Wednesday, 24 July 2013

Samsung exec speaks on future innovations; Collaboration focuses on smart cities; More news from The ConFab

Displays Digest | July 24

In this issue:
• Samsung exec speaks on future innovations
• High-resolution tablet panels debut with strong shipments in 2013
• IHS boosts tablet panel shipment forecast
• LCD TV panel inventory rises to excess level, spurring price drops
• European-Japanese collaboration focuses on ‘Cloud of Things’ to support smart cities
• Post-PC shift: Mobile devices to consume more DRAM than PCs in 2015
• BOE Technology Group and Applied Materials to deliver leading-edge display technologies
• The ConFab: Unleashing pent-up demand will spur semiconductor industry recovery
• Displaybank releases new industry analysis of glass slimming market
• Mobile PC market suffers worst Q2 performance in more than a decade
• Teardown reveals $20 Nokia phone still profitable
Top stories
Samsung exec speaks on future innovations
The future is bright for the future semiconductor and IT industry, according to Samsung exec Yoon Woo (Y.W.) Lee.
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High-resolution tablet panels debut with strong shipments in 2013
Making a stellar debut, high-resolution liquid-crystal display (LCD) panels featuring resolutions of 300 pixels per inch (ppi) or more are appearing in media tablets for the first time this year, with shipments set to approach 13 million units.
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IHS boosts tablet panel shipment forecast
Boosted by orders from unbranded, white-box Chinese manufacturers, global demand for tablet panels is exceeding expectations, spurring IHS to increase its forecast for displays by six percent for 2013.
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LCD TV panel inventory rises to excess level, spurring price drops
Global inventory of liquid-crystal display television (LCD TV) panels is set to rise to its highest level in 19 months in August, with the elevated stockpiles expected to contribute to a decline in prices in the second half of the year.
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Tech news
European-Japanese collaboration focuses on ‘Cloud of Things’ to support smart cities
CEA-Leti announced that a group of European and Japanese companies, research institutes, universities and cities will work together in the ClouT project to deliver ways for cities to leverage the Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud computing – to become smart cities.
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Post-PC shift: Mobile devices to consume more DRAM than PCs in 2015
For a generation now, the PC and DRAM industries have been tied together as tightly as the automotive and crude oil businesses.
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BOE Technology Group and Applied Materials to deliver leading-edge display technologies
BOE Technology Group announced that it has placed significant orders for advanced Gen 8.5 and Gen 5.5 display production equipment from Applied Materials for use in multiple facilities.
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Business news
The ConFab: Unleashing pent-up demand will spur semiconductor industry recovery
It’s no secret that 2012 was a rough year for the semiconductor industry, and while Bill McClean of IC Insights can’t predict the future, he did share encouraging data and thoughts on industry recovery at The ConFab on Monday, June 24.
Displaybank releases new industry analysis of glass slimming market
The glass slimming market topped $600 million in value in 2012 and is forecast to continuously grow to surpass $1 billion in 2014, according to a new report released by Displaybank.
Mobile PC market suffers worst Q2 performance in more than a decade
Battered by the nonstop onslaught of media tablets, the mobile PC market in 2013 delivered the worst second-quarter performance in 11 years.
Teardown reveals $20 Nokia phone still profitable
Is it possible to sell a mobile phone at a price of $20.00 and still make a profit?
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