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Tianma aims to ship 20 million flexible OLED panels in 2021

by Milos Pavlovic

What They Say Korean sources report that Tianma of China would like to ship 40 million OLED panels in 2021, with 50% being flexible. The sources quote Stone Partners as reporting that Tianma shipped …

Tags:Market Data| OLED Fabs| Tianma

Taiwan’s TSMC begins hiring blitz for $12bn US plant

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Nikkei reports that TSMC is aggressively recruiting over 600 engineers and executives for what will be its first U.S. plant in 20 years. The company plans to invest $12 billion in …

Tags:Semiconductor Market| TSMC

Transparent Electronics: $20 Billion Market Comes into Sight

by Bob Raikes

What They Say IDTechEx has a new report looking at the market for transparent electronics materials and thinks the market will be over $20 billion in value, but not until 2041! There will be …

Tags:Glass| Solar Panels| Transparent Displays

Visionox Expands Flexible OLED Production Capacity Again

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Elec in Korea, quoting Chinese sources, said that Visionox has started operations at its flexible OLED fab in Guangzhou. Visionox’s 6th-generation flexible OLED line, V3, at Hefei, Anhui Province began …

Tags:China| Flexible Displays| OLED Fabs

BT Sport brings fans closer to the action with multi-camera 8K VR360

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Tiledmedia (which develops 360° video technology) reported on developments at BT Sport in the UK in delivering a 360° service in 8K using the firm’s ClearVR technology. Tiledmedia claims the following …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| 360 Degree Video| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| UK (United Kingdom)

World’s largest Supernova screen installed in Japan

by Bob Raikes

What They Say DNP of Japan said that it has installed its largest ever Supernova Infinity display is a modular screen system, featuring ALR (Ambient Light Rejection technology). It has an 18.3 metre (724″!) …

Tags:Laser Projectors| Panasonic

Amazon Prime Video launches on Freesat

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Amazon Prime video has done a deal to allow Amazon Prime Video to launch on the UK’s FreeSat platform. Prime Video joins Freesat’s other services, including Netflix, UKTV Play, Britbox and …

Tags:Amazon| FTA (Free to Air)| Satellite| SVOD

Samsung Electronics Pauses Efforts to Develop Foldable Glass

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Business Korea reports that Samsung has temporarily stopped its project to make its own foldable glass. The decision was made that it was likely to be more competitive if it focussed …

Tags:Corning| Flexible Displays| Foldable Devices| Glass| Samsung