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MicroLED IP: Startups and Newcomers are Challenging the Heavyweights

Joining Apple, Samsung, LG, XDisplay, PlayNitride, Facebook and others, newcomers are accelerating microLED patenting activity. OUTLINE: IP landscape:8900+ patents filed by close to 480 organizations now represent a cumulated total of 4093 families selected for the corpus in this study.40% (1637) of the 4093 patent families have been published in 2020 alone (81% over the … Read more

LG Board of Directors Guillotines Moribund Smart Phone Business

In 1789 Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, a member of the French National Assembly, spearheaded the passing of a law that required all death sentences to be carried out by “means of a machine,” so decapitations would be as painless as possible. On April 5, 2021, in a similar humanitarian spirit, LG’s Board of Directors removed the … Read more

NanoLumens Strengthens dvLED Line Up with Advancement of 0.93mm HDS Product

US based LED visualization solution provider, NanoLumens, announced an addition to their highly acclaimed HDS series in their Engage™ family. NanoLumens 0.93 HDF product has been upgraded to join the HDS Series line up. This new iteration of the Engage Series™ brings an upgraded, universal, ultra-thin, and cableless version. Fortune 500 companies, professional sports teams, … Read more

VITEC Acquires Exterity to Create Global IPTV and Digital Signage Powerhouse

VITEC, a worldwide leader in IP video streaming solutions, today announced the strategic acquisition of Exterity Limited, the award-winning, market-leading provider of integrated IPTV, digital signage and user engagement technologies. The move signals VITEC’s intention to accelerate growth and strengthen its leadership position, with natural technology and customer synergies between the two companies that will … Read more

Automotive Market & Display Drivers From Sigmaintell

Today, I’m covering two separate topics that are combined only because talks on the topics formed the second half of the Sigmaintell/SID China event that I attended a couple of weeks ago. I reported on the first part, which covered smartphones, here. Vera Cao looks after the automotive display segment for Sigmaintell. She started by … Read more

SID Business Conference on May 17th to Celebrate Display Industry Optimism

The all virtual 18th SID/DSCC Business Conference taking place during Display Week on May 17th will celebrate rare optimism surrounding the business of the display industry. According to DSCC CEO Ross Young, “The display industry is expected to enjoy one of its better years on record in 2021 with prices rising, shipments surging, new display … Read more