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Wintek Wins Reprieve from Court

by Helen Vince

Taiwan’s Taichung District Court has approved Wintek’s restructuring plan. Last October, the troubled touch panel maker filed its restructuring panel and an emergency injunction seeking court protection of its assets. The court appointed three …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 22 - Issue 18| Wintek

CSOT Starts Production at 8.5G Fab

by Helen Vince

China Star Optoelectronics (CSOT) has started production at its T2 8.5G facility in Shenkeng, China, producing large size, high-end TV panels. The new fab is expected to generate annual sales of CNY20 billion ($3.2 …

Tags:CSOT| Investment| Large Display Monitor| LCD Fabs| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 18

MEA Smartphone Market Rockets as Cheap Devices Spur Surge in Demand

by Helen Vince

Smartphone shipments to the Middle East and Africa saw unprecedented year-on-year growth of 83% in 2014, according to – Q4 2014 Handsets Tracker released by International Data Corporation (IDC). Spurred by the increased availability …

Tags:IDC| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Smartphone Market

JDI to Invest $2.5 Billion in Smartphone Panels

by Helen Vince

According to reports, Japan Display (JDI) is planning to invest ¥300 billion ($2.5 billion) over the next five years to expand production of high-resolution LCD smartphone panels. JDI is expected to invest in an …

Tags:Investment| Japan Display Inc (JDI)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 18

World 3D Display Market Growing at 26% CAGR to 2019

by Helen Vince

According to Global 3D Display Market 2015-2019 research report, an increase in 3D video content and increased adoption of 3D displays in advertising sector are driving the 3D display market growth for next 5 …

Tags:3D (Three Dimensions)| Market Data

The CAD Market Returns to Growth

by Helen Vince

Jon Peddie Research (JPR), the industry’s research and consulting firm for graphics and multimedia, announced the completion of the CAD market study with historical data and forecasts. JPR’s CAD Report tracks suppliers of CAD …

Tags:CAD-CAM-CAE| Jon Peddie Research (JPR)

Computacenter UK Performs Well in Q1

by Helen Vince

Computacenter said that its UK business achieved 7% year on year revenue growth in Q1, reaching £361.4 million ($554.8 million), with a 27% revenue growth in its supply chain business due to a specific …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Telefonica Gets Approval to Buy Canal+ Stake

by Helen Vince

Spain’s antitrust watchdog has approved Telefonica’s acquisition of a 56% stake in Canal+ but with certain conditions. These include the obligation to offer 50% of its premium channels to competitors through a wholesale offer.

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Vol 22 - Issue 18

EU Upholds €210m Fine for LGD

by Helen Vince

The European Court of Justice has upheld a €210 million fine imposed on LG Display (LGD) for its part in the cartel of LCD panel makers between 2001 and 2006. The company was originally …

Tags:business| Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Microsoft Result 30/04/2015

by Helen Vince

Microsoft Corporations’s Q3 net profit dropped 11.9% to $4.9 billion from $5.6 billion in the third quarter of last year, as turnover increased 6.5% to $21.7 billion from $20.4 billion in Q3 of the …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Comcast Abandons Time Warner Bid

by Helen Vince

Comcast has terminated its $45.2 billion merger agreement with Time Warner Cable, largely because US regulators were against the merger. Go-ahead for the merger had been in doubt since March after the Federal Communications …

Tags:Comcast| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Vol 22 - Issue 18