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Samsung Electronics Announces First Quarter 2021 Results

by Artem Alekseenko

Total consolidated revenue was KRW 65.39 trillion, a 6% increase from the previous quarter and a record for the first quarter. Operating profit increased 4% from the previous three-month period to KRW 9.38 trillion …

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Samsung and Apple Report Good Results

by Milos Pavlovic

What They Say Samsung reported profits of $8.45 billion on sales of $59 billion in Q1 2021. Solid sales of smartphones and consumer electronics outweighed lower earnings from semiconductors and displays. The display business …

Tags:Apple| Financial Data| Samsung

Lextar Catches Up on Touch Taiwan

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Lextar sent out a press release describing what it had shown at Touch Taiwan last week. The firm highlighted a number of applications but also linked to the Ennostar image gallery …

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What’s Popping on the Education Beat

by Len Scrogan

In a recent webinar, “Media Roundtable: State of the Education Beat”, four seasoned education-industry editors hashed out the big issues confronting today’s educational press in the Covid era. These respected editors weighed in on …

Tags:Covid-19| Education

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Apple With Backlight Supply Chain Challenge

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Elec reported rumours that Apple may have had problems with supply of its new miniLED XDR display-based iPad Pro because of low yield from TSMT. Separately, Trendforce identified Yenrich as …

Tags:Apple| iPad| MiniLED| tablets

Apple Commits $430 Billion in US Investments Over Five Years

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Apple said that it planned to invest $430 billion in the US over the next five years and committed to build a new North Carolina Campus in the Research Triangle Area. …

Tags:Apple| Investment| R&D (Research & Development)| USA

FPD Revenues to Increase 28% in 2021 to Record $151 Billion

by Bob Raikes

What They Say DSCC posted a blog article that highlighted the strong growth in FPD revenues to a record forecast of $151 billion in 2021 although revenues are likely to flatten from 2022. Mobile …

Tags:AUO| BOE| CSOT| Innolux| Large LCD Supply| LCD Fabs| LG Displays (LGD)| OLED Fabs| Samsung Display| sharp

When the Rain Turns Green

by Len Scrogan

It’s raining, and the droplets look green. With over one million educational employees having been laid off due to the pandemic, life hasn’t been easy for educators in the States. But as the springtime …

Tags:Display Supply & Demand| Education