Vol 21 – Issue 44 – Page 11

Imagination Customers to Create ‘Kepler’ Competitor

by Raverstead

Imagination Technologies has said that it is working on coherent interconnect technology; this would enable Imagination’s newest multicore MIPS processors to be combined with ‘large arrays’ of its PowerVR GPUs. The intent is to …

Chip Sales Outperform Predictions in Q3

by Raverstead

Worldwide semiconductor sales reached $87 billion in Q3’14, a 5.7% QoQ and 8% YoY increase, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). The result outperformed the latest World Semiconductor Trade Statistics industry forecast. Sales …

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Hannstar Display Result 2/11/2014

by Bob Raikes

Hannstar Display Corporation announced turnover in Q3 of NT$5.6 billion ($183 million), down 32.8% year on year from NT$8.4 billion ($274.6 million). The company reported a net loss for the quarter of NT$580.4 million …

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OnePlus Breaks Half a Million Sales on Sub-$500 Budget

by Raverstead

Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus has been hailed as 2014’s success story. Since launching its first device, the OnePlus One, in April, more than 500,000 units have been sold, co-founder Carl Pei told Forbes. These …

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Share Multiple Devices With Epson Projectors

by Raverstead

Epson’s new short-throw projector line-up is aimed at education environments. Teachers can use the bundled Moderator device management software and an optional wireless module to connect the projectors with up to 50 devices. Content …

VESA Seeks Input on DSC Revision

by Raverstead

The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) is examining a refinement to its Display Stream Compression (DSC) standard (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 5). DSC reduces bitrates to enable higher resolution content to be played …

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Assessing 3D Stereo Comfort using an EEG

by Helen Vince

3D – Ever since the advent of 3D technologies, researchers have been investigating the psychological and physiological effects on users of viewing stereoscopic imagery. The general impression that I have obtained from reading many such …

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Balancing Charge Extends Quantum Dot Efficiencies

by Helen Vince

Technology – Chinese researchers have taken quantum dot (QD) LEDs above 20% external quantum efficiency (EQE) – thought to be the technology’s theoretical maximum – for the first time. By adding an insulator layer to …

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Touch Gesture Motion Points Way to New User Interfaces

by Helen Vince

User Interface – The tenth edition of the Touch Gesture Motion Conference organized by Mark Fihn in co-operation with IHS was held October 28-30, 2014 in Austin, Texas. Unlike some similarly themed prior events, this year’s TGM event provided …

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Pallas Extends Image With Bezel-Mounted LEDs

by Helen Vince

Digital Signage – A 3×1 vertical videowall has been designed, built and installed by Pallas LCD in Plaza Premium’s departure lounge in Heathrow’s Terminal 2A. Although LCD technology was used, the videowall appears to be …

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Pen Input Matures

by Helen Vince

User interface – At the Touch Gesture Motion Conference held October 28-30, 2014 in Austin, Texas, Rick Seger of N-trig presented a Pen Input Tutorial on Tuesday October 28 as well as a presentation entitled Beyond Touch on Wednesday October 29. …

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The Acquisition of HDR Content with CMOS Sensors

by Helen Vince

Camera/Camcorder – 4K resolution or more, wide color gamut (WCG) and high frame rates (HFR) are only some of the issues for a camera to acquire the next generation of images – high dynamic range …

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