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Panasonic today announces the first LED LCD TV in the world that meets the stringent standards of the UHD Alliance’s new highest ‘Ultra HD Premium’ specification. This means that the inter-industry UHD Alliance (UHDA) group – which is composed of leading film studios, consumer electronics manufacturers, content distributors and technology companies – has assessed the … Read more
eMagin said that it has signed a non-exclusive intellectual property (IP) licensing agreement for its unique 4 MegaPixel per eye immersive virtual reality headset technology with an undisclosed company. The deal includes an upfront licensing fee of $1M and a commitment to use eMagin’s 2,000 x 2,000 pixel full colour displays in the company’s headsets. … Read more
A smartphone developer kit with Intel’s Realsense and Google’s Project Tango (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 9) technology has been announced. The 6″ device (2560 x 1440 resolution) costs $400 and features a 0.3MP ZR300 depth camera, as well as 2MP front and 8MP rear devices. It runs Android on an Intel Atom processor and … Read more
Semiconductor revenue totaled $333.7 billion in 2015, a 1.9% YoY decrease from $340.3 billion a year earlier. The top 25 vendors’ combined revenue rose 0.2% and accounted for 73.2% of total market revenue. The semiconductor market was affected by weakened demand for key electronic equipment; the continued impact of the strong dollar; and elevated inventory. … Read more
Samsung has released its earnings guidance for Q4’15, estimating consolidated sales of KRW53 trillion ($43.5 billion), and operating profit of KRW6.1 trillion ($5 billion). The profit represents a 15% YoY rise, from KRW5.4 trillion ($4.4 billion) in Q4’14, although was down QoQ. It was also below the KRW6.6 trillion ($5.4 billion) estimated by Bloomberg analysts. … Read more
STMicroelectronics’ Cannes/Monaco family of SoCs are being used to power the Sky Q set-top boxes. The STBs will be available early this year. (Sky Shares UltraHD Launch Plans)
The frog will haunt my dreams…It wasn’t all displays at CES: lots of news focused on the IoT. From smart wigs to smart socks, we’ve already seen lots of development in the space. But what are we missing? Of course! A smart toothbrush – because why would you just brush your teeth like a caveman, … Read more
SiliconCore has unveiled three new technologies to enhance its common cathode LED architecture. It has been working on them for more than two years. The first is a new LED driver chip called the SCL8080. This driver can power 640 pixels per chip: it also offers a doubling in the scan rate, a four-fold increase … Read more
JVC Mobile has bolstered its double-DIN multimedia line for 2016, upgrading six of seven models to provide touch-enabled control at multiple price points. Most significant in the line is the addition of Apple CarPlay™ to its flagship KW-V820BT. Apple CarPlay lets users connect an iPhone® and safely interact with navigation, music playback and other driver-centric … Read more
HP has announced plans to offer a version of the company’s Zvr 3D display system that will be targeted for medical applications. This is accomplished by integrating software developed by EchoPixel, Inc. (Mountain View, CA), a maker of 3D medical visualization software that turns diagnostic scans into 3D models, and display hardware developed by zSpace … Read more
Technicolor today announced that a growing number of leading TV and Set Top Box (STB) System-on-Chip (SoC) manufacturers are integrating Technicolor’s High Dynamic Range (HDR) Delivery Solution into their offerings, including: Marvell, MStar Semiconductor, Sigma Designs and STMicroelectronics. The news paves the way for consumer electronics manufacturers to integrate Technicolor’s suite of HDR enhancement technologies … Read more
MediaTek today announced the MediaTek MT8581, a highly integrated multimedia system-on-chip for Ultra High Definition (4K) Blu-ray players. The MT8581 will power the industry’s first Blu-ray players to use both Ultra-HD (UHD) and high-dynamic range imaging (HDR), dramatically improving display clarity and contrast beyond what is currently on the market. Unlike competitors, MediaTek is the … Read more
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