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Bodle’s Reflective Prototypes are Bright and Colourful

by Tom Allen

There are many advantages to LCD displays – there is a reason it is the world’s dominant display technology. They are fast to refresh, with high resolutions and a slim stack (compared to legacy …

Tags:E Ink| LCD displays| Power Consumption| Reflective Display| Vol 23 - Issue 36

JDI Adopts New Backplane Simulator Tool from Silvaco

by Chris Chinnock

We don’t often talk about Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools for displays, but they are essential to be able to model new designs and new processes. Probably the premier supplier of backplane modeling tools …

Tags:Japan Display Inc (JDI)| LCD displays| Simulation| Vol 23 - Issue 30

Kolon Industries Develops Clear and Colorless Polyimide

by Norbert Hildebrand

According to an article in the Korea Herald, Kolon Indutries has succeeded in developing a clear and colorless polyimide calling it CPI™ (coloreless PI). Kolon Industries, the South Korean chemical company made news last …

Tags:Flexible Displays| LCD displays| Materials| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Transparent Displays| Vol 23 - Issue 26

Can’t Stop Drinking the QD “Kool-Aid”

by Barry Young

The many reports of Quantum Dots (QD) saving LCD TVs from the emergence of AMOLEDs tend to superficially use the extended color space and the higher luminance of LCDs as their key arguments. There …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| LCD displays| OLEDs| Quantum Dots| Vol 23 - Issue 26

Shifts in the Display Technology Landscape

by Norbert Hildebrand

The last few decades can be easily labeled as the Display Decades (DD). With the rise of LCD, PDP, OLED, LED, DLP, Laser, EPD and other technologies, we have now a wide array displays …

Tags:CRT| display technology| LCD displays| LED| MicroLED| OLEDs| Vol 23 - Issue 26

Gionee Abandons AMOLED

by Tom Allen

Last November, Gionee launched its 5.5″ AMOLED (1280 x 720) smartphone, the S6, with a metal chassis and thin, light design. Now the firm has changed the screen for an LCD (IPS panel) and …

Tags:AMOLED| China| LCD displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 23

KN2 Display Week 2016 JDI Keynote

by Steve Sechrist

Keynote address are meant to set the tone of a conference and help point in the general direction of what’s to be expected in the hurried and meeting-packed days to come. This was particularly …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD displays| LCD Fabs| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| SID Display Week 2016| Vol 23 - Issue 21

IC11 Kopin Adds Battery & Voice Technology to Displays

by Bob Raikes

Dr Hong Choi is CTO of Kopin which is concentrating on AR and VR markets. The company has developed a lot of technology and has 300 patents. It has $90 million in cash and …

Tags:AR Glasses| Augmented Reality| Batteries| Kopin| Large Display Monitor| LCD displays| Microdisplays| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2016| Voice Input| Vol 23 - Issue 21

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New 15.6” and 18.5” Full-HD TFT LCD Modules Deliver Dazzling Images

by Isaac Oburu

Today, Sharp announced two new LCD display modules that deliver stunning Full-HD (FHD) images. FHD performance is complemented by crisp definition via a high 1500:1 contrast ratio (typical). The combination enables viewing of high …

Tags:LCD displays| sharp| SID Display Week 2016

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New High-Bright Sharp Agriculture-Grade LCDs Go to Extremes

by Isaac Oburu

Today, Sharp introduced two new high-performance displays optimized to perform in extreme industrial environments such as agriculture (harvesters, tractors), marine navigation, and others. The new 10.4” (diagonal) SVGA TFT display delivers 1000 nits of …

Tags:LCD displays| sharp| SID Display Week 2016