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Samsung has said that the camera sensor on its Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge can vary from model-to-model. Some S6 handsets use a Sony IMX240 sensor, while others feature Samsung’s own ISOCELL sensor. Both are 16MP units, and Samsung said that users should not notice a difference; however, SamMobile says that the Sony sensor captures … Read more
Smartphone makers say that Microsoft has lowered its orders for low-cost models, as demand in emerging markets has been lower than expected. The makers estimate that orders will fall as much as 20% MoM through 2015. Companies including Samsung Display, Compal and TPK produce low-cost phones for Microsoft.
Innolux president JC Wang has said that the company expects to reach 40-45 million UltraHD TV panel shipments this year. While 30% of Innolux’s panels were 50″+ in Q1, that number is forecast to reach 40% in Q2. Overall TV panels are expected to rise between 3% and 5% in 2015, while monitors fall a … Read more
TPK Holding achieved a 12.7% month on month increase in sales in April, though this was down 43.4% from April 2014 at NT$9 billion ($293.8 million). The company’s sales for January to April were 15% lower than the corresponding period of last year at NT$35.6 billion ($1.1 billion).
Hannstar Display recorded a disappointing performance in April, with the only increase being in shipments of small and medium panels. The company’s sales for last month fell 20.5% from March and 26.6% from April 2014 to NT$1.5 billion ($48.7 million), bringing sales so far this year to NT$6.7 billion ($217.8 million), down 11.4% year on … Read more
TPV says it expects to ship more than 70 million LCD products in 2015, of which more than half will contain display and chip components supplied by Taiwanese manufacturers. Innolux, AU Optronics and Mediatek are all predicted to benefit from orders from TPV for components used in LCD TVs and monitors, as well as displays … Read more
The smartwatch market will grow from 3.6 million unit shipments in 2014, to 101 million shipments in 2020 according to a new report released today by IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), the leading global source of critical information and insight. “Apple Watch success will drive the overall smartwatch market,” said Antonios Maroulis, analyst at IHS Technology. … Read more
Technavio, a tech-focused research firm, has published a new report on the global ultra HD TV market, which is expected to grow at a CAGR of 45% from 2015-2019. Ultra high definition TVs: About the report The latest Technavio report draws attention towards the increasing popularity of 4K TVs, which is presenting growth opportunities for … Read more
In my Display Daily articles, mobile devices are a common topic and among those, augmented or virtual reality glasses are very dear to my heart. Many years ago I argued with a colleague that I would wear a comfortable headset that provides me with the same experience as a good sized/quality monitor on my desk. … Read more
When we talk about UHD, often also misquoted as 4k, we start thinking of more pixels in our next TV set. From a business perspective we talk about what will accelerate or hinder the UHD adoption. Typically the issue brought up the most is the availability of native UHD content rather than scaled FHD content. … Read more
Patents are tricky as they give us a glimpse of a potential development of new products, though it may also lead us in a direction that may never be realized. Google has been awarded US Patent No. 9,024,843 describing a new form of augmented reality device. In this new application, Google describes an augmented reality … Read more
ESCATEC faced a challenge when trying to devise a means of automatically testing LCD displays. “We found that the LCD displays had strange patterns on them,” said Thomas Eschenmoser, ESCATEC’s Section Head Test Engineering. “We worked out that these are Moire patterns caused by an interference between the images on the arrays in the LCD … Read more
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