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Links Week Commencing 21st June 2021

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the first part of this week. Nvidia Shield gets Google’s new Android TV …

‘Samsung the key for Korean firms to supply their own OLED FMM against DNP’

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Elec published an extended article that included a substantial interview with UBI Research CEO Choong Hoon Yi. The article covers the technology of FMM. It also highlights that although Samsung …

Tags:OLEDs| Vapour Deposition

Automotive display shipment to reach 239 million in 2030

by Bob Raikes

What They Say It looks as though Omdia is trying to raise its presence in Korea as the Elec has added to the data provided by the researcher by publishing data on the automotive …

Tags:Automotive| Forecasts| Market Data

Flexible OLED Shipments to Drop 35% from Q1

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Elec has reported data from Omdia that forecasts that shipments of flexible OLED panels will be around 57 million units in Q2, 35% down from Q1. The reduction is a …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Forecasts| Market Data

Yantian Delays Worse than the Suez Canal

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The South China Morning Post reports that the delays at the port of Yantian (Shenzen) caused by Covid procedures and outbreaks, are causing bigger shipping delays than the recent problems with …

Tags:China| Pricing| Supply Chain| Transport

Ottawa researchers develop ‘barrel-eliminating’ optical element

by Bob Raikes

What They Say A group of researchers at the University of Ottowa have developed the concept of a ‘spaceplate’ that can be used to replace the space between lenses in optical systems. The concept …

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

The Right to Repair Fight Comes to Congress

by Bob Raikes

What They Say A bill has been introduced in the US Congress as the Fair Repair Act. “For too long, large corporations have hindered the progress of small business owners and everyday Americans by …

Tags:Legislation| Right to Repair| USA| warranty

iFixit Has a First Look at the iPad Pro XDR Display

by Bob Raikes

What They Say iFixit released a short (4 minutes) video showing the start of a tear down of the iPad Pro, highlighting the XDR display and backlight. The display is around 0.5mm thicker than …

Tags:Apple| LCD Backlights| MiniLED| tablets| Teardowns

The best laptop meets the world’s best display technology

by Bob Raikes

What They Say We reported on the Dell XPS13 with an optional OLED a couple of months ago. Laptop Magazine looked at the unit and reported that: The 3.5K display is ‘breathtaking’ with four …

Tags:Dell| Notebooks| OLEDs

iPad Pro Teardown Shows Sharp Increase in Taiwan Parts

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Nikkei reports that Taiwanese suppliers have increased their share of components in the latest iPad Pro, at the expense of South Korean companies. A teardown with Fomalhaut Techno Solutions found that …

Tags:Apple| iPad| MiniLED| tablets

UHD Broadcast Adoption Stalling

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The IBC.org site published an interesting and extended article on the limited penetration of UltraHD resolution into broadcasting. The article hightlights that both SES and Eutelsat have said that their UHD …

Tags:Broadcast| HDR - High Dynamic Range| TVs (TV Sets)| UltraHD (4KTV)

China tops automotive display market in 2020

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Elec reported, based on data from Omdia, that China is now the biggest market for automotive displays as it is now the largest the market for vehicles. LCD will remain …

Tags:Automotive| Market Data| OLEDs| Supply Chain