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What They Say The Korea JoongAng Daily reported that LG Electronics has cut the prices of its OLED TVs in Korea, with a G Series (Evo panel) unit down 17.9% to Won4.6 million ($3,600+ tax). What We Think Korean sales tax is 10.00 so I have assumed that the prices quoted in the article included … Read more
What They Say Bloomberg reported that the next version of the Nintendo Switch console will use a 7″ OLED from Samsung Display which will be put into production in June. The 720P panel is intended for production at around 1 million per month. The new console is also reported to be able to support UltraHD … Read more
What They Say The Protocol newsletter had a dig into Vizio’s S-1 prospectus that includes the story of how the founder, William Wang, was in a plane crash before founding the company. It also reveals that the firm’s gross margins have edged up from 5.1% in 2018 to 9.7% in 2020, helped by sales of … Read more
What They Say The Nikkei has published a report on supply chain issues for technology companies, with quotes from Acer. Issues that are impacting device and display makers include: Semiconductors, water & glass (as we have been reporting) Logistics & Transportation (according to Acer) Chip packaging and substrate materials such as ajinomoto build-up film, known … Read more
What They Say A group from European, US and several Korean universities has produced a paper, published in the prestigious ‘Nature’ journal, that highlights the development perovskite nanocrystal LEDs of colour-stable red emissions, centred at 620 nanometres, that reach EQE of 20.3%. A key part of the process is the ‘cleaning’ of the nanocrystal surface … Read more
What They Say Sony has said that from the end of August, the PlayStation Store will no longer offer film and TV purchases and rentals, taking PlayStation out of the TVOD market. Fierce Video pointed out that it is a year since the Vue multichannel video programming distribution brand, Vue, was shut down by Sony. … Read more
What They Say LetsGoDigital reports that LG has applied for a patent for an ‘extendable’ OLED TV. When not in use, the TV drops back into the case, with just a small part of the display visible through the housing for use as an information display. The display can also be part extended for use … Read more
Silex Insight, a leading provider of video codec and AV over IP solutions, has developed a video codec with industry-leading quality, powerful features and incredible efficiency called Colibri. It is the smartest video codec Silex Insight has ever developed and the first one designed specifically for the AV over IP market with focus on graphical … Read more
Baanto is pleased to announce the launch of a comprehensive line-up of products designed specifically for mid-sized touch display markets. This family incorporates our patented ShadowSense sensor technology using our thinnest bezel yet, starting at 3.2mm, and without compromising on any of the unique performance characteristics that the technology is known for. We see a … Read more
Varjo™, the leader in industrial-grade VR/XR hardware and software, began shipping its next generation professional-grade virtual reality and mixed reality headsets – the VR-3 and XR-3. Suitable for any professional immersive workflow, both headsets boast universal PC compatibility and the cutting-edge technology needed to develop VR/AR/XR experiences where virtual, augmented and physical realities become one. … Read more
What They Say Researchers at the Institute for Applied Physics at TU Dresden have had a paper published in ‘Nature Materials’ that suggests a new device concept for high-efficiency and low-voltage vertical organic lighting-emitting transistors (OLETs). The device combines a a vertical organic permeable base transistor (OPBT) and an OLED. With this novel device concept … Read more
The semiconductor industry drew the world’s attention last week as shipments were forecast to be up 20% Y/Y in Q121, while demand grew 30% faster than supply in 2020. The gap is causing shortages in a range of industries, most notably automobiles. Semiconductor supply v demand – The SIA points out that it can take … Read more
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