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This week, Tom and I both went to the TV Connect event in London and I also went along to events run by Ericsson (alongside TV Connect) and Sharp so it was a busy week here. One story that is really intriguing me is the V-Nova one. We have reported this several times in recent … Read more
US-based Light Polymers has developed a lyotropic liquid crystal material that can be used for coating LCD and OLED displays. The material, CF001, has flat dispersion of retardation and can be used for compensation films. Flat dispersion of retardation reduces the colour tint of the film when viewed from off angles. Normal compensation films lend … Read more
Intel is reported to have reorganised its mobile related operations to create a new technology group, which will incorporate the former New Devices group and a number of research and product development efforts. The reorganisation is aimed at helping Intel move into new mobile products, particularly wearable devices. The new unit will be led by … Read more
Pixelworks Inc.’s net profit in the first quarter was $14.4 million compared to $13.5 million in the first quarter of 2014, primarily driven by 35% growth in chip revenue and reflecting market share gains in the projector market. The company’s net loss in Q1 widened to $3.4 million from $2.5 million in the first quarter … Read more
Quantum Materials says it has raised $490,000 of a planned $2 million round of financing, from five investors. The company said earlier this year that it wanted to increase its quantum dots production capacity eight-fold this year and last week, to achieve this, Quantum Materials took delivery of a larger quantum dot production system (Quantum … Read more
Microvision Inc. posted a first quarter net loss of $3.9 million on turnover of $901,000, compared with a net loss in the first three months of last year of $8 million on turnover of $1.2 million.
PMA Research has announced the top-selling projectors in the USA in March. The company divides the results into three categories: ‘pico and personal’, ‘mainstream’ and ‘4,000+ lumen’ In the 4,000+ Lumen category, Sony had the best-selling model with the VPL-FH55/W. Epson took second and fifth place with the Powerlite 1940W and Powerlite 1985W. Panasonic’s PT-EZ580 … Read more
The computer add-in board (AIB) (carrying discrete graphics chips, representing the higher end of the graphics industry) market followed seasonal trends in Q4’14, says Jon Peddie Research, falling 0.68% QoQ and 17.52% YoY. These numbers compare unfavourably to the desktop PC market, which fell 3.53% QoQ and 0.72% YoY. In spite of the overall decline … Read more
Vizio has achieved a new UltraHD TV price point with its 2015 M-Series LCD sets – as low as $600. Each of the nine TVs (43″ M43-C1; 49″ M49-C1; 50″ M50-C1; 55″ M55-C2; 60″ M60-C3; 65″ M65-C1; 70″ M70-C3; 75″ M75-C1; and 80″ M80-C3) is UltraHD, with an upscaler. They all feature direct-LED backlighting with … Read more
TCL Corporation achieved turnover in the first quarter of the year of $3.8 billion, up 10.2% year on year, while net profit reached $123 million. Excluding non-recurring gains and losses, net profit was $86 million, almost 300% higher YoY. TCL attributed its strong first quarter performance to the continuous improvement in profitability of TCL’s subsidiary, … Read more
Aixtron SE has acquired Silicon Valley-based PlasmaSi, a company which specialises in OLED encapsulation, for approximately $16 million in cash. PlasmaSi’s technology is designed and targeted at display products including mobile phones, hand-held devices, tablets, wearables and large screen HDTVs, though the company says it can also be used to manufacture large areas OLED lighting … Read more
To bring racing gamers into the action, BenQ has entered the world of curved monitors. The XR3501 is a 35″ LCD monitor with a 2,000R curvature and wide 21:9 aspect ratio (2560 x 1080 resolution). As well as being both wide and curved, the display has a 144Hz refresh rate to reduce motion blur. AMD’s … Read more
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