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Indium is the key ingredient in Indium-Tin Oxide (ITO), a transparent conductive coating found in virtually all displays, including both LCDs and OLEDs. It is also used in many types of touch screens. The high price of indium and not always certain supply has driven multiple research programs to find an alternative material. The most … Read more
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, today announced its newest 12 megapixel (Mp) image sensor for smartphones, which will elevate the quality of mobile phone pictures. Already in mass production, this 1.4?m-pixel-based image sensor is equipped with Dual Pixel technology that has been reserved for DSLR cameras. The technology enables … Read more
Working with Dynamic Motion, Protec delivered expert video design services and technology including BlackTrax real-time motion tracking at the grand opening ceremony of World Air Games 2015 held at the beachside coastal location of Sky Dive Dubai, UAE in late 2015. Taking centre-stage, a raised inflatable 6-meter-wide spherical projection surface was suspended 30 meters above … Read more
I had previously written about perovskites as laser materials and wavelength conversion materials in competition with Quantum Dots (QDs). (See my Display Daily on Perovskites and my companion DD on Quantum Dots). Now I have learned that perovskites have another display-related application: potentially they can be used as transparent conductive coatings in both LCD cells … Read more
Vivitek, a leading brand of visual display products, announced that the DU8090Z laser projector, which was revealed at ISE2016, is now shipping. The DU8090Z is equipped with a laser light source which offers up to 20,000 hours of operation time in addition to an amazing 8000 ANSI Lumens brightness and a strong colour accuracy. This … Read more
The Olympic Broadcasting Service (OBS) has said that it will capture virtual reality footage at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The footage will be both broadcast live and made available to download, although how (a dedicated app or more generic one like Gear VR) has not been said. The opening and closing ceremonies, as well … Read more
Dialog Semiconductor has appoint Wissam Jabre as the company’s new CFO. Since 2014, Jabre has worked at AMD as the corporate VP of finance, and before that held various executive positions at Freescale Semiconductor.
Dialog Semiconductor reported Q4 net profit of $52.6 million, compared to $73.6 million, a decline of 29% YoY. Turnover was $397.2 million, down 9% YoY from $435 million. For the full year 2015, net profit was $177.3 million, up 28% YoY from $138.1 million. Turnover for the period was $1.35 billion, up 17% YoY. Softer … Read more
Ericsson predicts that the ‘fragmented’ TV market, driven by internet technology, will grow between 10% and 12% between 2014 and 2018. The company’s 2015 Annual Report (http://tinyurl.com/hk3l8zm) says that IP technology is transforming the TV market, especially content delivery and consumption. Ericsson also predicts 55% annual growth for video traffic in mobile networks through 2021; … Read more
Intel is developing an augmented reality headset, which will use its Realsense 3D camera technology, sources have told the Wall Street Journal. The AR project is one way in which Intel hopes to diversify its business, outside of the market for PC processors. A reference design is likely to be offered to hardware vendors, rather … Read more
Starting in June, Microsoft will end support for the Skype for TV app on smart TVs. It will be up to TV manufacturers as to whether or not they remove the app from their devices, but they should be aware that it will no longer be receiving updates. Samsung has already announced that it will … Read more
OSN, the Middle Eastern pay-TV provider, is preparing to launch new UltraHD channels by taking additional satellite capacity. The company unveiled a new contract with Eutelsat at Cabsat in Dubai recently. OSN will use the capacity to launch eight new HD channels in addition to the UltraHD offering.
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