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Sharp/NEC Launches the Next Generation of E Series Large Format Displays for Easy-Use Signage at an Affordable Price

March 16, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

Sharp NEC Display Solutions Europe released the next generation of its NEC MultiSync® E Series large format displays, which offers a professional solution for low-budget signage applications. The E Series comes in sizes from 32 inches to 65 inches and is perfect for a conference-room display or retail signage. With a modern design, high-definition quality … Read more

Consumer Enthusiasm for Wearable Devices Drives the Market to 28.4% Growth in 2020, According to IDC

March 16, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

Worldwide shipments of wearable devices reached 153.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2020 (4Q20), a year-over-year increase of 27.2% according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker. Shipments for the full year grew 28.4% to 444.7 million units. While the holiday quarter was largely driven by new … Read more

Consumer Enthusiasm for Wearable Devices Drives the Market to 28.4% Growth in 2020, According to IDC

March 16, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say IDC put out its data for wearables sales for 2020 and for Q4 2020. The good news was a boost of 27.2% year on year in Q4 to 153.5 million, but the bad news was that the big growth was in hearables which are 64.2% of the market, with smartwatches next at … Read more

Notebook demand easing?

March 16, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Digitimes has published two reports suggesting that the demand for notebooks is weakening. First it reported that one top three notebook brand has asked chip suppliers to stop shipments and chassis suppliers told the site that shipment pull-ins from one brand had slowed. Display inventory has started to trend up after a … Read more

SDC Aims to Lead the Gaming Display Market with its OLED for Gaming Displays

March 16, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

Amid exponential growth of the gaming industry that is being fueled mostly by more stay-at-home time, Samsung Display announced that it will aggressively expand its presence in the gaming smartphone and laptop (note PC) markets with OLED displays optimized for high-resolution gaming content. With more people practicing social distancing by staying at home, the number … Read more

Display Capacity Growth Upgraded, Now Expected to Fall in 2023 on Korea Shutdowns

December 21, 2022March 15, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say DSCC said that its latest capacity forecast for the LCD industry as better performance from miniLED backlights improves revenues for makers and allows more money for further investment. The CAGR of growth from 2020-25 is 4.3% and capacity increase has risen from 1% CAGR to 3% CAGR despite 13% of 2020 capacity … Read more

10K Facebook Employees Working on AR/VR

December 21, 2022March 15, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Information reported that nearly a fifth of Amazon’s global workforce are working on AR and VR projects and that 17% of employees are in the AR/VR division, up 5% from 2017. The blog found 800 vacancies in AR, VR, AI, and brain-computer interfaces. What We Think We reported a talk by … Read more

Qualcomm struggles to meet chip demand for Samsung

March 15, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Reuters reports that Qualcomm is ‘struggling to keep up with demand’. Samsung is said to be short of enough APUs for its mid-range and low end smartphones. Qualcomm is said to be short of meeting demand because of an increase following the reduction in business by Huawei. The strong demand is driving … Read more

Corning Sees Good Revenue from Automotive Displays

March 15, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Corning took part in a conference reported by Seeking Alpha and said that it thought there were potential revenues of up to $25 per car from glass used in instrument panels and consoles as it sees its 3D ColdForm technology as making life easier for car makers to use different displays. An … Read more

Strategy Analytics: Amazon Takes Lead as Connected TV Device Sales Reach New Peak

March 15, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

Global sales of connected TV devices soared to a new record in Q4 2020, reaching 109.1 million units, according to the latest research from Strategy Analytics’ TV Streaming Platforms service. According to the report, Amazon became market leader for the first time with sales of 13.2 million devices and a market share of 12.1%. Samsung … Read more

Strategy Analytics: Amazon Takes Lead as Connected TV Device Sales Reach New Peak

March 15, 2021 by Bob Raikes

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

The Role of Increased Semiconductor Mobility – an IGZO Case Study

March 15, 2021 by Ian Hendy

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