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Sharp, TiVo Extend Deal in Japan

What They Say Tivo announced that it has extended its deal with Sharp Corp in Japan to use Tivo’s G-Guide products, including G-Guide HTML, G-Guide xD and remote schedule recording service across compatible television and Ultra HD Blu-ray recorder products. The deal includes the latest Aquos 8K series of TVs. Additionally, the renewal with Sharp … Read more

New Visual System Solution from Collins Aerospace Delivers a Whole New World of Training to Commercial Airline Pilots

Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of Raytheon Technologies Corp., unveiled a new simulation and training solution that provides an enhanced immersive experience for commercial airline pilot training. This system combines commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) 4K projector technology with the Collins Aerospace EP®-8100 image generation system and 3DWholeEarth environment model to create a visual scene at the … Read more

Oculus Quest 2 update will add 120Hz refresh rate, says Facebook insider

What They Say TechRadar reported that a VP of Facebook Reality Labs, Andrew ‘Boz’ Bosworth, has suggested, by giving a ‘thumbs up’ to a question, that Facebook will upgrade its Quest 2 headset to support 120Hz. The blog reports that the hardware is already capable of supporting 120Hz, but mobile processors struggle to support that … Read more

Intelligent Cockpits Installed in 20% of All Cars Globally by 2025, as Partnerships Become Key to Monetisation

A new study from Juniper Research has found that the total number of vehicles with intelligent cockpits will reach 287 million by 2025; rising from 122 million in 2021. This represents a growth of 130% over the next five years, with one in five vehicles in use including an intelligent cockpit by 2025. An intelligent … Read more

Renesas Factory Disturbed by Earthquake

What They Say Nikkei reports that an earthquake in Fukushima, Japan, over the weekend has caused some disruption to a factory in Naka, Ibaraki, belonging to Renesas after power supplies were interrupted. The site is the main production facility for automotive chips. Shin-Etsu Chemical, which makes silicon wafers said that it was quickly back in … Read more

Top Phone Makers’ Foldable Smartphone Plans

What They Say The Korea Herald said that ‘according to industry sources’, Samsung, Apple and Huawei are planning new foldable devices. The Mate X2 from Huawei is due to be launched at MWC Shanghai, which is said to be an infolding design ‘similar to Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold series’. The report said that the display … Read more

Third-Generation Extension Board from Pervasive Displays Supports All iTC EPDs and Provides Extensive Free Software Library

Pervasive Displays has introduced the EXT3 extension kit and evaluation board, with support for its entire range of iTC ultra-low power e-paper displays for industrial, commercial and retail applications, along with extensive software libraries to help reduce its customers’ engineering effort. Many manufacturers are looking to move away from TN/STN displays to an ultra-low power … Read more

BOE Will Add Technology to Boost LED Display Initiative

A week ago, BOE held a webinar to talk about its work in using miniLED in direct view LED displays. I wasn’t able to attend, but I did catch up with the company afterwards. The company presented some interesting data on the size of the direct view LED display market and said that the overall … Read more

LCD Shortages Leads to Surge in LCD Capex

What They Say DSCC said that the high LCD pricing and strong performance by LCD makers has meant that capex planning has been strongly boosted and the firm has upgraded its forecast for equipment spending by 55% to $20.7 billion from 2020-24. It means that overall equipment capex spending over the period will go up … Read more

DSCC Reveals 2020 Display Equipment Supplier Rankings, Early View on 2021 and Litho Shares Flip

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In DSCC’s Quarterly Display Capex and Equipment Market Share Report, we provided quarterly and annual display equipment market share results for 2020 for 70 different market segments. In addition, we also provided an early look into winners and losers for each segment in 2021 and beyond. This report allows users to see: Equipment supplier bookings … Read more

After Several Years of Growth, India’s Smartphone Market Declines in 2020, Reporting a 2% YoY Drop, Says IDC India

According to the International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, the India smartphone market exited 2020 at 150 million units, a 1.7% YoY decline, after several years of growth. Stay-at-home mandates, remote work, remote education, travel restrictions, and manufacturing shutdowns led to a sluggish H1’20 (-26% YoY decline), particularly impacting 2Q20. However, H2’20 recovered, … Read more