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I have not had a chance to spend much time on the show floor or paper sessions, so I don’t have the full perspective of SID’s DisplayWeek yet. It is my turn to write a Display Daily column, however, so I will focus on one hot topic at SID: quantum dots. Quantum dot news is … Read more
Microchip’s acquisition of Atmel (Dialog and Atmel End Merger Agreement) is now officially complete. The companies are now to begin the work of integrating the two operating global teams. In a letter to clients, Microchip CEO Steve Sanghi said, “Our expanded microcontroller offering brings you the best of all architectures… As we work our way … Read more
Huawei has opened lawsuits against Samsung in the USA and China, claiming patent infringement. According to Huawei, Samsung used its IP in cellular communications technology and mobile phone software.
Microsoft has announced almost 2,000 jobs will be cut, as part of a move to restructure its smartphone business. The company will not exit the market entirely, but will focus its efforts on areas “where we have differentiation – with enterprises that value security, manageability and our Continuum capability, and consumers who value the same”, … Read more
Eyevis has launched a new control room demonstration venue in the North West of England. Potential customers can visit to see Eyevis’ technology, such as video wall controllers, Metawall network and a variety of displays, in use. An appointment is required to visit the space, which is located at the Business First Burnley Business Centre. … Read more
Digital Projection Inc. has extended its 20,000-hour/three-year warranty – already available on some models – to all of its laser phosphor projectors.
Intel’s Diane Bryant and Navin Shenov will deliver a keynote speech at Computex 2016 (31st May – 4th June). They will discuss personal computing, the IoT, 5G and data centres, as they power new opportunities like machine learning. To register, visit http://tinyurl.com/z5v8xmf.
Corning’s Iris Glass light guide plate has won a Display Component of the Year award, from the Society of Information Display.
Userful has released a version of its proprietary software (v8.6), which can be used to turn a standard PC into a video wall controller. The PC will then be able to support 60fps and 8k video, over one or more walls. In addition, v8.6 contains scalability improvements that have enhanced video wall synchronisation. The solution … Read more
Samsung stopped producing OLED TVs in 2013Korea’s ET News claims that Samsung will skip OLED TVs entirely, to focus on QLED (self-emitting quantum dot) technology. An unnamed Samsung official is quoted as saying, “There are problems regarding age and production cost with large products since they use organic material.” The company apparently plans to commercialise … Read more
Two of Japan’s three major mobile carriers have announced successful 8k trials. NTT Docomo, with Nokia, transported real-time 8k video over a 5G network. Video was stored on a server, compressed and transmitted to a base station over normal lines, then using 5G to special handsets. KDDI sent video through optical fibre, in tests with … Read more
LED maker Advantech has announced that it will be exhibiting at the Digital Signage Summit Europe this year. The event takes place in Munich on the 23rd and 24th June.
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