Category: Displays

QuirkLogic CEO talks Quilla 42″ E Ink Whiteboard

Posted by – June 12, 2017

Interview with QuirkLogic co-founder and CEO Nashir Samanani (see my previous video of the QuirkLogic Quilla), talking about the company and the team that he leads to create the QuirkLogic Quilla 42″ E Ink collaborative whiteboard system that is about to get released.

Foldable 10.2″ E Ink e-reader, Fashion, Flexible Plastic Logic, Smartwatch, Smart Card and more

Posted by – June 12, 2017

E Ink shows some of their latest awesome demos including a 10.2″ Flexible Carta Mobius plastic flexible based e-reader device with 220ppi high resolution, an impressive color changing 2-pigment E Ink Prism dress, 42″ active matrix E Ink for digital signage, Plastic Logic shows some of their plastics based flexible E Ink displays such as 10.7″ with organic material flexible backplane, color E Ink, shelf labels, Visionect Joan conference room displays, Sony FES Watch U, Amazon Oasis, E Ink Smart Card updating through NFC. And the QuirkLogic Quilla 42″ interactive whiteboard. Filmed at the SID Display Week.

Corning Precision Glass TGV semiconductor packaging to enable revolutionary PCB designs, more compact, cheaper

Posted by – June 11, 2017

Corning Precision Glass Solutions shows high precision wafer and panel format glass-based-solutions, enabling higher speeds, lower form factors and enhanced optical performance in a variety of applications. Corning suggests that their Glass can provide many opportunities for advanced packaging. The most obvious advantage is given by the material properties. As an insulator, glass has low electrical loss, particularly at high frequencies. The relatively high stiffness and ability to adjust the coefficient of thermal expansion gives advantages to manage warp in glass core substrates and bonded stacks for both through glass vias (TGV) and carrier applications. Glass also gives advantages for developing cost effective solutions. Glass forming processes allow the potential to form both in panel format as well as at thicknesses as low as 100 um, giving opportunities to optimize or eliminate current manufacturing methods.

At their SID Display Week 2017 booth, Corning also showcases some of their other technologies related to their Corning Glass for the display industry, including Corning Gorilla Glass 5 for improved drop performance for phones, Vibrant Corning Gorilla Glass for printing vibrate images on glass for decorative use, Corning Gorilla Glass for the Automotive market, that they claim is tougher than plastic, enabling high touch sensitivity and that can be cold formed into complex 3D shapes to enable the upcoming comformed display for automotive market. Corning Lotus NXT Glass enables conformed Smartphones like the Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+ with edge conformed displays, higher resolutions, more brithness, better energy efficiency, and more innovative designs for smartphones with high performance backplane LTPS-LCD and LTPS-OLED.

BOE Flexible OLED, 27″ 8K, Bezel-less, foldable phone, AMQLED, 4K and more

Posted by – June 11, 2017

BOE from Beijing China shows their flexible OLED, plastic displays, which will be used for the foldable and flexible bezel-less smart phones of the future. BOE also shows their 5″ AMQLED Active Quantum-dot Light Emitting Diode display. 3.5″ 4320×4800 ultra high pixel density VR/AR display. BOE iGallery 37″ 8K LCD with 325dpi 100% high color gamut. MLOC and metal-mesh active pen touch technology also with force touch. 5.7″ 4K lower power display. Eye-care display with less blue light. 5.5″ QHD 3D with eye tracking. 13.3″ FHD privacy display. 18.4″ 4K display with 110% Adobe color gamut. 9.6″ HD automotive dual view. 15.6″ Curved plastic display for automotive. 27″ 8K display. Filmed at the SID Display Week.

Google Keynote at SID Display Week 2017, Clay Bavor, VP of Google VR/AR


Google is Enabling rich and immersive experiences in virtual and augmented reality, presented by Clay Bavor (at Google since 2005), Google Vice President of Virtual Reality where Google works to create an efficient and scalable software platform for rich VR and AR services to be powered by high performance, power-efficient ARM CPUs, GPUs, sensors, and where Google is also working with the Display insutry to bring amazing new ultra high resolution VR and AR displays to the market. As you can see in this video of the keynote, at the SID Display Week, Google announced they are working with Sharp to create ultra-high resolution LCD displays for VR optimized for very low lag time. Google also works to create 20megapixel per eye prototype VR and AR displays, amounting to 2.5x 4K resolution per eye. And Google is working with ARM and other companies to bring foveated rendering technology to not require the 100-150Gbit/s bandwith for VR and AR content once the microdisplays have such high resolution, this method involves using a camera to track where the eye is focusing and render a very high resolution of exactly what you’re looking at while keeping the resolution and detail lower for where you are not looking at directly, and doing all that accurately with minimal lag time.

