Vol 24 – Issue 30 – Page 4

Tuning the Color of Perovskite LEDs

by Bob Raikes

Sixteen authors from institutions in Austria, Germany and Sweden recently reported on a technique to adjust the color of LED emissions using perovskites. This adjustment is done at the manufacturing stage, not in real-time …

Alpha Display Now in Bulgaria

by Bob Raikes

We have previously met with Alpha Display of Korea which makes industrial and special displays for gaming as well as transport. At the show, the company was very proud of having its 32″ displays …

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LED Signage Installed at the Barbican in London

by Andrew Fenn

Christie has installed its Direct View LED display above the Silk Street entrance of London’s Barbican, Europe’s largest arts and conference centre. The new display is made up of 28 LED modules in a …

IHS Markit Publishes Virtual Reality in Retail Blog

by Andrew Fenn

IHS has published a new blog detailing the discussion of a panel held at June’s Electronic Home Shopping Conference in Venice, Italy. The panel, featuring the blog’s author Maria Rua Aguete alongside three industry …

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Western European Tablet Market Almost Returning to Growth in 2017Q2, Says IDC

by Bob Raikes

According to the latest figures published by IDC, the tablet market in Western Europe posted just a 0.5% YoY contraction in Q2. In total, 7.0 million devices were shipped in the region, which shows …

CEC Panda Places $40 Million Order with Orbotech

by Andrew Fenn

Orbotech will be providing LCD panel manufacturer CEC Panda with $40 million worth of inspection, testing and repair solutions for the company’s next-generation fabrication facility in Chengdu, China. As part of the deal, Orbotech …

Apple Drops to Third Place in Q2 Wearables Results

by Andrew Fenn

Xiaomi and Fitbit have overtaken Apple in the wearables market, which grew by 8% in Q2, according to new figures reported by Canalys. Xiaomi shipped 3.5 million units over the last three months. Meanwhile, …

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Foxconn’s Sales Are Up in July

by Yvette Raikes

Foxconn Electronics posted July turnover of NT$315.1 billion ($10.4 billion), down slightly MoM but up 7.5% YoY. This resulted in revenue to date of NT$2.2 trillion ($72.5 billion), up 1.6%. The company said that …

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WiseChip Sees Strong Growth

by Yvette Raikes

WiseChip Semiconductor, which makes PMOLED panels, saw profit for the first half of the year of NT$127 million ($4.2 million) on turnover of NT$905 million ($29.8 million). In July revenue was NT$182 million ($6.0 …

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TSMC Gears Up FinFET Production

by Bob Raikes

The Commercial Times in China has reported that TSMC is expected to start making 12nm FinFET chips in the fourth quarter of 2017. They will be used in Xavier CPUs and Volta GPUs for …

Quanta Has Good Q2

by Yvette Raikes

Quanta Computer reported Q2 net profits of NT$3.98 billion ($131.2 million), up 13.6%, on turnover which rose 13.3% YoY to NT$235.37 billion ($7.8 billion). The company commented that it would have seen a decline …

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Is New Leadership Needed for Next Generation Cinema?

by Chris Chinnock

In a previous Display Daily, I claimed that the LED Cinema Era has Started. But what are the ramifications of this new technology entering a space that has so far been the exclusive domain …

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