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Global smartphone shipments to decline in 2Q21, says Digitimes Research

What They Say Digitimes said that it expects Q2 to see smartphone shipments decline because of chip shortages. Overall the firm saw 47% year on year growth in Q1. Samsung was up 15.9% to 75 million and #1 position Apple was in second place with 56 million units and up 49.5% Huawei’s problems have given … Read more

Sigmaintell Research|Mobile &Tablet Panel Price Trends in May 2021

What They Say Sigmaintell Research released a report on the trends in small/medium panel pricing in May which showed no change from last month. Smartphone demand has fallen in some countries, such as India, but this has been balanced by issues such as shortages and price increases in display drivers. In tablets, education demand remains … Read more

JDI Announces Development of High-Brightness & Ultra-High-Contrast Ratio LCD for Medical Monitors

Japan Display Inc. (JDI) announced the development of a 21.3-inch 5mega-pixel monochrome LCD (2048 × 2560ppi) with High-brightness and High-contrast ratio TFT display made by Dual-cell (*1) technology. In the medical field, displays are required to have accurate image quality with, high-brightness, and high-contrast for the best image diagnosis. JDI has developed a 21.3-inch high … Read more

JDI Brings Dual Cell LCD to Monochrome for Mammography – Boosts LCD Transparency

What They Say JDI has announced a new 21.3″ 5MP (2048 x 2560) IPS monochrome display panel that uses the idea of dual cell LCD technology to boost contrast. The firm said that it has solved potential problems of halo effects and double images which can be caused by parallax issues. General Specifications Specifications (Target) … Read more

LCD Industry Stability Could Break Out….

Over the years, I have watched Ross Young give display conference business keynotes many times. There are few people that can get as much information across as concisely as he does. I guess you would call it ‘Broadband market research & analysis’. Yesterday I listened in to his talk at the DSCC/SID Business Conference and … Read more

HDTV Test Looks at Apple’s Calibrator

What They Say Yesterday I reported on the C|Net article that looked at Apple’s TV calibrator app. Just after publishing it, I spotted that HDTVTest’s Vincent Teoh had also looked at the system and compared it with his professional calibration tools and also used it to adjust the image on a Sony broadcast monitor. (C|Net … Read more

Japan’s Sharp reaps fruits of Apple ties in LCD business  

What They Say Nikkei published an article looking at the way that Sharp’s profits have risen partly because of success in supplying LCDs to Apple after Sharp bought the Hakusan factory of JDI last year and which started producing for Sharp in February. The article followed a news conference by Sharp’s management. The paper quotes … Read more

Society for Information Display Unveils 2021 Display Industry Award Winners

The Society for Information Display (SID) announced the winners of its 27th Annual Display Industry Awards. The 2021 Display Industry Award (DIA) recipients reflect the ever-evolving display product landscape and represent a wide range of technological advancements ranging from a state-of-the-art VR display, to ultrathin durable glass, a high-performance touchscreen controller, leading-edge TV products, and … Read more

AUO to Exhibit Cutting-Edge Display Technologies and Applications for Post-Pandemic Smart Living at SID Display Week 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has sped up digital transformation for global industries. People are increasingly dependent on human-machine interfaces for remote and contactless communication, which has led to a strong desire for high-end displays. For many years, AUO has been committed to the research and design of innovative display technology. This year, through participating in the … Read more