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Taiwanese Panel Makers Slip in Annual Comparison

by Tom Allen

AUO shipped 9.6 million large panels and 14.8 million small panels in March, with sales rising 35% and 26.6% MoM, respectively. In the first quarter, these figures were 24.4 million large (down 11.5% QoQ …

Asus Up in March

by Tom Allen

Asus’s revenues rose 37.2% MoM and 15.33% YoY in March, totalling NT$48.6 billion ($1.5 billion). Calendar Q1 consolidated revenues reached NT$119.3 billion ($3.7 billion), down 10.1% QoQ but up 6.6% YoY. Asus shipped 4.9 …

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Gartner Lowers IT Spending Forecast

by Tom Allen

Worldwide spending on IT devices and services will fall 0.5% YoY in 2016, says Gartner, to reach a total of $3.49 trillion (from $3.5 trillion). The new forecast is a revision from the previous …

SDC Confirms Work on Large AMOLEDs

by Tom Allen

During his keynote speech at Finetech Japan, Samsung Display EVP Kim Sung-chul said that the company is actively working on large AMOLEDs for various applications. Kim said that SDC will broaden its customer base …

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Chip Firms Enjoy Rise

by Tom Allen

Mediatek‘s consolidated revenues for March were up 61% MoM and 4.6% YoY, to NT$21.3 billion ($659 million): the company’s highest levels in five months. Calendar Q1 revenues were down 9.1% QoQ but up 17.6% …

Dune Chooses Sigma

by Tom Allen

Dune HD has chosen Sigma Designs’ SMP8758 SoC and Z-Wave technology to use in its new hybrid media player, the Solo 4k. The ARM-based processor enables UltraHD (via HEVC), IPTV and VoD content playback, …

Dish Adds UHD to Hopper

by Tom Allen

Dish’s Hopper 3 DVR can now be used to stream UltraHD content from Netflix.

Samsung Receives Green Recognition

by Tom Allen

The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) has presented Samsung with the 2016 Design for Recycling Award. The award recognises Samsung’s use of environmentally-conscious materials and a recyclable design in its UN55K6250 LCD TV.

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Marvell Dismisses CEO and President

by Tom Allen

Weili Dai and Sehat Sutardja. Image: Global Semiconductor AllianceSehat Sutardja and Weili Dai, the husband-and-wife team acting as CEO and president (respectively) of Marvell Technology Group, have been fired by the board. However, both …

CITE Holds AUO’s Display Developments

by Tom Allen

AUO has shown a host of new products at the CITE 2016 exhibition in China. Foremost was the company’s new thin-bezel LCD TV (AUO Shows AMOLED for 2016). This 65″ product uses edge-to-edge glass …

Kaga Brings Canatu to Japan

by Tom Allen

Kaga Electronics is now distributing Canatu’s Carbon NanoBud (CNB) transparent conductive films and touch sensors in Japan.

Pixelworks Announces Board Changes

by Tom Allen

Together with its planned restructuring, Pixelworks has announced changes to its board of directors. Todd DeBonis (COO) has been appointed to the board as a director, while both Mark Christensen and Barry Cox have …