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CSOT Completes G6 LTPS Plant

by Bob Raikes

CSOT is reported to have completed its T4 G6 LTPS OLED factory, which was built starting June 2017 and which is ready four months ahead of schedule. The capacity once fully operating is estimated …

WaveOptics announces Augmented Reality partnership with Coretronic Corporation

by Bob Raikes

WaveOptics, a designer and manufacturer of diffractive waveguides, announced a partnership with Coretronic, the Taiwanese-based worldwide number one provider of DLP projection solutions. This partnership is intended to advance AR system integration, while lowering …

Samsung Foldable Smartphone to Enter Production in November 2018?

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung has amended its timeframe for the release of an upcoming range of foldable smartphones. Speaking at a press briefing shortly before this week’s CES trade show, the President of Samsung’s Mobile Communications Business, …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 02

Sharp Announces Mass Production of OLED for Smartphones

by Andrew Fenn

Sharp has announced that it will soon begin mass production of OLED displays for smartphones , making it the first Japanese company to do so. Japan Display had previously indicated it would also begin …

New Material Offers Potential for High Efficiency Displays

by Arthur Berman

A team of researchers within the Department of Physics at the Indian Institute of Science (Bangalore, India) or IISc has created a novel hybrid material composed of graphene and quantum dots. The new material …

Counterpoint: Global Smartphone Profits Grew 13% Year-on-Year

by Andrew Fenn

According to the latest research from Counterpoint, global mobile handset profits grew 13% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2017, due to the strong performance of Samsung and Chinese brands. This is the first …

Tags:Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 02

Universal Display and Samsung in OLED Agreement Renewal Talks

by Andrew Fenn

Universal Display Corporation has disclosed that its OLED patent licensing and supplemental material purchase agreements with Samsung expired on December 31st 2017. The two companies are currently in talks to renew the agreements. Universal …

Kyulux in Trouble?

by Bob Raikes

We heard over the New Year holiday that Japanese TADF developer, Kyulux, was going through some substantial changes in management, including the loss of its CEO Christopher J. Savoie, its VP of Products, announced …

Amazon Has Patented an Augmented Reality Mirror

by Andrew Fenn

A patent filed by Amazon has revealed that the company is developing an augmented reality mirror, designed to allow consumers to try on virtual clothes. According to the patent, the system uses cameras, projectors, …

Intel Introduces Two New 8th Gen i7 Mini Computers

by Andrew Fenn

Intel has launched its latest and most powerful NUC small computer to date, based on the newly-announced 8th Gen Intel Core i7 processor with Radeon RX Vega M graphics. The new Intel NUC (formerly …

Tags:AR/VR| Intel| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 02

NextVR Adds Six Degrees of Freedom and Higher Resolution

by Andrew Fenn

NextVR has announced a new technology suite designed to evolve the VR fan experience. The expansion of NextVR’s patented VR broadcast technology platform hopes to dramatically increase viewer presence with the introduction of six-degrees-of-freedom …

Tags:360 Degree Video| AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 02

IHS Markit Names Its Big 8 Transformative Technologies for 2018

by Andrew Fenn

IHS Markit has named its “Big 8”, eight transformative technologies it thinks we need to be watching in 2018. Artificial Intelligence (AI) — “Industry experts are abuzz with innovations in autonomous vehicles, infotainment, natural …