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What They Say DSCC has updated its capex and equipment report and said that total LCD and OLED equipment spending remained relatively flat on a move-in basis despite a number of delays and cancellations. These fab schedule changes were mostly offset by higher spending for G8.5-G8.7 FMM VTE systems (vertical deposition). It has also been … Read more
What They Say Gloomy news this week from DSCC which has looked ahead to try to see where the oversupply in the LCD business might come to an end. However, the firm’s forecast puts fab utilisation at just the low 80s of percent by the end of 2023. The firm published its demand forecast which … Read more
According to preliminary results from the International Data Corporation ’s (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, 35 million smartphones were shipped to India in 2Q22 (April-June), a 3% year-over-year (YoY) growth, while the first half of 2022 declined by 1% YoY to 71 million units. The second quarter of the year normally has seasonally strong … Read more
What They Say DP Review reports that Canon has said that it believes that the camera market has ‘bottomed out’ at its current size. What We Think The DSC (digital still camera) market has shrunk a long way as mobile devices have taken over for almost everyone, but there is still a market for integrated … Read more
Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the first part of this week. (I’m still catching up after Display Week!) Intel’s ARC graphics cards on the brink? (rumours that a board maker may drop the line citing quality issues) Intel Unveils … Read more
Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the first part of this week. (I’m still catching up after Display Week!) Munich Airport installs high-rope activity course for passengers (not displays, but another example of how Munich Airport sees itself as a … Read more
What They Say A report in the Chosun Biz paper in Korea said that JOLED of Japan is on the verge of bankruptcy because of low yields on its core inkjet OLED panels which are being used by LG, Asus and ViewSonic. The firm had a project to develop an automotive OLED for Lexus, but … Read more
What They Say Invidis reported that a German ProAV rental company, Bildkraft, has a foldable 110″ LED display made by Expromo in Denmark and exclusively available through Bikdkraft. It was previously available for sale by Expromo and was developed for the US military. The folding makes transport easier on smaller vehicles. 10 units are available … Read more
What They Say What Hi-Fi looked at the Sony VPL-XW5000ES which it categorises as “the cheapest truly native 4K laser projector the home cinema world has ever seen” (£5999 / $5998). The unit use new 0.61″ SXRD chips. This is the first ‘entry point’ Sony native UltraHD projector to use a non-lamp light source. The … Read more
What They Say Rohde & Schwarz collaborated with Danish broadcasters DR & TV2 to demonstrate live 5G Broadcast of the Tour de France when it spent its first three days in Denmark. The content was viewed by special smartphone-like devices developed by Qualcomm. The content was not streamed over large numbers of one-to-one connections, but … Read more
What They Say Guangli has developed a second generation of AR swimming goggles. the Holoswim2, that feature a ‘holographic’ (so, of course, it’s not!) OLED display of 128 x 64 resolution. The goggles are available on Kickstarter with prices from $104 and shipments from October. The Kickstarter goal was small so has already been exceeded … Read more
Rohde & Schwarz, a global leader in broadcast media technologies, has played a leading part in an exciting public demonstration of the latest in mobile content delivery: 5G Broadcast. The presentation was made by Danish broadcasters DR and TV2, with special mobile devices provided by Qualcomm. The Tour de France is the world’s most prestigious … Read more
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