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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
What They Say In digging around about the Omdia OLED materials market article today, we spotted a forecast from UBI research that we missed a few days ago on the Elec. UBI said that UTG will continue to dominate the market for foldable OLED cover windows over the next four years with the glass at … Read more
What They Say A class action in the US against Apple over issues with backlights in MacBook Pro notebooks has come to court. Macrumors.com reports that:the problem was caused by a flex cable that was slightly too short, which caused the scandal to be named Flexgate in the media. Displays could fail after repeated opening … Read more
What They Say 9to5Mac reported that there are references to 120Hz frame rate support in the code for Apple’s tvOS 14.5 beta code, although the current Apple TV box would not have the hardware to support. The blog believes that this means that Apple is testing a 120Hz mode for further models. HDMI 2.1 support … Read more
What They Say The Elec reported data from Omdia that forecast that the OLED material market would grow to $1.754 billion in 2021, with growth higher than in 2020, when it was 16%. A combination of high demand for OLED smartphones increases in OLED TVs QD OLED production and more OLEDs in IT applications will … Read more
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
What They Say In its latest blog post, DSCC has expanded on the topic that Sweta covered in yesterday’s Display Daily, LCD pricing. The company said that it had expected a deceleration in panel price rises in Q2, but after continued price rises in components including drivers and glass, it now expects prices to continue … Read more
What They Say Somehow the latest release of a new smartphone series from Xiaimi crept up on us! We reported on Ray Soneira’s test (DisplayMate Tests More Xiaomi Smartphones) and we then spotted that the camera in the Mi 11 Ultra had become the top ranked smartphone camera at DXOMark. We then spotted that the … Read more
What They Say MacRumors reports that a ‘credible leaker’ has added to what is described as ‘widespread speculation’ that the next version of the iMac will have a larger display than the current largest iMac at 27″ (there is also a 21.5″ version). The Apple monitor, the Pro Display XDR (Apple Explains the Pro XDR … Read more
BenQ, an internationally renowned provider of visual display and collaboration solutions, is expanding its end-to-end corporate leadership with the new CS Series premium smart signage display.Available in 65″, 75″, and 86″ models, the 4K UHD CS Series is designed to enable highly engaging meetings and presentations with a built-in, wireless screen-sharing solution; whiteboarding and collaboration … Read more
In Samsung’s quest to make OLED panels thinner, the company discovered a way to increase the luminance by 20% to 30%. The typical OLED panel configuration, includes: An active matrix using LTPS or IGZO or LTPO (using IGZO for the driving TFT and LTPS for the switching TFT) A yellowish pixel defining layer (PDL) made … Read more
Universal Display Corporation, enabling energy-efficient displays and lighting with its UniversalPHOLED® technology and materials, and LG Display Co., Ltd., a global leader in the development and production of innovative display panels, announced the extension of their long-term agreements with the signing of new OLED Technology License and Material Purchase Agreements. The new extended agreements run … Read more
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