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Pan-EU Project Tests ITO Replacements

by Super User

The production of flexible displays is currently dependent on ITO material, for transparent conductive and encapsulation films. Replacing ITO is proving difficult, with challenges in terms of cost, sustainability and manufacturing scale. The project …

Rumour: Apple Watch Will be Handled Exclusively by Quanta

by Super User

Rumours percolating online claim that Quanta will be the sole manufacturer of the Apple Watch. The company has apparently been taking on new staff members – as many as 40,000, it is said.

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ITRI and Heraeus Scale Non-ITO Touch

by Super User

Heraeus and Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) have demonstrated the possibility of scaling non-metallic touch panels to production volume. A joint project used Heraeus’ Clevios-branded PEDOT: PSS films (Display Monitor Vol 20 No …

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Samsung Warns of 60% Fall in Profit

by Super User

Samsung says that it expects third quarter operating profit to be approximately KRW4.1 trillion ($3.8 billion), 60% lower than Q3 of last year and the fourth consecutive quarter of declines. Revenue for the period …

CEA Says US Tech Spending to Set Record This Year

by Super User

According to the CEA, total spending on technology in the USA this Christmas season will rise 2.5% YoY, to more than $33.7 billion. An improving macroeconomic environment is increasing consumers’ willingness to shop, said …

ARM and TSMC Celebrate Big.Little on FinFET

by Super User

The results of a silicon validation of ARM’s Big.Little chip architecture, showing performance improvements, have been announced. The validation used ‘Big’ Cortex-A57 and ‘Little’ Cortex-A53 processors on TSMC’s 16nm FinFET (16FF) process technology. The …

Sharp Surprises With MEMS-IGZO Tablet in 2015

by Super User

Last month (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 37), Sharp announced that it would begin mass-production of its MEMS-IGZO displays (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 22) in 2017. Much earlier than this date, however, the …

Another Week of Too Much

by Super User

I’ll keep the editorial short this week as we have a huge amount of content for you as we have three event reports this week. I worry that we’re overloading you, but, equally, I …

Tags:Editorial| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 41| Volume 21

Chinese Display Makers Form Alliance

by Super User

According to the Xinhua News Agency, Chinese FPD makers have formed an alliance to boost their global competitiveness. The alliance, which has not been named, was launched on 11th October. The launch event saw …

Qualcomm to Buy CSR for $2.5 Billion

by Super User

Qualcomm announced this week that it has reached agreement with CSR to acquire the UK firm for a cash consideration of approximately $2.5 billion. Qualcomm said that the acquisition complements its current offerings by …

Canatu Discusses CNB Films at Motion Conference

by Super User

Canatu’s Bob Senior will discuss the company’s carbon nanobud touch technology at the IHS Touch Gesture Motion Conference. Senior will present his talk on 29th October, during the session ‘Indium Tin Oxide: Is There …

Texas Instruments Result 21/10/2014

by Super User

Texas Instruments Incorporated achieved a 31% year on year increase in net profit in Q3 to $826 million from $629 million in Q3 of the previous year, while turnover rose 8% to $3.5 billion …