335 news items tagged Ultra HD
UHD TV panel shipments total 24.8 million in 1H16, says Sigmaintell
Wednesday 3 August 2016Thanks to demand stimulated by the upcoming Rio Olympics, Ultra HD TV panel shipments reached 24.8 million units globally in first-half 2016, hiking 70% on year, according to Sigmaintell...
Taiwan market: Sony unveils Ultra HD filming solutions
Thursday 23 June 2016Sony has launched a full series of Ultra HD professional filming and storage solutions in Taiwan. Since Sony is already the largest professional video camcorder vendor worldwide,...
Microsoft new Surface Book said to be delayed
Thursday 12 May 2016Microsoft originally planned to launch its second-generation Surface Book in June, upgrading the device with an Ultra HD display, but sources from the upstream supply chain report...
Digitimes Research: China makers showcase Ultra HD TV panels at CITE 2016
Wednesday 11 May 2016At the China Information Technology Expo (CITE) 2016 in Shenzhen, southern China, during April 8-10, China-based TFT-LCD panel makers focused on exhibiting Ultra HD TV panels, including...
China Unicom, Huawei, LeTV, Mango TV to form alliance for Ultra HD products
Thursday 24 March 2016China Unicom has cooperated with several China-based IT players including Huawei, LeTV and Mango TV, a multimedia content subsidiary of Hunan Broadcasting System, to establish an...
AUO starts shipping bezel-less Ultra HD TV panels in 1Q16
Friday 5 February 2016TFT-LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) began shipping Ultra HD TV curved and flat panels without bezels for use in high-end LCD TVs in the first quarter of 2016 using GOA (gate driver...
Increasing adoption of Ultra HD panels for notebooks may push down prices
Wednesday 27 January 2016As notebook brand vendors including Asustek Computer, Lenovo, Dell, Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Micro-Star International (MSI) have been using Ultra HD panels for their high-end models,...
LG to reach 90% utilization for 4K OLED TV panels
Thursday 14 January 2016LG Display expects utilization rates for Ultra HD (4K) OLED TV panels to reach between 80-90% in 2016.
ChipMOS to expand production capacity for LCD driver ICs
Thursday 24 December 2015Packaging and testing company ChipMOS Technologies is expected to expand production capacity for LCD driver ICs during 2016 as the company is positive about Ultra HD TV demand, according...
LeTV launches 70-inch TVs made from Sharp panels
Thursday 24 December 2015China-based vendor LeTV has launched Super TV Max 70, a 70-inch LCD TV which uses ultra-thin Ultra HD TFT-LCD panels produced at Sharp's 10G fab in Sakai City, Japan, according to...
Samsung likely to stick with QHD displays for smartphones in 2016
Thursday 17 December 2015There are various reports circulating in Korea's media regarding whether local smartphone vendors will release new smartphones equipped with Ultra HD (4K) panels. A latest report...
Digitimes Research: 4K TVs to push demand for LEDs
Monday 14 December 2015Ultra HD (4K) TVs are expected to make up 23.7% of LCD TV shipments in 2016, up 9.3pp on year. Because of the increase, demand for LEDs used in TV backlighting applications will rise...
China should drop LCD tariffs to help Taiwan LCD makers, says Foxconn chairman
Thursday 3 December 2015Foxconn Electronics chairman Terry Guo has vocalized that he believes the China government should drop tariffs on LCDs shipped from Taiwan into China from 5% to 0% in order to help...
Korea makers held over 60% share in 4K TV panel shipments during 3Q15
Thursday 19 November 2015Korea-based panel makers held an over 60% market share of Ultra HD (4K) TV panel shipments during the third quarter of 2015, according to new figures from Sigmaintell Consulting.
Apple updates iMac family with new Ultra HD and 5K Retina displays
Wednesday 14 October 2015Apple has updated the entire iMac family, bringing a new Retina Ultra HD display to the 21.5-inch iMac for the first time and the Retina 5K display to every 27-inch iMac. The updated...
Korea TV vendors increasing 4K TV development
Thursday 10 September 2015As the Ultra HD (4K) TV market is expected to reach 31 million in 2015, up 246% on year, and further reach 97 million in 2019, Korea TV vendors are ramping up production of new models...
Production of new 21-inch iMac begins, say Taiwan makers
Wednesday 9 September 2015Production of a new 21-inch iMac featuring a 4096 by 2304 screen kicked off in early September and will be launched in the fourth quarter, with shipments in the quarter estimated...
Digitimes Research: Panel makers remain profitable in 2Q15 due to 4K TV panels
Friday 21 August 2015The four major panel makers in the market saw revenues decline in the second quarter of 2015 but profits remained high due to sales of high-end products such as Ultra HD (4K) TV panels,...
LG reportedly to achieve 80% yields for 4K OLED TV panels in 2015
Friday 7 August 2015LG Display is expected to increase yields for Ultra HD (4K) OLED TV panels to around 80% by the end of 2015 and further into 2016, thus decreasing costs heavily which should result...
China makers in discussions with vendors for 6-inch 4K AMOLED panels
Thursday 6 August 2015China-based AMOLED display maker EverDisplay Optronics has developed 6-inch Ultra HD (4K) AMOLED panels with 734ppi and is currently in talks with various vendors to bring the technology...
AUO to focus on higher-end products amid panel slowdown in 2H15
Thursday 6 August 2015The panel industry is expected to be weak in the second half of 2015. In light of this, AU Optronics (AUO) aims to keep its profits steady by producing TV panels that are larger-size,...
AUO developing ALCD TV panels
Monday 27 July 2015AU Optronics (AUO) is currently developing Advanced LCD (ALCD) 65-inch TV panels that combine quantum dot (QD), Ultra HD (4K) and HDR technologies, and plans to later release the...
Digitimes Research: Japan home entertainment market sees Sharp rise with new 4K solutions
Thursday 2 July 2015Japan's home entertainment segment saw several developments in the second quarter of 2015. Sharp introduced a mix of new Ultra HD (4K) TVs, including Aquos 4K Next that can upscale...
4K TV panel shipments grow nearly 60% in 2Q15
Monday 29 June 2015Ultra HD (4K) TV panel shipments reached just over nine million in the second quarter of 2015, up 58% on quarter, for a total of 14.7 million in the first half of 2015, according...
LCD TV panel shipments increase 9% on year in May
Thursday 18 June 2015LCD TV panel shipments in May totaled 22.72 million, up 4% on month and up 9% on year. Ultra HD (4K) TV panel shipments meanwhile had a 2% monthly decline from 3.1 million in April...