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HP eyes 2015 release for 3D integrated photonic chips
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It's unavoidable -- mention HP and images of the TouchPad come floating to the surface. What most geek folk don't realize, however, is that the company recently famous for open sourcing webOS has been hard at work behind-the-scenes prepping for the next stage in computing: integrated photonics. The project,...
Apple Planning for 7.85-Inch 'iPad Mini' with IGZO Display Later This Year?
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Claims of an "iPad mini" have been circulating for some time now, with a number of the reports indicating that Apple is planning to launch the device with a 7.85-inch display later this year. While the rumors have been evolving for quite some time now, things have been beginning to...
Unlikely scenario: Analyst says Apple HDTV to be called iPanel, begin production in May
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Jefferies & Co.’s Peter Misek has been one of the most outspoken analysts regarding Apple’s rumored HDTV product. He first said in November that Sharp was preparing its production lines for the “iTV” and then last month claimed production of up to 5 million units could begin by May with...
Sharp shows off IGZO LCD and OLEDs including a 13.5-inch QFHD screen
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Sharp announced earlier this year that it was starting to crank out LCD panels based on new indium gallium zinc oxide (IGZO) technology and now it's ready to show some off at the Society for Information Display show in Boston. Currently sized for phones and tablets, the first prototypes...
The perils and promise of high-resolution displays
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Sharp has announced that it’s building next-generation LCDs using IGZO (indium gallium zinc oxide) technology. This new approach first made headlines just before Apple launched the iPad 3, when it was rumored that Sharp would provide panels for the high-resolution tablet, but manufacturing difficulty reportedly led to Apple opting for...
Sources back 7.85-inch iPad using Sharp IGZO panel
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Apple is indeed working on a 7.85-inch model of the iPad, using IGZO (indium gallium zinc oxide) panels made by Sharp, according to anonymous industry sources. While both claims have been made before, rumors about a smaller iPad have largely quieted in recent weeks. IGZO allows for better images from...
Sharp rolls out high-res IGZO LCDs destined for tablets, laptops and monitors
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Well, a week (or two) is a long time in the technology industry, and despite that joint venture with Sony heading south, it's not all bad news for Sharp. According to a press release from the panel maker, it has begun production of the world's first screens based on...
Sharp's 498 ppi LCD hopes to kickstart the crystal IGZO transistor revolution
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Sharp and research company Semiconductor Energy Laboratory are announcing a new jointly-developed advancement in thin-film transistor (TFT) technology called CAAC-IGZO (C-axis aligned crystal Indium gallium zinc oxide), which they believe will do nothing short of "revolutionize" display technology. While working on semiconductors made from conventional amorphous IGZO, researchers accidentally...
Sharp Begins Mass Production of Retina-Resolution IGZO Displays
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IDG News reports that Sharp has announced the start of mass production of new ultra high-resolution displays based on IGZO (indium gallium zinc oxide) materials. Early rumors had suggested that Apple might use the IGZO displays in the new iPad, but whether due to later-than-expected availability or other considerations, Apple...
Naval researchers soak up the sun below sea level with special solar cells
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Have you ever harbored delusions of living in an underwater city inhabited by the likes of Ariel or those aliens from The Abyss? Yeah, well keep dreaming, because this engineering feat won't necessarily lead to that (the fictional mer people part, that is). What it will pave the way...
Nanosolar slims down solar panels with ultra-thin solar cells, grabs $70M
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Printing has come a long way from just depositing ink on a piece of paper. Solar company Nanosolar believes that solar panels don’t have to be heavy slabs. That’s why it developed a way to print solar cells as thin as a sheet of aluminum foil. Nanosolar announced today it...
Sharp now building world's first IGZO panels for thinner, more energy efficient displays
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At its plant in Kameyama, Japan, Sharp has started production on the first LCD panels that feature indium gallium zinc oxide (IGZO) semiconductors, which will lead to thinner displays with lower energy consumption. Production on the panels actually kicked off last month, but Sharp said today that it has...
Japan's Sharp Begins Mass Production of IGZO Displays Amid Rumors of Apple Use
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Sharp said Friday it has begun mass production of displays using IGZO (indium, gallium, zinc) technology, which analysts have said is a prime candidate for use......
Sharp starts making IGZO-based LCDs for phones, tablets
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Sharp stated Friday that it was producing the first-ever IGZO (iridium gallium zinc oxide) LCDs. Its repurposed Kameyama plant is rolling out panels primarily for smartphones and tablets. As examples, it cited a seven-inch, 1280x800 display for tablets, a 10-inch 2560x1600 display, and a large 32-inch, 3840x2160 desktop display.......
Apple’s iTV launch reportedly hampered by display availability
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Apple has been widely rumored to be readying a Siri-enabled television for release this year, but a new report claims component availability issues will prevent the highly anticipated “iTV” from launching in the first half. Citing unnamed sources within Apple’s supply chain, DigiTimes on Friday reports that Sharp, rumored to have...
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