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CSOT Shows IJP OLED at CITE

by Bob Raikes

OLEDNet reported that at the CITE show in China, visitor levels were down, but there was some interest in OLED, with CSOT showing a 31″ display that is said to have been made with …

Barco Group reported its financial results for the first quarter ended 31/03/2018. Sales for the 1Q18 were €245.2 million ($304.04 million), a 0.4% decrease compared to €246.2 million ($305.28 million) reported in 1Q17. Revenue …

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Bang & Olufsen Result 06/04/2018

by Vijaya

Bang & Olufsen announced its 3Q2018 results with 10% increase in revenue growth and improved profitability. Group revenue for the 3Q2017/18 was $147.05 million (DKK 865 million), compared to the revenue of $133.62 million …

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Pixelligent Wins Industry Investors

by Bob Raikes

Pixelligent, which makes materials that help to extract light from OLEDs has received funding of $7.6 million which included contributions from Kateeva, which makes inkjet printers and Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co Ltd (TOK). (IC07 …

Pixelligent Technologies Closes $7.6M Round Including Investment From Industry Leaders Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., LTD. (“TOK”) and Kateeva Inc.

by Damir Lokas

Pixelligent, the leading high-index advanced materials manufacturer, announces $7.6M in new funding to help further drive product commercialization and accelerate global customer adoption. This round of funding includes strategic investments from two new strategic …

Leyard/Planar Takes Over Eyevis

by Andrew Fenn

Leyard/Planar have announced their intent to acquire visual display solution manufacturer Eyevis. Through this geographic expansion, the companies believe that they will be able to better serve customers in EMEA with combined marketing, sales, …

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Leyard and Planar to Acquire eyevis, Further Expanding the Company’s European Market Share

by Damir Lokas

Leyard and Planar, global leaders in visualization products, announced the intent to acquire eyevis, a leading manufacturer of visual display solutions. Through this geographic expansion, the companies will better serve customers in EMEA with …

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IHS: Demand for Oxide Panels Expected to Grow in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Demand for panels—both TFT LCD and AMOLED—using oxide backplane technology doubled in 2017, in terms of area, compared to a year ago, according to a report from IHS Markit. The market is forecast to …

Demand for Higher Resolution Oxide Panels Expected to Grow 30 Percent in 2018, IHS Markit Says

by Damir Lokas

Demand for panels – both thin-film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT LCD) and active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) – using oxide backplane technology doubled in 2017, in terms of area, compared to a year …

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IDC: Worldwide ICT Spending Expected to Exceed $5.6 Trillion in 2021

by Andrew Fenn

Worldwide ICT spending, including new technologies, is expected to exceed $5.6 trillion in 2021, with growth accelerating through the end of the forecast period as new categories account for a growing proportion of overall …

Tags:IDC| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 15

IDC: EMEA Smartphone Market Was Tougher in 2017

by Andrew Fenn

The EMEA mobile phone market saw smartphone volumes fall for a second year in 2017, while there was a relative boom in shipments of feature phones, a reversal of the previous trend according to …

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TV Panel Prices Under Pressure

by Bob Raikes

Taiwanese sources are pointing to challenges in large area panel pricing for panel makers, so we checked it out. It seems that not only are panel makers under price pressure, but TV brands are …