Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category

A Call to Paul*

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

by Barry Young, Senior Advisor and Consultant Intel introduced the 2W+ Atom, its latest low cost, low power microprocessor, which is yet another attempt to expand their market by creating a product family, falling between the Smart Phone and the notebook. This “middy” device which in previous incarnations has failed miserably ...

Oxide Semiconductors: Potential Revolutionary AMOLED Fabrication Technology

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

by Charles Annis, Vice President, Manufacturing Research SID, the display industry’s leading annual academic conference, is always a great source of information on R&D into future display technologies. Crystallization of a-Si to p-Si and its application to AMOLED fabrication have been a favorite topic of the symposium for several years now. ...

Less-expensive Options Arrive for Blu-ray and Online Movie Streaming: What do They Mean?

Friday, May 30th, 2008

by Paul Erickson, Director, DVD and HD Market Research Two notable events over the past week involve the release of more-affordable products enabling people to consume digital content: the arrival of a $298 Blu-ray player at Wal-Mart and the release of the $99 Netflix Player by Roku. Each represents a significant ...

IPS Alpha 2 Goes Ink-jet…Really?

Monday, May 12th, 2008

by Charles Annis, Vice President, Manufacturing Research On April 28 the Japanese press reported that Dai Nippon Printing (DNP) will spend ¥30-40 billion (around $300-$400 million depending on the volatile exchange rate) to build a Gen 8 color filter fab for IPS Alpha’s planned line in Himeji, Japan. In General, Japanese ...

Wistron Buys In

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

by David Barnes, Vice President, Strategic Analysis Several news stories and our own survey of Q1’08 panel shipment results suggest a new trend in the LCD TV supply chain. Wistron (TPE 3231, sales of $8,842 million in 2007) intends to acquire inventory, equipment, intellectual property and personnel associated with PC monitor assembly from ...