Vol 22 – Issue 08 – Page 9

Panel Makers: UltraHD Will Pick Up in 2015

by Tom Allen

AUO and Innolux are optimistic about UltraHD LCD TV shipments this year, according to Taiwanese media. The companies are said to be predicting shipments of 23 million – 25 million units, reaching 13% – …

AUO Takes 100% Stake in Toppan CFI

by Helen Vince

AU Optronics (AUO) has spent NT$4.4 billion ($140.5 million) to acquire a 100% stake in its colour filter affiliate, Toppan CFI. AUO purchased a 49% stake in Toppan in 2006, a company that was …

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Introducing the Atheer Augmented Reality Glasses

by Arthur Berman

Atheer Labs (Mountain View, CA) has developed an interactive, 3D, augmented reality “platform” which combines immersive 3D augmented reality with “natural” gesture-based interaction. The so-called Atheer AiR platform consists of a virtual reality user …

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IHS DisplaySearch Discusses the Display Supply Chain for 2014 and 2015

by Norbert Hildebrand

IHS DisplaySearch released its view of the display supply chain in 2014 and 2015. The report looks at large, medium and small panel supply and demand as well as materials and display technologies. In …

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LGD Succeeds in Doubling Flexible Capacity

by Tom Allen

Universal Display has revealed some details about LG Display’s flexible OLED capacity. During a conference call with investors, UDC said that LGD’s current monthly capacity is 14,000 substrates from its G4.5 fab – more …

10 Million French TVs Affected by MPEG-4

by Tom Allen

As many as 25% of older French TVs could be affected by the country’s switch from MPEG-2 to MPEG-4, says GfK. The firm estimates that about 10 million of the 40 million sets sold …

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SES Brings Demo Channel Across Channel

by Tom Allen

SES Astra has extended its UltraHD demo channel for continental Europe to the UK and Ireland. It is broadcast using UltraHD Phase 1 specifications and encoded in the HEVC Main 10 standard. Analyst Comment …

Calibre Gets Evangelical About Scaling

by Tom Allen

A new scaler for digital signage LED videowalls was released by Calibre UK. The LEDView325DS is designed to be cost-effective while also providing high-quality scaling (CEO Tim Brooksbank is particularly outspoken on this topic). …

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CTouch Has Fun Prototypes

by Tom Allen

CTouch specialises in large touch displays, and had new models in two lines, as well as several prototypes. The entry-level units are called Laser, although this is only a brand name – the screens …

Paris Metro Station Features LED

by Tom Allen

The La Défense metro station in Paris was fitted with new LED tiles from Barco at the end of last year. Located in the central hall, the 46 m² display uses 134 of Barco’s …

Chromebook Pixel 2 Revealed in Bug Report

by Tom Allen

A big report in the Chromium project issue tracker reveals that Google is developing a second-generation Chromebook Pixel (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 8). The original Pixel had a 12.8″ display and 2560 x …

Applied Materials Result 12/02/2015

by Helen Vince

Applied Materials Inc. has reported its first quarter results, posting a net profit of $348 million on turnover of $2.3 billion, which compares with a net profit of $253 million on turnover of $2.2 …

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