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Connected Cars to Drive Display Forward

by Steve Sechrist

A new study on connected cars of the future predicts that the growing market for displays/sensors and micro controllers will move the auto industry well beyond a niche market. It tracks a new wave …

Tags:Automotive| Display Supply & Demand| Emerging Markets| LCD displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Networks| Vol 22 - Issue 10

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)

04 In Cars, Augmented Reality with HUDs is Next Step

by Bob Raikes

The final speaker in the session was Prashanth Halady of Robert Bosch, where he is the Director of the Center of Competence, HMI (Human Machine Interfaces). Bosch’s business covers automation, consumer and automotive products …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Automotive| Electronic Displays 2015| Gesture Recognition| Head Up Displays HUDs| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 09

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Renesas MCU for Auto Instrument Clusters Has HUD Warp

by Norbert Hildebrand

Renesas Electronics has announced a new set of microcontrollers (MCU) aimed at the automotive market. The new controllers are based on a 32 bit processor unit including memory ranging from 2 MB to 5 …

Tags:Automotive| AV Processors| Chips| Head Up Displays HUDs| Mobile Display Monitor| Renesas| Vol 22 - Issue 09

IHS: Automotive Takes Second-Highest Small-Medium Category

by Tom Allen

Smartphones sales continue to intrude on other small-medium display categories, but automotive revenues continue to rise. According to IHS DisplaySearch, revenues in the category were up 26% last year, to become the second-highest growth …

Tags:Automotive| IHS DisplaySearch| IHS Markit| Mobile Display Monitor| Small & Medium Displays| Small Medium LCDs| Small Medium Panel Supply| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 09

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HUD Market Expected to Grow Strongly in Coming Years

by Norbert Hildebrand

The head up display (HUD) is making a big impact in new car models as one of the selling features that is pushed as a safety feature. Over the last few years, models including …

Tags:Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 09

Display Makers Plan Automotive Entrance

by Tom Allen

In an article about growth in automotive display production, Reuters says that in-car display volumes are expected to triple between 2013 and 2018. The data comes from IHS, which forecasts a volume of 174 …

Tags:Automotive| LG Electronics (LGE)| Market Shares - Panels| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Small Medium Panel Supply| Vol 22 - Issue 07

Magna Buys Part of PLDS

by Norbert Hildebrand

Magna is to acquire the head-up display and electronic components units of Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions (PLDS), the joint venture company between Philips and Lite-On which focuses on the design, development, sales, marketing, customer …

Tags:Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Philips| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Travelcenter Chooses Adflow Platform

by Tom Allen

The Adflow advertising platform has been chosen by Travelcenters of America (operator of the TA and Petro Stopping Centers brands) to be deployed nationwide. Adflow has been installed at 160 truck service centres and …

Tags:Automotive| Digital Signage| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 06

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Do Head Up Displays Add to Safety in Cars?

by Norbert Hildebrand

Head Up Displays (HUDs) are entering the automobile industry at an impressive speed. Not so long ago HUDs were the exception rather than the rule in automotive instrumentation. Now, many new models in the …

Tags:Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Health and Safety| Mobile Display Monitor| Opinion| Vol 22 - Issue 08

TV, Mobile and Automotive Drive Area Demand Growth

by Tom Allen

Significant increases in flat-panel display (FPD) area demand are being driven by steadily rising TV, smartphone, mobile and PC and automotive displays, according to IHS. The global FPD industry was focused on unit growth …

Tags:Automotive| Display Supply & Demand| IHS DisplaySearch| IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| OLED TVs| Smartphone Market| Smartphones| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 05

Quarter of a Billion Connected Cars by 2020, Says Gartner

by Tom Allen

There will be more than a quarter of a billion connected cars on the road by 2020, making them a major element in the Internet of Things, says Gartner. The IoT will grow 30% this …

Tags:Automotive| Gartner| Internet of Things IOT| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 05