2024-03-15

INNOCN 34M1R mini LED curved ultrawide gaming monitor review – A whole lotta oohs and ahs

REVIEW – I remember many, many moons ago when 1920 x 1080 HD monitors and TVs were IT. Full HD resolution! Watching DVDs at 480p on your old TV, laptop, or PC was so plebian. Now here we are with so many acronyms with Ds and Ks it’s hard to know what one should buy to stay up with the Joneses, if you really care about what THEY are doing. With 4 of my 5 kids still living at home, I don’t even know who the Joneses are much less care to keep up with them. So, I’ve been using FHD monitors for a long time. My setup was 2 27&Pri...
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2024-01-04

Integration in the Display Industry Accelerated in 2023, Opening Up New Market Opportunities

New display technologies like Mini/Micro LED, OLED and other innovative applications such as in-car displays, AR/VR, and virtual production are giving a fresh boost to the display industry. With the rise of new opportunities, the links between different parts of the display industry have become stronger, and there is a clear trend towards industry integration. In 2023, several companies and research institutions in the display field teamed up through collaborations or acquisitions to bring in new display technologies and applications. Their aim is to build up expertise i...
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2024-01-04

CarUX to Showcase Cutting-Edge Automotive Innovations at Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS, USA - Media OutReach Newswire - 3 January 2024 - Emphasizing the core concept of "More than Display, and Far Beyond," CarUX, a subsidiary of Innolux, will showcase the world's first Privacy technology and InvisiView hidden displays, among other latest breakthrough automotive display products and technologies, in Las Vegas, U.S., from January 9 to 12. CarUX aims to establish a new benchmark for automotive interior products to embrace the trends and developments of security, practicality, and recreation of smart cockpits. CarU...
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2024-01-04

AUO debuts at CES 2024, and is Transforming the Concept of Smart Mobility

Unveiling Industry-Leading Automotive Display HMI Solutions, Featuring New Micro LED Applications for Smart Cockpit and Human-Machine Interaction  HSINCHU, Jan. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- AUO, a global leader in display technology, will make its CES debut in Las Vegas on January 9th, alongside leading automotive manufacturers. AUO's exhibit will feature advanced display technologies and solutions, including the company's revolutionary Micro LED. It will highlight a range of in-vehicle display HMI solutions and extended mobility ...
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2023-11-06

Samsung Odyssey Ark 2nd Gen – Epic Screen, Epic Play

Elevate the ultimate gaming experience with Ark 2nd Gen, now with enhanced Multi-View The Samsung Ark 2nd Gen is now available for purchase at Samsung.com and select retailers nationwide. The 55-inch, 4K UHD rotating display features enhanced Multi-View connectivity that supports up to four source inputs,1 with up to three HDMI sources and one DisplayPort source. You can now connect and control multiple PCs, laptops and gaming consoles. Ark 2nd Gen offers the same powerful cinematic experience as the first generation Ark, with its AI-Powered processor th...
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2023-07-14

San’an Announces Earnings Guidance for 1H23, Expecting a Drop in LED Chip Revenue

On the evening of July 11, San’an Optoelectronics announced its earnings guidance for the first half of 2023. Due to a decrease in selling prices of LED chips and increased accrued expenses, the chipmaker expects a year-on-year decline of over 75% in net profit for 1H23. Earnings to Shrink with a 15.24% Decrease in LED Chip Revenue Due to the slow demand recovery in 1H23, San’an posted a year-on-year drop in revenue to 6.469 billion yuan (4.33% YoY), with operating costs growing 4.42% to 5.592 billion yuan and gross margin being cut by 530 million yuan...
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2023-06-15

Panasonic unveils 2023 OLED line-up, adds QD Mini LED and Fire TV LED models

Panasonic has taken the wraps off a five-strong line up of OLED screens, and two new LED models, at a showcase event in Berlin. We already knew about the high-end MZ2000 OLED, having had a preview of this flagship at CES, but can now confirm it’ll be joined by the MZ1500, MZ980, MZ800, and MZ700. Panasonic has also unveiled its first Quantum Dot Mini LED model, the MX950, and its first LED 4K offering built around Amazon’s Fire TV OS, the MX800. New to the higher-end models this year is Nvidia G-Sync compatibility; a T...
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2023-06-12

SID 2023 Brings Focus to Microdisplays Powered by Mini/Micro LED

On May 23, SID 2023 (Display Week 2023) kicked off in California, USA, with more than 200 exhibitors attending the three-day event. This year, most attention was drawn to microdisplays engineered with Mini/Micro LED and Micro OLED for AR/VR wearables. Several leading companies, including Saphflux, Seoul Semiconductor, JBD, Porotech, TCL CSOT and BOE, showcased their latest microdisplay offerings. SAPHLUX Saphlux exhibited three products at SID 2023. The LED maker unveiled a prototype of a 0.39-inch RGB microdisplay designed...
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2023-06-07

