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E Ink Closes Hydis Factories

by Helen Vince

E Ink Holdings (EIH) is in talks with employee representatives of Hydis Technologies over the closure of two factories at its South Korean subsidiary, with the loss of more than 300 jobs (Hydis Closes …

Tags:E Ink| ePaper| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 22 - Issue 08

TSMC Posts Record January Sales

by Helen Vince

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) reported record sales in January of NT$87.1 billion ($2.7 billion), an increase of 25.3% from December 2014 and 69.4% higher than January 2014. TSMC said it was the highest monthly …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TSMC| Vol 22 - Issue 07

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Lenovo Announces New CIO

by Helen Vince

Lenovo has appointed Qingtong Zhou as the company’s new CIO. Zhou currently serves as Lenovo’s head of strategy and planning and is replacing Xiaoyan Wang, who becomes senior vice president of a newly created, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| People| Recruitment & Appointments| Vol 22 - Issue 07

HP DreamColor Display Developers Receive Academy Award

by Helen Vince

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has recognised the HP DreamColor Display and its developers with the Scientific and Engineering Award (Academy Plaque) for the impact it has made in film, providing …

Tags:Back Panel| Colour Grading| HP Inc| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 07

Acer Reports 6% YoY January Sales Growth

by Helen Vince

Acer saw sales in January increase 5.8% year on year to NT$22.7 billion ($719.6 million). The company also announced the completion of its second public offering of 300 million common shares, raising a total …

Tags:Acer| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 07

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Samsung Receives TÜV Rheinland Validations

by Helen Vince

Samsung Electronics has received eco-friendly and visibility validations from TUV-Rheinland for its S27E650D monitor and its 46″ OH46D and 55″ OH55D smart signage outdoor displays. TÜV Rheinland validated the 27″ LCD monitor’s zero-watt power …

Tags:Digital Signage| Environment| Large Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 22 - Issue 08

UK Retail Sales in January Up 1.6%

by Helen Vince

Total UK retail sales rose 1.6% in January, according to the latest BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor. This compares with a 5.4% rise in January 2014 but was above the 12 month average of 1.4%. …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Retail Data| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 08

Foxconn Sales Climb 26% YoY in January

by Helen Vince

Foxconn Electronics said that strong shipments of iPhone 6 smartphones helped the company to a 26% year on year increase in sales in January to NT$396 billion ($12.5 billion), though this was 23.3% lower …

Tags:Financial Data| Foxconn (Honhai)| iPad| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 08

Chinese Smartphone Vendors want Full HD Panels

by Helen Vince

Sources in the Taiwan supply chain are expecting an increase in orders for FullHD panels from smartphone vendors in China, following the recent release of a 5.5″ FullHD equipped smartphone from Meizu costing $160. …

Tags:FullHD (1080P)| Mobile Display Monitor| Small Medium Panel Supply| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 08

Qualcomm Fined $975 Million by China’s NDRC

by Helen Vince

Qualcomm says it has reached agreement with China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) regarding the Chinese authority’s investigation of Qualcomm under China’s anti-monopoly law (AML). The NDRC found that Qualcomm was in violation …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Price Fixing| Qualcomm| Vol 22 - Issue 07

Taiwan’s Notebook ODMs See January Sales Fall

by Helen Vince

Taiwan’s main notebook ODMs, Compal, Wistron and Inventec reported month on month declines in sales in January. Compal’s January sales were down 17.1% sequentially to NT$68.7 billion ($2.2 billion), though this was 28.5% higher …

Tags:Compal| Financial Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 22 - Issue 07

Innolux Result 11/02/2015

by Helen Vince

Innolux Corporation posted a net profit in Q4 of NT$11.2 billion ($355.7 million) on turnover of NT$114.9 billion ($3.6 billion), which compares with a net loss in Q4 of the previous year of NT$1.3 …

Tags:Financial Data| Innolux| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 07