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The global smartphone Image sensor market in 2021 secured a total revenue of $15.1 billion, according to the Strategy Analytics Handset Component Technologies service report, “Smartphone Image Sensor Market Share Q4 2021: Sony Leads and Gains Share” Strategy Analytics finds that the smartphone image sensor market witnessed a revenue growth of more than 3 percent … Read more
The worldwide market for augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) headsets grew 92.1% year over year in 2021 with shipments reaching 11.2 million units, according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly AR/VR Headset Tracker. The holiday quarter was a major driver for the industry as almost half the annual volume … Read more
What They Say An article in ‘Digital Trends’ highlighted how Sensel is working to create haptic solutions for notebook touchpads. Although notebook makers are interested in having such a feature, it can be expensive and difficult to integrate. To successfully put haptics into this application, you need three things touch-sensing; force-sensing; haptic actuator. Sensel supplied … Read more
What They Say The Elec reported on work being done by Samsung to allow a concealment of Apple’s Face ID sensor under the display without a notch or hole. The paper said that the technology would be applied first to Samsung’s own foldable phones in 2023, followed by the iPhone 15 Pro models. The Elec … Read more
What They Say Acer reported its 2021 result and saw sales of $3.01 billion in Q4, bringing revenues for the year to $11.117 billion. The firm made operating income of $136 million in Q4 and $494 million for the year, the highest for 11 years and representing a record high 4.4% margin. What We Think … Read more
RealWear, the world’s leading provider of assisted reality solutions for frontline industrial workers, announced that Orkel, a Norwegian manufacturer of compactors and other machinery for agriculture, industry and waste management, has standardised on RealWear wearable devices across its business and dealer network. Orkel aims to provide real-time customer and product support, eliminating wait times for … Read more
Toshiba TV has announced the launch of its flagship XL9C series of OLED 4K HDR Smart TVs. Levelling up the home entertainment experience for everyone from home cinema enthusiasts to avid gamers, the 55-inch and 65-inch XL9C OLED TVs come with the perfect combination of cutting-edge features. As well as offering cinematic picture quality, superb … Read more
What They Say Automotive supplier Continental has shown a ‘disguised’ display with a miniLED-backlit LCD behind a special film (which can resemble wood, leather or carbon fibre, for example). The ShyTech Display disappears when not in use and has low glare and reflections. The technology could launch in 2023, the firm said. Those that attended … Read more
Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are (quite!) a few from the middle of this week. (I have been catching up so there are a lot this week!) PPDS (Philips Professional/MMD) will have an online ISE preview on March 30th for those not going … Read more
What They Say DSCC’s weekly data release looked at OLEDs vs miniLED in the IT market – which it categorises as ‘Advanced Notebook’ displays. That category was very strong in Q4 2021, with, as the headline says, up to 8.2 million panels and 629% up year on year. The firm said that strong sales by … Read more
What They Say As well as its miniLED vs OLED IT battle data, DSCC looked at the battle between the different display technologies in TV. In the substantial article, it defines what it means by Advanced TV and reports that the segment increased by 29% on an annual basis in Q4 2021 to 6.6 million … Read more
The 2022 SID/DSCC Business Conference at DisplayWeek, sponsored by Applied Materials, Corning, GE and Amorphyx, will feature industry executives uniquely qualified to discuss the future of the $165B display industry. The keynotes include: Max McDaniel, VP and CMO, Applied Materials, Inc. Dr. Michael Hack, VP of Business Development, Universal Display Ross Young, Co-Founder and CEO, … Read more
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