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What They Say We published a press release from Sigmaintell on the site today. To summarise the long release: Whereas Q1 and Q2 of the year are usually less than 50% of the total for the year, for TV panel shipments, this year they will be more than 50% with only a small recovery from … Read more
What They Say The Elec reports that Samsung and BOE have fallen out on the supply of TV LCD panels after Samsung is said to have demanded a royalty payment in return for BOE being able to say that it is supplying Samsung. BOE is reported to have refused such a payment. What We Think … Read more
Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $4.5 trillion in 2022, an increase of 3% from 2021, according to the latest forecast by Gartner, Inc. While IT spending is expected to grow in 2022, it will be at a much slower pace than 2021 due to spending cutbacks on PCs, tablets and printers by consumers, … Read more
What They Say Digitimes reported on a push by JDI to try to raise 40% of its revenue from automotive displays in this financial year. The report said that production of automotive OLEDs with the firm’s ELEAP technology could arrive next year. (JDI Claims Photolithography OLED Patterning Breakthrough). The firm is also developing a 34″ … Read more
What They Say We reported briefly on the improvement in bit depth that the maker of LED video processors, Brompton, has achieved in its latest firmware. (Brompton Boosts Low Grey Level Accuracy) Now the firm has published an interesting blog post that gives a bit more detail and also shows how reducing the noise by … Read more
One UI Watch4.5 will soon be available for Galaxy Watch1 devices, bringing a more complete watch experience. On top of the last version of Wear OS Powered by Samsung (running Wear OS 3.5), the new One UI Watch4.5 release adds a fuller typing experience, an easier way to make calls and a host of new … Read more
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
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
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, 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
What They Say Of course, I wondered if Karl Guttag had posted recently when I saw this news, but I ended up tracking down an interesting talk he gave on the challenges of Optical v Passthrough AR. It’s worth the 30 mins and issues he covers are: There’s no way to do hard edged occlusion … Read more
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
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