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Amlogic Chips to Offer Dolby Vision for STB Makers

Amlogic is a fabless system-on-chip (SoC) company that provides open platform solutions for multimedia consumer devices including OTT/IP STBs and Android-based Smart TVs. It’s newly released Amlogic S912 series SoC will include Dolby Vision HDR support allowing set top box makers to add this functionality. The chip set also includes support for HDR10, which is … Read more

IoT and Pro AV

InfoComm International hosted an all day seminar on September 8th on the relationship between the Internet of Things (IoT) and professional audio-video (pro AV) titled IoT Insights. While there was no hard news at the seminar, it did provide, as promised, considerable insight into the future of pro AV. The seminar was part of the … Read more

Fraunhofer Working on Light Fields and Lici

A couple of years ago, one of the highlights of our visit to IBC was the demonstration of light field capture for video by the Fraunhofer IIS. Since then, the institute has been developing its approach, which has been based on post-processing of images from multiple cameras, rather than the microlens approach used by companies … Read more

SoftAtHome Demonstrates Immersive 360° TV Experience with Dolby Atmos

SoftAtHome (stand 5A51), a software provider for operator CPE devices enabling convergent services for the digital home, has integrated Dolby Atmos and light surround unique technology in its immersive 360° TV experience demo, showcased at IBC 2016 in Amsterdam. Dolby Atmos for the home brings the ultimate cinema sound experience to home theaters to create … Read more

Peerless Has Mount for LG 86″ Ultra Stretch Display

Peerless-AV has announced the availability of a range of mounting solutions exclusively for the LG Ultra Stretch 86BH5C 86″ display, including single to quad totem kiosks and flat-to-wall mounts. The new models are said to be ideal for digital décor applications and immersive viewing in retail stores, commercial buildings, visitor attractions and transportation terminals. Peerless-AV’s … Read more

Peerless-AV PR: Ultra Stretch Signage Solutions Now Available

AV technology pioneer Peerless-AV® has announced the availability of a range of solutions exclusively for the LG Ultra Stretch 86BH5C 86″ display, including single to quad totem kiosks and flat-to-wall mounts. The new models accentuate the impressive 58:9 widescreen and Ultra-HD design of the LG 86BH5C with their versatility and minimalist profile, making them ideal … Read more

UDC Sees Drop in Share Value

OLED company Universal Display saw its share value fall almost 19%, despite a 12% rise in profits, thanks to an 11% increase in sales. The drop was attributed to the company’s lowered turnover forecast for the year, reduced to $195 million from $220 million. However, the factors behind this outlook were all short-term and longer … Read more

Chipmakers Report August Revenues

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) reported record monthly turnover of NT$94.31 billion ($3 billion), up 41% from a year earlier.This gave year to date revenue of NT$596.01 billion ($19 million), a rise of 3.6%. United Microelectronics posted August sales of NT$12.93 billion ($400 million), an increase of 6.1% on the same period last year, although … Read more