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LEDs on Silicon Gaining Traction

Plessey has achieved 120 lumens/Watt light output with its MAGIC GaN-on-Silicon LED technology. Light output efficiency was said to be greater than 50%. Engineering samples are shipping now, as well as blue die with a wavelength of 455nm. CTO Keith Strickland said, “Whilst 120 lumens per Watt for an LED may be considered ‘acceptable’ to … Read more

LG To Use R2R For OLED Production

Kim Kyung-min, a researcher at LG Display’s R&D centre, has said that the company is planning to use a roll-to-roll method to create flexible OLED displays. Speaking at the 2014 International Workshop on Flexible & Printable Electronics in Korea, Kim said said that the R2R technology would lower manufacturing costs. LGD is iterating on the … Read more

LG…And OLED-A is Optimistic About Flexible Production

The OLED Association (OLED-A) has predicted a 700% rise in flexible OLED capacity between 2014 and 2018. The Association predicts that the combined capacity of Samsung Display and LG Display will rise from 800,000m² next year to 5.6 million m² in 2017. SDC’s capacity will remain larger than LGD’s throughout the forecast period, OLED-A believes. … Read more

Macroeconomics in Russia & Germany

I’ve spent the last two days in Munich and I’m writing this 343 on the late Easyjet flight home. I was thinking over the last couple of days of attendance at the Fujitsu Forum and meetings with clients. At all the meetings, I heard a common theme, that the “traditional” end of year purchasing boost … Read more

N1 is Nokia’s Android Surprise

The Nokia brand is known for Windows and Windows Phone products – especially since the acquisition of the smartphone unit by Microsoft. Now the Finnish company has surprised everyone by releasing a high-end Android tablet called the N1. The foremost feature is Android 5.0, running on an Intel 64-bit processor (quad-core 2.4GHz, Intel Atom Z3580). … Read more

No Risk to Eyes With BenQ’s GP30

Enhancing BenQ’s LED projector range is the new GP30, a bright and portable model for business travellers and in the home. Because it uses a solid state light source (900 lumens), the GP30 can switch on and off instantly. It can be moved quickly, weighing just 1.5kg and measuring 220 x 177 x 62mm. An … Read more

Notebooks Profit From Falling Tablets

Notebook PC shipments were up 10% YoY in Q3, DisplaySearch has said, to 49.4 million units. By comparison, tablet PC shipments fell 8%. The mature markets of North America and Western Europe drove notebook growth; shipments in these regions were up more than 20% YoY. As well as the slump in tablet sales, notebook demand … Read more

Overlapping Functionality Lowers Wearable Shipments

Shipments of wearable electronic devices for fitness will dip slightly next year, as the functionality of smartwatches, smart wristbands and other wearable fitness monitors overlaps. Gartner expects shipments to reach 68.1 million units, down from 70 million in 2014. Following the dip, shipments of smart wristbands and other fitness monitors will rebound in 2016, thanks … Read more