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MediaTek Launches Dimensity 7200 to Amplify Gaming and Photography Smartphone Experiences

February 16, 2023 by Artem Alekseenko

MediaTek announced the Dimensity 7200, its inaugural chipset in the new Dimensity 7000 series. The Dimensity 7200 boasts cutting-edge AI imaging features, powerful gaming optimizations, and impressive 5G speeds, all with deeply engrained power savings for extended battery life. The Dimensity 7200 delivers the same TSMC 4nm second-generation process found in the Dimensity 9200, and is … Read more

LG Innotek Launches Thinnest Chip on Film (CoF) Targeted at XR Displays

February 16, 2023February 16, 2023 by Omid Rahmat

The new design is a 2-metal COF with a PI thickness of 35 µm (half the thickness of human hair), Cu thickness of 8 µm, a fine pitch of 18 µm, and a line/space distance of 8/10 µm. The general thickness of semiconductor packaging materials is around 150 µmeters or more, LG’s 2-metal CoF is … Read more

Qualcomm’s Q4 Hit Hard by Weak Handset Demand

February 15, 2023 by Andy Patrizio

For Q4 2022, Qualcomm reported revenue of $9.46 billion compared to $10.7 billion in the same quarter of 2021, representing an 11.6% decline in revenue. Handsets, the company’s largest unit, is blamed for the revenue shortfall. Qualcomm reported a significant miss for the final quarter of 2022 due to weaker-than-expected handset demand and inventory drawdown, … Read more

Taoping Pushing Smart Large Screen Displays for Exhibitions

February 15, 2023February 15, 2023 by Omid Rahmat

One of the first commercial installations for the company’s new product initiative is at the New Era Jiangsu Water Harnessing Exhibition Hall. The display solutions unveiled at the Jiangsu Water Harnessing Exhibition Hall include not only Taoping’s interactive floor tile screen and smart slide transparent screen, but also small pitch full color LED display, LED … Read more

LG Makes a Smart Move in DOOH

February 15, 2023 by Omid Rahmat

A system-on-chip (SoC) collaboration with Broadsign will allow TV’s powered by webOS to take advantage of the inherent built-in advertising capabilities and campaign management tools on offer to digital signage users. This is essentially enabling the Broadsign for SoC player to be downloaded to a LG smartTV, and registering it in the Broadsign OOH marketing … Read more

Sharp is Developing a VR HMD with Smartphone Connectivity

February 15, 2023 by Arthur Berman

Sharp presented a virtual reality head mounted display (HMD) at the recent CES. The HMD was a prototype and intended for use in conjunction with a smartphone. At the CES show, the HMD was connected to a Sharp Aquos R7 Android smartphone via USB-C. Major features claimed for the new HMD are that it is … Read more

Samsung’s New Premium Galaxy Book3 Ultra PC Available for Pre-Order With Global Availability Beginning February 22

February 15, 2023 by Artem Alekseenko

The Korean electronics giant announced the Galaxy Book3 Ultra is available for pre-order. The Galaxy Book3 Pro and Book3 Pro 360, have been available for global pre-orders since February 1. “At Samsung, Ultra means big, bold and the best, regardless of category. That’s why we’re excited to bring the Ultra heritage to our PC lineup, … Read more

FYR Medical Receives Series A Funding for First Light Field Extended Reality Loupes Development

February 15, 2023 by Artem Alekseenko

FYR Medical announced it has raised a $2.6 million Series A funding round. The round is led by NuVasive, focused on transforming spine surgery with minimally disruptive, procedurally integrated solutions, and joined by other firms and individual investors. The funding will be used to develop the world’s first extended reality (XR) digital loupes that deploy light field … Read more

Ultisim Issues An Open Letter to Mark Zuckerberg

February 15, 2023 by Artem Alekseenko

Mark: You’re Doing the Metaverse Wrong. Here’s some pointers from three decades of efforts that preceded you. Dear Mark, Love the enthusiasm. Love the vision. Love the fact that you’re putting your money ($100 billion and counting) where your mouth is. But you’re doing it wrong. I wrote about the Metaverse in 1995. And many … Read more

Chongqing Yazaki Selects BlackBerry to Power Digital LCD Cluster for the Chinese Market

February 15, 2023 by Artem Alekseenko

BlackBerry Limited announced that Chongqing Yazaki Meter Co., Ltd. , a leading Chinese Tier 1 automotive supplier, has selected the BlackBerry QNX Neutrino Realtime Operating System (RTOS) to power its digital instrument cluster, which has now entered mass production. The next-generation digital instrument cluster is being installed in models from Geely Auto and Dongfeng Liuzhou Auto, providing a more intuitive, personalized, and … Read more

What’s Going to Drive Bullish 50-inch+ Panel Predictions

February 15, 2023 by Omid Rahmat

The latest market analysis on LCD TV panel sales from Omdia sees a strong rebound in year-on-year sales based on feedback from Korean and Chinese TV makers. If levels rise as expected, volumes of sales will reach 2020 levels after the 14-year lows of 2022. You can choose to see this information as either the … Read more

Innolux Transfers LCD Technology Over to Vedanta While Releasing Woeful Financial Results for 2022

February 15, 2023 by Omid Rahmat

It was a big Valentine’s Day for the panel manufacturer, publicly disclosing an agreement to transfer TFT LCD panel and module technology to India’s Vedanta while also reporting a 36.1% drop in sales to NT$223.7 billion ($7.74 billion) with an operating loss of NT$ 31.7 billion ($1.09 billion). According to Charles Annis at Omdia, we … Read more