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Google Creates Alphabet

by Helen Vince

Larry Page and Sergey Brin, co-founders of Google, announced this week a reorganisation of the company which will make Google a division of a much bigger company called Alphabet. Alphabet, the new parent company, …

Tags:Google| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 22 - Issue 32

Notebook ODMs’ MoM Sales Declined in July

by Helen Vince

Taiwan’s main notebook ODMs reported sequential declines in sales for July, as they experienced a slowdown in notebook demand. Quanta Computer said sales were down 21.4% in July from June, to NT$83.6 billion ($2.6 …

Tags:Compal| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| ODMs & OEMs| Quanta| Vol 22 - Issue 32

TPK Posts 36% MoM Growth

by Helen Vince

Unlike many Taiwanese component makers, TPK Holding posted a healthy 36% month on month growth in sales in July, to NT$9.5 billion ($294.9 million), though this was 10.3% lower than July 2014. For the …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TPK| Vol 22 - Issue 32

Good Month for Taiwan Chip Companies

by Helen Vince

Taiwan’s major chip companies reported strong sales in July, with Mediatek achieving monthly revenue which was the highest in four months. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) saw sales rise 35% sequentially and 24.7% year on …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mediatek| Mobile Display Monitor| TSMC| UMC| Vol 22 - Issue 32

Epson to Demonstrate Latest Moverio BT-200 AR Applications at SIGGRAPH 2015

by Helen Vince

Epson America will be demonstrating the latest consumer and enterprise applications on its Moverio® BT-200 augmented reality smart glasses at SIGGRAPH 2015 Aug. 11-13 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Additionally, Epson invites developers …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Epson| Siggraph 2015

EDO Introduces World’s First 6″ 4K AMOLED Panel

by Helen Vince

EverDisplay Optronics (EDO) announced this week the launch of the world’s first 6-inch 4K AMOLED display. Although 4K TV is already commonplace among the consumer market, replicating the same resolution onto a mere 6-inch …

Tags:AMOLED| UltraHD & 4K

Panasonic to Start Mass-Production of Highly Sensitive Curved Touch Panel

by Helen Vince

Panasonic Corporation today announced that it will start the mass-production of the capacitive-type, highly sensitive, multi-touch capable automotive curved touch panel at the end of September 2015. The panels can enhance the design flexibility …

Tags:Panasonic| Touch Displays

Promethean Management Recommends Sale

by Helen Vince

Promethean’s directors have unanimously recommended that its shareholders accept Netdragon Websoft’s $130 million offer for the UK-based interactive display vendor and education provider. Netdragon announced its intention to acquire Promethean last month (China’s NetDragon …

Tags:Interactive Displays| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Promethean| Vol 22 - Issue 32

UDC Result 11/08/2015

by Helen Vince

Universal Display Corporation (UDC) swung to a net loss in the second quarter of the year of $11.7 million, from a net profit a year earlier of $20.4 million. Turnover in Q2 declined 9.4% …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UDC| Vol 22 - Issue 32

TCL’s Smart TV Sales Rose 83% in July

by Helen Vince

TCL Multimedia achieved a significant increase in sales of smart TVs in July, which rose 82.7% year on year to 317,548 sets. Total TV sales for the month, however, dipped 1.3% to over 1.1 …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| TCL| Vol 22 - Issue 32

Planar Result 11/08/2015

by Helen Vince

Planar Systems Inc. has released its third quarter results, posting a net loss of $293,000 on turnover of $42.5 million, which compares with a net profit in Q3 of last year of $706,000 on …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Planar| Vol 22 - Issue 32