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Nagase Invests ¥500 Million in Kyulux

by Andrew Fenn

Japanese chemical manufacturer Nagase recently announced that it has invested ¥500 million ($4.7 million) in TADF material developer Kyulux. The announcement comes following a testing time for Kyulux, which saw both its CEO and …

RealWear Raises $17 Million in Series A Funding Round

by Andrew Fenn

RealWear has announced that it has raised $17 million in its Series A funding round, led by Columbia Ventures Corporation and supported by RealMax. The funding will be used to meet the market’s demand …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Investment| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 06

Varjo Closes $15 million Investment Round

by Norbert Hildebrand

The name Varjo is not very well known in the VR industry, but that may change if they can achieve what they are promising. The existing prototype was good enough to gather enough initial …

Apple, Valve and LG Don’t Invest in eMagin!

by Andrew Fenn

After eMagin announced a new offering of stock, there were wide reports that investors included Apple, LG and Valve. (eMagin Announces Price of Underwritten Public Offering) However, the company put out a special release …

Vreal Closes $11.7 Million Series A Funding

by Andrew Fenn

Vreal, a virtual reality live-streaming and broadcast platform, just landed $11.7 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Axioma Ventures, along with new investors Intel Capital and AET Fund, as well …

Tags:Intel| Investment| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 05

The Smartphone Market at an Inflection Point

by Bob Raikes

We’ve been trying to clear the decks, finalising some bits and pieces from CES, getting the BETT report done and trying to get ahead for ISE next week. This is one of our biggest …

Aledia Closes Round C Funding

by Norbert Hildebrand

We have reported before on Aledia, the French developer of LED displays, in “Aledia Uses Nanowires for MicroLEDs” and “IC06 Aledia Wants to Disrupt Displays” last year. The nanowire-based technology is promising higher brightness …

Light Field Lab Raises $7 Million in Seed Funding

by Andrew Fenn

Light Field Lab has raised $7 million in seed funding for its holographic display technology. Khosla Ventures, Sherpa Capital and R7 Partners have made investments in the technology, which is designed to show holographic …

Tags:Investment| Light Field Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 04

eMagin Announces Price of Underwritten Public Offering

by Andrew Fenn

eMagin has announced that it has priced an underwritten offering of an aggregate of 8,527,918 shares of common stock of the company and warrants to purchase up to 3,411,168 shares of common stock of …

DSCC: 2017 Display Equipment Market Rose to a Record High

by Andrew Fenn

2017 was a record year for the display equipment market, according to Display Supply Chain Consultants, with revenues up 30% to a record high $24.7 billion. Capital-intensive OLED fabs drove spending up 143% to …

BOE Exempt from Repaying $984 Million Loan

by Andrew Fenn

There are unconfirmed reports coming out of Taiwan that China-based panel maker BOE Technology has been exempted from repaying a CNY6.3 billion loan ($984 million) by the local government in Fuzhou, China. The loan …

Barco Silex Buys Barco Out to Become “Silex Inside”

by Andrew Fenn

Barco Silex has entered into an agreement with a group of private investors, acquiring all shares. On December 31st, 2017, the management team of Barco Silex completed the management buyout of the business from …