SID Display Week 2016 – Page 5

KN3 OLEDs are the Only Viable Future Technology – Samsung

by Bob Raikes

The third keynote was by Sun-Chul Kim who is Exective VP and Chief of the Research Center of Samsung Display and his topic was ‘AMOLED Technical Issues and Forecasts’ He started with a discussion …

Harvard Highlights Curved Display Health Benefits

by Tom Allen

A study by the Harvard Medical School, unveiled at SID 2016, has found that curved monitors are less liable to cause ‘Computer Vision Syndrome’ than flat models. Participants were asked to view content on …

KN1 Microsoft Highlights Importance of Display Interaction

by Bob Raikes

The first of the main SID keynotes was given by Steven Bathiche of Microsoft who said that things had changed a lot since he attended his first SID event in 2001. He keeps coming …

BC24 Asahi Promotes its Brand

by Bob Raikes

Naoki Sugimoto is from Asahi Glass and he started by showing how images are likely to be seen on windscreens in the future. There can be no compromise on safety. Asahi also has chemical …

BC23 3M Looks at Practical Auto Issues

by Bob Raikes

Bill Simser is from 3M where he looks after automotive displays. He started by saying that the challenge is to use displays to drive the user experience. A real target is to get the …

BC22 GM Says that HUDs and Displays Have Challenges

by Bob Raikes

Thomas Seder of GM (joined by James Carpenter also of GM for questions) talked about design in cars. He said that a group called EyesOn Design selected a GM Buick Avista for a design …

BC21 Auto Displays Growing Well

by Bob Raikes

The final session of the day was on Automotive displays Mark Boyadjis of IHS, a specialist in ‘automotive user experience’, started by showing a boost in the annual production of automotives themselves to around …

BC20 O’Brien Combines GfK & NPD Data

by Bob Raikes

Bob O’Brien was once with Corning (and was previously with LG.Philips Displays) but is now an independent consultant. O’Brien has been working on a new global brand report with GfK and NPD POS data …

BC19 Nanosys Changes QD LCD Architecture

by Bob Raikes

Jason Hartlove, CEO on Nanosys started by saying that all major TV companies are using his technology (except LG – but he’s working on this). Consumers do care about resolution, but at some point …

BC18 LG Wants to Display What Viewers Dream

by Bob Raikes

Daniel Lee is the Director of Market Intelligence for LG Display (LGD). He started by looking at market trends. “You Dream, We Display” and Lee said that in Back to the Future there were …

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BC17 Gagnon Says There is Focus on Profits in TV

by Bob Raikes

Paul Gagnon of IHS ran the session on TV. He said that in the past of the TV industry, there was a very measured approach to new technologies and brands took time to migrate …

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BC16 Kyulux Promises Deep Blue OLEDs

by Bob Raikes

See our Investors Conference report for coverage of Kyulux, which also spoke at the Business Conference. IC2 Kyulux Has Great Support and Intriguing Technology