The words LCD beat CRT ran through my head as I walked through the exhibits at SID’s DisplayWeek in Vancouver. Though that observation may seem trite, I think it should be chanted by all of us until we declare victory and ask where we go from here. If we can learn anything from the last […]

Four recent news stories illustrate why display makers must stay close to end-users. Panasonic may exit the TV business Sharp missed Qualcomm’s targets for investment CPT is repurchasing the assets it sold to Giantplus Samsung advances mobile AMOLED technology to FHD Nikkei in Japan published unattested reports that Panasonic would exit the TV business entirely […]

By David Barnes Americans are excited about Apple’s homecoming game as a sign of more re-shoring wins to come. During a recent public address, the CEO of Apple announced his intension to create manufacturing jobs in the US next year. Executives at Foxconn and Lenovo made similar comments this month. While I agree that Apple’s homecoming […]

By David Barnes A presentation at SID’s 50th Anniversary in September revealed that blue phase LCD are coming. I was impressed with early demonstrations of blue phase technology at DisplayWeek 2010 but there were several practical problems to solve and I pushed the topic to the back of my mind. Dr. Wu’s talk at the […]