HDMI 2.1, 4K120, 8K60 (up to 10K120 compressed), new 48Gbps cable, Dynamic HDR

Posted by – June 6, 2017

HDMI 2.1 supports 4K120 and 8K60 uncompressed over a new 48Gbps cable, even supporting up to 10K 120fps compressed. HDMI 2.1 also supports Dynamic HDR, eARC and Game Mode VVR. Dynamic HDR enables variable HDR on a scene-by-scene even frame-by-frame basis. eARC enables object-based 3D audio. Game Mode VRR features variable refresh rate, which enables a GPU to display the image at the moment it is rendered for more fluid and better detailed gameplay, reducing or eliminating lag, stutter, and frame tearing.

Realtek RTD1296 for Android TV, Google Voice Assistant, NAS

Posted by – June 5, 2017

Realtek RTD1296 is a processor for Android TV Box featuring quad core Cortex A53 GPU, Mali T820 MP3, DDR3 and DDR4 ram, LPDDR2/3ROM, eMMC 5.0 (and NAND), HDMI: 2.0 (TX/RX), LAN: Gigabit Ethernet (x2), 11ac Wi-fi USB, 1 X USB 3.0 and 2 X USB 2.0, MHL, SATA, Bluetooth, SD card, PCI-e,IrDA in/out, S/PDIF output. The solution also supports picture in picture. The RTD1296 is similar to the RTD1295 but with more IO. The realtek rtd2871 is another solution for Android TV Box with support for 4k video and featuring a quad core ARM Cortex-A53 processor.

CLEARink Displays ePaper Reflective wins Best in Show at DisplayWeek 2017

Posted by – June 1, 2017

CLEARink Displays Chairman and CEO, Frank Christiaens and VP of Engineering, Scott Ferguson, won “Best of Show” at SID DisplayWeek 2017 in Los Angeles. CLEARink Displays works on the principle of Total Internal Reflection (TIR) which occurs on the top plane of the display, when light is reflected back creating white state images. The top plane also encompasses an electrophoretic (ePaper) mechanism where an applied voltage causes black particles to rise to the top and cover the bottom surface of the film and absorb light, thus creating the black state. The bottom plane is a TFT substrate similar to what is used in the LCD industry, the backplane allows for pixel formation. This technology has all the benefits of electronic paper including low power, sunlight readability, extremely thin and light and flexible plus the added benefit of lower cost color and video. The CLEARink demos are running video at 30frames/second, some of the demos were hybrid static text and dynamic video on the same page. The company said that they are targeting eSchoolbooks, Wearables, Mobile Devices etc but they can also make products for Electronic Shelf Labels/IoT as well as Signage displays. CLEARink is in trial production in a LCD fab and will have samples ready for the customer in the next few months with mass production in Q1 2018.

faytech 2017 factory tour: Industrial kiosk PC embedded indoor, outdoor touch device manufacturer


Here is my third factory tour with faytech Tech. Co., Ltd (after I filmed the faytech 2013 tour and the faytech 2015 tour) , this time at their newest factory location, seeing over the past few years this company develop from a small startup company to a world leading industrial touch device manufacturer with advanced in-house manufacturing capabilities is quite impressive. You can see for yourself in this video how they develop. In the video, Arne Weber, CEO of faytech, walks us through their new factory. Currently they are on two floors, one for office and production, the other one as warehouse, incoming material check and test area featuring also several special innovative projects.

