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SES Takes Worldwide Reach to 361 million

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Satellite operator SES put out its latest Monitor market research and said it is now delivering 8,265 channels worldwide, including close to 3,000 in the HD format. The reach of the …

Tags:Broadcast| Satellite| SES

E Ink To Grow Faster on ESL Success

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Taipei Times said that E Ink plans to double its capex this year to $56.3 million to expand its capacity and catch up with customer demand. A drop in the …

Tags:E Ink| Financial Data| Investment

Toms Review of Pimax ‘5K’ Headset Highlights Frame Rate/FOV Trade-off

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Toms Hardware took a look at the Pimax ‘5K’ Super (2560 x 1440 per eye) VR headset which supports up to 180Hz. Pimax 5K Super VR Launch (But it’s not 5K) …

Tags:Game Playing| HFR - High Frame Rate| Virtual Reality

Toms Review of Acer’s 175Hz 38″ Monitor

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Toms Hardware has reviewed the high end curved (1800-2300mm radius) 38″ Acer Predator X38 monitor. As well as supporting up to 175Hz refresh from an IPS panel, it is claimed to …

Tags:Acer| Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Testing

Mojo Vision Details Low-Power Chips for Augmented Reality Contact Lenses

by Bob Raikes

What They Say IEEE Spectrum published an article about the work being done by a start-up, Mojo Visio of Saratoga, California, to develop imagers and processing chips for use in contact lenses. The AR …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Contact Lens Display

Tech Data and Synnex topple Ingram with $7.2bn merger

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Big news in the world of broadline distribution this week as Tech Data announced a deal to merge with Synnex in a move that would move Ingram Micro into second place …

Tags:Ingram Micro| Mergers & Acquisitions| TechData

China to Hit 61% of TFT Input by this Quarter

by Bob Raikes

What They Say DSCC has released its latest Fab Utilisation report and released some details on is blog. In Q4, the total TFT input for all display makers was up 3% Q/Q and 15% …

Tags:BOE| Large LCD Supply| LG Displays (LGD)| OLED Fabs| Small Medium Panel Supply

Samsung To Boost Foldable, but LG still Hesitating on Smartphones

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Nikkei reported that Samsung wants to boost the sales level of its folding smartphones to around the level of its Note series of smartphones at over 10 million handsets per year. …

Tags:Foldable Devices| LG Electronics (LGE)| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Samsung| Smartphones

Renesas Fire Adds to Chip Woes

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Renesas has suffered a fire at is plant in Naka, (located in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture). The damage was limited to around 5% of the clean room area, and the plant’s 300mm …

Tags:Renesas| Semiconductor Market

Pollen in a Display

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Klaus Wammes, the CEO of Wammes and Partner, GmbH, posted a picture of pollen found in a flat panel display. He pointed out that exposed to any moisture, there is a …

Tags:LCD displays| warranty

Android Authority Like the Huawei Mate X2

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Android Authority reviewed the new Huawei Mate X2 foldable smartphone and was very impressed. It likes the fact that when folded, the phone has a traditional 21:9 aspect ratio with a …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Foldable Devices| Huawei| Smartphones

Samsung Display’s OLED shipment dropped 9% from low iPhone 12 Mini sales

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Elec reported data from Omdia that showed that Samsung Display’s OLED shipments fell 9% in January from December to 45 million units because of low sales of the iPhone Mini. …