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Luminit LLC, a privately held high technology company specializing in holographic Light Shaping Diffusers®, announces the appointment of Dr. Seth Coe-Sullivan as Vice President of Technology. Dr. Coe-Sullivan’s primary role will be to transition Luminit’s existing holographic technologies into commercial products, as well as to develop new technologies for commercial and government customers. “Luminit is … Read more
Touch sensor solution manufacturer Zytronic has opened its first office in the USA. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, the office will house employees responsible for helping the company to grow in North America. Mark Cambridge, CEO of Zytronic, said that North America – and the US in particular – represent an “enormous opportunity” for the company.
Nintendo is set to release a new VR smartphone game and a dedicated gaming system, according to market watchers. Industry analyst Serkan Toto said that Nintendo is “looking” at virtual reality, and could soon invest in the industry.
Quantum Data has announced that its 980 series HDMI 2.0 Video Generator module will now offer an optional licence for the UHD Alliance test pattern pack. The pack can be used to assess a TV’s compliance to all tests in the specification, including HDR tone mapping, wide colour gamut and resolution.
Flextronics reported Q3 net profit of $149 million, down 3% YoY from $153 million. Turnover declined 4% YoY to $6.7 billion from $7.0 billion. For the nine month period, net profit was $382 million, down 18% YoY from $514 million. Turnover for the same period was $18.6 billion, down 7.7% YoY from $20.2 billion.
Randy Green has joined digiLED as General Manager for the Americas. Green will be leading the growth of digiLED sales in North America.
Touch Display Research has predicted that ITO replacement technologies, such as silver nanowire and carbon nanotubes, will not become the major transparent conductor for touch panels until 2021. A new report analyses the market for such technologies and can be found at http://tinyurl.com/kpkbcnv.
Texas Instruments reported Q4 2015 net profit at $836 million, up 1% YoY from $825 million. Turnover was reported at $3.19 billion, down 2% YoY from $3.27 billion. For the full year 2015, net profit was $2.99 billion, up 6% YoY from $2.82 billion. Turnover for the same period was $13 billion, down marginally at … Read more
At this year’s International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), Sharp Corporation received an ISSCC 2015 Demonstration Session Certificate of Recognition for a touch-panel system and stylus accessory that the company demonstrated at last year’s conference.
Philips reported Q4 and full year 2015 results with net profit at €39 million ($43.9 million), compared to a net profit of €134 million ($150 million) for the same period last year. Q4 turnover was up 8.5% YoY to €7 billion ($8 billion). For the full year 2015, net profit was reported at €659 million … Read more
Parade Technologies reported Q4 net profit of $9.12 million, a 9% YoY decline. Turnover for the period was $67.65 million, up 23% YoY from $55.03 million. For the full year 2015, net profit was $36.03 million, an 11% decline YoY from $40.47 million. Full year turnover increased 10% YoY to $225.93 million.
Panasonic reported financial results for the nine months ended December 31, 2015, with a net profit of 178 billion Yen ($1.47 billion), a 14% increase YoY. Turnover for the period was 5.67 trillion Yen, ($46.8 billion), a marginal decline from the previous year’s $5.72 billion.
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