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Nvidia Becomes Third Largest Fabless Chip Maker

Nvidia went past MediaTek to get into third place in the ranking of fabless IC design companies published by Topology Research ...

Entertainment, Content and Advertising Take Center Stage at CES Asia 2016

Innovations driving the entertainment and content industries will be present throughout CES Asia™ 2016, from captivating conference sessions to keynotes to ...

LGD CEO Details OLED Investment

Han Sang-beom, CEO of LG Display, has spoken to the Wall Street Journal about the firm’s plans for OLED investment. LGD ...

Intel’s New Architecture to Arrive in 2015

Intel has shared part of its product roadmap for the coming year, showing that both Skylake and Broadwell architectures will get ...

Samsung Points to S7 as Finance Booster

Samsung has predicted a rise in its Q1’16 financial results, which are due to be released this month. The company has ...

Sharp Drops Hisense Case in NY

As we reported, Sharp is suing Hisense in the US and had filed complaints in California and New York as well ...

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UHD STBs in Canada With Alticast and Videotron

by Isaac Oburu

Alticast has partnered with Videotron to achieve a milestone for the Canadian pay-TV industry. The two companies have made a cable UltraHD set-top box available to consumers in the country.

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| North America| STBs| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 23 - Issue 12

Socionext Decodes 8k

by Tom Allen

Socionext has introduced a single-chip SoC that can process decoding of 8k HEVC video. The SCH801A was developed with Japan’s NHK, and has successfully decoded 8k test streaming data. Existing digital TV SoCs will …

Tags:Chips| Japan| Large Display Monitor| NHK| Semiconductors| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Vol 23 - Issue 12

What does the Convergence of AR and VR Mean for the Display Industry?

by Norbert Hildebrand

In recent patent applications and product releases it becomes clear that the industry is looking at the combination of AR and VR devices into one device. Some may call this mixed reality or hybrid …

Tags:AR Glasses| Augmented Reality| Head Up Displays HUDs| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 12

AGON – AOC Launches Premium Gaming Monitor Line-up

by Isaac Oburu

Derived from ancient Greek, AGON stands for competition, clash and antagonism. These are the strong characteristics that AOC, a market-leading display manufacturer claims for their upcoming gaming monitor line-up. The AGON series has been …

Tags:Curved Displays| Game Playing| Gamer

Her Majesty The Queen Experiences Samsung Digital Classroom

by Isaac Oburu

A Samsung Digital Classroom in London, United Kingdom, recently received a visit from some highly prestigious guests. Her Majesty The Queen and HRH The Prince of Wales marked the 40th anniversary of The Prince’s …

Tags:Education| Samsung| UK (United Kingdom)

Aixtron Deposition Tool Enabling OLED TV Production

by Chris Chinnock

To reduce the costs of OLED TV production, producers need to move to Gen 8 size substrates at a minimum. To get there, Aixtron has developed and is now doing demonstration runs on it …

Tags:OLED Fabs| SID Display Week 2016| Vol 23 - Issue 12

Vivitek Signs Exertis

by Tom Allen

Exertis has taken on Vivitek’s Qumi range of portable projectors in the UK.

Tags:Distribution| Exertis| Large Display Monitor| Portable Projectors| Vivitek| Vol 23 - Issue 11

Glass Area Unaffected by Falling Unit Demand

by Tom Allen

Unit demand for large-area LCD glass – i.e., that used for TVs, desktop monitors and similar applications – will fall this year, says IHS. However, area demand will continue to rise, due to increasing …

Tags:Glass| IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| large displays| Vol 23 - Issue 11

AOC Previews Premium Gaming Displays

by Tom Allen

First previewed in January, AOC has released more information about its upcoming AGON line of gaming monitors. 10 models will be launched this year, with IPS or TN panels, curved or flat displays and …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| MMD (AOC Philips)| Variable Frame Rate (VRR)| Vol 23 - Issue 11

Sharp Takes Rovi in Japan

by Tom Allen

Sharp will use Rovi’s G-Guide for entertainment discovery on its newest Aquos TVs (LC-40W35), which will be launched in Japan this month. The G-Guide enables features such as tagging and search capabilities.

Tags:Back Panel| Japan| Large Display Monitor| Rovi| sharp| Vol 23 - Issue 11