March 2014 – At the NPD Display Search USFPD conference they discussed the hot topic of wearable devices. The talks were presented by Pebble, 4iiii, Qualcomm and Martian, in addition to the overview by NPD. While the market for wearable devices is large, the small size of the displays and the number of options available…
March 3, 2014, US Flat Panel Display Connected Devices Conference, Santa Clara, CA—Paul Gagnon from NPD DisplaySearch described the trends and drivers for the variety of flat panel displays. The market is going into a period of introspection with the top issue being good enough performance versus convenience and cost. The industry has always been…
March 3, 2014, US Flat Panel Display Connected Devices Conference, Santa Clara, CA—Paul Semenza from NPD DisplaySearch evaluated the panel makers in their balancing act for supply and demand. The ability to maintain profits coupled with the shifts in technologies drives capacity investments. TFT LCD capacity is becoming more stable, with demand slightly greater than…
March 3, 2014, US Flat Panel Display Connected Devices Conference, Santa Clara, CA—Paul Gray from NPD DisplaySearch moderated a panel on the emerging 4k TV segments. Panelists included Rob Tobias from Silicon Image, Joe Kane from Joe Kane Productions, Ken Lowe from Vizio, Amine Chabane from Marseille Networks, and Brian Markwalter from the Consumer Electronics…