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Kansai Wins Lumiere Award for 8K

The Advanced Imaging Society’s Lumiere Awards awarded 23 statuettes for distinguished creative and technical achievement during its thirteenth annual awards ceremony today at the Beverly Hills Hotel. The theme for this year’s show is “Behind the Legend,” celebrating the creative teams behind the scenes who are creating legendary stories and characters for audiences the world … Read more

India Smartphone Market Declined by 10% in 2022 to 144 Million Units

According to the International Data Corporation ’s (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, the India smartphone market exited 2022 with 144 million shipments (the lowest since 2019), with a 10% decline YoY (year-over-year). 4Q22 declined 27% YoY as shipments fell to 30 million units. Despite multiple price discounts and channel schemes, high inventory levels after Diwali restricted new … Read more

SMIC Sees Big Price Drops in ICs for Displays

The Chinese chipmaker’s recent earnings call said that prices for ICS used in displays and flash memory chips in smartphones have dropped by 30% but that it would be continuing to invest in capital expenditures. However, most of spending will be on mature technologies and increasing capacity for older generations and infrastructure for new plants. … Read more

India’s Smartwatch Market Grew 151.3%

Sales of smartwatches in India went from 12.22 million units in 2021 to 30.72 million units in 2022, according to IDC Research. The data tracks smartwatches inclusive of basic and advanced. Smartwatch ASPs continue to decline, at $42.5 (vs $61.2 a year ago) which is a reflection of the Indian market’s appetite for basic smartwatches … Read more

The Definitive Text on the History of the GPU

Dr. Jon Peddie has just written a three-volume The History of the GPU, published by Springer, tracing its history, the ecosystem and environment, and new developments in the industry. These are the first and only books to cover the entire history of the GPU, from the origins of concepts in the 1950s to the supercomputers … Read more

Samsung’s BOM Win in Mobile Hints at High End Dominance

The Pixel 7 Pro’s bill of materials (BOM) is about 50% Samsung and Oppo’s new foldable phone uses Samsung Displays. In both cases, Samsung’s winning the high-end of the Android phone market with its display technology. The teardown of the Pixel 7 Pro by Counterpoint revealed the significance of Samsung’s role in helping Google position … Read more

Snapdragon X35: Qualcomm Adds to AR/VR IP

Qualcomm calls it the connected intelligent edge, but the launch of the Snapdragon X35 5G Modem-RF, adds some much need communications power to the company’s offerings that could have a positive impact on AR and VR headset designs.  Ostensibly, the Snapdragon X35 bridges the complexity gap between high-speed mobile broadband devices and extremely low-bandwidth IOT … Read more

DCI Publishes CTP Version 1.3.3

The latest version of the Digital Cinema Initiative (DCI) compliance testing is provisioning direct-view screens, and laser-illuminated projectors as having passed the Compliance Test Plan (CTP) in this current iteration. DCI is a joint venture of Disney, Fox, Paramount, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Universal, and Warner Brothers. The primary purpose of DCI is to establish uniform … Read more

Cree LED’s Three New High-Brightness LEDs For Large-Format Video Displays

Cree LED announces the availability of three surface mount diode (SMD) LEDs optimized for large-format, high-resolution video screen applications. These new LEDs provide enhanced performance for all types of large-format displays requiring superior image quality and reliability. These SMDs are ideal for stadium signs, airport displays, command center displays and full-color roadway signs. First, the … Read more