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What They Say At Touch Taiwan, AUO showed a ‘simulation dome’ based on microLED at the Touch Taiwan show recently. The unit was made by Brogent Technologies and is shown in the image below. What We Think Well, it’s strange world of synchronicity. Last week I said to a maker of simulators that I could … Read more
What They Say LG Electronics reported record sales of $17.53 billion in Q1, with profits positive at $1.56 billion. Sales were up by 18.5% from last year, but profits were only up by 6.4% partly because of a one-time workforce restructuring cost. Home Entertainment saw sales growth of just 1.4% to $3.38 billion with operating … Read more
What They Say The Elec reports that Samsung’s TV business will decide this month where to go with its discussions with LG Display over the purchase of WOLED panels for TVs. The firms have been in prolonged discussions but have not agreed on pricing. It is considered that if a decision is not made now, … Read more
What They Say OLED-Info spotted that SNU Precision of Korea has said that it will release a tool for the direct deposition of RGB emitter materials on silicon wafers for microdisplays. The site highlights that the firm has worked in the past with eMagin, which has been developing this kind of architecture. What We Think … Read more
I had a chance last week to go to the IT²EC 2022 event at the Excel Centre in London’s Docklands area. It was less busy than the BETT a couple of months ago, but I was hoping that would mean I dodged the bullet of Covid this time! And dodging bullets is one of the … Read more
Porotech, a pioneer in micro-LED and GaN-based semiconductor material technology, will be unveiling DynamicPixelTuning™ on its PoroGaN® microdisplay platform at the Display Week event in California next week. The breakthrough makes it possible to create full-colour or tuneable-colour displays using identical pixels from a single wafer – achieving colour uniformity, while eliminating complex fabrication processes. … Read more
What They Say Nikkei reports that Nintendo expects to sell around 10% fewer of its Switch consoles this year compared to fiscal 2021, so it expects a total around 20 million. Sales peaked in fiscal 2020 at 28.83 million. This is because of supply chain issues as there is still strong demand and Nikkei reports … Read more
What They Say DSCC reported that it has seen a number of fab expansion projects delayed and a few cancelled. The firm has revised its forecast for 2023 spending down 57% to $5.3 billion. Most of the drop will be in LCD which will drop 70% to $1.9 billion and OLEDs down to $3.4 billion. … Read more
The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA®) announced the first publicly open standard for front-of-screen performance of variable refresh rate displays. The VESA Adaptive-Sync Display Compliance Test Specification (Adaptive-Sync Display CTS) provides for a comprehensive and rigorous set of more than 50 test criteria, an automated testing methodology and performance mandates for PC monitors and laptops … Read more
What They Say Invidis said that Google would be (re-)entering the digital signage market at ISE next week with a dedicated digital signage and kiosk platform. Details will be released at the event when Invidis will be interviewing the firm. What We Think It’s not clear to me how much this is a launch when … Read more
What They Say An apparent leak from China shows how Apple’s iPhone 14 displays may line up with the Pro models using ‘hole and pill’ configurations for the camera and sensors rather than a notch. The smaller models are 6.1″ and the larger is 6.7″. although the Pro models are calculated to have a slightly … Read more
What They Say Sony has posted a video showing its development of Holographic Optical Elements in R&D. The material can be used to show apparently 3D images when illuminated by a projector. The firm is showing the device at Siggraph which is said to have reached 3,000 cd/m² of luminance and over 85% transparency using … Read more
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