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Mixed Results for Taiwan’s Notebook ODMs in June

July 10, 2015 by Helen Vince

Taiwan’s notebook manufacturers reported mixed results in June and for the second quarter of the year. Compal Electronics achieved a 12.6% month on month increase in sales to NT$72.7 billion ($2.3 billion), though this was 5.2% down on June 2014. For the year to date, Compal’s sales were 6.6% higher year on year at NT$397.1 … Read more

UMC Sets Q2 Record

July 10, 2015 by Helen Vince

United Microelectronics (UMC) set a new record for its quarterly turnover in Q2 of NT$38.1 billion ($1.2 billion), thanks to strong revenues in April and May. However, sales in June dipped 2.8% from a year earlier to NT$12 billion ($386.8 million), ending a 10-month run of year on year increases. Sales in the first six … Read more

ZACEEZ Will Replace Shenzen

July 10, 2015 by Tom Allen

Taiwan-based handset makers say that China’s Zhengzhou Airport Comprehensive Economic Experimental Zone (ZACEEZ) is set to replace Shenzen as the world’s largest handset production base. The Zone, in northern China, has a cluster of 70 handset vendors, including Foxconn. 120 firms are expected to have a presence there by the end of the year. Annual … Read more

PCs See Sharpest Fall Since 2013

July 10, 2015 by Tom Allen

68.4 million PCs (including desktops, notebooks and convertibles) were shipped in Q2’15: down 9.5% YoY, according to Gartner, which is the steepest shipment fall in the industry since Q3’13. For the year as a whole, Gartner expects a 4.4% decline in PC shipments. Although there were several factors contributing to the result, Gartner highlighted three … Read more

Foxconn’s June Sales Slightly Higher

July 10, 2015 by Helen Vince

Foxconn Electronics reported a 5.6% month on month and 0.5% year on year increase in sales in June, to NT$318.5 billion ($10.2 billion). Last month’s result brought sales for the quarter to NT$972.6 billion ($31.3 billion), down 4.1% sequentially but 10.6% higher year on year, while for the year to date, Foxconn achieved a 12.7% … Read more

Innolux June Sales, Shipments Decline

July 10, 2015 by Helen Vince

Innolux reported declining sales and shipments in June, with revenue falling 3.3% sequentially and 17.5% year on year to NT$30.3 billion ($976.1 million). In the second quarter, Innolux’s sales were 6.4% lower than Q1 and 15.6% down YoY to NT$93.8 billion ($3 billion), while for the first six months of the year, the company’s sales … Read more

Everlight, Unity Opto Report Mixed MoM Growth

July 10, 2015 by Helen Vince

Everlight Electronics recorded a 10.4% month on month increase in sales in June to NT$2.4 billion ($77.3 million), though this was 4.1% lower year on year. Fellow LED packaging service provider Unity Opto Technology, however, saw sales fall 7.5% sequentially to NT$603 million ($19.4 million), 4.4% down on June 2014. Everlight’s second quarter sales were … Read more

Legacy Devices May be Left Behind in UltraHD Protection Race

July 10, 2015 by Tom Allen

Faster-than-expected UltraHD penetration means that content protection is a ‘growing concern’ says ABI Research. As UltraHD content availability rises, studios are demanding stronger protection. The best protection is built into hardware in combination with software security. ABI writes that legacy hardware – including STBs and smart TVs – could face difficulties in playing modern UltraHD … Read more

DTT Take-Up Grows in Czech Republic

July 10, 2015 by Milos Pavlovic

According to research by Digitmonitor TV, 48% of households in the Czech Republic now rely on the free-to-air DTT platform for their primary TV service. This is an increase of 5% from last year. Approximately 59% of households in the country use the DTT platform.

Anacom Opens DTT Consultation

July 10, 2015 by Tom Allen

Anacom, the Portuguese regulator, has opened a consultation on its draft decision regarding DTT coverage requirements. The consultation is open until 31st July. The draft decision covers DTT platform operator MEO’s land coverage obligations and the right to use frequencies.

Westinghouse Returns to Consumer TVs

July 10, 2015 by Tom Allen

Westinghouse has shown off a new line of UltraHD LCD TVs at an event in New York City, which range from an affordable 41.5″ set to a mammoth 84.5″. All of the models (41.5″ WE42UC4200, 49.5″ WD50UC4300, 54.6″ WE55UC4200, 64.5″ WD65NC4190 and 84.5″ WE85NC4210) are smart, with Wi-Fi connectivity. They also feature UltraHD upscaling, HEVC … Read more

Multidyne Brings US Open to Golf Fans at UltraHD

July 10, 2015 by Tom Allen

Multidyne provided video and fibre technology to the US Open at Chambers Bay Golf Course last month. The company’s Silverback 4K5 camera-back transceiver was used as a fibre link to an X-Mo 4k camera system. This enabled content to be captured in DCI-4k at 1,000fps.