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Allos Semiconductor Focusing on GaN-on-Silicon for microLEDs

by Chris Chinnock

Fabrication of blue and green LEDs – whether for conventional LED signage or emerging microLED applications – has typically started with a GaN epitaxial layer on sapphire. But the limited size of sapphire substrates …

KN03 Nanorod LEDs Could be the Future

by Bob Raikes

Professor Hiroshi Amano was the third keynote speaker at DisplayWeek and he discussed Nanorod LEDs in the display field. However, he started by pointing out the contribution of LEDs in reducing power use in …

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Colorimetry at Display Week – Roundup

by Matthew Brennesholtz

The Color Gamut Session at Display week (Session 78) had four papers in it. The session did not focus on improving the color gamut of displays. Instead, it focused on the evaluation and representation …

Projection Technology at Display Week – Roundup

by Matthew Brennesholtz

There were two sessions at the SID technical symposium that focused on the technology for projection systems: Session 63: Projection: Image Improvement and Session 70: Projection: Screen Technology. Projection Technology With diffusers alone, speckle …

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Dell Technologies Result 04/06/2018

by Vijaya

Dell Technologies announced its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2019. Net revenues in Q1 2018 were $21.4 billion, an increase of 19%, compared to $18.0 billion in Q1 2017. Net loss …

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KN01b Visionox Hails OLED Golden Era at SID Keynote

by Steve Sechrist

In his thought leadership keynote, (OK, they are supposed to be thought leadership talks) Visionox CEO Dr. Deqiang Zhang took us down the path of the OLED golden era that will introduce display ubiquity …

NEDs with Eye Focus Cues at Display Week – Roundup

by Matthew Brennesholtz

A hot topic at the SID Technical Symposium this year, and last year too, was Near Eye Displays (NEDs) for Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) that included accommodation for the eye. There …

High-Resolution Microdisplays for VR and AR HMDs at Display Week – Roundup

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Multiple improvements in AR and VR HMDs are required before they can really become mainstream products for either the consumer or enterprise applications. Image quality issues that need to be fixed include brightness (especially …

Human Factors in AR/VR Systems at Display Week – Roundup

by Matthew Brennesholtz

The human factors of VR and AR HMD systems are not well understood. The results of the studies presented at SID’s Display Week just scratch the surface and a lot more human factors research …

3D Display Round up

by Chris Chinnock

Coretronics was in the i-Zone with a near-to-eye light field display. The idea is to create a multi-focal plane display to avoid conflicts with vergence and accommodation. This approach can also use a microlens …

Light Field Labs Provides More Clarity on Light Field Definitions

by Chris Chinnock

Jon Karafin from Light Field Labs gave a symposium paper (25-2) and a presentation in the Immersive Conference that was very similar to presentations we have reported on recently (TS03 The Future of Cinema …

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Japan Display Inc Shows 8K based Light Field Display

by Chris Chinnock

Japan Display Inc. (JDI) was showing an upgrade to an 8K based glasses-free 3D monitor that they said used light field technology. It is based on a 17.3” 8K panel. At last year’s SID, …