Vol 24 – Issue 29 – Page 3

New Materials Offer Promise of Enhanced OLED Efficiency

by Arthur Berman

Fluorescent Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) materials typically have a maximum internal quantum efficiency of about 25%. A team of researchers headed by Dawei Di, a member of the Optoelectronics Group within the Department …

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CPT Bucks the Trend for July Large Panel Shipments

by Yvette Raikes

AUO saw its July shipments of large panels fall 2.2% MoM and 2.1% YoY to 8.83 million. This contributed to July revenue of NT$28.18 billion ($932.4 million), down 1.4% MoM but up 5% YoY. …

Samsung XAF Outdoor Modules Support IP65

by Bob Raikes

Samsung has released its XA060F LED signage ccabinets which are intended for outdoor use and are described as durable and weather-resistant (IP65 front/IP45 Rear). The 6mm pitch modules has 6,300 cd/m² of brightness and …

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EDO Signs OLED Evaluation Deal with Universal Display

by Andrew Fenn

Universal Display Corporation has announced a new partnership with Chinese AMOLED manufacturer Everdisplay Optronics, to supply them with phosphorescent OLED materials to be used in their products. Everdisplay started out in 2014, producing smaller …

MediaTek Reports Slow July

by Yvette Raikes

July turnover was disappointing for Mediatek, falling 13.4% MoM and 23.6% YoY to NT$18.97 billion ($627.3 million). The company cited weaker shipments of smartphone chips. However, it expects August to be better, with a …

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Can Waveguides Bring Auto HUD Ubiquity?

by Steve Sechrist

In case you missed the Auto display business conference at Display week (Yikes, nearly 3 months ago!) Continental devoted a good portion of its presentation time to introducing its new DigiLens waveguide powered HUD …

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Displays at the Rental and Staging Roadshow

by Matthew Brennesholtz

The Rental and Staging Roadshow was held on August 2nd at the Metropolitan Pavilion West in New York. It was produced by the media company NewBay Media and co-hosted by the rental and staging …

Samsung Adds Active Version of Galaxy S8

by Bob Raikes

Samsung has added an ‘Active’ version of its Galaxy S8 smartphone that uses a 5.8″ display and using a raised metal surround to protect its ‘shatter resistant’ display which was tested against 21 of …

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Sling TV Added to LG Smart TVs in webOS 3.5

by Andrew Fenn

LG’s webOS smart TV platform has been expanded once again with webOS 3.5. As part of the update, Sling TV is now available for LG’s 2017 range of OLED and Super UHD screens. Sling …

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Vestel Lands Massive Supply Deal with New Turkish Airport

by Andrew Fenn

Vestel has secured a substantial deal to supply electronic flight information displays to Turkey’s new airport. 3150 units have been ordered, a combination of 49″ and 55″ screens, capable of Full HD resolution and …

Sigmaintell Optimistic About OLED TV

by Bob Raikes

Sigmaintell of China has released its forecast for OLED panels for TV applications, based on the recent investment announcements from LG Display. The firm points out that current manufacturing techniques are wasteful of material …

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Chinese TV Market Suffers in H1 2017

by Bob Raikes

Sigmaintell released data on the Chinese TV market, including its ranking of the main brands over the first half of 2017. High panel pricing and the pressure on TV pricing have led to relatively …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| TV Set Market| Vol 24 - Issue 29