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Samsung Starts 10nm SoC Production

by Bob Raikes

Samsung said that it has started the mass production of SoC chips, based on a 10 nanometer FinFET process. The company claims it will give a 30% increase in area efficiency compared to 14nm …

Tags:Chips| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| SOCs| Vol 23 - Issue 41

Seat Uses LG Screens

by Yvette Raikes

Three flagship Seat stores in Germany piloted an interactive digital signage system, which uses LG screens of up to 65″ with quad core SoC processors. As well as being able to access general information, …

Tags:Automotive| Germany| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| SOCs| Vol 23 - Issue 35

Actions Semiconductor Launches the V100 Chipset for Personal 3D Cinema Headsets

by Isaac Oburu

Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (“Actions Semiconductor” or “the Company”), one of China’s leading fabless semiconductor companies that provides comprehensive portable multimedia and mobile internet system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions for portable consumer electronics, announced today that …

Tags:China| Semiconductors| SOCs

BVM Builds Motherboard for Multiple Displays

by Tom Allen

BVM Ltd.’s new mini-ITX motherboard (tKINO-BW SoC) with a very low profile: less than 18mm, depending on the user’s choice of heatsink. This slimness means that it can be installed in thin displays or …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| SOCs| Vol 23 - Issue 29

Qualcomm Shares Next Step in Snapdragon 800 Family

by Tom Allen

Qualcomm has announced the successor to its Snapdragon 820 chip called the Snapdragon 821. Like its predecessor, the 821 is intended for use on mobile devices. It is intended to deliver faster speed, higher …

Tags:Chips| Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| SOCs| Vol 23 - Issue 27

Meizu is First With 10-Core Chip

by Tom Allen

The world’s first 10-core mobile chip, the Mediatek Helio X20 series, is due to become available this month – and China’s Meizu is the first to use the flagship Helio X25, in its dual-SIM …

Tags:AMOLED| Android| audio| Mediatek| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| SOCs| Vol 23 - Issue 14

Dune Chooses Sigma

by Tom Allen

Dune HD has chosen Sigma Designs’ SMP8758 SoC and Z-Wave technology to use in its new hybrid media player, the Solo 4k. The ARM-based processor enables UltraHD (via HEVC), IPTV and VoD content playback, …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Media Players| Sigma Designs| SOCs| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 14

NAB is All About Codecs

by Tom Allen

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) 2016 show will take place in Las Vegas between the 16th and 21st April. There will be a renewed focus on traditional broadcasting, using the ATSC 3.0 platform, …

Tags:Broadcast| HEVC (H.265)| Interface Extenders| IPTV| Large Display Monitor| Licensing| Mobile Display Monitor| NAB 2016| NEC| SOCs| Switchers| Testing| TFT| Video Encoders & Decoders| Vol 23 - Issue 13

Wearables Battle the Hype Cycle at WTS 2016

by Tom Allen

This was our first year attending the Wearable Technology Show in London’s ExCel Centre, which has been running since 2014. Already, the event is beginning to branch out to cover more areas, such as …

Tags:Android| Android Wear| Augmented Reality| Automotive| Dialog Semiconductor| Epson| Events| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| iOS (Apple)| Mobile Apps| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Sensors| SOCs| sony| UK (United Kingdom)| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 11| Vuzix| Wearables

Panasonic Shows Off All B2B Displays

by Tom Allen

Panasonic began the first day of ISE with a press conference, where Stephen Yeo – marketing director of Panasonic System Communications Company Europe (PSCEU), the company’s B2B arm in Europe – announced a new …

Tags:DLP Projectors| ISE 2016| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Light Sources & Lamps| Panasonic| SOCs| Vol 23 - Issue 06

CES 2016 Roundup

by Tom Allen

3M had several groups at the show. We talked to the automotive group from the display division which was showing how its light control films could be used to control viewing angles and other …

Tags:Amazon| CES 2016| Konka| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Netflix| Quantum Dots| Skyworth| SOCs| STBs| SVOD| Virtual Reality| VOD| Vol 23 - Issue 01| Worldwide