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I almost dropped my spoon. I was watching the IMID Keynote from Samsung Display Corp (SDC) CEO JS Choi. He announced a new vision for the future of the industry’s number 2 (by revenue) display firm, with the aim to become a $50bn company. OLED 2.0. This included many thrusts but the important ones are: … Read more
What They Say reports that Samsung has submitted a patent application in the US for a “Self Repair Assistant” that is described as a “computer application software for mobile phones” for self-repair, self-maintenance, and self-installation of devices including smartphones, smart watches, tablet computers, and earbuds. The Verge speculated that Samsung might be working with iFixit, but … Read more
What They Say AdvancedTV reports that the European Commission has agreed with the EBU that the way that UHF spectrum is allocated in Europe should not be changed. Although there are a wide range of views, a study found, there is no consensus on how it might change. According to the study conclusions, there has … Read more
The adoption of the OLED display technology among smartphones is on a gradual rise. According to TrendForce’s latest research, the penetration rate of smartphones that feature an OLED panel (regardless of whether the OLED panel is the rigid, flexible, or foldable type) is projected to climb from around 47.7% in 2022 to 50.8% in 2023. Then, … Read more
What They Say TrendForce said that it was concerned that US restrictions on semiconductor trade against China could spread to the panel industry if it started to apply to driver chips. The firm said that the DDI supply chain is ‘decoupling’ or ‘bifurcating’ to be split between chains that completely exclude Chinese made or designed … Read more
What They Say After Jon wrote up his views on the Dell 34″ QD-OLED (34 inches at 175 Hz—See More Faster with Alienware QD-OLED Gaming Monitor) yesterday, I noticed that Samsung Electronics had put out an infographic about its Odyssey OLED G8 monitor, which uses the same panel. What We Think Given concerns about image … Read more
What They Say Foxconn saw its revenues down 11% in November following the problems at its factory in Zhengzhou, China. The firm was down 29% on October although for the year, it remains up 13.56% to $195 billion. Reuters reports that Foxconn should be back to full production in late December or early January. Ming-Chi … Read more
PMA Research, the worldwide market information experts on front projectors, has posted highlights from their most recent Projector Tracking Service results to the “Top-Selling Projectors” area of their website. For more than 25 years now, PMA Research has collected monthly sell-through data from leading U.S. projector dealers, retailers, web resellers, and distributors. Their Tracking Service … Read more
Samsung Electronics announced the number of Galaxy Z Fold and Galaxy Z Flip smartphones sold for enterprise use has more than doubled year on year. From January to October 2022, the number of foldable smartphones Samsung contracted to enterprise customers increased by 105% compared to the same period in 2021.1 With foldable smartphone shipments expected … Read more
What They Say FlatPanelsHD reported a ‘transient’ press release that said that Kateeva was celebrating shipping a G8.5 inkjet printer ‘for high-volume production of QD-OLED displays to a leading manufacturer. Known as “Jarvis”, the tool will be used to print displays for 8K TVs and high-resolution monitors’. The press release was later removed but it … Read more
TCL Electronics Holdings Limited is pleased to announce that TCL Mini LED 4K Smart Screen 75C935 and TCL Mini LED 4K Smart Screen 75C835 have been awarded the CES® 2023 Innovation Award for their striking innovative design and engineering features. The CES Innovation Awards program is an annual competition honoring outstanding design and engineering in … Read more
What They Say Auganix.org reported that DPVR, based in Shanghai, is to show a new VR headset, the E4, at the Immersive Techweek VRdays in Rotterdam later this week. The set is aimed at consumers and i8s said to have a ‘4K LCD display with 120Hz refresh’ and a 116° FOV. The unit is designed … Read more
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