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SID Catch Up

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Well, we created a very big SID report, but it seems we still missed some things. Irish company, Solas OLED said that it has a number of patents relating to OLED structures, display design and architecture and driver circuitry. The company said that the patents relate to the active matrix electronics. The company is also … Read more

HbbTV Association Announces New Appointments

Vincent GrivetThe HbbTV Association has announced the election of a new chair, vice chair and steering group. Vincent Grivet from TDF was elected as chair, replacing Klaus Illgner from IRT, who resigned due to personal reasons earlier this year. Jon Piesing from TP Vision was re-elected as vice chair and Xavier Redon from Cellnex Telecom … Read more

LEDinside “Expects Explosive Business Opportunities” for Micro and Mini LED

According to LEDinside, a division of TrendForce, the market value of Micro LED and Mini LED devices is estimated to reach $1.38 billion by 2022. Micro LED displays and Mini LED backlight technology have been in the spotlight during this year’s exhibitions of consumer electronics and display technology. Major manufacturers, including Samsung, Sony, and AUO, … Read more

Aledia Selects Veeco Propel GaN MOCVD Platform for 3D LED Production

Veeco Instruments has announced that Aledia — a developer and manufacturer of 3D LEDs for display applications based on its gallium-nitride-nanowires-on-silicon platform — has selected its Propel GaN MOCVD system to support its R&D. Aledia says that the tool’s large process window, single-wafer reactor technology and defect stability were factors in its decision to adopt … Read more

Tianma Impressive as Usual

Tianma had its usual long list of developments in a range of different industrial and specialist applications. The first product that we looked at was a circular display designed for automotive and other instrumentation systems and has outline dimensions of 133 x 133mm and is 2.1mm thick. Resolution is 1080 x 1080 and contrast is … Read more

OPPO Find X Launched – Exploring the Infinite Potential of Technology and Art

Leading global smartphone brand OPPO today launched the OPPO Find X at the Louvre Museum in Paris. Find X combines innovative technologies with groundbreaking design philosophy, fully reflecting OPPO’s pursuit for the futuristic flagship smartphone. The Find series smartphone represents OPPO’s continuous exploration of technology and artistry with profound ideas on the future development of … Read more

Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Are on the VRge of Growth, Says IDC

Worldwide shipments of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) headsets were down 30.5% year over year, totaling 1.2 million units in the first quarter of 2018 (1Q18), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Augmented and Virtual Reality Headset Tracker. Much of the decline occurred due to the unbundling of screenless VR … Read more

New Wearables Forecast from IDC Shows Smartwatches Continuing Their Ascendance While Wristbands Face Flat Growth

The worldwide wearables market is forecast to ship 124.9 million units by the end of 2018, up 8.2% from the prior year. Although this growth is slightly lower than the 10.3% growth experienced in 2017, the market is expected to return to double-digit growth from 2019 until 2022 as smartwatches and other form factors grow … Read more

OLED TVs beat “QLED” LCD TVs in unit sales

An article in Business Korea has reported data from IHS Markit that shows that OLED remains ahead of QLED in the TV market. Note that data for Q2 2017 was not included in the article. Analyst Comment After a very bad Q4 in competitive terms, Samsung’s QLEDs seems to be coming back a bit compared … Read more