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Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the first part of this week. Hisense TVs Certified WiSA Ready, WiSA’s Interoperability Standard Becoming Must-Have Feature for Smart TVs (wireless audio connections) iFixit Tears Down the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra iFixit shows how … Read more
What They Say Samsung published an article on its newsroom that set out information about its S6LP441 and S6LDMB1 miniLED driver chips. Engineer Seongjong Yoo explained that, “…we borrowed from the matrix driver plan commonly used in operating LCD TV displays. We succeeded in developing a more accurate and efficient IC solution by applying the … Read more
What They Say The BBC had a look at a rollable smartphone concept developed by Oppo. The broadcaster said that there is a crease, but it’s not visible in use. The smartphone is said to have been tested with 100K expansion operations, which are motorised. When squeezed in the extended mode, the display rolls up … Read more
The biggest advantage of miniLED Quantum Dot TV is that it takes LCD performance to a new height not possible before. MiniLED display technology can enable LCD to achieve high brightness, very high contrast, better HDR (High Dynamic Range), thinner form factor and higher power efficiency to compete directly with OLED. QD enhancement film (QDEF) … Read more
Over many years, one of the events that I tried to attend (and have spoken at several times) was the Electronic Displays Conference, chaired by Prof. Karlheinz Blankenbach in Nurnberg. It has often clashed with the Mobile World event in Barcelona, but as MWC was not on and the ED event went virtual, I have … Read more
Samsung Electronics revealed the new Galaxy XCover 5, a rugged yet sophisticated device designed to handle demanding jobs while meeting the needs of an increasingly mobile workforce. Engineered for the field and factory, the Galaxy XCover 5 combines durability with comfort for a product that is sleek and easy-to-hold, yet rugged enough to withstand tough … Read more
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
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