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LDM Product Roundup Vol 23 No 04

by Tom Allen

The X754HB, a 75″ high-brightness (2,500 cd/m²) display from NEC, has been released. We first saw this product at the NEC Showcase last May (NEC Impresses with LEDs). In addition, NEC has upgraded its …

Roku Developing Hybrid STB

by Tom Allen

Roku is developing a hybrid STB, which will deliver both linear and streaming services for its partners. Sky will be the first Roku partner to deploy the new box, as part of its Now …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Roku| Sky| STBs| Vol 23 - Issue 04

Müller Leaves Tech Data

by Tom Allen

Marc Müller, MD of sales at Tech Data Germany, is to leave the company due to restructuring measures. Müller joined the company in 1996. Between 2002 and 2012 he worked at Tech Data Azlan. …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| People| Recruitment & Appointments| TechData| Vol 23 - Issue 04

Gou ‘Confident’ About Sharp Offer

by Tom Allen

After talking directly to Sharp’s financiers (Gou Goes Direct to Sharp Lenders), Foxconn chairman Terry Gou has said that he is confident of his firm’s offer being accepted in a takeover bid. It is …

STMicro Leaves STB Market

by Tom Allen

As part of the announcement of its finance results, STMicroelectronics has said that it will discontinue the development of new STB platforms and standard products for STBs and home gateways. As the reason for …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Semiconductors| STBs| STMicroelectronics| Vol 23 - Issue 04

FCC Wants to Open STB Market

by Tom Allen

Tom Wheeler, chair of the FCC, is circulating a vote for a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, which will be voted on by the FCC on the 18th February. The Notice deals with consumer freedom …

QMC Agrees Joint Venture in China

by Tom Allen

Quantum Materials Corp. (QMC) has launched a joint venture with China’s Guanghui Technology Group (GTG). GTG will invest $20 million to build QMC’s QDX quantum dot production facilities and quantum dot application development in …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Quantum Dots| Vol 23 - Issue 04

Philips Sale of Lumileds Blocked

by Tom Allen

Philips had been intending to sell its Lumileds LED manufacturing business to a China-led private-equity group. However, US authorities have forced Philips to cancel the $3.3 billion deal. Announced in early 2015, Philips was …

Eyevis is Double-Sided in Germany

by Tom Allen

Eyevis has celebrated a win in Germany: since August 2015, its 46″ double-sided displays have been used at 200 Jet petrol stations across the country. The custom-made displays were created for PMS GmbH, and …

Ultra-Wide Will Define 2016 Panels

by Tom Allen

We have picked up some news about a new panel from LG Display which is a 37.5″ panel called the LM375UW1, with 3840 x 1600 resolution. This provides roughly a 21:9 aspect ratio, and …

E Ink Partners With Wei Feng

by Tom Allen

E Ink’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Transcend Optronics, has made an investment in Wuxi Wei Feng Technology, of Taiwan. The investment marks the formation of a strategic partnership between the firms, which will jointly work to …

Tags:E Ink| Investment| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 03

Vaio Pushes Into US Market

by Tom Allen

Vaio, the former Sony PC unit which was spun off in 2013 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 27) has announced two new models for the US market. As normal, they have already been released …