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Intel, BOE Detail 1 Hz Laptop Display Mode to Slash Power Use: What it Means and When it Arrives

November 3, 2025

Intel and BOE have outlined a new trio of display-side power-saving features for upcoming Windows laptops, headlined by an extreme low-refresh “1 Hz mode” that kicks in when on-screen content is static. The companies say the approach can cut the display’s power draw by up to ~65%, a meaningful gain given that the panel is often a laptop’s single biggest battery drain. Systems using this technology are expected to ship in 2026.
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Display Glass Revenues Up 11% in Q3 2025 on Strong Volume, Price Increases

October 28, 2025

Price increases in the second half of 2024, combined with strong utilization by panel makers in Q3 2025, drove display glass revenues to their highest value in at least 10 years, according to Counterpoint Research’s Display Glass Report, released last week. Display glass revenues increased 1% QoQ and 11% YoY in the third quarter, and although we expect that revenues will decline in the fourth quarter, they will increase 11% YoY for the full year of 2025.
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Frontlight Filmmaker Azumo Building US Supply Chain for Reflective LCD, Gets Boost from Amazon

October 27, 2025

Azumo, a developer of extremely low-power reflective LCD technology, has taken steps in recent months to develop a US-based supply chain for flat panel displays. The company is moving towards mass production of reflective LCD modules for use in a variety of applications. Earlier this month, it received a boost from Amazon when the tech giant announced that Azumo was one of eight companies chosen to advance in the Amazon Devices Climate Tech Accelerator, a 16-week program designed to accelerate technologies that lower the carbon footprint of millions of Amazon devices worldwide.
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Flat Panel Display Fab Utilization Trending Down in Q4

October 20, 2025

After a stronger-than-expected third quarter, flat panel display fab utilization is trending down in Q4 2025, according to the latest release of Counterpoint Research’s Quarterly All Display Fab Utilization Report, issued last week. Higher production in Q3 2025 has led to a build-up in inventory which risks overshooting the expected demand in the holiday sales season.
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