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Compal Electronics, Inc. announced its financial results for the first quarter 2018 with net sales of NT$196.1 billion ($6.58 billion), an increase of 5%, compared to NT$187.4 billion ($6.28 billion) in Q1 2017. Net income for Q1 2018 was NT$1.39 billion ($47 million), an increase of 30%, compared to NT$1.07 billion ($36 million) in Q1 … Read more
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. announced its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. Net revenues for Q1 2018 were $605 million, an increase of 6%, compared to $573 million in Q1 2017. The increase in revenues was driven by strong performance of the storage, networking and connectivity businesses. Net income for Q1 … Read more
At this year’s French Open tennis tournament, France Télévisions used professional 8K cameras and one of the first 8K monitors available in the world, with a resolution of 7,680 x 4,320 pixels. France Télévisions says it will be one of the first TV groups to test this new technology under real production conditions. At its … Read more
According to The Investor, anonymous industry sources recently informed the publication that LG Display is supplying OLED panels to Hisense, a TV maker in China that is rumoured to be launching its first OLED TV during the third quarter of 2018. Hisense joins Panasonic, Philips, Sony and Toshiba, who also feature LG panels in their … Read more
Samsung has revealed its new Galaxy A8 Star smartphone, due for worldwide release later this month. The dual-sim smartphone features a 6.3″ Super AMOLED display with a 1080 x 2220 resolution, an 80.6% screen-to-body ratio and 392 pixels per inch. It runs Android 8.0, powered by a Snapdragon 660 chipset and 4GB RAM. It includes … Read more
It’s Alive… It’s alive Dr. Frankenstein exclaimed of his brainchild monster’s awakening, and so too with jolts of reviving energy from renewed access to US chip technology, ZTE is back in the mobile smart devices manufacturing and telecom services business. But for the company, sourcing US chips comes at a high price, and with its … Read more
Ströer announced its financial results for the first quarter 2018 with consolidated revenues of €336.6 million ($396.5 million), an increase of 20%, compared to €281.2 million ($331.3 million) in Q1 2017. Adjusted consolidated profit for Q1 2018 was €29.2 million ($34.4 million), an increase of 42.4%, compared to €20.5 million ($24.1 million). Ströer saw significant … Read more
Vuzix Corporation announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2018. Revenues for Q1 2018 were $1.5 million, an increase of 28%, compared to $1.2 million in Q1 2017. The increase in revenues was primarily attributed to M300 Smart Glasses sales, which increased 101% year-over-year. Net loss for Q1 2018 increased by … Read more
Tech Data Corporation announced its financial results for the first quarter ended April 30, 2018. Net sales for Q1 2018 were $8.5 billion, an increase of 22%, compared to $7.0 billion in Q1 2017. The increase in net sales was primarily driven by changes in foreign currency exchange rates and an additional month of Technology … Read more
In May small and medium panel shipments for the “big four” rose 16.8% MoM and 25.4% YoY to 108.568 million. AUO saw monthly revenue of NT$25.744 billion ($862 million), an increase of 5.2% MoM but down 8.3% YoY. This brought turnover to date to NT$124.665 billion ($4.2 billion), a drop of 13.7% YoY. The company … Read more
Sigmaintell Research has released its latest pricing trend forecast for IT panels. The company believes there has been a build up of inventory of new models in Europe. Demand in the Chinese market is weak, the firm said. However, in order to develop market share, brands have still been actively shipping to the channel. The … Read more
In April 2018, the world’s 13 largest TV OEM factories shipped 7.2 million units, an increase of 30.6% over the same period in 2017 and a decrease of 3% over March 2018, according to a new report from Sigmaintell Research. In a month which is usually quiet for the industry, the sector was driven by … Read more
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