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MagnaChip Claims 160M AMOLED driver ICs

by Isaac Oburu

MagnaChip said that since 2007 it has shipped over 160 million AMOLED driver ICs. Most of these ICs went to smartphones, but MagnaChip says they also shipped drivers to digital cameras and tablets. MagnaChip’s …

Tempe Equipment to be Used in Chinese OLED factory

by Isaac Oburu

Colnatec is supplying technology to a European firm building an OLED deposition machine that is headed for China. The machine will adopt Colnatec’s temperature-controlled Tempe system and is said to be larger than any …

Samsung Opens VR Movie Studio in New York

by Isaac Oburu

Samsung has announced plans to establish its own film studio for the production of VR movies and stories in New York. Samsung also announced a long-term partnership with the Sundance Institute with the aim …

Sony Acquires LTE Chip Firm

by Tom Allen

Sony has acquired Altair Semiconductor, for $212 million. The company expects to complete the transaction in early February. Altair is an Israeli company, which owns modem chip technology and related software for the 4G-LTE …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| sony| Vol 23 - Issue 03

EMEA PCs Down, but 2015 Marked Stabilisation

by Tom Allen

20.8 million PCs were shipped in EMEA in Q4’15 – an 18.2% decrease YoY, says IDC. Shipments were strong between summer 2014 and January 2015 thanks to Microsoft’s Bing promotion, so comparisons were unfavourable. …

Oversupply Will Continue in LCD Market

by Tom Allen

The oversupply issue currently affecting the LCD industry – exacerbated by China’s aggressive investment in production capacity and high fab utilisation – will continue well into 2016, says IHS. Large-area LCD supply is forecast …

Barco Focuses on Wireless Presentation

by Tom Allen

Two additions to Barco’s ‘wePresent’ range were on show: the SharePod and WiPG-2000S. The SharePod is similar to Barco’s ClickShare, which is a collaboration tool designed to simplify content transfer from personal devices to …

Sony Enjoys Rising Laser Uptake

by Tom Allen

Sony does not traditionally use BETT to show off new products, but has more of a focus on solutions. At the show, the company was showing off its Vision Presenter tool, which can be …

RIF6 Claims ‘First’ Mobile-Focused Projector

by Tom Allen

A company called RIF6 showed a new pico projector at CES that we missed at the show. ‘The Cube’ is said to be the first projector built specifically for smart devices, featuring MHL-HDMI for …

Apple Takes On VR Researcher

by Tom Allen

Apple has hired Doug Bowman, a VR researcher who recently went on sabbatical from his post as computer science professor at Virginia Tech. At Virginia, Bowman focused on 3D UI design and ‘the benefits …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| People| Recruitment & Appointments| Vol 23 - Issue 03

Intel’s to Adopt 10nm from 2017

by Isaac Oburu

A report from financial website The Motley Fool via PC Perspective, says that Intel is planning to release three processor families at the 10nm node. The release schedule for Intel’s 10nm line currently includes …

Prices Will Push VR to the Mainstream

by Isaac Oburu

Online PC retailers Scan Computers and Overclockers UK have spoken to PCR about VR and the Oculus Rift price point. Both firms are optimistic about VR. Scan’s Elan Raja III notes that the technology’s …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Retailers| UK (United Kingdom)| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 03