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Quested Suggests IP for BBC UltraHD

by Tom Allen

The BBC’s Andy Quested has said that the broadcaster may not use terrestrial signals for any future UltraHD plans. Speaking at the Futuresource Consulting New Content Horizons conference in London, Quested said the Red …

Head Up Displays – Long Way from Mainstream?

by Norbert Hildebrand

I have been following the development of the head up display (HUD) for quite some time. It transformed itself in recent years from a novelty and gadget in a car to a “must have” …

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CPT-FlexEnable Partnership Marks Flexible Mass-Production

by Tom Allen

FlexEnable has entered into a partnership with CPT, to drive the penetration of ‘truly flexible’ AMOLED displays. Working together, CPT and FlexEnable have manufactured a glass-free, full-colour AMOLED display. It is based on FlexEnable’s …

Automotive Demand Pushes KOE to Raise Production

by Tom Allen

KOE is to expand its production of display modules in Taiwan, from 180,000 modules monthly to 450,000, by March 2017. Parent company Japan Display said that the increase is being driven by rising demand …

Tobii, MSI Partner to Develop Eye-Tracking Games

by Helen Vince

Tobii Tech, a unit of Tobii, has formed a partnership with gaming notebook firm MSI to accelerate the development of eye-tracking enabled gaming products. The first product is a fully integrated eye-tracking concept notebook …

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Markus Eisemann Moves to Sharp

by Tom Allen

It would appear that Markus Eisemann, who was senior manager of solution sales at Samsung in Germany, has joined Sharp as visual solutions sales manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Analogix Prepares for Ubiquitous USB

by Tom Allen

Analogix Semiconductor has shown a new family of single-chip USB-C solutions at Computex. Intended for mobile devices, the ANX74xx products each contain a cable configuration controller, a port controller and manager and a high-speed …

Qualcomm Signs Agreement With Allwinner

by Tom Allen

Qualcomm has entered into an agreement with China’s Allwinner Technology, to extend the use of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processors in the Chinese connected tablet segment. Allwinner will offer system solution services to OEMs and ODMs …

NICT Demonstrates 200″ AS3D Display

by Tom Allen

Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) has undertaken a research project to develop ‘novel’ glasses-free 3D display systems. One of these systems was a 200″ display using super-multi view 3D video …

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Google and Qualcomm do the Tango

by Tom Allen

The next version of Google’s 3D-sensing smartphone, Project Tango (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 9), will be driven by a Qualcomm processor. It will be the Snapdragon 810.

Nanosys Receives Follow-On Investment

by Helen Vince

Nanosys has received a follow-on investment from Samsung Venture Investment Corporation, the venture capital arm of Samsung Group. The additional funds are a follow-on to a 2010 investment and will be used to expand …

Nanosys Achieves EPA Approval

by Tom Allen

Nanosys says that it is the first quantum dot manufacturer to complete the USA’s Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) New Chemicals Programme review process. Approval of this process enables Nanosys to continue its production scale-up …