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Samsung Books Most of Sanan Mini LED Capacity for New LCD TVs

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung Electronics has booked up almost all of Sanan Optoelectronics’ mini LED production capacity for backlighting in a range of LCD TVs it plans to release in the third quarter of 2018, for a …

MiniLED Better for Niche Applications

by Bob Raikes

Trendforce of Taiwan has said that the easing of supply in the OLED market will make life difficult for LCDs based on miniLED to flourish in the short term. The analyst said that some …

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Back to Candlelight – the Shift Away from Blue Spectrum Light

by Steve Sechrist

This is one of those ‘coffee will kill you’ stories that points to the large body of research showing the ill effects of short blue wavelength light on human health, and in particular cells …

Palomaki and Bertram Uncover LG’s “Nano Cell” Secret

by Ken Werner

In a tightly reasoned article on Peter Palomaki’s blog last week, Palomaki (who I will now call Sherlock Holmes) and collaborator Matt Bertram (Dr. Watson) convincingly argue that LG’s “Nano Cell” LCD-TV technology is …

Samsung Pre-Announces 2018 QLED-TV Line-up at SID-LA

by Ken Werner

At the SID Los Angeles Chapter’s annual One Day Conference on Emerging Display Technology, held on February 9, 2018 at the Costa Mesa Country Club in Costa Mesa, California, Jim Langehennig (Senior Manager for …

Tags:LCD Backlights| Quantum Dots| Samsung| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 08

Innolux Announces AM Mini-LED Products Out by End of 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Innolux senior VP Ting Chin-lung has announced that the company will commercialise its active matrix-based mini-LED products by the end of 2018. The announcement comes after the firm showcased its 10.1″ AM mini-LED panels …

Tags:Innolux| LCD Backlights| LED| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 06

Epistar Prepares for VCSEL and Mini LED Production

by Andrew Fenn

Epistar has announced that it is modifying a proportion of its MOCVD equipment, from 4″ to 6″ during the first quarter of 2018, in preparation to begin production of vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) wafers …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD Backlights| LED| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 06

Chinese Smartphone Makers Look to Mini LED Backlit Handsets

by Andrew Fenn

Manufacturers in China are reportedly planning to launch Mini LED-backlit smartphones, in response to the growing shortage of OLED panels, according to unnamed supply chain sources. Huawei and Xiaomi have been named as two …

Tags:Huawei| LCD Backlights| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 03| Xiaomi

Samsung Points to 2018 TV Direction, but Short on Detail

by Chris Chinnock

Key Messages One of the key messages from the Samsung CES 2018 press conference was basically all in on AI and IoT. H.S. Kim explained that there are three elements of Samsung’s IoT strategy. …

Direct LED Backlights Ahead in TV LCDs

by Milos Pavlovic

In a blog post, David Hsieh Research & Analysis Director within the IHS Technology Group at IHS Markit has pointed out that direct lit architectures dominate the TV LCD panel market, hitting a peak …

Will QDOG Have its Day?

by Bob Raikes

Quantum dots (QDs) (Beginning of the End for the Color Matrix Filter?) have been delivering on their promise of delivering better LCD colour and with the development of QD colour filters, may solve some …

Tags:Glass| LCD Backlights| Quantum Dots| Vol 24 - Issue 47

Mini LED Revenue Expected to Reach $1 Billion in 2023

by Andrew Fenn

Simon Yang.LED Inside, a division of TrendForce, reports that LED manufacturers are turning to mini LED, due to micro LED’s technological bottlenecks, which make it harder to commercialise in the short term. (Why Do …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD Backlights| MicroLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 46