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Axus Technology Partners with CP Display for Process Development to Accelerate Monolithic 1080p MicroLED Displays to Mainstream AR

October 1, 2020 by Artem Alekseenko

Axus Technology (Axus), a leading global provider of CMP, wafer thinning and wafer polishing surface-processing solutions for semiconductor applications, announced a partnership with Compound Photonics US Corporation (CP, also known as CP Display), a leading provider of compact high performance microdisplay solutions for Augmented and Mixed Reality (AR/MR), to accelerate sub 5 µm pixel microLED … Read more

Thunderbolt 4 products fix a big USB-C problem

October 1, 2020 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Other World Computing will ship a dock with a Thunderbolt 4 port for $150 before the end of the year. The big advantage is that it can convert a single Thunderbolt 4 port to three Thunderbolt or USB Type-C ports. Intel’s Tiger Lake Processors support Thunderbolt 4 as well as USB 4. … Read more

Foxconn Developing microLED AR smart glasses

October 1, 2020 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Digitimes reported that Foxconn is developing microLED-based AR smart glasses with Electronic and Optoelectronic System Research Laboratories (EOSRL) as part of a three year ITRI project. The EOSRL devices are said to be based on 5 micron blue LEDs with QD colour conversion which are due in early 2021. What We Think … Read more

VitreaLab Developing Laser Backlight

October 1, 2020 by Chris Chinnock

One of the presentations from the recent SID DisplayWeek virtual event was from Vienna-based VitreaLab. They described a new RGB laser light engine that can be used as a backlight for conventional LCD displays or even to illuminate a spatial light modulator (SLM) to create a holographic display. I spoke with co-founders Jonas Zeuner and … Read more

Excitement Growing in Flexible Smartphones

October 1, 2020 by Bob Raikes

Earlier this week, I was corresponding with Ross Young about the release of his firm’s latest forecast on the foldable smartphone market (more than $100 billion by 2025) and he commented on the excitement in the flexible display market at the moment. That reminded me that I hadn’t reported on his talk from the DSCC/SID … Read more

Gaming PCs and Monitors Will Benefit from Increased Time at Home and GPU Refresh in 2020, According to IDC

October 1, 2020 by Artem Alekseenko

Despite the negative and outright disastrous effects of the global pandemic, the spread of COVID-19 has brought with it some opportunities in the consumer electronics industry. With many people stuck at home, the gaming market has benefited from new interest. As a result, global shipments of gaming PCs and monitors are expected to increase 16.2% … Read more

Samsung Introduces New, All-In-One Outdoor LED Signage Solution to Support Small Businesses

September 30, 2020 by Artem Alekseenko

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. is proud to introduce the newest product in its outdoor LED display portfolio, the XPR-B, a flexible, all-in-one display solution for a variety of small and medium sized businesses including schools, local entertainment complexes, quick-serve restaurants (QSRs) and hospitality. Dubbed the ‘LED in a Box’ the XPR-B comes complete with a … Read more

Lenovo Takes Orders for X1 Foldable PC

September 30, 2020 by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Verge reports that Lenovo is now taking orders for the ThinkPad X1 Fold. It has a 13″ foldable display. It comes with Intel’s Lakefield processors, two USB-C ports and a SIM-card slot, 8GB of RAM, up to 1TB of storage, and a 50Wh battery. It weighs 2.2 pounds and can come … Read more

Interested in Computer Graphics?

September 30, 2020 by Bob Raikes

What They Say The BBC made a documentary about computer graphics in its excellent Horizon series – in 1981. What We Think It’s an interesting item to view again! This was when I was getting into computer graphics, with very few pixels or colours. Ignore the horrible ‘wow’ on the title music, it’s worth a … Read more

Radiant Webinar Presents Standard Measurement Method for Quantifying “Sparkle” in Anti-Glare Displays

September 30, 2020 by Artem Alekseenko

Radiant Vision Systems, a leading provider of display test and measurement solutions, announces that it will host a live webinar presenting a method for objectively and repeatably measuring the effect of sparkle on anti-glare (AG) display quality, according to human visual perception. The webinar, titled “Defining a Sparkle Measurement Standard for Quality Control of Anti-Glare … Read more

Halide perovskite nanocrystal arrays: Multiplexed synthesis and size-dependent emission

September 30, 2020 by Bob Raikes

What They Say A group from Northwestern University in Illinois, US, has developed a process to synthesize perovskite-based nanocrystals that can be deposited using an organic ink. The dots can be as small as 50 nanometers. The crystals could be used for solar cells or displays. The performance is said to be better than current … Read more

4K Ultra HD: Into the Vaults — Prepping Films for 4K Ultra HD is a Journey of Discovery

September 30, 2020 by Bob Raikes

What They Say To make the most of the move to UltraHD, content owners have to process their catalogues to optimies for UltraHD and HDR. The pandemic has helped sales of content including Blu-ray disks. The article is an interview with the Paramout Pictures archivists who explained that they go back to original 35mm negatives … Read more