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ChipMOS Optimistic on Novatek Orders

by Bob Raikes

Taiwanese sources report that ChipMOS Technologies has won business from Novatek Microelectronics for touch display driver chips. The sources report that the business will go towards offsetting a loss of business from Synaptics. The …

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Juniper: VR Data Consumption Will Grow 650% by 2021

by Andrew Fenn

A new VR study by Juniper Research estimates that standalone VR headsets and those tethered to smartphones will be consuming 650% more data over the next four years, hitting 21,000 PetaByts in 2021. Virtual …

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ITC Agrees to Look at Qualcomm/Apple Dispute

by Bob Raikes

The patent dispute between Apple and Qualcomm moved on another step this week as the US International Trade Commission (ITC) agreed to investigate Qualcomm’s patent claims. The investigation was filed last month and should …

Small and Medium Panel Makers See Good July

by Yvette Raikes

Innolux saw its July small and medium panel shipments go up 5.3% MoM to 23.45 million, up 12% YoY. This resulted in overall turnover of NT$25.3 billion ($838.6 million) in July, a decrease of …

HP Adds Stylish POS System

by Bob Raikes

HP has introduced a new ElitePOS system for retail and hospitality applications. The design is intended to allow sales associates to take the terminal away from the stand to give access to ‘endless aisles’ …

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Pixelworks Result 08/08/2017

by Jasmine Kang Sodha

Pixelworks announced FY17 Q2 results with revenue of $20.7 million including $5.1 million related to End of Life (EOL) products and adjusted EBITDA of $4.7 million, resulting in an EBITDA margin of 20%. Excluding …

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Also Completes Acquisition of Five4U

by Bob Raikes

Broadline distributor, Also, has completed the acquisition of Five4U, a Mac distributor based in the Netherlands and with a Belgian operation. The company also sells HP and Epson printers and lists Eizo monitor accessories …

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ABI: Interactive & Immersive Content Will Make $6 Billion by 2022

by Andrew Fenn

A new forecast by ABI Research suggests that virtual reality will “usher in an era of interactive and immersive content” led by 360º video, making $6 billion in revenue by the year 2022. 360-degree …

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New Materials Offer Promise of Enhanced OLED Efficiency

by Arthur Berman

Fluorescent Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) materials typically have a maximum internal quantum efficiency of about 25%. A team of researchers headed by Dawei Di, a member of the Optoelectronics Group within the Department …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Materials| R&D (Research & Development)| Vol 24 - Issue 29

EDO Signs OLED Evaluation Deal with Universal Display

by Andrew Fenn

Universal Display Corporation has announced a new partnership with Chinese AMOLED manufacturer Everdisplay Optronics, to supply them with phosphorescent OLED materials to be used in their products. Everdisplay started out in 2014, producing smaller …

MediaTek Reports Slow July

by Yvette Raikes

July turnover was disappointing for Mediatek, falling 13.4% MoM and 23.6% YoY to NT$18.97 billion ($627.3 million). The company cited weaker shipments of smartphone chips. However, it expects August to be better, with a …

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Samsung Adds Active Version of Galaxy S8

by Bob Raikes

Samsung has added an ‘Active’ version of its Galaxy S8 smartphone that uses a 5.8″ display and using a raised metal surround to protect its ‘shatter resistant’ display which was tested against 21 of …

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