TrendForce’s Outlook on 2023 Mini/Micro LED Technologies

To date, Mini/Micro LED hasn’t went into mass production, which is not as planned but in line with expectation. Anyhow, what matters is that the path to success has become much clearer even though arriving the destination of full-scale production still takes a period of time. In 2022, amid macroeconomic headwinds, Mini/Micro LED faced complicated challenges while embraced more opportunities. To some extent, the industry found silver linings in addressing problems at both supply and demand sides, including technical hurdles, cost issue, terminal applications and demands pr...
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2023-05-15

PhC PressRelease Nitride Semiconductors

May 10, 2023 Nitride Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Founder, President & CEO Yoshihiko Muramoto ◆Overview We have succeeded to develop the Photonic Crystal (hereinafter referred to as PhC) on which 100 nm size nanofabrication is performed on an ultraviolet LED (hereinafter referred to as UV-LED) with a wavelength of 385nm. We confirmed the light confinement effect of the PhC. ◆ Background A photonic crystal is a structure in which the refractive index changes periodically, and is used to confine light in a small area and enhance the interaction betwe...
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2023-04-27

Ennostar's Six Arrows Shot at Once at Touch Taiwan: An Insight into Next-gen Display Technology

HSINCHU, April 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ennostar Group (Stock Code: 3714) and its subsidiaries (EPISTAR, Lextar, Unikorn, Yenrich and ProLight) together greatly exhibited the latest cutting-edge technology products and research and development technology to demonstrate the comprehensive benefits of group integration at 2023 Touch Taiwan with the theme of "Lead the Way" which focused on topics of Micro LED, Mini LED, automotive, sensing, metaverse and next-generation compound semiconductor. Showing technology re-evolution and planting new e...
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2023-04-24

XIAOMI IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE SMART TV EVER! TAKE THE XIAOMI TV MASTER 86 MINI LED

The huge catalog of products from Lei Jun, made up of China, continues to grow. Now its menu of smart-tuned or smart-tuned equivalent receives a new premium-smart-type television that surprises the price with its high quality capabilities. The TV has a Mini LED screen and is a very large height. This equipment, called Xiaomi TV Master 86 Mini LED, was presented during this week shortly after the Xiaomi 13 Ultra. THIS IS A NEW SMART TV XIAOMI TV MASTER 86 MINI LED. Apart from that, the TV is a week where we meet with th...
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2023-04-21

Acer announces Predator Triton 14 with new Mini-LED display option, Intel i7-13700H CPU and up to an RTX 4070 dGPU

New for the 2023 Triton models is a Mini-LED display option with 2,560 x 1,600 resolution and 250 Hz refresh rate. The latest Acer Predator Triton 14 packs an Intel i7-13700H processor with up to 32 GB LPDDR5-6000 RAM and up to 1 TB NVMe SSD storage, plus up to an RTX 4070 dGPU. This model also comes with a Thunderbolt connector and a miniSD card reader. Acer is refreshing the Predator Triton gaming laptop lineup with Intel's Raptor Lake processors and Nvidia's RTX 4000 mobile dGPUs. First to get the updated specs is the small ...
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2023-04-20

Xiaomi TV Master 86-inch Mini LED TV launched with 2000 nits brightness, 70W speakers, and more

Xiaomi's second mini LED TV is bigger and better but more affordable at the same time. Yesterday at the Xiaomi 13 Ultra launch event in China, the company also announced several other products. One of them is the brand’s second mini LED TV, which officially goes by Xiaomi TV Master 86-inch Mini LED TV. For the unaware, the Xiaomi Master series is the company’s premium television lineup. It consists of models featuring OLED, mini LED, and transparent OLED panels. The first Mini LED TV from the brand called Mi TV Maste...
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2023-04-17

TrendForce’s 2023 Next-Gen Display Seminar Ends Successfully with No Empty Seats

On March 30, 2023, TrendForce held the 2023 TrendForce Next-Generation Display Industry Seminar at JW Marriott Hotel in Shenzhen, China, with its affiliated LEDinside and WitsView. Over a thousand representatives from the display industry gathered at the conference to explore the next-generation display technologies. The conference began with an opening speech by Sara Fan, general manager at TrendForce (Shenzhen), who extended a warm welcome and gratitude to all the attendees, expressing her best wishes for the future development of the next-gen display i...
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2023-03-24

