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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
“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
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 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
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 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 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 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
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
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
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
The central product appears to be a dockable iPad screen that feature a touchscreen and function similar Samsungs SmartThings and Googles Home along with Amazon Alexa with new Apple iOS software coded to pull together third party brands into an Apple Matter eco system. Channel News What’s Our Take? Home automation technologies are turning into … Read more
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