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Coherent Introduces 150 W Monaco Laser for Large OLED Display Glass Cutting

Coherent announced that it introduced a new Monaco infrared industrial femtosecond laser configuration with 150 W of output power that is ideal for cutting of large OLED display glass. The migration of OLED screens to IT devices, such as tablets and laptops, is accelerating the demand for laser tools with higher output power that can … Read more

Gartner Forecasts Worldwide IT Spending to Grow 2.4% in 2023

Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $4.5 trillion in 2023, an increase of 2.4% from 2022, according to the latest forecast by Gartner, Inc. This is down from the previous quarter’s forecast of 5.1% growth. While inflation continues to erode consumer purchasing power and drive device spending down, overall enterprise IT spending is expected to remain … Read more

Novarad’s AR System Demonstrates High Accuracy in Neurosurgical Procedure

The efficacy of Novarad’s VisAR Augmented Reality Guidance system demonstrated an angular error of 1.3° (close to what can be achieved with a robot and below the 2° standard for stereotactic cranial navigation set by the FDA in a recent published article in the peer reviewed journal Neurosurgery for simulated external ventricular drain (EVD) placement. While EVD … Read more

Korea Extends Tax Breaks for Display Manufacturers

The Ministry of Strategy and Finance announced on Jan. 18 a revised enforcement rule of the Restriction of Special Taxation Act, which added five display technologies to the list of the national strategic technologies. The five included three panel technologies — AMOLED, micro LED and QD nanomaterial display. The remaining two were related to deposition/coating materials for … Read more

Researchers Show Improved Biometrics Using a QLED Display

We improved biometric authentication security using dual recognition based on fingerprint image detection and skin-temperature-change sensing under quantum dot light-emitting diode (QLED) displays. QLEDs are more advantageous than organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) in terms of the contrast classification of patterns such as those in fingerprint recognition, owing to their narrow full-width-half-maximum. In this work, scattered, … Read more

GSEO Shipping Apple VR Lens Modules This Spring

Genius Electronic Optical (GSEO) will supply lens modules for VR head-mounted devices, to be launched by Apple in 2023, with shipments to begin in February-March 2023, according to GSEO’s supply chain makers. DigiTimes Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC is probably going to be in June. The buzz of Apple stans is that the trickle … Read more

Technology Supply Chains Become a Geopolitical Issue

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The location of “oil reserves [has] defined geopolitics for the last five decades,” Gelsinger said in an interview with CNN’s Julia Chatterley at the World Economic Forum in Davos. “Where the technology supply chains are, and where semiconductors are built, is more important for the next 5 decades.” CNN Intel has said that it will be … Read more

How Impactful Will Gaming Be on TV Sales?

Overall total consumer spending on video games in the United States totaled $56.6 billion in 2022, down 5%, according to the Entertainment Software Association and the NPD Group. The groups said that video game sales stabilized following back-to-back record years in 2020 and 2021. The $56.6 billion figure includes revenues from all content categories (including … Read more

MiniLEDs: Brightness in the Gloom of 2023

With a $14 billion investment in miniLEDs between 2019 and 2021, miniLED backlight units seem to be on a huge upswing. Neglected for some time by the high-end display market, mainly dominated by OLEDs, LCDs are back in force with a new technology building block designed to compete with the contrast ratio and image quality provided by … Read more

MiniLED Backlight Units Set to Outshine OLEDs

Yole Group, PISÉO, and DXOMARK join forces to provide a combined analysis of a disruptive technology that threatens to overshadow OLEDs in the high-end display market. With a $14 billion investment in miniLEDs between 2019 and 2021, miniLED backlight units seem to be on a huge upswing. Neglected for some time by the high-end display … Read more

Spin Digital Adopts ZIXI for 4K/8K Immersive Video

Zixi, the industry leader for enabling dependable, live broadcast-quality video over any IP network, and provider of the award-winning Software-Defined Video Platform (SDVP) announced an integration by Spin Digital into its live encoding and playback solutions. The combination of high-performance live encoding, compute efficient playback, and market-leading transport performance unlocks new immersive viewing experiences, including up … Read more

Seiko Epson and Universal Display Announce OLED Evaluation Agreement

Universal Display Corporation, enabling energy-efficient displays and lighting with its UniversalPHOLED technology and materials, today announced an OLED evaluation agreement with Seiko Epson Corporation. Under the agreement, Universal Display will supply its proprietary phosphorescent OLED materials and technology to Epson for AR/VR (augmented reality/virtual reality) display applications. Details and financial terms of the agreement have not been disclosed. … Read more