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Innolux Sees 15% Decline in 2015

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Innolux’s sales grew by 3.8$ to NT$26.4 billion ($792m) in December, but were still down 30.8% on the year ago period. 10.21 million large panels were shipped, 5.8% up on November, while small and medium panels hit 24.01 million. For the quarter, revenues were down 29.1% year on year at NT$81.5 billion ($$2.43 billion) and … Read more

SiTune Releases Tuner for 8K Broadcasts

SiTune Corporation of San Jose has said that it has developed the STN6528, the first tuner capable of supporting the new Advanced Wide Band Digital Satellite Broadcasting Standard (ARIB STD-B44) for broadcasting 8K digital television (TV) via satellite. STN6528 availability is targeted to support NHK’s initial test broadcasts of 8K Super Hi-Vision (SHV) content in … Read more

The Screen-time Debate Rages into 2016

Consider for a moment these recently occurring episodes in a number of K12 schools: A Massachusetts educator notes that when their entire school community was surveyed last spring, the top concern of parents, teachers, and students related to technology use was screen time. “Many of these concerns are based on warnings from experts we trust,” … Read more

Casio’s Smartwatch Can Take a Beating

For the last two years, Casio’s press conference has been disappointingly light on display news – so we were happy to see a new smartwatch being announced, called the WSD-F10. Kazuhiro Kashio, president and COO of Casio Computer, introduced the Smart Outdoor Watch. Casio’s first smartwatch is designed for outdoor users who are interested in … Read more

COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2016 – New Position, New Exhibits and New Look!

COMPUTEX TAIPEI, organized by TAITRA, Taiwan External Trade Development Council and TCA, Taipei Computer Association, is set to open from May 31st to June 4th, 2016. For the past few years, the ICT industry has been developing, expanding and transforming. This fast changing industry has advanced from just computer and accessories to IoT and endless … Read more

The Future of Display: Samsung to Unveil New SMART Signage Technologies at CES 2016

At the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Samsung Electronics America will introduce the newest additions to its SMART Signage portfolio, designed to create more immersive and informative user environments. Samsung’s booth will showcase the role visual displays play in transforming business and retail environments of the future. “Samsung has a legacy of leadership in commercial … Read more

​Panasonic Launches World’s First Official ‘Ultra HD Premium’ TV at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show

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 Wins Deal for 4MP Displays

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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

Intel and Google Team Up on Realsense Phone

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

Top Chip Vendors Beat Market Downturn

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 Expects Profits Rise, Misses Estimate

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