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Universal Electronics to Launch New Voice Remotes for RDK Platform at RDK Tech Summit

Universal Electronics Inc. (UEI), the world leader in universal control technology for entertainment and smart home, at the 2022 RDK Tech Summit has announced the release of two new voice remotes for RDK. RDK is one of the leading broadband and pay-tv platforms for the cable industry, with the support of hundreds of partner companies … Read more

Driver IC Pricing Continues Fall with 8~10% Drop in 3Q22, Decline May Persist Until Yearend, Says TrendForce

According to TrendForce research, weak terminal demand debuting at the start of this year has led to a steady uptick in inventory pressure. In order to effectively control inventory, IC stocking momentum has trended conservative. Demand also reversed quickly for peripheral ICs that were in short supply in 2021 such as driver ICs, Tcons, and … Read more

Netflix to partner with Microsoft on new ad supported subscription plan

What They Say Netflix put an end to speculation when it said that it would work with Microsoft to develop a new tier of subscription that is supported by advertising. The firm highlighted Microsoft’s innovation and technology as well as strong privacy protections. There had been rumours that the streamer might sign with Roku, Comcast … Read more

CLAP Successfully Develops Retardation Film for OLED Displays Based on its Own Liquid Crystal Material Technology

CLAP, a Korean company specializing in organic semiconductors, display materials and parts, announced that it had succeeded in localizing Retardation Film for OLED displays. OLED is a vivid color self-emissive display, and its application is expanding in various products such as TV, Mobile, IT, and Auto in a thin and flexible form. However, since the … Read more

Rockets & Feathers in Display Pricing

Hat-tip today to Paul Krugman, an economist that writes for the New York times who introduced me to the phrase “rockets and feathers”. It got me thinking about pricing. In using the phrase, which was new to me, Krugman was talking about the way that when fuel prices go up, the prices go ‘up like … Read more

Samsung Electronics Launches Industry’s First 24Gbps GDDR6 DRAM to Power Next-Generation High-End Graphics Cards

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced memory technology, announced that it has begun sampling the industry’s first 16-gigabit (Gb) Graphics Double Data Rate 6 (GDDR6) DRAM featuring 24-gigabit-per-second (Gbps) processing speeds. Built on Samsung’s third-generation 10-nanometer-class (1z)* process using extreme ultraviolet (EUV) technology, the new memory is designed to significantly advance the … Read more

MicroLED Industry Association is Formed

What They Say Publishing website MicroLED-Info’s Ron Mertens has started a new trade association – the MicroLED Industry Association. What We Think It will be interesting to see how the site manages to balance publishing with the needs of the Association. Barry Young does some articles for us but most of his work is for … Read more

Links Mid Week Ending 15th July 2022

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the middle of this week. AOC U28G2XU2: 4K IPS display with 144 Hz and HDMI 2.1 Apple releases first public betas for iOS 16, iPadOS 16, macOS Ventura, and more Samsung Gaming Hub: Game … Read more

Links Week Ending 15th July 2022

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the end of this week. U.S. TV Homes Using a Smart TV to Stream Up 15% Since 2020 Sony Sold Buggy PlayStation 5s That Crashed, Buyer Says (in possible class action) Lenovo G27c-30: New … Read more