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Japan Details ASO Plans

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Japan’s National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has released the draft implementing rules and regulations (IRR) for the move to digital broadcasting. A year-long simulcast period is specified.

Tags:Japan| Large Display Monitor| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21

Sharp Raises Small/Medium Output to Meet Chinese Demand

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Sharp has raised the proportion of small- and medium-size panels being produced at its Kameyama fab to 50% of the total. The move was taken to meet demand from Chinese vendors, according to Taiwan’s …

Tags:Japan| Mobile Display Monitor| sharp| Vol 21 - Issue 38| Volume 21

Athene’s FMM Suitable for 500ppi+ OLEDs

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Japanese semiconductor technology firm Athene has developed a new fine metal mask (FMM) technique, specifically for high-precision OLED production. According to the Nikkei Asian Review, the new mask is both stronger and more durable …

Tags:AMOLED| Japan| Large Display Monitor| Vapour Deposition| Vol 21 - Issue 39| Volume 21

Companies Look to UltraHD at Ceatec

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Ceatec takes place in Chiba, Japan, from 7th – 11th October this year. Mitsubishi will bring its laser-projection TVs to the show again this year. A prototype UltraHD model was displayed in 2013 (Display …

Tags:Ceatec 2014| Japan| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 39| Volume 21

AGC’s Clearsight Suitable for Outdoor Use

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Asahi Glass Co. (AGC) has begun sales of a new, anti-reflective glass called Clearsight. The product possesses higher resistance to chemicals and the weather. A special coating is applied to the inner and outer …

Tags:Asahi Glass Corporation (AGC)| Glass| Japan| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 39| Volume 21

Sharp Aims at 8k Next Year

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Japan’s Nikkei claims that Sharp will produce 8k TVs by 2015. The company aims to establish itself as a leader in the field, ahead of Japan’s trial 8k broadcasts in 2016. Sharp has now …

Tags:4k| Japan| Large Display Monitor| sharp| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Vol 21 - Issue 40| Volume 21

NTT Plala Provides UltraHD Date

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NTT Plala, the Japanese telco, will begin UltraHD broadcasting on 27th October.

Tags:4k| Japan| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 42| Volume 21

JDI Demonstrates Small, High-Res Panels

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Japan Display (JDI) has shown new panels at Display Innovations 2014 in Japan. As well as a small, high-resolution unit, the company showed a panel for automotive applications and an OLED product. Using LTPS …

Tags:Automotive| Japan| Japan Display Inc (JDI)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

Japan Adds Features to UltraHD

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Japan is ready to announce its latest roadmap towards 8k (Super Hi-Vision, or SHV) broadcasting, according to Advanced Television. The roadmap – unannounced at the time of writing – will require three UltraHD channels …

Tags:4k| Japan| Large Display Monitor| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21