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ICDM Meets at SID: Mulls Next Steps

by Chris Chinnock

ICDM, or the International Committee on Display Metrology, met at SID to discuss updates to measurement procedures and to discuss other topics where metrology techniques are still in flux. One of these areas was …

Tags:3M (MMM)| Colour (Color)| Dolby| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Measurement| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 24

3M Study Offers Tolerances for 2020 Color Gamut Specification

by Chris Chinnock

One of the big issues with the 2020 color gamut is that the specification calls for primaries that are located on the spectral locus without any tolerances. That means to be technically compliant, you …

Tags:3M (MMM)| Colour Quality| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Rec 2020| SID Display Week 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 24

3M Points to Battery Life and Efficiency for Profit (BC23)

by Bob Raikes

Fedja Kecman is marketing manager for tablet and notebook computers at 3M’s Display Materials and Systems group. Lower growth in mobiles and tablets mean that there will be more competitive pressure on the industry. …

Tags:3M (MMM)| Film materials| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 24

3M Adds QDs to Monitors and Helps Auto Makers Use LCDs

by Bob Raikes

3M was at SID promoting its film products. We spoke to Arthur Lathrop who told us about developments in QD-based films. We also interviewed Bill Simser, Automotive Business Manager at 3M about the company’s …

Tags:3M (MMM)| Anti Glare| Automotive| Quantum Dots| SID Display Week 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 24

3M Finds 90% of Consumers Desire Better Visual Quality

by Tom Allen

A survey by 3M has found that 90% of Americans still expect ‘significant technology upgrades’ when purchasing new LCD electronic devices. Many consumers are looking for better visual quality. 62% of device owners said …

Tags:3M (MMM)| Colour Quality| display quality| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Quantum Dots| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 23

Passenger Terminal Expo 2015 Roundup

by Tom Allen

Unlike its presence at traditional electronics shows, 3M was showing its identity management solutions, rather than touch screens and other components. The company has five huge divisions and multiple sub-divisions in each one, and …

Tags:3M (MMM)| Aviation| Epson| Events| Fingerprint Recognition| In Flight Entertainment| Large Display Monitor| Passenger Terminal Expo (PTE) 2015| Security| Vol 22 - Issue 11

06 QDs in Cars Have to be Cadmium Free

by Bob Raikes

The next speaker was Michael Patz from 3M Germany and he talked about quantum dots (QDs). QDs are semiconductors that act as phosphors. The tiny particles, around 3nm, will emit pure green light at …

Tags:3M (MMM)| Automotive| Electronic Displays 2015| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Quantum Dots| Vol 22 - Issue 09| Wide Colour Gamut (WCG)

3M Result 28/01/2015

by Helen Vince

3M Inc has announced its fourth quarter and full year results, recording a net profit in Q4 of $1.2 billion on turnover of $7.7 billion, which compares with a net profit in the final …

Tags:3M (MMM)| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 05

CES 2015 Roundup

by Tom Allen

If a film-based privacy filter isn’t enough, 3M is offering its facial-recognition-based ePrivacy filter. (Graphic: 3M)In addition to the expected optical enhancement and privacy films being shown by 3M at its booth in South …

Tags:3M (MMM)| BenQ| BlackBerry| CES 2015| Cima Nanotech| Dell| Huawei| Konka| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus Rift| Oculus VR| Seiki| Skyworth| Vol 22 - Issue 03| Wireless Charging

Werner Questions OLED TV

by Raverstead

The second talk that Ken Werner was due to give was about quantum dots and their impact on the prospects for OLED TV. One of the claimed benefits of OLED TVs compared to LCD …

Tags:3M (MMM)| Large Display Monitor| Latin Display 2014| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED TVs| Quantum Dots| Visual Quality| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Advances in Barrier Films and Encapsulation

by Raverstead

The 2014 Printed Electronics Conference featured an entire session on the important topic of Barrier Films and Encapsulation. Effective barrier films and encapsulation are a long-standing challenge for the production of long-lived devices including …

Tags:3M (MMM)| Barrier Layers (Films)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Printed Electronics Conference 2014 (Santa Clara)| Roll to Roll (R2R)| Vol 21 - Issue 48