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Worldwide semiconductor sales in August were up 9.4% YoY, to $28.4 billion, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association. The figure also represents a 1.3% MoM increase. Sales in the January-August period were 10.1% higher than the same period in 2013. The semiconductor industry has now exhibited growth for six consecutive months. SIA president Brian Toohey … Read more
IT associations from around the world have called for an early conclusion to talks on the Information Technology Agreement (ITA). It is hoped that the talks will reach an end before the leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies meet in Beijing on 10th and 11th November. The ITA defines tarrifs on many technology … Read more
Silver nanowire-producer Cambrios has launched its next-generation ClearOhm material, for use in touch sensors. Products using Cambrios’ new silver nanowire ink will feature higher performance than the previous generation and can be built with single-layer, multitouch structures. In addition to the above, Cambrios’ new manufacturing line (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 4) is now in … Read more
According to the CEA, total spending on technology in the USA this Christmas season will rise 2.5% YoY, to more than $33.7 billion. An improving macroeconomic environment is increasing consumers’ willingness to shop, said the CEA’s chief economist, Shawn DuBravac. The top technology products on wishlists in 2014 will be tablets, notebooks/laptops, TVs, smartphones and … Read more
By 2018, the market for display driver integrated circuits (DICs) will be worth $7.3 billion, up from $4.6 billion in 2012. NPD DisplaySearch says that the growth is caused by DICs with higher resolutions, higher ASPs and integrated functions. Rising LCD panel shipments for TVs, and OLED panel shipments for smartphones, are also driving demand. … Read more
OLED displays are a growing market segment that requires flexible encapsulation. IDTechEx Research has thus forecast a flexible electronics market value of over $200 million by 2024 – mainly driven by flexible mobile displays. Samsung Display is thought to be ahead of its rivals in the flexible encapsulation space, using the Vitex multilayer (ML) technology … Read more
Global semiconductor revenue is on track to reach $338 billion this year, a 7.2% increase from last year, says Gartner. The figure also represents a climb from Gartner’s forecast in Q3’14 of 6.7% annual growth. Preparation for the Christmas shopping period put semiconductor revenues at an all-time high in Q3. There will be “a flood” … Read more
The OLED Association’s Barry Young has spoken to OLED-Info about the future of the OLED market (http://tinyurl.com/oo9qap4). On the topic of OLED TVs, Young notes that LG is now claiming yields higher than 80% for its WOLED approach. Samsung’s LTPS/Small Mask Scanning production has proven too expensive to commercialise, sending the company back to the … Read more
Vaio, Sony’s ex-PC unit (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 6), has shown a tablet PC concept that appears to target the same audience as Microsoft’s Surface Pro. Despite the similarity, though, Vaio says that it is trying to emulate a domestic rival: Panasonic, which targets professionals with its PCs. Panasonic’s products are known for being … Read more
Nanoco Group has named Mark Sullivan as interim CFO while the company’s current CFO, Colin White, takes a leave of absence for personal reasons.
Aaxa claims that its new M4 Portable Projector is the world’s brightest battery-powered unit to-date. Using a 28W lithium ion battery, the DLP projector will run for 90 minutes on a single charge at 400 lumens (800 lumens on mains power). According to the company, this is more than three times as bright as comparable … Read more
Germany’s Adversign has developed a ‘tablet’ for small signage applications. We use quote marks because the product is a bit bigger than your normal handheld… Adversign argues that consumers are used to seeing and using small (7″ – 10″) displays, although this is too small for signage. Most signage screens start at 32″; the company … Read more
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