Insider

Analysis, insight, and trends for premium subscribers

subscribe

SDC Says 90Hz OLED Matches 120Hz LCD for Notebooks

by Bob Raikes

What They Say In a Korean language media release on its website, Samsung Display said that it plans to make 90Hz OLEDs in March. The firm this is the optimum to avoid issues of …

Tags:Notebooks| OLEDs| Samsung

Apple’s First Headset to Be Niche Precursor to Eventual AR Glasses

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Bloomberg reports that Apple will have a two stage approach to the headset market, starting with a higher priced niche product that will act to help the company develop its platform …

Tags:Apple| Augmented Reality| R&D (Research & Development)| Virtual Reality

US PTO Denies QNED Trademark to LG

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has denied an application by LG Electronics to register the the term QNED as a trademark. The USPTO said that QNED is an acronym …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| QNED

LG’s Boost to OLED Brightness

by Bob Raikes

What They Say LG Display said that it will boost the efficiency and brightness of its OLEDs by 20% saying “Through newly developed and highly efficient materials as well as the addition of a …

Tags:LG Displays (LGD)| OLED Materials

LG Mulls Exit from Smartphone Market

by Bob Raikes

What They Say LG Electronics told the Korea Herald that after losing $4.5 billion over recent years, it is considering dropping out of the smartphone business. CEO Kwon Bong-seok said “Regardless of any change …

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

automotive

LG Display halts iPhone LCD production

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Elec reported that LG Display plans to convert its AP3 LCD factory in Gumi, previously making LCDs for iPhones, to make panels for automotive applications. The panels are to be …

Tags:Apple| Automotive| LG Displays (LGD)| Small Medium Panel Supply| Smartphones

Samsung Display Files US Patent Lawsuit against JOLED

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Elec reports that the patent battle between JOLED and Samsung is hotting up as Samsung (via its IKT subsidiary) has filed an additional suit against the firm and Asus. IKT …

Tags:Asus| JOLED| Litigation| OLEDs| Patents| Samsung

Lenovo’s New Titanium Yoga Notebook Features Sensel

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Sensel, whose touch and haptics sensor we reported on recently (Sensel Unveils Groundbreaking Haptic Touchpad At CES 2021) has said that the device is in its first device, the Lenovo ThinkPad …

Tags:Haptics| Notebooks| Touch

DDI Shortage Helping Monitor Panel Allocations

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Trendforce reported that a shortage of display driver chips is driving LCD makers to focus on monitor and notebook panels, which are more profitable than TV panels and larger TV panels, …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Display Drivers| Large LCD Supply

BOE’s 2nd Gen 10.5 LCD factory to reach full capacity in 1st half

by Milos Pavlovic

What They Say The Elec reports, quoting local Chinese media, that BOE has secured $3 billion in funding to expand its B12 production line for OLEDs for smartphones in Chongqing. The company currently operations …

Tags:BOE| Investment| Large LCD Supply| OLED Fabs| Small Medium LCDs