TrendForce: LED Market Value Likely to Hit USD 21.013 Billion in 2027

According to TrendForce’s latest report “Gold+ Member: Global LED Industry Data Base and LED Player Movement Quarterly Update”, soaring raw material costs and high inflation caused by the Russia–Ukraine war and pandemic woes in China have slashed consumer market demand and increased end product inventories. Therefore, TrendForce analyzes that the LED market value shrunk to USD 14.214 billion in 2022 (-19% YoY). Except for the 40% growth rate of the Mini LED backlight market, general lighting, architectural lighting, agricultural l...
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2023-01-18

TCL NAMED THE OFFICIAL TV PARTNER OF THE NFL

LEADING ELECTRONICS BRAND AND THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE TEAM UP FOR LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIP TCL®, one of the world’s best-selling consumer electronics brands and leading technology companies, today announced it has been named the Official TV Partner of the NFL. The multi-year partnership is a significant move for TCL, a company that continues to dominate the television space as one of the top TV brands in North America. Building upon the 2023 momentum which was spurred by a succ...
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2023-01-18

【CES 2023】Micro/Mini LED Will Be Dominant Display Trend in 2023

As the world’s biggest tech show, Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was held between January 5 and January 9, 2023 in Las Vegas. TrendForce has summarized several highlights and categorized them into four themes, namely the 1) automotive lighting and display, 2) Micro / Mini LED TVs and video walls, 3) Micro LED AR smart glasses, and 4) Micro LED-backlit TVs and monitors.   Topic One: Automotive Lighting and Display Macroblock showcases driver IC product service for automotive lighting and display.   1. Headlights: Ada...
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2023-01-17

Hisense Enriches Home Entertainment Options for South African Consumers with Launch of New U80H Mini-LED ULED 8K TV

Leading global electronics brand, Hisense, has recently announced the launch of the U80H Mini-LED ULED 8K TV in South Africa. The U80H TV delivers never-before-seen depth and detail, with 33 million pixels – 4 times more than a standard 4K TV. The next-generation smart TV also comes with a number of innovative features, combing to create a truly immersive entertainment experience. The U80H TV comes with an 8K AI Upscaler capable of upscaling picture performance to achieve exceptionally high-quality picture standards with accurate details. Inst...
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2023-01-11

TCL Honored by ADG with Awards for Innovative Technologies during CES 2023

TCL, a leading consumer electronics brand and one of the dominant players in the global TV industry has been recognized by the ADG for its technological achievements for contributions to advances display technologies during CES 2023. Among the distinctive titles, the Display Technology Innovation Gold Award goes to TCL 4K Mini LED TV C845 and the Eye Protection Innovation of the Year Award to TCL NXTPAPER 12 Pro. Selected by a jury of global experts and influential media, the awards were presented as part of the 2022-2023 Global Top Br...
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2023-01-11

TCL Will Unveil More Large Screen Mini LED and QLED TV Series Starting from Spring 2023

TCL, one of the dominant players in the global TV industry and a leading consumer electronics brand, revealed plans to launch more new series of large-screen QLED and Mini LED TVs in later months across Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Africa and Latin America. Since 2018, TCL has dedicated considerably in Mini LED technology. Today its Mini LED TV technology sets a benchmark for the industry and is the essential display technology behind the best home theater experience. In 2023, TCL will expand its incredible Mini LED TV portfolio ...
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2023-01-09

HARMAN Announces Ready Display, Transforming Consumer Electronics Display Experiences for the Vehicle

Patented Samsung technology from leading consumer devices has been reimagined for the vehicle to deliver new levels of vivid, brilliant in-cabin optics HARMAN, an automotive technology company and subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. focused on designing consumer experiences at automotive grade, today introduced HARMAN Ready Display, a portfolio of display products, including Neo QLED Auto, that leverage Samsung synergies to bring leading consumer electronics display experiences into the vehicle. HARMAN Ready Display optimizes price, performance...
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2023-01-09

ViewSonic Introduces New Display Products for Gaming, Home Theater and Work Productivity in 2023

Product Highlights Include New ELITE Gaming Monitors; Portable Monitors, a Native 4K OLED Monitor and 4K LED Home Entertainment Projectors ViewSonic Corp., a leading global provider of visual solutions, will preview its upcoming display products for 2023 at the Pepcom Digital Experience, Jan. 4th, 2023 and Showstoppers @ CES , Jan. 5th, 2023 in Las Vegas, NV. The company will be introducing a number of exciting products for consumers, from members of a tech-savvy household to gamers and productive, remote workers. With the new ViewSonic E...
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2023-01-09

