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Samsung to order 3m OLED panels from LG?

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Asia Economy Reporter (Korean language) reports that the much rumoured deal between the Samsung Electronics VD business and LG Display for OLED panel supply is about to be announced. The …

Tags:LG Displays (LGD)| MicroLED| OLEDs| QD OLEDs| Samsung| Supply Chain

Chip Lead Times Continue to Extend

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Bloomberg reports that chip lead times have been going further out with power management chips which have slipped out to to 25.6 weeks according to Susquehanna Financial Group (SFG). However, many …

Tags:Semiconductors| Supply Chain

Philips Momentum, the world’s first monitor Designed for Xbox

by Bob Raikes

What They Say MMD, the TPV brand licensee for Philips in Europe has announced the 55” Philips Momentum (559M1RYV) ‘Designed for Xbox’ console monitor. Features include support for up to 144Hz refresh (with VRR) …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| HDR - High Dynamic Range| MMD (AOC Philips)

Sigmaintell Mobile &Tablet Panel Price Trends in June 2021

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Sigmaintell released its forecast for price changes in mobile and tablet panel prices in June. In mobile, the firm said that demand is moderating and that the supply side has stabilised …

Tags:Pricing| Small Medium Panel Supply

GTC Releases White Paper on Silver screens for Lasers.

by Bob Raikes

What They Say GTC Industries based in Mumbai, India, (Galalite Screens) sent us a white paper that explains its screen technology that is intended to minimise speckle and optimise image quality in 2D and …

Tags:3D Cinema| 6p Laser| Laser Projectors| Projection Screens

Greatest Hits of the 70s

by Bob Raikes

What They Say DSCC’s Bob O’Brien published the Editor’s Notes from the DSCC Weekly Review as a blog post. He considered the cost reduction pressures, particularly the development of the Chinese economy, on the …

Tags:Macroeconomics| Pricing

Compressing Optical Space Again

by Bob Raikes

What They Say We reported yesterday on new spaceplates which can compress optical paths by reducing the space needed between lenses. (Ottawa researchers develop ‘barrel-eliminating’ optical element) What We Think It was only after …

Tags:Metasurfaces| Optics| R&D (Research & Development)

HDTVTest Looks at Samsung MiniLED TV QN95A

by Bob Raikes

What They Say HDTV Test’s Vincent Teoh published a detailed review of the Samsung QN95A UltraHD Neo QLED (miniLED) TV which has a separate connection box and VA panel in the UK. Here are …

Tags:Samsung| Testing| TVs (TV Sets)

AOC: DisplayHDR-1000 Monitor has a miniLED Backlight

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Prad.de spotted a new AOC monitor, the AG274QXM for gaming. The 27″ WQHD IPS set supports up to 170Hz and supports DisplayHDR1000 certification and uses 576 miniLED zones in the backlight. …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| MMD (AOC Philips)

Possible Strike at Samsung Display

by Bob Raikes

What They Say In an unusual move, some labour union workers at Samsung Display have walked out after failing to agree a pay rise with management at the Asan plant in Korea. The group, …

Tags:Samsung Display| Supply Chain

LG Adds an 83″ OLED TV

by Bob Raikes

What They Say LG Electronics has added to its range of OLED TVs with a new 83″ UltraHD set that it will start selling in Korea and the US this month. In Korea the …

Tags:Forecasts| LG Electronics (LGE)| Market Data| OLED TVs