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Large Panel Makers See Little Change

by Yvette Raikes

Large panel shipments for the four main companies we track were 20.312 million in December, falling 2.7% MoM but up just 0.6% YoY. AU Optronics reported December revenue of NT$25.84 billion ($873.8 million), down …

Tags:AUO| CPT| Financial Data| Hannstar (Hannspree)| Innolux| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 04

Samsung Foldable Smartphone to Enter Production in November 2018?

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung has amended its timeframe for the release of an upcoming range of foldable smartphones. Speaking at a press briefing shortly before this week’s CES trade show, the President of Samsung’s Mobile Communications Business, …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 02

Sharp Announces Mass Production of OLED for Smartphones

by Andrew Fenn

Sharp has announced that it will soon begin mass production of OLED displays for smartphones , making it the first Japanese company to do so. Japan Display had previously indicated it would also begin …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Japan| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Fabs| OLEDs| sharp| Vol 25 - Issue 02

Report from CES 2037 – Broken Phones Not an Issue Anymore

by Norbert Hildebrand

After a week of CES bombardment with the newest and finest consumer electronics products we have thought up last year, I want to entertain you with the headline of CES 2037 (plus minus a …

Tags:Glass| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 02| warranty

Counterpoint: Global Smartphone Profits Grew 13% Year-on-Year

by Andrew Fenn

According to the latest research from Counterpoint, global mobile handset profits grew 13% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2017, due to the strong performance of Samsung and Chinese brands. This is the first …

Tags:Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 02

Universal Display and Samsung in OLED Agreement Renewal Talks

by Andrew Fenn

Universal Display Corporation has disclosed that its OLED patent licensing and supplemental material purchase agreements with Samsung expired on December 31st 2017. The two companies are currently in talks to renew the agreements. Universal …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Materials| Samsung| UDC| Vol 25 - Issue 02

Kyulux in Trouble?

by Bob Raikes

We heard over the New Year holiday that Japanese TADF developer, Kyulux, was going through some substantial changes in management, including the loss of its CEO Christopher J. Savoie, its VP of Products, announced …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Materials| Reorganisation & Restructuring| TADF| Vol 25 - Issue 02