Vol 23 – Issue 04 – Page 6

LCOS – It’s not Just for Displays Any More

by Chris Chinnock

We recently had a chance to visit with Jasper Display in their Santa Clara offices. Jasper is a silicon design house that started by specializing in Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCoS) microdisplay. They still …

LIPA Releases Recommended Industry Practice for Measuring Speckle

by Chris Chinnock

Just before Christmas, the Laser Illuminated Projector Association (LIPA) released to the public its Recommended Practice: Measurement of Speckle in Laboratory Conditions. It is a guide for laser projector makers, installers, and theater operators …

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Rockwell Collins Buys Simulation Projector Line from Christie

by Chris Chinnock

Rockwell Collins has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of the Matrix series projector product lines from Christie Digital Systems. Rockwell Collins already has a captive projector line …

STMicro Leaves STB Market

by Tom Allen

As part of the announcement of its finance results, STMicroelectronics has said that it will discontinue the development of new STB platforms and standard products for STBs and home gateways. As the reason for …

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PTC Updates Vuforia

by Bob Raikes

PTC has announced new features for for its Vuforia augmented reality platform. Vuforia will now support Windows 10 devices, and the new VuMark tool.

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FCC Wants to Open STB Market

by Tom Allen

Tom Wheeler, chair of the FCC, is circulating a vote for a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, which will be voted on by the FCC on the 18th February. The Notice deals with consumer freedom …

QMC Agrees Joint Venture in China

by Tom Allen

Quantum Materials Corp. (QMC) has launched a joint venture with China’s Guanghui Technology Group (GTG). GTG will invest $20 million to build QMC’s QDX quantum dot production facilities and quantum dot application development in …

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Philips Sale of Lumileds Blocked

by Tom Allen

Philips had been intending to sell its Lumileds LED manufacturing business to a China-led private-equity group. However, US authorities have forced Philips to cancel the $3.3 billion deal. Announced in early 2015, Philips was …

LG Display Updates Its OLED TV Plans

by Bob Raikes

In its quarterly investor briefing, LG Display (LGD) outlined how its business has been developing. In Q4, shipments were up 4% to 10.2 million m², boosted by demand for bigger TV sets, while small/medium …

Eyevis is Double-Sided in Germany

by Tom Allen

Eyevis has celebrated a win in Germany: since August 2015, its 46″ double-sided displays have been used at 200 Jet petrol stations across the country. The custom-made displays were created for PMS GmbH, and …

Ultra-Wide Will Define 2016 Panels

by Tom Allen

We have picked up some news about a new panel from LG Display which is a 37.5″ panel called the LM375UW1, with 3840 x 1600 resolution. This provides roughly a 21:9 aspect ratio, and …

GFU Expects 2.4 Million UHD Sales

by Isaac Oburu

Hans-Joachim Kamp, chairman of the GFU in Germany, has said that HDTV has prevailed very quickly among customers due to the convincing image quality. He adds that UltraHD is developing in the same way, …