For any industrial or commercial touch devices projects, for embedded, PC, monitor, outdoor, indoor, rugged or optical bonded you can contact faytech to see if they can provide you with the right solution (as you can see how I filmed how faytech works with their partners and customers in New York for example) doing it their way to combine German engineering with Asian production capabilities and service, interested parties can contact faytech here:

faytech Tech. Co., Ltd.
Tel: +86 755 8958 0612
sales@faytech.com
http://www.faytech.com
Fl 5 & 6, Bldg F, First Phase,
Hongmen Tech Zone,
Shangxue Duan, Jihua Road,
Longgang, Shenzhen
http://www.facebook.com/faytechtouch
http://www.twitter.com/faytechshenzhen

AUO shows Foldable AMOLED, Conformable Plastic LCD, Bezel-less displays and 240Hz Monitor


AU Optronics R&D Manager JJ Lih presents some of AUO’s latest displays such as their 5″ 1280×720 Foldable Touch AMOLED, 1.4″ and 1.2″ High Resolution True Circular small bezel AMOLED 454×454 for the Smartwatch industry, 5.5″ FHD Super Narrow Border 0.4mm LTPS LCD, 3.5″ 480×320 Plastic Flexible Conformable LCD to be available on the market within one year. 12.3″ FHD AMOLED for in-car Cluster, 12.3″ Free-form LTPS LCD for in-car Cluster. 9″ 1280×800 Curved LCD. 8.9″ Free-form LCD for Rear-view Mirror. 15.6″ QHD 120Hz LTPS LCD for Gaming. 13.3″ 4K Ultra-low Power LTPS LCD using lower 15hz frequency. 13.3″ 4K Ultra Narrow Border 1.5mm LTPS LCD. 15.6″ 4K Ultra Narrow Border 2mm LTPS LCD. AUO also shows their 240Hz World’s Highest Refresh Rate Gaming PC Monitor.

SID Display Week Opening, Ribbon Cutting, 75 videos to come

Posted by – May 31, 2017

I am filming 75 videos at the SID Display Week conference in Los Angeles California. Check back for some awesome 4K videos, demonstrations of the latest most cutting edge displays that are to come in the future, and interviews with the people who invent them.

FlexEnable Plastic Flexible Organic LCD (OLCD) Displays

Posted by – May 21, 2017

FlexEnable demonstrates conformable, glass-free Plastic based organic LCDs that are 4x thinner than regluar glass-based LCD, 10x lighter weight, shatterproof, 30 times more bendable and conformable, 3 times higher mobility resulting in higher resolution and upward 1000 times lower power leakage enabling lower power consuming LCD displays, all at similar or lower cost than regular glass based LCD when mass produced! Read more about the FlexEnable Flexible Plastic OLCD at their website: http://www.flexenable.com/technology/flexible-olcd/ Filmed at the IDTechEx Show!

Paneloled M8trix OLED Stage Lighting

Posted by – April 28, 2017

Paneloled M8trix is the world’s first OLED stage light featuring 64 OLED panels from LG Display, it is the most eco-friendly light fixture in terms of weight, volume and light output, reaches up to 5500 lumens per M8trix. It is smartly connected and not only for events, it is also usable for architecture, hotel, club, studios, art performances and more. The quality of the M8trix OLED Light provides spectral power distributions closest to sunlight to feel emotionally comfortable under the OLED light. This could be the future of indoor lighting. It has no flickering so it is also good for recording indoor video. It supports high rendering index CRI above 90 so it looks better on camera than standard video light. Ultimately it could be less costly due to less power consumption and a smaller transportation volume.

Here are some videos to show the Panel Oled:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD2jJZe2YUY

Distributors and interested parties can contact Paneloled here:
PanelOled ltd
Belaidi Nicolas, CEO
Nicolas@paneloled.com
Phone : +852 67020767
http://paneloled.com
http://facebook.com/m8trix88/
http://twitter.com/Paneloled
http://instagram.com/M8trixOled

DisplayPort comes with Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 with alt-mode Type-C directly on the SoC

Posted by – March 2, 2017
Category: Displays, 4K UHD, Qualcomm, MWC

DisplayPort is a standard for high resolution diplays. DisplayPort 1.4 can support up to 8K resolution at up to 30 hertz on a single cable and 60 hertz over two cables, here showing it off running on an upcoming announced Dell 8K 32″ display. DisplayPort can also support HDR or high dynamic range.

If a device has USB type C and the necessary hardware it can output displayport video through Type C. Through USB Type C a device can be charged while outputting video and being connected to a USB hub. Display port alt mode can switch to HDMI for HDMI displays. The Snapdragon 835 has displayport functionality so more devices in the future should have it. Mobile devices in the future could potentially Run multiple display monitors through a dock.

A dock using High Bit Rate 3 (HBR3) over DisplayPort 1.4 can output to multiple 4k monitors.

