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What They Say Apple held its Worldwide Developers Conference. There was lots of news, but not a lot related to displays that we spotted. However, the company did say that it is working to make co-viewing of video or audio content easier and is working with services including DIsney Plus, Paramount Plus, and HBO Max … Read more
What They Say MicroLED Info published an article by IdeaFarm LLC highlighting the advantages of MicroLEDs when you want to include an under-display camera. IdeaFarm claims some unique patented technology in the area. What We Think I like the phrase ‘sparse matrix’ to describe the advantage of displays where most of the area is not … Read more
With the introduction of the BZ35J and BZ30J series of 4K HDR BRAVIA Professional Displays, Sony continues to expand its versatile lineup of choices. Building on the previously announced 32-inch FW-32BZ30J model, the new options range in size from 43 to 75 inches to accommodate corporate and education environments of varying sizes, from large conference … Read more
What They Say The Elec reported data from UBI Research on mid- to large-sized OLED sales. Although published in Korean on the UBI website, it was not yet in English when we checked. UBI said that sales of middle to large sized OLED panels (10″+) in the first quarter of 2021 surged 156% from 2020 … Read more
What They Say SMPTE held an event on colour with a focus on multi-primary colour. Among the topics covered was a proposal by scientists from Baylor University for a six primary system, adding cyan, magenta and yellow to RGB to expand the gamut of images. The group is working with NASA to develop the system … Read more
What They Say Huawei has released its HarmonyOS to open-source developers as it looks to widen support for the OS and with an eye on IoT devices and applications. What We Think Those that track operating systems see Huawei’s chances of establishing HarmonyOS outside its own ecosystem as being fairly slim. However, open-sourcing may be … Read more
This is the second part of a summary of developments in the use of printing in display manufacture, which will be explored in more depth at the “nnovations & Market Trends In Displays & Lighting” virtual event in July. Part 1 is here (The diverse world of printing in displays: how printing impacts AMOLED, AMQLED, … Read more
In this article, I will show you how different types of printing are impacting, and will impact, various display technologies including AMOLED, AMQLED, microLEDs, AR/VR, electrochromic, and beyond. (Many of the innovations and trends highlighted below will be part of TechBlick’s upcoming LIVE(online) conference and tradeshow on Innovations in Displays and Lighting taking place on … Read more
Five years ago at Infocomm, we had several DD writers at Infocomm and within a couple of hours, I heard that they had already decided on the best display at the event. “But we haven’t seen the whole show!” I protested. “It doesn’t matter, there won’t be anything better”. The display in question was the … Read more
What They Say BOE held a webinar to set out its plans for miniLED backlights. The firm explained the technology and emphasised the advantages, including power saving in typical and ‘dark screen’ displays. It also highlighted that its glass-based active matrix technology has advantages over board-based solutions. The firm said that while a 34″ display … Read more
What They Say Nikkei reports that Samsung has told suppliers that it will continue to make LCDs up to the end of 2022. The plant affected is in Asan, Korea. What We Think This is no real surprise to regular readers. There is a longer article explaining the background, but nothing we haven’t covered recently. … Read more
What They Say Samsung Display is to start supplying foldable OLED panels to Google, Vivo and Xiaomi in October according to TheElec. Google will use a 7.6″ display, while Vivo’s is expected to have an 8″ main screen with a 6.5″ outer display (which will come from BOE). Xiaomi will have a Samsung main display, … Read more
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