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What They Say Strategy Analytics put out a press release lauding the rise of Amazon to the top of the list of connected device brands and said that 2020 sales of both smart TVs (186M) and media streamers (81M) reached new records. SA said that Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K is the key reason for … Read more
In recent years, I have been more and more convinced of the need for a mid-performance semiconductor in the display industry. While amorphous silicon (a-Si) is the industry workhorse and covers almost 60% of the display industry by value, its capabilities are limited in some cases: it is not uniform enough, and not stable enough … Read more
What They Say Sigmaintell Research released its data on LCD price trends for open cell TV panels. Prices are continuing to rise with 55″, 65″ and 75″ panels all expected to be up by $10 in March, from $9 in February as TV brands have low inventory and firms still see strong user demand for … Read more
What They Say The Elec in Korea reports a talk given in Korea by UBI Research has said that he thinks that Samsung Electronics is unlikely to use QD-OLED for its TVs. Instead, it plans to use the panels for a monitor. Choong Hoon Yi said that Sony might buy QD-OLED panels for TV to … Read more
What They Say A hat-tip to OLED-info which spotted that image compensation developer, Ignis, has a new optical system that can be used to apply its MaxLife compensation technology to repair or recalibrate OLEDs or microLEDs. It can also be used during production. At the moment the system supports panel sizes up to 6″ but … Read more
What They Say TVU Networks said that it is working with China Unicom to develop the collection, transmission, distribution, and management of 4K and 8K ultra-high-definition video using mmWave 5G networks. China Unicom’s 5G mmWave technology will be deployed over 5G networks during the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, where the Chinese telecommunications operator will … Read more
What They Say Nikkei reported that Kyocera is to shut down a plant, originally opened by Optrex in 1997 in Jiangsu province in China that has been making STN displays valued at around $28 million. The displays were going into automotive applications, but also into machinery. The firm doesn’t plan to directly replace the capacity … Read more
What They Say TowardsDataScience has reported work that looks at the issue that causes some to suffer from ‘cybermotion sickness’ when viewing 3 DOF content (from a fixed position) in 6 DOF (fully movable) headsets. The difference means that your optical system doesn’t seem to match your physical motion and that causes discomfort. The research … Read more
What They Say IEEE Spectrum published an article about a new AI-based technique that has been developed to generate 3D holograms with very limited processing compared to conventional methods. The full material from the MIT team has been reported in the journal Nature. The method is based on deep learning and is able to generate … Read more
What They Say Optics.org reported a talk by Kohji Mitani of NHK who is described as a leader in the development of 8K technology at Japan’s Science & Technology Research Laboratories (STRL), when he explained what NHK is doing with its 8K technology. Mitani showed a video of a large semi-cylindrical OLED display of 4 … Read more
What They Say We published the release from Compound Photonics about its deal with GlobalFoundries (GF) (Interview: Compound Photonics Partners with GLOBALFOUNDRIES to Manufacture Microdisplay Chip) and we subsequently spotted that DSCC had gone one further by interviewing the firms about the technology and the implications of making the devices. The article highlights the advantage … Read more
Pico Interactive, a global tech company that develops innovative virtual reality (VR) and enterprise solutions, announces the completion of a $37.4M (€31.4M) B+ funding round, supporting Pico’s B2C presence in Asia as well as Pico’s initiatives in Western markets by expanding the number of B2B partners and boosting new product development. “Pico is looking to … Read more
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