Head of Media Marketing and Communications, said that Ericsson has …

Tags:Broadcast| Ericsson| HDR - High Dynamic Range| HFR - High Frame Rate| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TV Connect 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 18| Wide Colour Gamut (WCG)

Philips’ High-Res Monitors Reach New Size

by Tom Allen

32″ is a new size for MMD/Philips’ 2560 x 1440 LCD monitors, which it now has a presence in with the BDM3270QP. The display can show 10-bit colour and features 12-bit internal processing. Multiview …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| MMD (AOC Philips)| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Stanley Sharp

Sharp Explains B2B Display Push

by Bob Raikes

Sharp held an open day in London for its dealers and distributors and we went along to hear what the firm had to say. Sid Stanley is Sharp’s European Sales Director, a position he …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| sharp| Sunlight Readable Displays| Video Walls| Vol 22 - Issue 18

WSJ Confirms Taptic Engine Limiting Watch Supply

by Tom Allen

Image credit: WSJSources have told the Wall Street Journal that one of the issues limiting supply of the Apple Watch is a defective taptic engine (a new component providing haptic feedback) as rumoured in …

Tags:Apple Watch (iWatch)| Components| Haptics| Mobile Display Monitor| Supply Chain| Vol 22 - Issue 18

C3nano Seals Acquisition of Asia’s Largest Manufacturer of Silver Nanowire

by Bob Raikes

C3nano Seals Acquisition of Asia’s Largest Manufacturer of Silver Nanowire—Aiden Co. Ltd. Korea. Deal enables rapid production at scale of new era technologies for the touch sensor and display industry. Hayward, Calif., — April …

Tags:ITO Replacement| SID Display Week 2015| Silver Nanowire

3D TV: Not All That New

by Tom Allen

The first 3D TV broadcast in the USA was aired 62 years ago, on 29th April, 1953, by ABC. The operator was granted permission by the FCC and undertook the work with its affiliate …

Tags:3D TV| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Tablets Will Fall Due to Phablet Popularity

by Tom Allen

There were 18.3 million connected tablets in the USA at the end of 2014, says The NPD Group – up 90% YoY. More than 8.7 million new customers joined cellular tablet contracts last year, …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| NPD| phablets| Smartphones| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Forrest Continues to Spread Roots in Scotland

by Tom Allen

Forrest Media has continued to roll out its Cityscreen digital screen network in Scotland. The company’s latest installation is a 50m² LED screen called the Glasgow City Gateway, positioned on the A77 Southern approach …

Tags:Digital Signage| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Hannstar Display Result 30/04/2015

by Helen Vince

Hannstar Display Corporation reported a first quarter net profit of NT$705 million ($23 million) on turnover of NT$5.3 billion ($173.1 million), which compares with a net profit of NT$1 billion ($32.6 million) on turnover …

Tags:Financial Data| Hannstar (Hannspree)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 18

STMicroelectronics Result 29/04/2015

by Helen Vince

STMicroelectronics narrowed its first quarter net loss to $22 million from $24 million a year earlier, though turnover was down 5.5% to $1.7 billion from $1.8 billion in Q1 2014.

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| STMicroelectronics| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Andy Stevens Channel Outdoor

Channel Outdoor Hires Analyst

by Helen Vince

Clear Channel Outdoor has appointed Andy Stevens as its new senior VP of research, insights and analytics. In his new role, Stevens will develop critical performance analytics and research related to the out of …

Tags:ClearChannel| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| People| Recruitment & Appointments| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Microsoft Takes Space on JCDecaux’s 700m² Displays

by Tom Allen

Microsoft will act as the launch partner for JCDecaux’s new Towers @ T5 screens, in London’s Heathrow Airport. The company will take space on each of the seven full-motion LED screens: five landside and …

Tags:Digital Signage| DOOH| JCDecaux| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 18