Shifting Display Strategies and Looking for Consolidation
by Omid Rahmat
With the exception of automotive, the display industry is very volatile.
Tags:Manufacturing| Market Data| Production
Macroblock Leads Mirage to Enter into the Era of Film Production Renaissance
by Artem Alekseenko
As a leading design house of LED driver IC, Macroblock is devoted to providing customers outstanding products and excellent services through a combination of innovative technology and design passion. It is our honor to …
Tags:LED| LED Drivers| Production
Smartphone Production Undergoes Modest 5.7% QoQ Increase for 3Q21 Owing to Supply Chain-Related Component Shortages
by Artem Alekseenko
The smartphone market is showing an improvement in demand during the second half of this year due to the peak season for e-commerce promotional activities and the easing of COVID-19 outbreaks in regions such …
Tags:Analytics & Tools| Production| Smartphone Market
APS Keen to Make 3000ppi FMM for Apple
by Bob Raikes
What They Say The Elec reported that Apple has requested a sample of a Fine Metal Mask (FMM) from APS Holdings that is reported to be able to deposit OLED pixels at 3000ppi, 5X …
Tags:Microdisplays| OLEDs| Production| Vapour Deposition
Apple Stops Watch Production
by Bob Raikes
What They Say The Nikkei reports that Apple has paused production of the upcoming Apple Watch 7 (probable name) because of difficulties in assembly. The design is said to be more complex than previous …
Tags:Apple Watch (iWatch)| Production
LG Display to restart spending in Apple OLED line next month
by Milos Pavlovic
What They Say The Elec reports that LG will restart spending on its E6-3 line in Paju shortly as it looks to boost capacity to meet demand for flexible smartphone OLEDs from Apple. The …
Tags:Apple| Investment| LG Displays (LGD)| OLED Fabs| Production
Counterpoint Publishes an Interesting Lead Time Chart
by Bob Raikes
What They Say Counterpoint Research in its newsletter published guidance on the PC market and said that momenum would continue to push strong sales. Premium notebook PC demand may squeeze Chromebooks. Overall, the firm …
Tags:Production| Semiconductors| Supply Chain
Sony Employs Robots to cut TV Production Costs by 70%
by Bob Raikes
What They Say An executive, Kimio Maki, from Sony has said to the FT that the firm is automating its TV production facility in Malaysia to cut costs by up to 70% in 2023 …
Tags:Production| sony| TVs (TV Sets)
Renesas to resume full production next month
by Bob Raikes
What They Say Nikkei reports that Renesas said that it had now made a “cautious restart to output” at its factory in Naka, Japan, that had been damaged by a fire in March. Renesas …
Tags:Japan| Production| Renesas| Semiconductors
Taiwan’s chip industry under threat as drought turns critical
by Bob Raikes
What They Say Reuters reported that severe droughts in Taiwan are causing more problems for the semiconductor supply chain. Water levels are at just 20% of capacity after a typhoon-free summer with little rain. …
Tags:Production| Semiconductors| Taiwan
DSCC Interviews X Display
by Bob Raikes
What They Say DSCC followed up the recent news by XDisplay about its tools being installed (XDC Installs World’s First 300mm MicroLED Tool) by interviewing the company. The company said that it uses a …
Tags:MicroLED| Production
More 5G & OLED Bits & Pieces
by Ken Werner
I’m still collecting interesting news items that for one reason or another don’t justify a whole Display Daily. Or maybe I’m too lazy to do the research that would make a whole Display Daily …
Tags:5G| BOE| OLED Fabs| OLEDs| Production
