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Samsung Display once again is shaking up the smartphone marketplace with two of its most efficient OLED features — an “adaptive refresh rate” and “super touch” technology. The “Adaptive Refresh Rate” enables smartphone users to enjoy a refresh rate that varies from 10Hz to as much as 120Hz, based upon the application in use at … Read more
What They Say Seoul Semiconductor and Seoul Viosys presented information on a new microLED technology that it calls Micro Clean at the recent CES show. The MC04 device is based on an RGB module that can be used to make a 135″ UltraHD display with 1,000 cd/m² and a display pitch of 0.78mm. The full … Read more
What They Say Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc of Singapore said that it had acquired Uniqarta, a company that has developed a laser-based die transfer technology using lasers. (Laser-Enabled Advanced Placement (LEAP). Ronn Kliger, Uniqarta’s Chief Executive Officer stated, “After collaborating with K&S on the development of a LEAP prototype, we concluded that the best … Read more
What They Say The Elec reports that SoLuM, a Korean vendor with production facilities in China and Vietnam, had won orders for electronic shelf labels (ESLs) to the value of 550 billion won ($497 million) in Q4 2020, after signing three year deals with a number of distributors. The company told the paper that it … Read more
Displays are a significant source of electronic waste and back in the CRT days, I paid a lot of attention to the disposal of old TVs and monitors. I also did some work, some years ago, on recycling LCDs, so my attention was caught when I saw a headline about ‘biodegradable displays’. Now, the displays … Read more
What They Say The European Audiovisual Observatory has issued a free report on the development of VOD in Europe that pointed out that VOD revenues have increased 30-fold over the last ten years. What We Think If you are interested in the developments in TV in Europe, it’s worth looking at this report. We have … Read more
As remote working and e-learning continues worldwide, demand for Notebook PCs was at its highest ever in Q4 2020, driving 54% year-on-year growth for notebook shipments. The Notebook PC industry picked up pace in the last quarter as consumer demand supplemented sustained work and school-from-home demand, according to Strategy Analytics’ latest report. There is no … Read more
What They Say AUO was down 7.8% in revenues on the month of January on a sequential basis to $950 million, but a long way up on a year ago at the start of the pandemic. Area shipments dropped by the same percentage. The firm said that it expects impacts from the problems in glass … Read more
What They Say Parks Associates said that 55% of US pay-TV households see live sports coverage as an important part of their decision to keep Pay TV services. Separately, a report on viewing of the Super Bowl last weekend said that 69% of those that watched used a SmartTV. 40% watched on Samsung sets, 21% … Read more
LG OLED was honored at the 72nd Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy® Awards for its consumer OLED TV. Established by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in 1948, the Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards honor development and innovation in broadcast technology and recognize innovators for their contribution to television engineering. The recognition highlights … Read more
Please excuse me if I return to a particular interest of mine – dual cell LCDs. I have been intrigued by the idea when Sharp showed an LCD with ‘a million to one contrast ratio’ at a CES show, years ago, although it did not admit that it was doing it that way. (For those … Read more
What They Say A majority interest in Kramer Electronics has been acquired by Fortissimo Capital Fund, a private equity fund based in Israel. Michael and Ben-Zion Hochstein, two of the company’s founders, will retain their interests in the company. Dr. Joseph Kramer, one of the founding fathers of the AV industry and of Kramer 40 … Read more
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