Empowering display industry professionals with cutting-edge insights and analysis
Paul Gray of IHS then gave a summary of the market as he sees it. He said that the current situation looks like the “Triumph of the generalist” – the general purpose smartphone is dominating just as PCs, which are also general purpose devices did in the past. The smartphone is also cannibalising everything else … Read more
Paul Gray opened the sixth IHS (used to be DisplaySearch) conference and there was a message of support from Dirk Koslowski of IFA. Morrod of IHSThe first keynote was from Tom Morrod whose topic was “China is more than just a factory”. China accounts for around 65% of all production of consumer electronics across every … Read more
Euronics held its usual press event at the show and it’s always interesting to hear a retailer’s point of view. John Olsen from the company said it has announcements including a new Gulf partner, SharafDG and also Alser in Kazakhstan. The group now has 29 members in 35 countries. Sharaf is said to have around … Read more
Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) today announced it will receive a Technology & Engineering Emmy® Award from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for its work in enabling closed-loop statistical multiplexing of geographically distributed encoders. This will be Ericsson’s sixth Emmy® Award, which will be formally presented to the company at a ceremony on January … Read more
Innolux reported a 6.2% month on month and 27.2% year on year decrease in sales in August, to NT$27.8 billion ($857.6 million). Sales in the first eight months of the year reached NT$151.2 billion ($4.6 billion). The company’s large panel shipments last month fell 2.3% MoM to 9.5 million units and small and medium panel … Read more
With a recent sharp rise in the number of patent applications for flexible display technologies, the market for various types of flexible displays is expected to broaden. According to IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), the leading global source of critical information and insight, 312 patents for flexible displays were filed with the United States Patent and … Read more
AVMI has been selected as a strategic partner for the release of Microsoft’s Surface Hub in the UK. According to AVMI, it is one of the few companies in the world to become a strategic reseller for the device which is due to be released in January 2016.
More than half (51%) of total display shipments will be foldable units in 2020, says IHS. Global shipments of these devices are expected to rise at a 58% CAGR between 2016 and 2020, ending the forecast period at 180 million units. The first foldable tablets and smartphones are expected to be launched next year. Benefits … Read more
Brightsign media players are being used to deliver content to 390 screens at Shell garage forecourts throughout Turkey. According to the company, this is the first part of a 1,000-location rollout across the country. The network was designed, and is being installed and managed, by Linova Digital Medya Teknolojileri A.S. The Shell TV Network connects … Read more
Several of the new Philips TVs unveiled at IFA have already won design awards. The 8600 series took both iF and Red Dot awards, while the curved 8700 TVs were a Red Dot winner. In addition, Philips’ 7100 series won iF and Red Dot awards.
LG Display CEO Han Sang-beomBack in March, we reported that LG Display was building an ‘OLED alliance’, with companies from Japan, China and the USA (LG Display Plans OLED Alliance). Now, new reports from Asian media have added weight to previous coverage. MOU signings with Skyworth, Konka, Changhong, TCL and Hisense are expected this month. … Read more
We have heard that HTC has plans for two new flagship smartphones, to be launched in Japan at the end of the month. They will be updated versions of the One M9+ (with laser autofocus and optical shock-resistance, but without the dual-lens design) and the Butterfly 3 (with a 5.2″ 2560 x 1440 display, Snapdragon … Read more
Jon Peddie Research
4 St. Gabrielle Ct.
Tiburon, California 94920
415-435-9368
© 2025 Jon Peddie Research
