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Kopin Corporation and HMDmd Enter Development Agreement with Major US Medical Technology Company to Develop Wearable Display System for Surgeons

February 5, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

Kopin® Corporation, a leading developer of high-resolution microdisplays, display subassemblies and head-mounted display systems, and HMDmd, INC., an innovator and developer of wearable display technology for surgeons, announced they have signed an agreement with a major medical technology company to design a precision head-worn display system. The device, based on Kopin’s proprietary platform, will be … Read more

ISE Sticks with June

February 5, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Although the Infocomm 2021 show has moved back to take place in October in Orlando, the organisers of ISE have decided to stay with 1st to 4th June in Barcelona. Mike Blackman said Looking ahead to June, we can confirm that today, over 37,000 sqm of space is signed up with just … Read more

Sigmaintell Forecasts Driver Chips Market as Flat

February 5, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Chinese analyst, Sigmaintell said that the global market for display drivers grew by about 5% in 2020, with 7.8 billion devices sold, driven by strong demand for IT panels for monitors, notebooks and tablets. Capacity is limited by supply and the company said that 2021 is expected to be basically flat in … Read more

And the Academy Award Goes To….

December 21, 2022February 5, 2021 by Bob Raikes

This week, specialist display and visual systems maker, Eizo, had some good news to announce about its monitors. It has won an Scientific and Technical Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for its ColorGraphic monitors which are widely used by content creators. The award was granted because Eizo has introduced monitors … Read more

VR Still Causing some Sickness

February 4, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say In a test in Australia, 36 participants played a VR game called Beat Saber, using an HMD for 10 minutes and 50 minutes. Although headsets have improved (and an HTC Vive Pro was used for the test), 14% reported high levels of sickness in the late test period after playing 50 min … Read more

AMOLED Materials Market Will Grow to $2.5 Billion by 2025

February 4, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say DSCC forecast that AMOLED stack materials would grow at 18% CAGR from $927 million in 2019 to $2.46 billion in 2024. The company has increased its forecast because of an expected increase in rigid OLED sales for IT applications. The firm’s new report confirms the additional green layer in LG’s latest WOLED … Read more

DSCC Interviews X Display

December 21, 2022February 4, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say DSCC followed up the recent news by XDisplay about its tools being installed (XDC Installs World’s First 300mm MicroLED Tool) by interviewing the company. The company said that it uses a stage with 600 x 800mm travel and can support support substrates up to 700mm. The system can transfer up to 240 … Read more

New Report: VR Revenue to Reach $12.2 Billion by 2024

February 4, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say The VR/AR Association reported a forecast from ARtillery Intelligence that suggests that VR revenue will grow sharply in 2022 to 2024 after recovering in 2021 to pre-Covid levels. The key growth segment will be consumer spending which will grow from $2.7 billion in 2020 to over $8 billion in 2024, driven by … Read more

I-Zone Celebrates Tenth Anniversary, Opens 2021 Applications

February 4, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

2021 marks the Innovation Zone’s 10th anniversary! The I-Zone was created to showcase never-before-seen display technology at Display Week. Over the past decade, the I-Zone has become one of the must-see events at the annual show. This year’s I-Zone is scheduled to take place May 17-21 as part of Display Week, the Society for Information … Read more

EIZO Awarded Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Scientific and Technical Award for ColorEdge Self-Calibration Monitors

February 4, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

EIZO Corporation announced that it has been awarded a Scientific and Technical Award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for its ColorEdge CG Series monitors with integrated self-calibration sensors. The Academy’s Scientific and Technical Awards honor individuals and companies whose innovations have contributed in significant and lasting ways to motion pictures. The … Read more

Innolux Enjoys the Market in Q4 2020

February 4, 2021 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Innolux reported a solid quarter to finish 2020 with sales of $2.79 billion and operating profits of $360 million. For the year, it made sales of $9.64 billion and net profit of $64 million. In 4Q20, the firm shipped 7.43 million m² of total panel, a decrease of 4.9% quarter-on-quarter. Blended area … Read more

Gartner Says Worldwide Smartphone Sales to Grow 11% in 2021

February 4, 2021 by Artem Alekseenko

Worldwide sales of smartphones to end users will total 1.5 billion units in 2021, a 11.4% growth year over year, according to Gartner, Inc. “In 2020,consumers reduced spending on smartphones but availability of new products, will see users drive significant uptick in demand in 2021,” said Anshul Gupta, senior research director at Gartner. “The combination … Read more