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2023’s Bumpy Ride for Panel Makers

Value of Market for Hinges Used in Foldable OLED Smartphones Will Surpass US$500 Million for 2023; KH Vatech and Amphenol Are Main Suppliers In its report on the OLED market, TrendForce predicts foldable smartphones are projected to climb from around 12.8 million units for 2022 to around 18.5 million units for 2023. The value of … Read more

UMC Reports Fourth Quarter 2022 Results

United Microelectronics Corporation , a leading global semiconductor foundry, announced its consolidated operating results for the fourth quarter of 2022. Fourth quarter consolidated revenue was NT$67.84 billion, decreasing 10.0% QoQ from NT$75.39 billion in 3Q22. Compared to a year ago, 4Q22 revenue grew 14.8% YoY from NT$59.10 billion in 4Q21. Consolidated gross margin for 4Q22 … Read more

Deep-Blue Perovskite-Based LEDs are Under Development

A team of researchers headed by Gyumin Jang of the Yonsei University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Seoul, Republic of Korea) are developing means to produce a high-quality, deep-blue light-emitting perovskite-based LED (PeLED). First, a few words of background information. Solution processed PeLEDs are a promising candidate for the next generation of full-color displays.  One … Read more

Samsung Updates Retail Display Technology Including New Kiosk Windows 10 IoT Enterprise Edition

Samsung Electronics America will showcase its technology at NRF 2023: Retail’s Big Show, offering retailers and system integrators a glimpse into the ways these solutions can reinvigorate brick-and-mortar experiences for customers and employees alike. Leveraging Samsung visual display technology, retailers such as Duck Donuts, The Honest Worm and Beach People Studios now have a gateway … Read more

Research Shows 63% of US Internet Households Own a Smart TV and 87% Subscribe to at least One Streaming Services

New Parks Associates research hows 63% of US internet households own a smart TV, up from 38% in 2015. The OTT Video Market Tracker, including monthly reports and a quarterly release of estimated video subscriber numbers, highlights how companies like Roku and others have transformed the role of the TV in the home by marrying entertainment with connected … Read more

LG Recalls 56,700 86-inch Free-Standing Smart TVs

The TV can become unstable while on the assembled stand, posing serious tip-over and entrapment hazards that can result in injuries or death to children and others. This recall involves four LG Electronics 86-inch smart TV models with model numbers 86UQ8000AUB, 86UQ7070ZUD, 86UQ7590PUD, and 86NANO75UQA. The TVs (not including the stands) are 86-inches diagonally, 43.5-inches high, … Read more

Observations on Extended Reality (XR) Technologies in Product Design

With implications for VR and AR displays, researchers hypothesized about the influence of XR on design and development, particularly virtual prototyping. In their study, VR, and AR environments – as well as non-immersive environments such as non-photorealistic renderings, and photographs – were used to assess the perceptual response of participants to furniture design. The assessment … Read more

Machine Learning Easing the Design of Color-Tunable Fluorescent Materials

Researchers in Switzerland and Australia have used machine learning to crack the code governing charge transfer and colour emission in chains of molecules. Exciton Science The process of creating OLEDs can involve a significant amount of experimentation to find the right combination of materials and the right fabrication techniques that will result in efficient and … Read more

Appotronics Unveils World’s First Multi-Window Immersive Display Technology at CES

At CES 2023, Appotronics, a leading company in global laser display technology showcased its immersive multi-window laser-powered display solution in one global car maker’s vision car. The vision car is the world’s first car with immersive display capabilities on all four side windows, offering flexibility to display laser-generated content as four transparent screens, making the vehicle … Read more

Seoul Viosys is the Only Component Manufacturer to Win the Display Innovation Award at CES

Seoul Viosys, a global manufacturer of optical semiconductor devices, announces its latest achievement of being the only component manufacturer to win a CES Innovation Award in the video display category at CES 2023, the world’s largest consumer electronics show, with its innovative product, ‘WICOP Pixel’. WICOP Pixel is recognized for its topnotch technology to deliver … Read more