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Microsoft to Cut 7,500 Jobs

by Helen Vince

Microsoft says it will cut 7,500 jobs, around 7% of its workforce, primarily in its phone hardware business, and write down approximately $7.6 billion related to its Nokia phone business. Around one third of …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 28| Windows

Hannstar’s June Sales Down 36% YoY

by Helen Vince

Hannstar Display’s sales in June fell 2.5% sequentially and 35.9% year on year to NT$1.3 billion ($41.9 million), bringing sales for the first six months of the year to NT$9.4 billion ($302.9 million), down …

Tags:Financial Data| Hannstar (Hannspree)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 28

CPT Sees Monthly Sales Decline 24%

by Helen Vince

Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) reported a 3.4% month on month and 23.9% year on year drop in sales in June, to NT$3.6 billion ($115.9 million), bringing sales in the first half of the year …

Tags:CPT| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 28

AUO’s June Sales Dip 10%

by Helen Vince

AU Optronics (AUO) reported a 10.4% year on year and 2.1% month on month drop in sales in June to NT$30.5 billion ($982.9 million). Sales in the second quarter of the year were also …

Tags:AUO| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 28

Simon Jackson NEC

NEC Display Solutions Europe Creates New Division

by Helen Vince

NEC Display Solutions Europe has appointed Simon Jackson to lead a newly created Strategic and Global Sales Division. The company said the department will “create a centre of excellence to reinforce NEC’s global proposition …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| NEC| People| Recruitment & Appointments| Vol 22 - Issue 28

Samsung to Report Seventh Quarterly Profit Drop

by Helen Vince

Samsung says it expects to report an operating profit of approximately KRW6.9 trillion ($6.1 billion) and turnover of KRW478 trillion ($422.5 billion) for the second quarter of this year. This would be the seventh …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 22 - Issue 28

Henkel Leads Series C Investment in Vitriflex

by Helen Vince

The Electronics Group of Henkel has made an additional investment in ultra-barrier film technology innovator, Vitriflex. Henkel made its first equity investment and signed a joint development agreement with Vitriflex in May 2014 and …

Tags:Encapsulation| Investment| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 28

Sony Has No Plans to Sell Mobile Unit

by Helen Vince

The CEO of Sony’s mobile business, Hiroki Totoki, has said in an interview that the company “will never” quit the mobile market and remains committed to manufacturing mobile devices. Totoki told Arabian Business that …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 28

AMD Lowers Q2 Guidance

by Helen Vince

AMD says its second quarter turnover will be lower than previously advised and will now be approximately 8% down on the first quarter, compared with its original forecast of a 3% sequential decline. Quarterly …

Tags:AMD| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 28