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TrinamiX Has 3D imaging solution behind OLED

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Trinamix GmbH of Germany, a BASF company, has a new 3D imaging solution that it says can be used for secure face authentication when mounted behind an OLED on a mobile …

Tags:face recognition| Germany| Mobile Phones| OLEDs

Samsung Electronics Q4 Result is Positive

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Samsung reported profits of $5.84 billion in Q4, up 26.4% on last year, although this was below some analyst estimates. Memory chips were under pressure, but the display segment did well. …

Tags:Financial Data| Samsung

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LG Display Nervous about 2021 TV Demand

by Bob Raikes

What They Say LG Display had a good Q4 with revenue up 11% on a quarterly basis on strong demand for TV and IT products to $614 million. Operating margin was 9% with EBITDA …

Tags:Financial Data| Large LCD Supply| LG Displays (LGD)| OLED TVs

TPVision Adds Philips MiniLED TVs in Europe

by Bob Raikes

What They Say TPVision has released two new series of TVs under the Philips brand in Europe, with miniLED backlights. Features include 4-sided Ambilight and HDMI 2.1 as well as Android TV 10. The …

Tags:Game Playing| MiniLED| TPV (TP Vision)| TVs (TV Sets)

LG Display is Being Coy about Brightness Boost

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The eagle-eyed of you (and those that read to the end!) may have spotted a comment from Barry Young in his article yesterday (Dispelling the Myths of MiniLED TVs Impact on …

Tags:OLED Materials| OLEDs| Polarisers

Nanosys Promotes its Display Show

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Nanosys has supported a YouTube interview of Bob O’Brien by Brian Berkeley (once of Apple and Samsung and a past SID President, but now a consultant) on YouTube to cover a …

Laser TV Market Changes Clarified

by Bob Raikes

What They Say I reported on the Hisense developments in Laser TV recently (Hisense is Bullish as Laser TV Moves to RGB) and noted claims by Hisense about market development and so I followed …

Tags:China| Hisense| Laser TVs| Market Data

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Barco Suffers This Year (along with the rest of A/V)

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Barco reported sales down by 28.9% for the year of 2020 to €770 million and orders down by 32.3% over the period. The year end order book was down 13% on …

Tags:Barco| Financial Data

Hisense 48″ OLED to Ship in Japan, Initially

by Bob Raikes

What They Say AVCesar.com reported that it would re-introduce OLED TVs to Europe although the X8F Series has first been announced in Japan only in 48″ and 55″ sizes. What We Think This story …

Tags:Dual Panel LCDs| Hisense| Japan| OLED TVs

More on Samsung’ S21 OLED Materials

by Bob Raikes

What They Say In digging around about the new Samsung Display OLED materials (Samsung Display Unveils New Low-power OLED Display for Smartphones), reported to be an M11 OLED materials set by The Elec, we …

Tags:OLED Materials| OLEDs| Samsung| Smartphones| UDC

Infiled Opens New Showroom and Office in Barcelona

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Infiled, the maker of LED displays, said that it had opened an office and showroom in the centre of Barcelona. What We Think Barcelona is an attractive destination. That’s one of …

Tags:LED| Leyard| Spain