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Sharp Begins In-Cell Mass Production

by Tom Allen

Sharp has begun to mass-produce in-cell touch displays for smartphones. They are being produced at Sharp’s Mie Plant No. 3, using LTPS technology. The company is considering expanding production to its Kameyama Plant No. …

Acer’s CTO to Lead Design Centre

by Helen Vince

Acer has appointed Dr. RC Chang, the company’s chief technology officer, to lead Acer’s Design Centre, replacing retiring president, Jackson Lin. Chang joined Acer as CTO in 2003, while Lin has held various roles …

MegaChips Bridges DisplayPort and HDMI

by Tom Allen

Megachips is now shipping a DisplayPort 1.2/HDMI 2.0a bridge chip family. The MCDP28 line implements a high-speed level shifter and active-protocol converter (LSPCON) in a single chip. The chips support HDMI level shifting up …

FlexTech Alliance Elects New Chair

by Helen Vince

FlexTech Alliance has elected Jennifer Ernst as chair of its governing board for the next two year term. Ernst is chief strategy officer at Thinfilm Electronics and succeeds Keith Rollins of DuPont Teijin Films, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| People| Recruitment & Appointments| Vol 22 - Issue 25

Apple Patents Method to Raise AMOLED Display Brightness

by Tom Allen

Apple has been granted several new patents, but those that we are interested in relate to AMOLED displays – specifically, raising the performance of these devices. A top-emission AMOLED uses a top electrode with …

Himax Takes Photonics Award

by Tom Allen

Himax’s 0.22″ ‘Front-Lit LCoS module’ microdisplay has won the 2015 Taiwan Outstanding Photonics Product Award, from the Photonics Industry and Technology Development Association.

Tablet Joins EE’s Harrier Smartphones

by Tom Allen

EE has a new tablet in the Harrier line, joining the products under the same brand released in April (EE Has Own-Brand Products – From BenQ). Available for both consumers and businesses, the Harrier …

Tags:3G & 4G| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 25

Inventec Predicts Falling Annual Sales

by Helen Vince

Inventec has warned that its annual revenue might decline this year from last year’s NT$435.6 billion ($13.9 billion). The company said it expects to maintain its annual shipment target of 100 million units, but …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 25

JDI Looks to Premium Panels

by Tom Allen

Japan Display aims to hold a market share between 30% and 40% in high-end smartphone panels by 2020. The news comes from JDI COO Shuji Aruga, quoted by Taiwanese media. JDI also intends to …

Wearables Set for 150% Jump

by Tom Allen

Sources in the Taiwanese supply chain have said that wearable shipments are expected to rise to 45-50 million units this year, up between 125% and 150% from the 20 million units in 2014. The …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 25| Wearable Market

iOS 9 Code Points to iPad Pro

by Tom Allen

More evidence has been uncovered, which points to Apple developing a larger ‘iPad Pro’. New iOS 9 beta code, discovered by Taiwanese iOS developer Hiraku Wang, points to a 12.9″ tablet with 2732 x …

Tags:iOS (Apple)| iPad| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 25

Verlase Claims Quantum Wells Challenge QDs

by Tom Allen

Verlase has patented a wavelength conversion technology that it hopes will challenge quantum dots. Click to enlargeThe new patent (US Patent No. 9,035,344) is based on ‘quantum wells’ (QWs) formed from exfoliated 2D materials. …