Hisense Launches New Premium ULED and Laser TV Product Lineups at CES 2023, Featuring More Mini LED Options and More Laser Cinema Options

Hisense, provider of high-performance televisions and appliances, reveals its 2023 lineup featuring new Laser TV and Laser Cinema options - and expanding Mini LED throughout the entire ULED lineup. For years, Hisense has touted a commitment to developing quality products with the latest technology and putting them within reach. Consumers realize now Hisense goes head-to-head with tier one brands in the industry - and wins - bringing equally great specs and features, all at a best-in-class value. In 2023, the brand is taking its commitment to making premium technology acces...
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2022-10-11

【Exclusive Interview】K&S Accelerates Mini LED Commercialization by Developing Integrated Services and Laser Transfer Technologies

Mini LED and Micro LED have been two cutting-edge technologies in the spotlight across the display industry, where relevant applications are thriving, particularly those powered by Mini LED. After Apple launched its Mini LED iPad Pro, Mini LED is expected to take off quickly in the market.   However, the transfer process remains a challenge for mass production of Mini LED (and Micro LED, too). Processing a large number of Mini/Micro LEDs (which is necessary for mass production) using the existing technologies and equipment is apparently too tim...
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2022-09-08

Jufeng launches high performance Mini LED Solder Paste Solution

With the continuous upgrading of MiniLED industry, the market trend has gradually become clear. With the steady development of backlight TV and laptop display applications, the continuous innovation of small-size VR display technology, and the growing demand for intelligent EV, MiniLED backlights have become more and more popular in the market.  Jufeng, a leading semiconductor soldering and electronic packaging material solution provider since 2006, recently released its ultra-fine size solder paste solution JF-ML100, which can be widely used in differ...
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2022-06-29

TrendForce 2022 Global Automotive LED Product Trend and Regional Market Analysis- Business Reimagined

According to TrendForce’s “2022 Global Automotive LED Product Trend and Regional Market Analysis,” although the vehicle market demand has shrunk due to the Russia–Ukraine War and COVID-19 pandemic in China, the automotive LED market demand has steadily increased in 2022 thanks to the increasing LED headlight penetration and rise of advanced technologies such as those for intelligent headlamps, logo lamps, (intelligent) ambient lights, and Mini LED / HDR automotive displays. TrendForce has analyzed the development in the automotive ...
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2022-06-02

TrendForce 2022 Mini LED New Backlight Display Trend Analysis: Current Development of Brands and Strategy Analysis

According to TrendForce’s latest market research report the “TrendForce 2022 Mini LED New Backlight Display Trend Analysis”, the trend of Mini LED backlights led by leading players including Samsung and Apple in 2021 has encouraged other brands to introduce the up-to-date components into their new displays in 2022. For example, TV manufacturers such as Sony, Sharp, and Hisense have decided to use Mini LED backlights this year, while MSI, Lenovo, and GIGABYTE have applied the components to MNT and NB markets. As new comers have...
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2022-05-04

【Touch Taiwan 2022】Partnerships between Giants to Create Win-Win Micro/Mini LED Display Solutions

Touch Taiwan 2022 kicked off on April 27 in Taipei, centering on the theme “Features on Cross Industry Integration , the Future of Displays”, during which major players––such as Ennostar, Macroblock, AUO and PlayNitride––showcased various products which they have spent years to make. Ennostar Ennostar focused on displays and sensing. The first thing catching visitors’ eyes was an ultra fine pitch display featuring 0404 RGB LED. The LED manufacturing group also exhibited solutions for small and large displays powered...
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2022-03-22

TrendForce: LED Market Value Likely to Hit USD 30.312 Billion in 2026

According to TrendForce’s latest report “Gold+ Member: Global LED Industry Data Base and LED Player Movement Quarterly Update”, economic activities have returned in all aspects as the COVID-19 pandemic began slowing down in 2021, boosting the global LED market scale to USD 17.65 billion (+15.4% YoY), a growth rate that beats expectations. Looking to the future, market value of Mini LED backlights and video walls will continue going up, along with increased automotive LED penetration, rising demand for high-end lighting, and expanded v...
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Tokushima, Japan - 6 March 2024: Nichia, the world's largest LED manufacturer and inventor of the high-brightness blue and white LED, has started mass production of the new UV-B (308nm) and UV-A (330nm) LEDs in its popular 434 Series packa... READ MORE

New XLamp® S Line LEDs enhance growth, last longer, lower energy costs Horticulture and other forms of agricultural lighting require application-tuned ratios of spectral content, high efficacy and long lifetimes. Whether you are interested... READ MORE