Vol 24 – Issue 45 – Page 3

HDMI 2.1 Finalised – Support for 4K120 and 10K

by Bob Raikes

HDMI has formally released Version 2.1 of the HDMI specification that includes a new Ultra High Speed HDMI cable that will support uncompressed 8K video with HDR. The outline of the specification was released …

Viaccess-Orca and Rambus Boost Security in TVs and STBs

by Bob Raikes

Viaccess-Orca is working with Rambus Inc to develop a hardware VO Shield Root of Trust (RoT) solution for multimedia chips that might be used in Smart TVs and STBs. The company said that the …

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Will VR be just a Gamer’s Dream or a Way of Life?

by Norbert Hildebrand

When we talk about the success of VR and AR we typically reflect on some new market forecast that tells us how many billions AR / VR will create in near future. Independent of …

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Adder Technology First KVM Manufacturer to Join AIMS Alliance

by Andrew Fenn

Adder Technology has announced it has joined the Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS), a not-for-profit trade alliance, as an associate member. AIMS is dedicated to the education, awareness and promotion of industry standards …

Arm Has New Display Architecture

by Bob Raikes

Arm has created a new architecture, Komeda, to integrate its Mali-D71, CoreLink MMU-600 and Assertive Display 5 technology (acquired by Arm with the purchase of Apical last year). Assertive Display 5 technology is intended …

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Climate Change and Display Companies

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Last month Best Buy issued a press release titled “Best Buy Accelerates Efforts to Combat Climate Change.” This got me to thinking about the display business and climate change. My colleague, Norbert Hildebrand, has …

Epson Large Venue Laser Projectors Power “light” Exhibition

by Andrew Fenn

Epson and Kaneko have announced their partnership on a new exhibition called light. Media artist and designer Refik Anadol will use four Epson Pro L1505U large venue laser projectors in his audiovisual installation project …

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Holst Centre Reveals Flexible Barrier for OLED

by Andrew Fenn

Researchers from Holst Centre claim to have solved a major challenge in creating large-area displays for portable devices, demonstrating a new protective barrier for organic electronics that is foldable and allows high-temperature processing of …

Tags:Barrier Layers (Films)| Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 24 - Issue 45

Sony Releases OLED Microdisplay with Over 3,000 PPI

by Andrew Fenn

Sony Semiconductor Solutions has released the ECX335B OLED Microdisplay. According to a press release from electronics supplier Framos of Munich, the ECX335B is a small, 0.71″ (1.8cm) diagonal active matrix color OLED panel module …

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Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ to Be Unveiled at CES?

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung will apparently be showing off its next flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S9 and S9+, at the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show in January, according to VentureBeat. Citing “someone briefed on the company’s plans”, …

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iPhone Spec Roadmap Revealed

by Bob Raikes

The OLED Association has published a roadmap that sets out the expected specifications for Apple’s iPhone developments, and produced by Mirae Asset Daewoo Research. The main changes expected are a move to higher resolutions …

Asus Monitor is for eSports

by Bob Raikes

Asus has a new eSports LCD, the ROG Strix XG258Q, which uses a 24.5″ TN panel from AU Optronics that has FullHD resolution and that supports a 240Hz refresh rate and a 1ms GtG …

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