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STMicroelectronics’ All-in-One Motion and Bone-Conduction Sensor Saves Space and Power in Hearables and Headsets

Delivers longer listening experience and superior hearing in TWS headphones and AR/VR/MR headsets STMicroelectronics’ LSM6DSV16BX is a unique highly integrated sensor that delivers tremendous space savings inside hearable devices including sports and general-purpose earbuds. It combines a 6-axis inertial measurement unit (IMU) for head tracking and activity detection with an audio accelerometer for detecting voice through bone … Read more

37 Different Foldable Smartphones to Ship in 2023

Shipments are projected to rise 45% in 2023 to 18.6 million units as newer models with lower prices, and better displays contribute to growing interest among consumers for this form factor. Analysts at DSCC are predicting a busy year for foldable smartphones. The company expects to see at least 37 different models ship in 2023 … Read more

Apple Unhappy About Needing Samsung Displays

Samsung so distrusts Apple—which is on a quest to find alternatives to Samsung’s displays—that it bars Apple engineers from Samsung factories, according to multiple former Apple employees. In one incident in 2017, Apple engineers flew to South Korea from the U.S. to meet with employees at Samsung’s display division but were told they weren’t welcome … Read more

Commercial Buying to Buoy PC and Tablet Shipments in the Coming Years

Declining demand and challenging macro-economic conditions have caused International Data Corporation (IDC) to further lower its forecast for the worldwide PC and tablet markets. Global shipments are now expected to total 403.1 million units in 2023, down from the 429.5 million units forecast in December 2022 by the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker. While … Read more

WiseChip Semiconductor Showcasing Mini OLED Display

WiseChip Semiconductor will showcase its miniOLED display at embedded world 2023. The Direct viewing miniature near-eye system is an intelligent mini OLED display that combines a lens with a patented module design. Its simple structure and advantageous assembly cost create rapid development of near-eye display devices for terminal manufacturers, with overall cost control. The optical path through … Read more

After a Record Year, PC Workstation Shipments to Slow in 2023 but Future Outlook Remains Solid

The global desktop and mobile workstation market began 2022 with strong momentum but ultimately faced saturation and economic realities near the year’s end. Unit shipments in the fourth quarter of 2022 (22Q4) shrank 22.2% compared to a year ago as IT device spending slowed amidst economic concerns and fulfillment of backlogged orders, according to the … Read more

Keep Your Good Eye on Pixelworks’ X7 Visual Processor

Pixelworks has been getting some design wins for its V7 visual processor. The chipset is incorporated in the OnePlus Ace 2 and it may have helped the newly released Honor Magic5 Pro take Apple’s display crown. It’s worth taking a closer look at the company’s technology. Jon Peddie Research believes the company has been successful … Read more

Intel’s GPU Market Share Mistakenly Boosted by HPC Sales

Intel announced its win for the Argonne National Laboratory Aurora supercomputer in March 2019 and promised a performance of 1 EFLOPS by 2021. Intel said in mid-2020 that manufacturing issues had delayed the rollout of its 7nm manufacturing process by 12 months. Then, in October 2021, came the news that the Intel supercomputer, which had … Read more

Display Manufacturers to Benefit From South Korea and Japan Dropping Trade Dispute

Seoul is no longer pursuing its world trade organization (WTO) dispute with Japan, one that had hindered relationships hurting the display industries in both countries. Reuters is reporting that trade hostilities between South Korea and Japan are going to dissipate and that South Korea is suspending its complaint to the WTO. This followed Japan’s curbs … Read more