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TI’s Ultrasonic Lens Cleaning (ULC) is The Technology You Didn’t Know You Need

January 25, 2023 by Omid Rahmat

Removing contaminants from camera lenses is a manual or mechanical process, usually. Texas Instrument’s (TI) new ultrasonic lens cleaning (ULC) chipset, including the ULC1001 digital signal processor (DSP) and companion DRV2901 piezo transducer driver, features a proprietary technology that allows cameras to rapidly self-clear contaminants using precisely controlled vibrations to rapidly eliminate debris. This is … Read more

3M’s Down But Investing in Display Technologies

January 25, 2023 by Omid Rahmat

In 2022, 3M saw a 3.2% drop in revenues from the previous year, and a miss on earnings targets. As a result it is reducing its workforce by 2,500 because of the loss of production volumes. “As a bellwether for the sector, 3M’s outlook of broad-based weakness across industrial and consumer markets could portend worsening … Read more

The Deathknell of the STB

January 24, 2023 by Omid Rahmat

“Ultimately STB manufacturers are focusing on the needs of the purchasing company, which increasingly favour business rather than technology objectives, ” said Hans Jurgen Desor, CEo of iWedia. “Recently nothing from the technology side brought genuine value to the device. Chipset manufacturers are keen to convince buyers that Neural Network (AI) chips are the way … Read more

What the Super Bowl Tells Us About TV Buying

January 24, 2023 by Omid Rahmat

There’s nothing quite like the showcase of the NFL season, the Super Bowl, at least when it comes to TVs. The FIFA World Cup draws a much bigger worldwide audience and it can juice TV sales, too. But the Super Bowl goes bigger. You get the big screens and outdoor displays in and around the … Read more

Coherent Introduces 266 nm HyperRapid NXT Picosecond Laser for Ultraprecise Machining of OLED Displays

January 24, 2023 by Artem Alekseenko

Coherent announced that it introduced its new HyperRapid NXT industrial picosecond laser, with 10 W of average output power in the deep-ultraviolet (DUV), that enables ultraprecise edge ablation around OLED displays. The new HyperRapid NXT from Coherent is the industry’s first laser-based solution capable of ablating a microscopic channel around OLED displays while leaving adjacent … Read more

Leading Korean OSAT Purchases YES VertaCure XP for Higher Yield and Performance

January 24, 2023 by Artem Alekseenko

Yield Engineering Systems, a manufacturer of process equipment for semiconductor advanced packaging, life sciences, and “More-than-Moore” applications, today announced that it has sold a VertaCure XP G2 system to Korea’s LB Semicon. The VertaCure XP G2 is the latest generation of YES’s flagship VertaCure vacuum curing system, and LB Semicon’s will be the first such … Read more

Konka Sees High Sales Growth of TV Products in Brazilian Market in 2022

January 24, 2023 by Artem Alekseenko

KONKA has announced they saw spectacular demand for new TVs and achieved significant sales growth in the Brazilian market in 2022. Specifically, during the second half of 2022, the company sold more than 100,000 TVs in Brazil. “Innovation is the root of a company’s solid growth,” said Kobe Liao, General Manager of the KONKA International Business Division. … Read more

ViewSonic Launches OMNI VX16 Series of Monitors for Budget Friendly Gaming

January 24, 2023 by Artem Alekseenko

ViewSonic introduces the ViewSonic OMNI VX16 series of gaming monitors. Available in 24- and 27-inch sizes, the ViewSonic VX2416 and VX2716 monitors were created to deliver amazing performance, from graphics to refresh rates, for budget-centric casual gaming fans. Loaded with all the features for an immersive gaming experience, the two VX16 models offer versatility and … Read more

Engage Unveils New AI Customer Service Virtual Employee Named Athena

January 24, 2023 by Artem Alekseenko

ENGAGE XR Holdings announced the launch of Athena, an augmented reality (AI) employee that integrates AI into a virtual reality (VR) environment for ENGAGE enterprise clients. Athena takes the concept of customer service chatbots to the next level using Open AI programs ChatGPT-3 and DALL.E allowing enterprise clients the ability to have full, interactive conversations … Read more

Amorphyx Demonstrates New Thin Film Transistor Technology

January 24, 2023 by Omid Rahmat

In a post on LinkedIn, Amorphyx CEO and President had this to say: As Ian Hendry referenced on Display Daily before, Amorphyx is a strategic option for smartphone backplanes. The company claims the IGZO AMeTFT 2T1C achieves a 0.025Hz minimum image refresh rate, almost three times lower than LTPO, which it aims to replaces with … Read more

Private Equity Giant, BlackRock, Ups Stake in Photronics

January 24, 2023 by Omid Rahmat

Fintel reports that BlackRock Inc. has filed a 13G/A form with the SEC disclosing ownership of 10,607,115 shares of Photronics, Inc. (PLAB). This represents 17.2% of the company. In their previous filing dated January 27, 2022 they reported 9,726,685 shares and 16.00% of the company, an increase in shares of 9.05% and an increase in total ownership of 1.20% (calculated as … Read more

Differentiation Kills: Samsung TV Plus and TCL

January 24, 2023 by Omid Rahmat

Television sets made and shipped by Chinese brand TCL could become one of the first non-Samsung models to get access to the free, ad-supported streaming service Samsung TV Plus, according to a report published last week. In a newsletter, former Protocol reporter Janko Roettgers cited an unnamed source who reportedly told him that Samsung and … Read more