Samsung demonstrates 10.1-inch, 300dpi WQXGA penTile RGBW prototype tablet display

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Because tablets are regularly used for viewing rich-colored images, the 10.1-inch 300 dpidisplayis ideal for applications that require extraordinary image and text clarity such as browsing the web and viewing high-definition movies, or reading books and spreadsheets.

“In order to develop tablets with the form and function that consumers demand, a design engineer ultimately has to determine how to get the highest resolution display possible, while still fitting within the overall power budget for their design,” said Joel Pollack, executive vice president of Nouvoyance, Samsung’s affiliate company that developed the PenTile RGBW technology.

Lightness and power efficiency of the display are critical factors since higher resolution displays typically draw more power.

“Samsung’s PenTiledisplay technologyis the only display technology that operates at 40 percent less power yet provides twice that of Full HD-viewing performance for consumers compared to legacy RGB stripe LCDs. There is no other commercial display technology on the market today that offers this high of a resolution and pixel density in a 10.1-inch size display,” said Dr. Sungtae Shin, Senior VP ofSamsung Electronics.

PenTile RGBW WQXGA Technology Highlights

• This 10.1-inch tablet panel is capable of 300 cd/m²of luminance, yet uses 40 percent less power than that used by legacy RGB stripe LCDs in power-saving modes.

• An outdoor brightness mode of as much as 600 cd/m²luminance enables viewing in bright ambient lighting.

• The display’s color gamut is 72 percent., allowing greater color realism than legacy RGB stripe tablet displays that have a typical color gamut of 55 percent NTSC.

• PenTile technology achieves 300 dpi resolution with two-thirds the number of subpixels, maintaining the VESA/ICDM displayresolutionstandard.

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Intel updates Atom processor roadmap

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So, it can be no surprise that, rather than creating a line of processor specifically for smart phone and tablet PCs, the company has chosen to work with an existing line of processors. The Atom processor line, a well-established line of processors for laptops and desktops, is getting some new members to the family tree. The line of processors are expected to change and grow over the next three years. There will be three new chips in the Atom family, one in 2012, one in 2013 and one in 2014.

The chips are also going to show some significant changes with each generation released. The current generation of Atom processors has a 45nm technology node. Next years processors will be 32nm node, which are correctly sized to fit into a mobile phone or atablet PCeasily. In the following years we will see these chip numbers decrease, the chip that are slated to come out in 2013 are expected to have a 22nm technology node. That chip will be named the 'Silvermount'. It will reduce the power usage from the current 40W to just only the use of 15W. The 'Airmont', 14nm Atom processor, is expected to be rolled out in 2014.

So, you may soon see the trademarked"Intel Inside"on your next cell phone.

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Sharp, NHK develop 85-inch direct-view LCD display

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NHK began R&D into Super Hi-Vision, which has dramatically higher resolution than current HDTV, in 1995 and aims to begin trial broadcasts in 2020. With approximately 33 megapixels (7,680 x 4,320 pixels), or 16 times the resolution of HDTV, Super Hi-Vision will offer powerful, life-like image reproduction.

Under the joint development, Sharp’s UV2A LCD technology was used to create for the first time in the world a direct-view LCD compatible with the unprecedentedly highdisplayperformance of Super Hi-Vision. The incredibly detailed images on the giant screen will immerse the viewer in a virtual-reality-like experience. The display's brightness is 300 cd/m².

The LCD will be shown to the public at NHK’s Science&Technology Research Laboratories in Tokyo from May 26 to 29, 2011.

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