Samsung Chooses Corning
The Samsung Galaxy Alpha (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 29) uses Corning’s new Gorilla Glass 4 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 47) as the cover glass, it has been announced.
Samsung Reorganises Mobile Unit
Samsung Electronics has announced its annual reorganisation in a bid to strengthen the company’s operations. The company has decided to maintain its leadership team of three CEOs to continue their independent leadership of the Consumer Electronics (CE), T & Mobile Communications (IM) and Device Solutions (DS) Divisions. The major changes will affect the IM division, … Read more
Samsung to Commercialise Rollable Batteries
Samsung has shown a rollable battery, for wearables, at the Interbattery Technology Exhibition trade show in Korea. The work of researchers at the Samsung Technology Centre, the company said that the battery will be mass-produced ‘within the next few years’. Yields are still being improved. LG was also at the show, showing its ‘stepped’, curved … Read more
Samsung to Cut Smartphone Portfolio
Robert Yi, head of investor relations at Samsung, has said that the company will cut the number of smartphone models it offers by 25% – 30% next year. Speaking at the company’s Investor Forum in New York, Yi said that Samsung plans to streamline its portfolio and compete with low-cost models from other vendors, mainly … Read more
SmartKem Doubles in Size
UK-based SmartKem, a supplier of semiconductor materials for flexible displays and electronics, has opened a facility in Manchester, UK. The facility will be used for TFT fabrication and testing. Product development agreements will be supported by the expansion. Additionally, SmartKem’s partners will be able to develop market-driven, flexible TFT-based products more quickly. Turn-key support for … Read more
Smartphone Growth Halves From 2014 to 2015
Almost 1.3 billion smartphones will be shipped worldwide this year, says IDC, representing a 26.3% YoY gain. Growth will slow significantly next year to 12.2%, when 1.4 billion units are forecast to be sold. The trend for slower growth will continue throughout the forecast to approach 1.9 billion units in 2018, leading to a 9.8% … Read more
Snapdragon 810 Unlocks Powerful Mobiles
Qualcomm has shown a reference handset that demonstrates the capabilities of the Snapdragon 810 SoC. The ‘Qualcomm Mobile Development Platform Smartphone’ has a 6.17″ display with 2560 x 1600 resolution. 4GB of DDR4 RAM are fitted inside, along with a 3,020mAh battery and Quickcharge 2.0 technology. The rear camera is a 13MP unit with optical … Read more
Sony Mobile Hires German Sales Manager
Sony Mobile in Germany has named Jürgen Strätker as sales manager in the region.
Tianma’s SFT Tech Widens Viewing Angles
Tianma NLT America and Tianma Microelectronics USA have introduced two new super-fine TFT (SFT) LCD display modules. The SFT technology ensures wide viewing angles. Both the TM046JDHP01 (4.66″) and TM057JDHP04 (5.7″) products have 1280 x 720 resolution, a 900:1 contrast ratio and 170 deg viewing angles. They are able to operate between -20 deg and … Read more
UltraHD Rumoured for Samsung’s Note 5
A tip sent to Phone Arena claims that Samsung’s Galaxy Note 5 phablet will have a 5.9″ OLED display with UltraHD resolution – equal to 746ppi. The display will enter productionby August 2015. Display Daily Comments Samsung Display confirmed in January that it is working on an UltraHD OLED display for smartphones (Display Monitor Vol. … Read more
Wearable Sensor Meets Fabric Displays
Most analysts would agree, the age of wearables is upon us and many are looking to fancy new flexible LCD and OLED displays to drive adoption into the mainstream. But BeBop Sensors (Berkeley, CA) believes that the makers of new displays for wearables may be on the verge of being blindsided with the advent of … Read more
Xiaomi to Limit Expansion
Chinese phone company Xiaomi is to scale back its overseas expansion plans and concentrate on boosting production of its devices through Foxconn Technology Group. A spokesman for Xiaomi was quoted as saying that the company’s focus is to expand ‘one market at a time’. The company had planned to move into Thailand, Russia, Mexico, Brazil … Read more
