Foxconn Slightly Down in April
Foxconn’s April revenues were down 5.1% MoM and 8.5% YoY in April, to NT$322.4 billion ($9.9 billion). In the first four months of the year, revenues fell 6.3% to NT$1.3 trillion ($39.8 billion).
Ateme Drives Live UHD in Spain
Ateme’s Titan compression system was used by Spanish public broadcaster RTVE to broadcaster the ‘Parsifal’ opera from Teatro Real last month, in UltraHD. The broadcast used both satellite and terrestrial networks. The signal was encoded at 30Mbps using the Main10 profile and HEVC codec.
EC Blocks Mobile Merger
The European Commission has blocked the proposed merger of O2 and Hutchinson, which operates the Three network, in the UK. The Commission was concerned that the move would have led to less choice and higher prices for consumers. If the deal had gone ahead, there would have been only two competitors for the merged entity: … Read more
ATEME Drives the First Live 4K-UHD Opera Broadcast in Spain
ATEME announced today that RTVE, Spain’s public service broadcaster and largest audiovisual group in the country, broadcast the opera by Wagner “Parsifal” from Teatro Real on April 21, live in Ultra High Definition (UHD). The broadcast took place via HISPASAT satellite and terrestrial network, in partnership with ATEME, who provided the digital compression of the … Read more
Vuzix iWear Video Headphones Manufacturing back on track with Enhancements and Software Upgrades
Vuzix® Corporation, a leading supplier of Video Eyewear and Smart Glasses products in the consumer, enterprise, and entertainment markets, is pleased to announce that the Company, after receiving and qualifying newly revised production components, has started ramping up production of its iWear Video Headphones. The Company is expecting full production levels within the coming month … Read more
Augmented Reality Faces Challenges, Says Zervos
Harry Zervos, principal analyst with IDTechEx, presented a talk about eyewear. Virtual reality is already popular, he said, and augmented reality is growing in two stages. For now, it is tied to smartphones; the next stage, and mainstream adoption, will come when AR glasses are standalone devices and can replace your phone. A challenge for … Read more
FlexEnable: Which Wearable Will Win?
We last talked to Paul Cain of FlexEnable at MWC 2016 (FlexEnable Curves an LCD Around the Wrist), and he was presenting at the IDTechEx Show on the topic of ‘Ubiquitous Displays and Sensors’. Wearable technology is transforming lives; IDTechEx forecasts a market size of 3 billion wearable sensors and 1 billion wearable displays by … Read more
Kazlas: “Quantum Dots Are the Only Path to Rec.2020”
Peter Kazlas is director of advanced product development at QD Vision, which produces Color IQ quantum dots; these began to be shipped in early 2013. Color IQ optics use red and green QDs with a blue LED light source. The display industry has invested billions of dollars into increasing screen size and the quality of … Read more
Sony Calls for New Printing Methods
Kazumasa Nomoto from Sony covered the topic of TFTs for displays, specifically with regards to flexible and ePaper types. There are three ‘levels’ to flexible displays, which the industry is progressing through (and towards) now: durable/lightweight; bendable (we are here now); and rollable/foldable. The last stage, which is still ‘behind closed doors’ for most companies, … Read more
Futaba Aims at Automotive with PM-OLEDs
Futaba’s Burkhard Jaeger discussed the expansion of the firm’s flexible PM-OLED range, which are produced for wearables. Futaba entered the OLED market after acquiring TMC in 2011. Futaba PM OLED roadmap – Click for higher resolutionThe current focus is on small OLEDs, up to 2″. Futaba’s products are used in wearables from several tier 2 … Read more
OLEDWorks is Working to Raise OLED Efficiency
Click for higher resolutionOLEDWorks took over Philips’ OLED lighting business around one year ago, and is now working on advancements in the space. Eric Meulenkamp, formerly of Philips, is a general manager of the business. The talk was of marginal interest to us, but there were a few interesting points. Unlike competitors like Konica or … Read more
Flex Result 28/04/2016
Flextronics reported Q4 2016 and full year results with net profit of $61 million, down 45% YoY from $135 million. Full year net profit was $444 million, down 27% YoY from $601 million. Turnover for Q4 was $5.7 billion, down 4% YoY from $5.9 billlion. Full year turnover was $24.4 billion, down 7% YoY from … Read more
