Vol 22 – Issue 32 – Display Daily

I Was Almost Tempted….

by Bob Raikes

I had a weak moment during the week. I thought about upgrading my system to the new Windows 10. I have been installing the latest Windows version on my system since Windows 1 in …

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Consumer electronics and all man-made products are composed of materials that have been selected, modified and manipulated so as to arrange the atoms into particular forms and to accomplish specific functions. From stone points, …

Chromebooks Overtake Notebooks

by Tom Allen

Conventional 15″+ notebooks have become less popular with global consumers, whose attention is instead shifting to smaller products, says IHS. In the first half of 2015, 15″-15.9″ panel shipments fell 14% YoY, from 44.5 …

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Chromebooks Overtake Notebooks

by Tom Allen

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‘Screenless’ Displays and Microdisplays Hit High Growth

by Tom Allen

Grand View Research, a US-based firm, predicts that the screenless display market will approach $3 billion in value by 2020. Screenless display technology aims at transmitting information without a projector screen or monitor. Holographic …

Asustek Sees 14% YoY Drop in Sales

by Helen Vince

Asustek’s sales fell 17%month on month and 14% year on year in July, to NT$34.5 billion ($1.1 billion). Sales for the first seven months of the year were broadly flat at NT$254.8 billion ($7.9 …

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Planar to be Acquired by Leyard

by Helen Vince

China’s Leyard Optoelectronic and Planar Systems have entered into a definitive merger agreement, which will see Leyard acquire all of Planar’s common stock, in a deal which values Planar at around $156.8 million. Planar’s …

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Professor Examines Vertical Transistors for OLEDs

by Tom Allen

A professor at Kent State University, in the USA, has received a grant to continue development of a combined LED and organic transistor, which could be used in flexible displays. Bjorn Lussem received $180,000 …

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Amscreen to Sell Media Division to DigiCom

by Helen Vince

Amscreen has signed a new partnership agreement to sell the media sales and marketing activities of its 3,500 UK digital roadside and healthcare networks to DigiCom Out of Home. Amscreen will continue to provide …

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Asus Predicts Stronger Second Half

by Tom Allen

Asus shipped 4.3 million notebooks in Q2’15, down from 4.8 million in Q1’15 and 4.6 million in Q2’14. Desktop shipments were 500,000 units, down 100,000 from Q1. Asus has said that it is aiming …

Foxconn Set for Success in Emerging Markets

by Tom Allen

As more smartphone vendors look to Brazil and India, Foxconn will benefit, say sources from Asia. Vendors are seeking local production partners, as Brazilian and Indian governments are imposing high tariff rates on imported …

GE Lighting Licenses PFS Phosphor Technology

by Tom Allen

Everlight Electronics and Lextar Electronics have obtained licensing rights from GE Lighting, for the use of PFS-based phosphor. The phosphor boosts the richness of the red colour in LED backlights. The companies will begin …

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