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MicroLEDs Moving From Lab To Fab

What They Say Semiconductor Engineering spoke to Eric Virey of Yole Développement who highlighted that a number of breakthroughs are needed for a volume breakthrough for microLED – not least a need to “reduce cost by 20X to 30X for mainstream adoption”. The paper also spoke to Lam Research, Lumileds, Veeco and KLA who explained … Read more

Researchers demonstrated a self-healing crystalline material

What They Say A report published in the Science Journal covered work by Indian scientists to create a new crystalline material that is said to be capable of self-healing, but might be usable to repair materials including display cover screens. Most self-healing materials are not crystalline, but soft. The new material is piezoelectric and is … Read more

Has the Time for Virtual Desktops Finally Arrived?

Last week, Microsoft introduced its Windows 365 a simplified version of its ‘virtual PC’, which is also availabe via its Azure Virtual Desktop architecture. For an interesting take on the concept, check out this article by Bob O’Donnell, an occasional contributor to Display Daily. It got me thinking about thin clients and virtual desktops. Again. … Read more

New metasurface can tune laser light without additional components

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What They Say A team of researchers at Harvard have developed a metasurface that can tune the amplitude, phase, and polarization properties of laser light, including the wavelength. No additional components are needed. The research was published in Nature Communications. Up to now, these changes could be made by using separate metasurfaces, but this was … Read more

Strategy Analytics: Global Smart TV Household Ownership to Exceed 50% by 2026   (2)

What They Say Strategy Analytics forecast that globally 50% of the installed base of TVs will be smartTVs by 2026. 34% of households had the technology at the end of 2020, equating to 665 million homes and annual sales were 186 million sets, 79% of all flat panel TVs. Operating systems are consolidating with over … Read more

Apple Sees Defective Laptop Display Claims Tossed, For Now

What They Say Law360 reports that the proposed class action against Apple over display defects in the MacBook Pro notebook has been dismissed. (Judge Reveals Mac PC Display Problems Apple ‘Tried To Hide’). The action was dismissed as ‘the proposed class failed to argue the alleged defect posed a safety hazard or that Apple fraudulently … Read more

E Ink and RICOH Launch World’s Thinnest and Lightest Digital White Board  

E Ink Holdings, “E Ink” (8069.TW), the leading innovator of electronic ink technology, announced that RICOH, an innovative technology and service company enabling individuals to work smarter, has revealed world’s thinnest and lightest portable digital white board, with applications across medical, construction and office settings. The RICOH eWhiteboard 4200 is designed to connect remote sites … Read more