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JOLED Announces Plans for 5.5G Printed OLED Fab in Ishikawa, Japan

by Andrew Fenn

JOLED, a developer, manufacturer and seller of OLED displays based in Tokyo, Japan and 51% owned by JDI has announced it will be establishing a new 5.5G fab in the country’s Ishikawa Prefecture on …

CE Week and Pepcom in New York Show Latest Systems

by Matthew Brennesholtz

CE Week was a two day event (June 20 – 21) at the Javits Center in New York, hosted by ShowStoppers in association with IFA and multiple other organizations. The CTA is not one …

HDMI Forum Demonstrates VRR at Computex

by Bob Raikes

At the recent Computex event, the HDMI Forum is reported to have demonstrated the use of variable refresh rates (VRR) using an XBox One X and exploiting the VRR features in HDMI V2.1 and …

Tags:HDMI| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Variable Frame Rate (VRR)| Vol 25 - Issue 25

Limited Disruption for Local Electronics Businesses Following Osaka Earthquake

by Andrew Fenn

The magnitude 6.1 earthquake which hit Japan’s Osaka area earlier this week, tragically killing four people and injuring hundreds more, also had a catastrophic effect on the city’s infrastructure, creating a knock-on effect for …

Tags:Japan| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| sharp| Vol 25 - Issue 24

TCL’s CSOT Commences Production of High Generation Panel Modules

by Andrew Fenn

TCL-owned panel supplier Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) has announced it has commenced production of its high generation panel modules, underpinning TCL’s vertical integration strategy. The High Generation Panel Module Project, which started …

Samsung’s Foldable Smartphone Could Cost Around $1,850

by Andrew Fenn

The Korea Times reports that Golden Bridge Investment, also based in Korea, has predicted that Samsung’s foldable smartphone could cost approximately $1,850. The firm has also reported that the device will feature two displays …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 25 - Issue 24

My Mostly Futile Search for AR and VR

by Matthew Brennesholtz

On June 13th I attended the six co-located trade shows in New York. ATX East (Automation Technology Expo); MD&M East (Medical Design & Manufacturing); Atlantic Design & Manufacturing; EastPack (Packaging Design and Manufacturing); PLASTEC …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Training| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 24

EMEA Smartphone Markets Hit Record Value Despite Smartphone Slowdown

by Andrew Fenn

The region’s smartphone market showed some stability in the first quarter of 2018 in unit terms, while its value grew to exceed its previous first quarter peak result in the first quarter of 2015, …

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DSCC Updates OLED Panel Shipments After Slow First Quarter of 2018

by Andrew Fenn

According to DSCC, after a record fourth quarter of 2017, OLED revenues fell 33% quarter-on-quarter in the first quarter of 2018 but grew 39% year-on-year to $5.9 billion. After declining further in the second …

Report: Dell and Microsoft Working on Windows 10 Foldable Mobile Devices?

by Andrew Fenn

Rumours of a foldable mobile device running Windows 10 being developed by Microsoft have reignited, after a code string in a Windows 10 SDK was found to refer to “Andromeda”, the codename of the …

Report: Apple Informs Suppliers of 20% Drop in 2018 iPhone Production

by Andrew Fenn

According to Nikkei, Apple has informed its suppliers that it plans to cut this year’s iPhone production by 20%, from 100 million units in 2017 to 80 million this year, following slower-than-expected sales of …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 22

IHS: iPhone X Led Global Smartphone Unit Shipments in 2018 Q1

by Andrew Fenn

As global smartphone shipments reached 345.5 million units in the first quarter of 2018, Apple iPhone X was the leading model, with 12.7 million units shipped. According to IHS Markit, iPhone 8 ranked second, …