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Ultra HD, or 4K, is becoming mainstream resolution in the TV market.
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Wednesday 11 May 2016
Digitimes Research: China makers showcase Ultra HD TV panels at CITE 2016
At 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...
Thursday 24 March 2016
China Unicom, Huawei, LeTV, Mango TV to form alliance for Ultra HD products
China 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...
Friday 5 February 2016
AUO starts shipping bezel-less Ultra HD TV panels in 1Q16
TFT-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...
Wednesday 27 January 2016
Increasing adoption of Ultra HD panels for notebooks may push down prices
As 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,...
Thursday 14 January 2016
LG to reach 90% utilization for 4K OLED TV panels
LG Display expects utilization rates for Ultra HD (4K) OLED TV panels to reach between 80-90% in 2016.
Thursday 24 December 2015
ChipMOS to expand production capacity for LCD driver ICs
Packaging 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...
Thursday 24 December 2015
LeTV launches 70-inch TVs made from Sharp panels
China-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...
Thursday 17 December 2015
Samsung likely to stick with QHD displays for smartphones in 2016
There 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...
Monday 14 December 2015
Digitimes Research: 4K TVs to push demand for LEDs
Ultra 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...
Thursday 3 December 2015
China should drop LCD tariffs to help Taiwan LCD makers, says Foxconn chairman
Foxconn 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...
Thursday 19 November 2015
Korea makers held over 60% share in 4K TV panel shipments during 3Q15
Korea-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.
Wednesday 14 October 2015
Apple updates iMac family with new Ultra HD and 5K Retina displays
Apple 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...
Thursday 10 September 2015
Korea TV vendors increasing 4K TV development
As 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...
Wednesday 9 September 2015
Production of new 21-inch iMac begins, say Taiwan makers
Production 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...
Friday 21 August 2015
Digitimes Research: Panel makers remain profitable in 2Q15 due to 4K TV panels
The 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,...