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Global sales of smartphones to end users returned to growth in the first quarter of 2018 with a 1.3 percent increase over the same period in 2017. Compared to the first quarter of 2017 sales of total mobile phones stalled and reached 455 million units in the first quarter of 2018. Nearly 384 million...Views: 991 Update date: 06/26/2018
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Notch design of smartphone displays is estimated to raise manufacturing cost of display panels by more than 20 percent. According to the OLED Display Cost Model, manufacturing cost of the 5.9-inch organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panel with notch design, as in the Apple iPhone X, is estimated to be...Views: 1014 Update date: 06/21/2018
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Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) truly have matured enough to allow for first commercial products in form of small and large displays. In order to compete in further markets and even open new possibilities (automotive lighting, head-mounted-displays, micro displays, etc.), OLEDs need to see further improvements...Views: 799 Update date: 06/14/2018
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Modern society has grown accustomed to an overflow of visual information, with displays in the center of most user interfaces. The pace of introducing new technologies and of reducing cost of manufacturing has been impressive and does not seem to slow down. The most prominent examples are OLED displays (based on...Views: 1521 Update date: 06/08/2018
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Display choice is arguably the most complex buying decision on a project and your instinct might be to go for a standard, off-the-shelf display, but wait, have you considered the benefits of a custom or customised display solution? What’s wrong with using a standard catalogue...Views: 1013 Update date: 06/02/2018
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You’ve been there before: Customer commitments you’ve made have been missed. Your production facility is line-down, effectively bringing it to a complete halt. And all parts are sitting idle waiting for the longest lead-time component — the LCD display — which is now extremely late. ...Views: 976 Update date: 05/11/2018
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You may have a specific project or application that requires a customized LCD display, but you’re hesitant about going down this path because of preconceived notions you may have. Forget what you’ve heard. We’re here to set the record straight about some common misconceptions...Views: 1542 Update date: 04/09/2018
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One of the most common misconceptions about display customization among engineers and procurement team members is custom displays cost more. But the opposite is most often true. Here's why. A lower system-level cost can often be achieved with a custom display because...Views: 1152 Update date: 03/26/2018
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What Steps Do I Take When My Part is Obsolete? Any business or organization knows that managing all of the components requires careful and regular attention. So what happens when you find yourself with an obsolete discontinued display? If you’re tasked...Views: 1116 Update date: 03/24/2018
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The following design “gotchas” are the ones we most often encounter with our many display integration customers. There are plenty more when it comes to designing displays, but these are the ones we generally help our customers get past on their way to successful product designs. Here we will help you identify...Views: 1078 Update date: 01/04/2018