Vol 23 – Issue 20 – Page 2

Freesat Discusses Innovation in FTA TV

by Tom Allen

A presentation on free-to-air (FTA) TV was given by Matthew Huntington – appropriately, as he is the CTO of FTA satellite platform, Freesat. FTA TV requires many players to work together. Freesat had run …

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SID’s Display Week Opens with Lots of Quantum Dot News

by Chris Chinnock

I have not had a chance to spend much time on the show floor or paper sessions, so I don’t have the full perspective of SID’s DisplayWeek yet. It is my turn to write …

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Microchip Acquires Atmel

by Tom Allen

Microchip’s acquisition of Atmel (Dialog and Atmel End Merger Agreement) is now officially complete. The companies are now to begin the work of integrating the two operating global teams. In a letter to clients, …

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Huawei Sues Samsung

by Tom Allen

Huawei has opened lawsuits against Samsung in the USA and China, claiming patent infringement. According to Huawei, Samsung used its IP in cellular communications technology and mobile phone software.

Microsoft Restructures Smartphones and Cuts Jobs

by Tom Allen

Microsoft has announced almost 2,000 jobs will be cut, as part of a move to restructure its smartphone business. The company will not exit the market entirely, but will focus its efforts on areas …

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Eyevis Brings Control Rooms to North England

by Tom Allen

Eyevis has launched a new control room demonstration venue in the North West of England. Potential customers can visit to see Eyevis’ technology, such as video wall controllers, Metawall network and a variety of …

DPI Extends Three-Year Warranty

by Tom Allen

Digital Projection Inc. has extended its 20,000-hour/three-year warranty – already available on some models – to all of its laser phosphor projectors.

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Intel Discusses Future Computing at Computex

by Tom Allen

Intel’s Diane Bryant and Navin Shenov will deliver a keynote speech at Computex 2016 (31st May – 4th June). They will discuss personal computing, the IoT, 5G and data centres, as they power new …

Corning Takes SID Award

by Tom Allen

Corning’s Iris Glass light guide plate has won a Display Component of the Year award, from the Society of Information Display.

Userful Turns PC Into Display Controller

by Tom Allen

Userful has released a version of its proprietary software (v8.6), which can be used to turn a standard PC into a video wall controller. The PC will then be able to support 60fps and …

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Samsung Looks Past OLED to QLED

by Tom Allen

Samsung stopped producing OLED TVs in 2013Korea’s ET News claims that Samsung will skip OLED TVs entirely, to focus on QLED (self-emitting quantum dot) technology. An unnamed Samsung official is quoted as saying, “There …

8k Progress Made in Japan

by Tom Allen

Two of Japan’s three major mobile carriers have announced successful 8k trials. NTT Docomo, with Nokia, transported real-time 8k video over a 5G network. Video was stored on a server, compressed and transmitted to …