UDC Enjoys Q1 2021
by Bob Raikes
What They Say One of the bellwether companies that we keep an eye on is UDC and it reported revenues of $134 million which was a reduction of 5.3% from the $141.5 million in …
Tags:Financial Data| OLED Materials| UDC
Sony A90J Review – Most Impactful HDR I’ve Seen from an OLED TV!
by Bob Raikes
What They Say TV reviewer and (when it’s legal) professional display calibrator Vincent Teoh has reviewed the Sony A90J OLED TV which is the top of the range for Sony this year. The Sony …
Tags:Laser Phosphor Projectors| OLED TVs| sony| Testing| UST Projectors
IBM 2nm chip breakthrough claims more power with less energy
by Bob Raikes
What They Say IBM said that it has developed a chip with 2nm features that would improve performance by 45% over current 7nm chips and reduce power consumption by 75%. That would allow battery …
Tags:R&D (Research & Development)| Semiconductors
IDTechEx Talk Adds Little to Our MicroLED Understanding
by Bob Raikes
What They Say IDTechEx’s Dr. Xiaoxi He held a 30 minute webinar to promote its new report on miniLED and microLED. She explained the differences between direct emission miniLEDs and miniLED backlit LCDs. Companies …
Tags:Events| MicroLED| MiniLED
Sad News – Stacey Voorhees-Harmon
by Bob Raikes
What They Say I saw sad news today that PR specialist, Stacey Voorhees-Harmon had died as a result of the Alzheimer’s disesase that she had been suffering from for some time. She worked as …
HTC Vivecon Plans Leaked
by Bob Raikes
What They Say Protocol reports that HTC will release a Vive Focus 3 Business Edition standalone headset and a Vive Pro 2 PC VR headset aimed at businesses when it holds its ViveCon event …
Tags:HTC| Virtual Reality
Samsung sued over wireless charging tech from NPE using LG InnoTek patents
by Bob Raikes
What They Say The Elec reports that Samsung Electronics has been sued in the US for breaching three patents related to wireless charging that were bought by Ireland-based Scramoge Technology from LG Innotek in …
Tags:5G| LG Electronics (LGE)| Patents| Smartphones
Samsung Expected to Recapture #1 Semi Supplier Ranking in 2Q21
by Milos Pavlovic
What They Say IC Insights forecast that the improving DRAM market will mean that Samsung goes back past Intel as the largest semiconductor supplier again. The firm was ahead of Samsung in 2017 and …
Tags:Intel| Market Data| Samsung| Semiconductor Market
Kolon supplies CPI film for Xiaomi’s foldable phone
by Bob Raikes
What They Say The Elec reported that Kolon Industries said that it had supplied its colourless polyimide (CPI) film to Xiaomi to be used in the Mi Mix Fold smartphone and that target sales …
Tags:Film materials| Flexible Displays| Foldable Devices
Links Week Commencing 10th May 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 second part of this week. PS5 and Xbox Series X likely to …
Tags:Events| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Interfaces| OLED TVs| PlayStation| sony
GfU Updates UltraHD Guide
by Bob Raikes
What They Say The GfU said that more than 17 million UltraHD sets had been sold into German households between 2015 and 2020 and they now account for 75% of all sets sold. To …
Tags:Germany| HDR - High Dynamic Range| TVs (TV Sets)| UltraHD
Delta will supply its 19,000 flight attendants with iPhone 12s
by Bob Raikes
What They Say Applemust reports that Delta Airlines is supplying 19,000 iPhone 12s to flight attendants to help find stored inventory using AR technology. The firm will also use the smartphones for developing training …
Tags:Apple| Augmented Reality| Aviation
