Volume 21 – Page 39 – Display Daily

JVC & Kenwood Merge US Operations

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JVC Americas and Kenwood USA have merged their US operations to form a single subsidiary. The merger completes a process that was first announced in April, and is designed to enhance operating efficiencies and …

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PC-to-TV Connections Higher in Europe

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A study by Parks Associates has found that Smart TV ownership in broadband households is around 40% in Germany and Spain, but only 33% in the UK. It has also found that PC-to-TV connections …

Dell Drops Legacy Connections on Ultrasharp

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In the process of updating its Ultrasharp line, Dell has dropped the legacy connections on its 2012 model (U2713HM, Display Monitor Vol 19 No 33) in favour of increased digital terminals. Similar to the …

Pan-EU Project Tests ITO Replacements

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The production of flexible displays is currently dependent on ITO material, for transparent conductive and encapsulation films. Replacing ITO is proving difficult, with challenges in terms of cost, sustainability and manufacturing scale. The project …

Rumour: Apple Watch Will be Handled Exclusively by Quanta

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Rumours percolating online claim that Quanta will be the sole manufacturer of the Apple Watch. The company has apparently been taking on new staff members – as many as 40,000, it is said.

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ITRI and Heraeus Scale Non-ITO Touch

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Heraeus and Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) have demonstrated the possibility of scaling non-metallic touch panels to production volume. A joint project used Heraeus’ Clevios-branded PEDOT: PSS films (Display Monitor Vol 20 No …

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EC Finally Clears Liberty’s Ziggo Deal

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The European Commission has finally approved Liberty Global’s pending acquisition of Dutch cable operator Ziggo. Liberty Global said in January that it would acquire Ziggo in a stock and cash transaction which valued Ziggo …

Viamotion Expands With HTTP Streaming

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Anevia’s Viamotion Suite has been updated, and can now support media content streaming via the internet, using conventional HTTP servers. HbbTV can also be used as a secondary live source or for catch-up or …

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Bill Herz Joins Faroudja Enterprises

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Faroudja Enterprises has announced that Bill Herz, an industry innovator in the fields of video, multimedia, visual computing and consumer electronics technology, has joined the company as COO and VP of business development. Prior …

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HP to Split into Two Companies

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HP has announced its intention to split into two separate companies, one comprising its enterprise technology infrastructure, software and services businesses, which will operate as Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, while the other will comprise HP’s personal …

Flexible Electronics to Top $200 Million in 10 Years

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OLED displays are a growing market segment that requires flexible encapsulation. IDTechEx Research has thus forecast a flexible electronics market value of over $200 million by 2024 – mainly driven by flexible mobile displays. …

Advantech Looks to Haier for IoT

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Advantech is apparently seeking a partnership with Haier to develop Internet of Things products, say sources in the upstream supply chain.

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