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OLED-Info Updates OLED Reports

by Tom Allen

OLED-Info has published a new version of its market reports on microdisplays and flexible OLEDs. Find them (paid) at http://tinyurl.com/k8hsu25 (microdisplays) and http://tinyurl.com/m3r8ksa (flexible OLEDs).

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 22 - Issue 19

iPhone Case Harvests Energy From Radio Waves

by Tom Allen

Nikola Labs, from Ohio, showed a new iPhone case at TechCrunch Disrupt this month, which harvests power to extend battery life. The case ($100) will debut on Kickstarter in June. Radio waves are converted …

Tags:Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Power| Vol 22 - Issue 19

Vodafone Has Large, Affordable Phones

by Tom Allen

UK mobile operator EE recently unveiled its own smartphones (EE Has Own-Brand Products – From BenQ), and now the competition has taken its turn. Vodafone’s Smart Prime 6, Smart First 6 and SmartTab Prime …

TPK Result 06/05/2015

by Helen Vince

TPK Holding’s turnover in Q1 improved 8.8% year on year to NT$28.9 billion ($938.6 million) from NT$26.6 billion ($863.9 million) a year earlier. However, the company recorded a net loss in the first quarter …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TPK| Vol 22 - Issue 19

Wisechip Begins PMOLED Sampling

by Tom Allen

Wisechip Semiconductor is sending PMOLED display samples to partners, for use in wearable products. Mass production is scheduled to begin in the second half of the year. The company aims to produce 5mm-thick flexible …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| PMOLED| Vol 22 - Issue 19

Semiconductors Approach Two Years of Growth

by Tom Allen

Semiconductor sales continue to grow, with the global industry posting a YoY increase for the 23rd consecutive month in March 2015. Data from the Semiconductor Industry Association shows that revenues reached $83.1 billion for …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Semiconductor Market| Vol 22 - Issue 19| Worldwide

HTC’s April Sales Fell 32%

by Helen Vince

HTC reported a 32.3% month on month drop in sales in April and a 38.6% fall year on year to NT$13.5 billion ($439.1 million). Analysts attributed the poor revenue figure to disappointing sales of …

Tags:Financial Data| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 19

A “New” Electronic Paper Technology is Under Development

by Arthur Berman

A team of researchers led by Yusuke Komazaki in the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences at the University of Tokyo (Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan) is working to improve an e-paper technology that was invented in …

Tags:E Ink| EPD (Electrophoretic)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 19

Mobile Panel Prices Continue Downwards

by Tom Allen

IHS DisplaySearch has released its panel pricing data for late April and early May. Weak IT demand in Q1 led to notebook vendors successfully driving down panel costs. IT demand is flat in Q2, …

Selevision Claims UltraHD at 4Mbps

by Tom Allen

A Saudi Arabian company, Selevision, has launched ‘Nukodec’, designed to replace the H.264 and HEVC codecs. The technology will be launched worldwide and is designed to lower the bandwidth of Full HD content to …

Tianma Takes Two Touches to SID

by Tom Allen

Tianma Microelectronics’ two new small LCD modules are high-brightness units, for use in marine, aviation and other outdoor applications. The smallest module is 4.3″, with 4-wire resistive touch and 480 x 272 resolution. It …

Tags:LCD Modules| Mobile Display Monitor| Tianma| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 19

IHS image of Mobile Phone Touch Module Shipments by Technology

Mobile Touch Shifts to Embedded With Apple and Samsung

by Tom Allen

Almost 40% of touch module shipments for mobile phones will use in- and on-cell touch this year, says IHS. The prediction comes following 47% YoY growth for the technologies last year, when they had …