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Broadcom Powers First Ultra HD Android TV Set-top Box

by Helen Vince

Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a global innovation leader in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications, today announced it is powering the first Ultra High Definition (Ultra HD) Android TV set-top box (STB). Offered …

Tags:Android| Broadcom| STBs| UltraHD

Google Opens Shop-in-Shop in London

by Helen Vince

Google is venturing into the UK high street with the opening of a ‘shop-in-shop’ retail space with Dixons Carphone. The first Google shop has opened in Currys PC World in London’s Tottenham Court Road, …

Tags:Channels| Dixons| Google| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 11

TCL Shipped 4.4 Million Handsets in February

by Helen Vince

TCL Communication shipped more than 4.4 million handsets in February, up 18% year on year. Sales volume of handsets and other products in TCL’s overseas markets increased by 14% to more than 3.9 million …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| TCL| Vol 22 - Issue 11

Sharp Denies JDI Merger Rumour

by Helen Vince

Sharp has denied reports that it is considering merging its display business with Japan Display Inc. (JDI), saying that it believes its technology has an advantage over its competitors. Reuters quoted Norikazu Hohshi, the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| sharp| Vol 22 - Issue 11

Online Non-Food Sales Grew 8.3% in February

by Helen Vince

According to the latest report from the British Retail Consortium and KPMG, online sales of non-food products in the UK grew by 8.3% in February compared to a year earlier. The proportion of non-food …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Retail| Vol 22 - Issue 11

Lattice Semiconductor Closes Acquisition of Silicon Image

by Helen Vince

Lattice Semiconductor has announced the closure of its acquisition of Silicon Image, at an estimated closing price of $606.6 million. The companies announced that they had entered into an agreement in January (Lattice Semiconductor …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Lattice Semiconductor (Silicon Image)| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 11

BLU Sales, Shipments Fell Last Month

by Helen Vince

Taiwan’s two main BLU manufacturers, Coretronic and Radiant-Optoelectronics both reported declines in sales and shipments in February. Coretronic shipped 5.3 million BLU units, 24% down from January and said that it expects overall first …

Tags:Coretronic| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| LCD Backlights| Mobile Display Monitor| Radiant| Vol 22 - Issue 11

Taiwan Chip Companies See February Sales Fall

by Helen Vince

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing(TSMC) recorded its lowest monthly sales since June 2014 in February, at NT$62.2 billion ($2 billion). This was 28.1% lower than January 2015 but 33.8% higher than February 2014. For the first …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mediatek| Mobile Display Monitor| TSMC| UMC| Vol 22 - Issue 11

Hannstar Sees Monthly Sales Fall 35%

by Helen Vince

Hannstar Display’s February sales fell 35.5% month on month and 23.7% year on year to NT$1.3 billion ($41.1 million), bringing sales for the first two months of 2015 to NT$3.4 billion ($107.4 million). Hannstar’s …

Tags:Financial Data| Hannstar (Hannspree)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 11

Microvision Result 11/03/2015

by Helen Vince

Microvision Inc. has released its fourth quarter and full year results, posting a wider net loss in Q4 of $3.3 million on turnover of $687,000, which compares with a net loss in the final …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Microvision| Vol 22 - Issue 11