Waterproof touchscreens by UICO duraTOUCH

Posted by – February 26, 2017
Category: Displays, IDTechEx

UICO duraTOUCH technology is touchscreen technology which can be used in all environments even the harshest of environments. UICO duraTOUCH technology can be used in extreme cold as well as extreme heat. UICO duraTOUCH technology can tolerate sand, snow, mud, sweat and dirt. UICO duraTOUCH technology can used with gloves unlike conventional capacitive touchscreen technology. Filmed at the IDTechEx Show!

TF Massif E Ink Interactive Posters, large area, thin film circuits

Posted by – February 18, 2017

TF Massif shows off their beautiful interactive posters using E Ink and LEDs, entering potential massive success to revolutionize the poster/advertising business, with Large Area Thin Film Circuits, TF Massif has capabilities to produce flexible circuits at 50in x 144in and 60in circuits are also available. Using their proprietary Large Area Control Deposition (LACD) they can produce the most cost effective large area flexible circuits in the world. Target markets are anything Big. TF Massif is the winner of the “Best Product Award” at the IDTechEx Show!

DisplayLink over USB: 6x 4K60p, Chromebooks, Android, Continuum, wireless HTC Vive and more

Posted by – February 3, 2017

DisplayLink is showing some of their latest demos, here featuring a smooth wireless HTC Vive experience using a DisplayLink dock connected with wireless 60Ghz video signal to/from the VR gaming PC, then showing daisy-chaining 3 DisplayLink docks powered by the DisplayLink DL-6950 chip, launching this Dock in the Targus Dock 160 launching for $249 at Amazon.com. DisplayLink engineered its algorithm to compress display over USB, it works with Chromebooks, Android phones, Windows 10, Ubuntu, Mac OS and more. DisplayLink got integrated with Chromebooks natively by DisplayLink’s partnership with Google, and for Android you just need to run the DisplayLink Presenter app for it to work from most Android phones that have Micro-USB or USB Type-C, as long as those have USB Host function active in them. DisplayLink is well integrated with Windows 10 also at the core of Windows Continuum. They also demonstrate SiBeam for a wireless USB connector.

100″ Hisense 4K Laser Cast TV 100H10D

Posted by – January 30, 2017

Launching this summer in the USA at $12,999.99, this is Hisense’s first short throw 4K Projector system, aiming to display a 100-inch 4K image from just 13-16 inches away from the screen with 2,700 lumen using DLP technology making it usable in the daytime. It is HDR-compatible and includes 5.1 audio surround.

Sony A1E OLED TV 55″, 65″, 77″ with X1 Extreme 4K HDR processing

Posted by – January 15, 2017

Sony launches XBR-A1E BRAVIA OLED TVs at 55″, 65″ and 77″ powered by the Sony X1 Extreme 4K HDR processor (see also my other video about the X1 Extreme processor), to enhance the picture quality potential of self-emitting wide viewing angle OLED panels, producing deeper blacks and brights for an optimal contrast. Sony A1E series is also equipped with Sony’s new Acoustic Surface that vibrates the display to create sound from the whole display surface not needing to use traditional speakers on the side of the display.

Sony X940E 75″, X930E 65″, X1 Extreme 4K HDR image processing

Posted by – January 15, 2017

Sony BRAVIA X940E 75″ 4K HDR TV with full array local dimming LEDs for more brightness and contrast with X-tended Dynamic Range Pro, runs on Sony’s 4K HDR X1 Extreme processor, 40% more real-time image processing compared with the previous X1 processor, with HDR remaster for upscaling standard dynamic range (SDR) content to near 4K HDR quality. Sony Bravia X930E is for 65″ and 55″ with same processing capabilities as X940E. X930E has Slim Backlight Drive+ technology doing edge-lighting giving near full array local dimming performance. Sony launched the first X1 processor in 2015, enabling possibly the industry best noise reduction and upscaling quality, now with X1 Extreme, Sony expands on the features for improved 4K HDR quality for high picture clarity, higher contrast, and wider colors support. X1 Extreme introduces Dual Database Computer Vision Processing for improved noise reduction and upscaling using tens of thousands of references that Sony generates from its archive of knowing how recognizable things are supposed to look like. X1 Extreme also introduces Super Bit Mapping 4K HDR removes banding creating a smooth, natural picture. X1 Extreme also introduces Object-based HDR remastering recognizing objects in the image to adjust contours, textures, depth for a more natural look.