Vol 23 – Issue 21 – Display Daily

Materials for OLED Displays

by Bob Raikes

A good OLED phosphor must do three things well: it must have the proper color coordinates (that is, the right shade of blue) to create a wide color gamut; it must be energy-efficient; it …

SID Buzzes and is Up – Again!

by Bob Raikes

The SID was a good event, again, this year, with a boost of 7% on attendance – a function of the location, we suspect, and the increased marketing activity. We heard numbers were up …

Consumer Volume will Win in A/R

by Bob Raikes

Most of my week has been taken up with writing and editing our SID special report, which is a substantial one. However, I also found time, as I was in the San Francisco bay …

Welcome to the Glass Age

by Ken Werner

Glass is essential to the display and lighting worlds, but it’s hard to make it as exciting as eye candy such as the LG 77″ UHD, HDR OLED-TV that wowed Display Week attendees as …

E Ink Goes Flex and Full Color at Display Week

by Steve Sechrist

At Display Week 2016, E Ink showed its new 32-inch flexible display that weighs in at a remarkable sub-150 grams, (yes less than 6 ounces or the weight of 8 UK pennies.) The new …

LG Wins Prize for OLED TV

by Bob Raikes

LG Display’s booth featured the LG Electronics 77″ UltraHD TV, using its panel on the front of the booth, and it was catching everyone’s eye. It has great contrast and pretty good HDR performance, …

ClearInk is a Clear Highlight of SID 2016

by Bob Raikes

Several weeks ago, Ken wrote a Display Daily on a start-up called ClearInk (CLEARink Brings New Wrinkle to Electrophoretic Displays). I was travelling at the time and, unusually, I didn’t edit it – the …

Tags:Electronic Shelf Labels (ESLs)| EPD (Electrophoretic)| SID Display Week 2016| Vol 23 - Issue 21| Wearables

IHS Says Smart Watches to Dominate Wearables

by Steve Sechrist

Placing a bet on wearables? Look no further than the smartwatch category, which will dominate the display revenue space going forward, according to the latest IHS data presented at Display Week 2016 business conference. …

JDI Impresses with Low Power and High Resolution

by Bob Raikes

For many years, one of the consistent highlights of SID has been to visit Toshiba’s panel business, which then became TM Displays and, eventually, JDI. As usual, there was lots and lots to see …

Quantum Dots Get Hot

by Ken Werner

At Display Week quantum-dot makers had more significant announcements and introductions than many of us expected. Its not that QDs had become boring before Display Week. After all, television market penetration was 25% heading …

IHS Forecasts Wearables in the Healthcare Market

by Steve Sechrist

One session at the IHS Wearables – Flex conference during Display Week focused on healthcare as a driver in the wearables market, particularly as it affects the display industry. IHS Principle Analyst Shane Walker …

3D Developments

by Chris Chinnock

At SID DisplayWeek in San Francisco, there were several demonstrations of 3D technology on the show floor, which we summarize below. We did not review any papers, however. SeeFront is a German company developing …