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Chipmaker, United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC), recorded its highest quarterly net profit for two years of TWD4.6 billion ($145.7 million), up from TWD3.5 billion ($110.3 million) in the same quarter last year, on revenue which increased to TWD38.0 billion ($1.2 billion) from TWD35.9 billion ($1.1 billion). For the half year there were profits of TWD8.6 billion … Read more
Touch panel supplier TPK Holding Co. posted Q2 net losses of TWD618 million ($19.6 million), compared with profits of TWD323 million ($10.2 million) in the year-ago period, on revenue which fell 23% to TWD23.74 billion ($751.9 million) from TWD30.7 billion ($972.4 million). For the half year, there were losses of TWD1.6 billion ($51.7 million) on … Read more
Corning recorded Q2 net profits of $496 million, up from $169 million a year ago, on revenue which fell to $2.3 billion from $2.5 billion. For the six months there were profits of $903 million, an increase from $470 million, on turnover of $4.6 billion, down from $4.8 billion. Core display sales were $963 million, … Read more
Fabless semiconductor company Mediatek Inc. saw Q2 net profits of TWD6.4 billion ($201.8 million), a drop of 49% from TWD12.5 billion ($397.1 million) in the same period last time, on revenue which fell 13% to TWD47.0 billion ($1.5 billion) from TWD54.1 billion ($1.7 billion). For the six months there were profits of TWD13.6 billion ($431.3 … Read more
One of the earliest pioneers in AR and VR, Tom Furness, has just signed on as a senior advisor of a new company called EnvelopVR (not envelope). To see why, I was able to have a phone conversation with him and CEO Bob Berry. What I heard was quite intriguing. Bob BerryBerry first started the … Read more
We recently published a Display Daily (US Laser Phosphor Projectors Sales in Jeopardy Because of FDA Ruling) by Chris about the issues for laser phosphor projectors in the US, following FDA guidance. The Laser Illuminated Projector Association wrote to us to give us its view. July 27, 2015 Dear Chris, In response to your recent … Read more
The PT-DZ21K2 Evo projector series, Panasonic’s update to the PT-DZ21K (Display Monitor Vol 19 No 16), is now being launched across Europe. Comprising four 3DLP models, we first saw the projector series at ISE this year (Lang Moves, Retains Competencies). There are four models in the new series: the PT-DZ21K2 (1920 x 1200, 20,000 lumens); … Read more
LG has become nostalgic, announcing an old-style clamshell handset running Android. The LG Gentle, ‘the world’s first smart flip-phone’, will be released in Korea soon. Android Central points out that LG wants to return to a time when clamshell phones were popular – especially in Asia, pre-smartphones. These units, with a physical (T9) keyboard, make … Read more
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) reported Q2 net profits of $696 million, up from profits of $683 million in the year ago quarter, on revenue of $3.23 billion, down from $3.29 billion. For the half year there was profit of $1.35 billion on turnover of $6.38 billion. The company commented that DLP products saw a decline.
The Philips Group saw Q2 net profit of €274 million ($303 million), a rise from €243 million ($268 million) last year, on turnover which increased from €4.97 billion ($5.5 billion) to €5.97 billion ($6.6 billion). For the six months there were profits of €374 million ($413 million), down from €380 million ($420 million), on revenue … Read more
Rumours point to an upcoming announcement of Sony’s next flagship phone, the Xperia Z5, followed by a September launch. Leaksfly claims that the Z5 will have a 5.5″ display, 1920 x 1080 resolution and a Snapdragon 810 processor. There will be an octa-core CPU, Adreno 430 GPU and 3GB of RAM. A fingerprint scanner is … Read more
Display specialist AOC introduces two new 32? (81.3 cm) displays with UHD and QHD resolutions. Both the AOC U3277PQU with its 3840 x 2160 pixel AHVA-IPS panel and the AOC Q3277PQU with its 2560 x 1440 AMVA panel combine high resolutions and an extra-large screen size in order to provide power home users, photographers, designers … Read more
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