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Gartner Says Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Grew 7.9% in 2014

Worldwide semiconductor revenue totaled $339.8 billion in 2014, a 7.9 percent increase from 2013 revenue of $315 billion, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. The top 25 semiconductor vendors' combined revenue increased 11.7 percent, which was more than the overall industry's growth. The top 25 vendors accounted for 72.1 percent of total market revenue, … Read more

Gartner Says Tablet Sales Continue to Be Slow in 2015

After a troubled year in 2014, the global tablet market is not returning to the levels of growth seen in the last four years as demand for tablets will continue to be slow in 2015. Gartner, Inc. estimates that worldwide tablet sales will reach 233 million units in 2015, an 8 percent increase from 2014. … Read more

Casio Has Plans for Core Business

At BETT, Casio was launching the Core – a new laser-LED hybrid projector that is positioned for mass-market adoption. As a solid-state model, the Core has a long lifetime, with no filters or lamps to be changed. Power consumption is also lower than lamp-based models. The projector can be turned on and off in around … Read more

Rumour: Flexible OLEDs From Foxconn Next Year

Asian sources claim that Foxconn is developing flexible OLED panel technology and expects to send out 5″ samples in 2016. Reports from Japanese media say that the panels will be used on smartphones and wearables. Low-volume shipments will also begin next year. The sources say that the panels will have 400ppi and be produced with … Read more

Global LED backlighting production value to fall 10% in 2015, say Taiwan makers

The value of LED backlighting production will fall by about 10% this year, say Taiwanese LED makers, as TV and tablet production value falls. Both smartphones and TVs will represent about 30% of production value. UltraHD TVs require between 40% and 50% more LED chips than FullHD models. Meanwhile, as 5″ becomes the mainstream smartphone … Read more

Sensio’s UltraHD 3D Format is Lossless

Sensio Technologies has launched a new 3D format called Sensio 3D/4K, which is optimised for UltraHD 3D TVs. The format enables the distribution of high-definition 3D content, without stereoscopic compression loss. It is compatible with HEVC and – according to the firm – image quality is superior to all spatial compression formats. It also enables HFR … Read more

Sigma Launches UltraHD VP9/HEVC Chip

The first topic that we discussed with Sigma Designs was HDR technology. Sigma was the first company to support Dolby Vision technology in its SoCs and both TCL and Philips have shown sets that support the technology. However, the company has another design win from another significant TV brand, but was not allowed to release … Read more

Roku Announces Roku TV 4K Plans

4k – Roku, Inc.announced its plans to support 4K Ultra HD streaming for future Roku TV™ models. The company has prepared a Roku TV reference design for 4K smart TVs for license to TV OEM partners. Global TV manufacturer TCL, which released award-winning TCL Roku TV models last year, is an initial partner to build … Read more