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What They Say iFixit had a close look at the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro in one of its teardowns. They achieved the same repairability score of 6/10 and many components are interchangeable. The teardown confirms that there are a number of compromises to accomodate 5G, for example smaller and rectangular batteries. What We Think … Read more
By expanding on existing designs for electrodes of ultra-thin solar panels, Stanford researchers and collaborators in Korea have developed a new architecture for OLED—organic light-emitting diode—displays that could enable televisions, smartphones and virtual or augmented reality devices with resolutions of up to 10,000 pixels per inch (PPI). (For comparison, the resolutions of new smartphones are … Read more
AKHAN Semiconductor, manufacturer of the world’s first diamond smartphone screen, announced the debut of its newly formulated nanocrystalline diamond display glass technology. The next generation of Miraj Diamond® Glass technology is optimal for smartphones, watches, tablets, and any technology utilizing a screen or glass display. Miraj Diamond® Glass and Miraj Diamond® Glass Ceramic materials have … Read more
What They Say Mirada has said that it is working with a Mexican TV service operator, Izzi, to roll out a version of its Iris front end for Android TV that will work on Android TV hybrid STBs. The existing Iris solution has worked on Linux set-top boxes, smartphones, tablets and laptops, so the move … Read more
What They Say Huawei has filed for patents for a phone concept that folds from top to bottom, rather than from left to right. A secondary display allows checking of messages etc. What We Think Patent filings are not the same as product launches. It would be surprising if Huawai wasn’t checking all form factors … Read more
What They Say Gaming is set to emerge as the next dominant technology platform much the way search engines, mobile phones and social networks redefined industries in previous decades, says Michael Wolf, co-founder and chief executive of consulting firm Activate Inc. Some games are transforming into digital hubs that offer people an array of services … Read more
What They Say New research from Omdia has found that LCD TV panel shipments are set to decline by 6% in 2021. LCD TV display makers are expected to ship 256M units of LCD TV panel in 2021. Chinese TV display panel makers are expected to increase their dominance of global shipments with their share … Read more
LCD TV panel shipments are set to decline by 6% in 2021 according to the latest research from Omdia. LCD TV display makers are expected to ship 256M units of LCD TV panel in 2021. Chinese TV display panel makers are expected to increase their dominance of global shipments with their share of market set … Read more
What They Say LGD said that large OLED capacity in Paju & Guangzhou i s 140K substrates/month to allow 7-8 million panels in 2021 up from 4.2 to 4.5 million this year (originally planned for around 6 million). There is strong demand for 48″ panels for gaming, but Guangzhou has been optimised for 77″ MMG, … Read more
What They Say UBI Research, the Korean specialist OLED analyst, said that it expects Samsung’s 2021 foldable smartphones to include pen functions. The implementation was deferred from an initial plan to include it in the Galaxy Z Fold 2 as the glass was considered to be too thin. The Note series uses EMR technology (like … Read more
What They Say UBI posted some interesting data on the development of the OLED industry in the first half of 2020. The overall market was flat in volume and down slightly in value. Panels for watches were up from 22 million in the first half of 2019, to 33.5 million. However, the market for smartphone … Read more
It was found that COVID-19, which has spread around the world since January this year, has adversely affected the OLED industry as well. According to UBI Research (CEO Choong Hoon Yi)’s [2020 OLED Display Semi-Annual Report], OLED total shipments and sales in the first half of 2020 were 231 million units and 13.2 billion dollars, … Read more
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