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Apple MicroLEDs Being Developed in California

by Bob Raikes

Bloomberg has reported that Apple has moved some of its microLED technology development work to a ‘secret’ (well, not any more!) facility in Santa Clara near its HQ in Cupertino. in California. The report …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| MicroLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 11

Denso Confirms ¥30 Billion Investment in JOLED

by Andrew Fenn

Following months of rumours, Japanese autoparts manufacturer Denso will invest ¥30 billion ($282 million) in automotive display business, JOLED. The company will receive a 15% share in the business in return. Other companies who …

Tags:InkJet Deposition| Investment| JOLED| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Fabs| Vol 25 - Issue 11

Prysm Introduces Second Generation LPD

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Prysm Inc. was founded as Spudnik in 2005, discussed its laser-phosphor display (LPD) at ISE 2010 and formally introduced its first generation TD-1 module as a product at InfoComm in 2010. This Prysm module …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Prysm| Video Walls| Vol 25 - Issue 10

IHS: Growth of AMOLED Capacity Slowing in South Korea While Accelerating in China

by Andrew Fenn

After two years of unprecedented capacity expansion, South Korean flat panel display (FPD) manufacturers will essentially halt new AMOLED panel factory construction for mobile applications in 2018. At the same time, their Chinese rivals …

Tags:China| IHS Markit| Korea| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Fabs| Vol 25 - Issue 10

BOE to Open Third Flexible OLED Fab in Chongqing

by Andrew Fenn

BOE has officially announced plans to construct its third 6G flexible OLED line in Chongqing’s Liangjiang New District, at a cost of CNY46.5 billion ($7.3 billion). Nikkei reports that BOE will be contributing around …

Tags:BOE| China| Flexible Displays| LCD Fabs| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Fabs| Vol 25 - Issue 09

MSU Working on FLCD

by Bob Raikes

We noted a number of articles appearing that talked about developments in the Moscow State University of Ferroelectric LC materials which can be used in frame-sequential LCDs, which would have the advantage of not …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LC Materials (Liquid Crystal)| Mobile Display Monitor| Russia| Vol 25 - Issue 10

Samsung Fills in More Details on 2018 QLED TVs

by Bob Raikes

Samsung has revealed its QLED TVs at an event in storm battered New York this week and despite the weather, the company claimed 1,000 attendees were at the event. The Q9F is the flagship …

Tags:Colour Management & Processing| Display Calibration| Large Display Monitor| Quantum Dots| Samsung| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 09

IDC: Personal Computing Device Market Expected to Decline

by Andrew Fenn

According to the latest forecast from IDC, global shipments of personal computing devices (PCDs) – composed of traditional PCs (desktop, notebooks and workstations) and tablets (slate and detachable) – declined 2.7% year-on-year in 2017. …

Tags:Forecasts| IDC| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| Vol 25 - Issue 08

VR @ FETC 2018

by Len Scrogan

The US ed tech conference season kicks off at the start of the year with a strong event, the Future of Education Technology Conference, held each year in Orlando, Florida. FETC always sets the …

Tags:Education| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 08

Osram Acquires Pacific Light Technologies

by Chris Chinnock

According to a post by quantum dot consultant, Peter Palomaki, Osram has acquired quantum dot developer, Pacific Light Technologies (PLT). Requests to confirm the deal to PLT went unanswered but Osram did confirm the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LED| Mobile Display Monitor| Osram| Quantum Dots| Vol 25 - Issue 08

Theatrical Winds of Change

by Chris Chinnock

The cinema has historically been the premium movie-viewing experience. But technical and business advancements are now challenging the very existence of movie theater chains. They are not likely to disappear, but big changes are …

Tags:Cinema| Large Display Monitor| LED Cinema| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 08

Samsung’s Fall in TV May Continue

by Bob Raikes

The OLED Association has published data, attributed to IHS showing the extent to which Samsung’s TV sales fell away and are expected to continue to do so in 2018. The chart highlights that while …

Tags:IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| Samsung| TV Set Market| Vol 25 - Issue 08