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Rockwell Collins Buys Simulation Projector Line from Christie

Rockwell Collins has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of the Matrix series projector product lines from Christie Digital Systems. Rockwell Collins already has a captive projector line called ProSim based upon LCoS technology. The ProSim projectors deliver extraordinary black levels as they are a 4-chip design with dual … Read more

STMicro Leaves STB Market

As part of the announcement of its finance results, STMicroelectronics has said that it will discontinue the development of new STB platforms and standard products for STBs and home gateways. As the reason for its decision, the company pointed to ‘the slower-than-expected market adoption of leading-edge products’ and rising competition in the low-end of the … Read more

VAIO Introduces VAIO® Z and VAIO® S Notebooks Designed for Business Professionals

As part of its continued growth in the U.S., VAIO Corporation today announced the arrival of its new flagship notebook line, VAIO Z, which comes in flip (a two-in-one convertible) and clamshell models, and its subsequent standard model, VAIO S, all of which were created specifically for hardworking, mobile business professionals. Both notebooks offer top-of-the-line … Read more

E Ink Invests in Wuxi Wei Feng Technology to Form Strategic Partnership

E Ink® Holdings, “E Ink” (8069.TW), the leading innovator of electronic ink technology, today announced an investment by its wholly owned subsidiary, Transcend Optronics Co. Ltd, in Wuxi Wei Feng Technology Co. Ltd “Wei Feng.” With this investment E Ink and Wei Feng will form a strategic partnership and join resources to expand the market … Read more

Toshiba Adds 6th Generation Intel Processors to Enterprise-Class Z Series Mobile Solutions

Toshiba’s Business Solutions Division (BSD), a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., today announced the addition of the 6th Generation Intel® Core™ processors to its line of high-performance, enterprise-class of thin-and-light mobile computing devices. This lineup consists of a 13.3-inch Portégé® Z30 and 14-inch Tecra® Z40 Ultrabooks™, which come with a variety of screen … Read more

Consumer Technology Association Signs on as 20th Sponsor of The Recycling Partnership

The Recycling Partnership is pleased to announce that the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)™, formerly the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®, has just become its newest member, joining the ranks of 19 other industry associations, manufacturers and consumer product groups to improve the nation’s curbside recycling efforts. CTA brings an impressive array of market research and educational … Read more

QMC Agrees Joint Venture in China

Quantum Materials Corp. (QMC) has launched a joint venture with China’s Guanghui Technology Group (GTG). GTG will invest $20 million to build QMC’s QDX quantum dot production facilities and quantum dot application development in China. The name of the joint venture, registered in Hong Kong, will be Quantum Materials Asia Co. Ltd. The company will … Read more

Philips Sale of Lumileds Blocked

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Philips had been intending to sell its Lumileds LED manufacturing business to a China-led private-equity group. However, US authorities have forced Philips to cancel the $3.3 billion deal. Announced in early 2015, Philips was to sell an 80% stake in Lumileds to GO Scale Capital. However, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States … Read more

LG Display Updates Its OLED TV Plans

In its quarterly investor briefing, LG Display (LGD) outlined how its business has been developing. In Q4, shipments were up 4% to 10.2 million m², boosted by demand for bigger TV sets, while small/medium also grew, which helped blended ASPs to rise 2%, despite falling panel prices because of the change in size mix. TV … Read more

WiGIG Docking Options Developing Slowly

This week, I have been thinking at times about wireless display technology. As long term readers will know, I have been saying for some time that the eventual desktop system for all but those needing the most powerful workstations will be a mobile “brain” – be it a smartphone, tablet or notebook, and a docking … Read more