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SID UK to Hold Emerging Display Tech Meeting Next Month

by Andrew Fenn

The Society for Information Display will hold a meeting regarding emerging display technologies next month. Confirmed speakers include Daping Chu from the University of Cambridge, Paul Cain from FlexEnable, Mark Goulding from Merck and …

August Sees Rise in Small and Medium Panel Shipments

by Yvette Raikes

Hannstar saw its shipments of small and medium panels rise 6.8% MoM and 5.8% YoY to 42.2 million. The company reported August turnover of NT$2.41 billion ($80.3 million), up 14.1% MoM and 6.2% YoY. …

Amazon Video for PlayStation Now Available Throughout Europe

by Andrew Fenn

The Amazon Video app for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 is now available throughout Europe. The app was previously only available in the US, the UK, Germany and Austria, but it is now available …

Tags:Amazon| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 24 - Issue 33

Solid Growth of Global VR/AR Headset Shipments in Q2 2017

by Andrew Fenn

According to IDC, global shipments of VR and AR headsets reached 2.1 million in Q2 2017, a year-on-year growth of 25.5%. The results show a slight drop from the previous quarter’s results, but the …

SIA: Global Semiconductor Sales Increased 24% YOY

by Andrew Fenn

The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) has announced that global sales of semiconductors reached £33.6 billion in July 2017, representing a 3.1% growth from the previous month and a year-on-year growth of 24%. The Americas …

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Free VOD Service Begins Phased Rollout on Roku

by Andrew Fenn

US-exclusive on-demand platform Roku has begun rolling out its brand new free VOD service, The Roku Channel. The Roku Channel requires no subscription and allows users to watch award-winning movies and other content without …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Roku| Vol 24 - Issue 33

Laser Display and Lighting Conference 2017

by Matthew Brennesholtz

The 6th Laser Display and Lighting Conference (LDC ’17) was held April 19th – 21st at the Pacifico Yokohama convention complex in Yokohama, Japan. While ‘lighting’ was in the conference title, the focus was …

CEC-Panda To Build Oxide Fab

by Bob Raikes

CEC-Panda of China has started work on a new fab in Chengdu, China that will use a G8.6 (2860 x 2290mm) fab that uses IGZO oxide TFT technology that the company has licensed from …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD Fabs| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 33

Socionext Claims First in Image Recognition

by Bob Raikes

Socionext will show a new graphics SoC, the SC1810 at the International VDI Congress ’ELIV’ (Electronics In Vehicles) event in Bonn (Germany), October 18–19th. The chip includes what the company claims is the first …

Tags:Automotive| Chips| Mobile Display Monitor| Semiconductors| Vol 24 - Issue 33

UDC Announces Innovative Research Award Winners

by Andrew Fenn

The Universal Display Corporation has announced the winners of this year’s Innovative Research and Pioneering Technology awards at IMID 2017 in Korea. The Innovative Research Award in Organic Electronics was won by Seungwon Lee, …

Oledon Updates at IMID

by Bob Raikes

At IMID, Professor Hwang Chang-Hoon of Oledon and Dankook University has given more details of its high resolution FMM manufacturing technique at the IMID event in Korea. ( Oledon Enables 2,250ppi OLEDs – Looks …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Production Technology| Vol 24 - Issue 33

Report Suggests 100% Oversupply for OLEDs in 2020

by Bob Raikes

An article on the investor website, Seeking Alpha, has suggested that the industry capacity for OLEDs for smartphones may have a 100% oversupply by 2020. The report suggests that excess capacity may be absorbed …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Fabs| Small Medium Panel Supply| Vol 24 - Issue 33