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Links Week Starting 7th February 2022

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. G-Master Red Eagles GB3467WQSU and G4380UHSU-B1 have expanded the range of Iiyama gaming monitors TU/e leads a new research project to develop a strategy to suppress OLED exciton … Read more

Samsung Display to decide whether it will spend more in QD-OLED in 2nd half

What They Say The Elec has reported that Samsung Display Corp (SDC) is taking some time to consider whether to invest to develop more capacity for its new QD-OLED displays and will not make a decision until the second half of the year. The publication also said that a big obstacle to a quick decision … Read more

TrinamiX Gets Certification for Infrared Face Detection Under OLEDs

What They Say MobileIDWorld reported that TrinamiX of Germany, a developer of under the camera IR facial recognition systems (and part of BASF), reported that its under-display cameras have been certified by the Android Biometric Security Test and the FIDO Alliance’s Biometric Component Certification Program. The tests were done from behind an OLED display. The … Read more

SDC Launches a New Platform for OLED Material Simulation

What They Say ET Times reported that Samsung Display has established a new platform, called ‘Sync-OLED’) to allow its business partners to evaluate materials that might be usable in OLED displays. The service is free for Samsung’s business partners, but available to licence for others. The firm worked with the Korea Institute of Science and … Read more

A Means to Enhance OLED Device Efficiency is Under Development

A team of researchers from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology or KAIST and the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute or ETRI (both located in Daejeon, Republic of Korea) are developing a new metal oxide charge transfer complex that, when dispersed into the stack of an OLED, can improve device efficiency. Here is … Read more

 Microsoft’s AR hardware Plans Said to be ‘in Disarray’

What They Say Business Insider reported that Microsoft’s developments in mixed reality is a “mess, where confusion, rivalries, and canceled projects have roiled the company’s metaverse strategy”. The site said that in an interview a couple of years ago that it was not so much a business as a ’rounding error’. It also said that … Read more

Smart TV Viewing Time Surges, Dongles Decline

What They Say Protocol Entertainment reported data from Conviva that showed that we have reached a tipping point in the use of streaming dongles. Global viewing using dongles declined by 2% in the year from Q4 2020 to Q4 2021. On the other hand, smartTV use increased by 37%. Consoles from Microsoft and Sony were … Read more

Lumus Uploads Schott Talk on Reflective Waveguides

What They Say Lumus uploaded to YouTube part of a presentation by Rüdiger Sprengard, PhD. – Head of Augmented Reality at Schott that highlighted the cooperation between the companies in developing waveguides announced in 2020. Schott highlighted how its range of technologies in glass and coatings was able to develop this. What We Think The … Read more

Europe Smartphone Market Gains 8% YoY in 2021; But COVID-19 Recovery Comes Up Short

What They Say Counterpoint Research added to the data it already released on the US and Chinese smartphone markets by releasing its data on Europe. It highlighted that the market had a rollercoaster year with supply shortages and Covid issues and in the end saw 8% growth in 2021, not enough to recover from the … Read more