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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
What They Say DSCC published a blog post highlighting that the LCD industry is moving into oversupply as demand for TVs in the US has started to weaken as the US has rolled out vaccinations. Consumers are starting to spend their money on travel and other out-of-home activities, rather than TVs. DSCC believes that Q2 … Read more
What They Say SAIST, the Samsung Research Institute, has developed a stretchable OLED that can be stuck to the skin to monitor vital signs according to PulseNews in Korea. The research was published in the journal Science Advances. The display can be stretched by up to 30% without degrading the performance, and a device was … Read more
The PC GPU market shipments increased by 35% year-to-year and decreased slightly by -.3% from last quarter. According to a new research report from the analyst firm Jon Peddie Research, the growth of the PC-based Graphics Processor Units (GPU) market reached 119 million units in Q1’21 and 38.74% year-over-year. Overall, the installed base of GPUs … Read more
This article aims to summarise my SID 2021 business conference talk, on an area of thought that fascinates me: the role of the economics of display innovation and the role of innovation leadership in our industry. The basic argument, that I tried to put forward is in two pieces. The first,is that there are two … Read more
What They Say Juniper Research forecast that sales of iPhones will bring in over $200 billion in 2022 – nearly 40% of the value of the market from less than 20% of the units sold. Juniper expects Apple’s ASPs to continue to rise, while Android devices will decline, unless they can leverage new technologies like … Read more
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