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Avid to Acquire Orad Hi-Tec Systems for $60 Million

by Helen Vince

AV technology company Avid says it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Israel’s Orad Hi-Tec Systems Ltd. for an estimated $60 million. Orad provides 3D real-time graphics, video servers and related asset …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Sharp TVs to Re-appear in Europe in May

by Helen Vince

Following the transfer at the end of last year of Sharp’s AV business in Europe to United Media Corporation (UMC) in Slovakia (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 42), UMC has now announced that the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| Poland| sharp| Slovakia| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Hon Hai’s March Sales Up 21%

by Helen Vince

Hon Hai Precision has reported sales in March of NT$338.3 billion ($10.8 billion), 20.8% higher than February and 9.9% higher than March 2014. The company’s first quarter sales reached NT$1 trillion ($32.1 billion), which …

Tags:Financial Data| Foxconn (Honhai)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Intel, Altera Call Off Takeover Talks

by Helen Vince

Intel and Altera are reported to have halted discussions on a possible takeover by Intel of the smaller firm because the two parties were unable to agree on price, according to “a person familiar …

Tags:Intel| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Chip Firms Post Gains in March

by Helen Vince

Taiwan’s two major chip firms reported strong monthly performances in March. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) reported a 15.4% month on month and 44.7% year on year increase in sales in March, reaching NT$72.3 billion …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TSMC| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Asustek’s March Sales Up 21%

by Helen Vince

Asustek’s sales in March improved 21.1% sequentially to NT$42.1 billion ($1.3 billion), which was flat year on year. In the first three months of the year, Asustek’s sales were just 1.4% higher YoY at …

Tags:Asus| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Notebook ODMs Post MoM Increases in Sales

by Helen Vince

Quanta Computer and Compal both reported sequential increases in sales last month, with Quanta rising 45.5% to NT$80 billion ($2.6 billion) and Compal seeing a 37.3% rise to NT$74.9 billion ($2.4 billion). Quanta’s sales …

Tags:Compal| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Quanta| Vol 22 - Issue 16

QD Vision and Konka Partner to Launch Quantum Dot TVs in Chinese Market

by Helen Vince

At the China Information Technology Expo (CITE), Konka, one of China’s leading HDTV manufacturers, unveiled a pair of new quantum dot UHD TVs based on QD Vision’s Color IQ™ optics. QD Vision’s quantum dots …

Tags:IHS DisplaySearch| Konka| QD Vision| Smart TV| UltraHD (4KTV)

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PC Shipments Fell in Q1 but Mobile PCs were Higher

by Helen Vince

PC shipments fell to 71.7 million units in Q1’15, representing a 5.2% YoY decline, according to numbers from Gartner. The replacement cycle, which was boosted by XP renewals last year, is now returning to …

Tags:Convertible PCs| Gartner| IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| PCs| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 15| Worldwide

Triumph Board Signs The Change in UK

by Helen Vince

The Change Organisation has signed a deal with Czech-Republic based Triumph Board for exclusive distribution of the company’s interactive presentation and AV equipment in the UK and Ireland.

Tags:Distributors| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 16