Wistron Result 21/05/2015
Wistron Corporation recorded a net profit of NT$723 million ($23.7 million) on turnover of NT$15.1 billion ($496 million) in the first quarter of the year. The company’s net profit was 111.4% higher than Q1 of last year.
Quanta Ready to Handle Apple Watch Demand
Quanta has commented on the rumours that Apple is considering outsourcing Apple Watch production to other companies (WSJ Confirms Taptic Engine Limiting Watch Supply). Vice chairman CC Leung has said that production is ‘no longer a challenge’. Leung added that labour shortages over the Chinese New Year period limited ‘client’s’ shipments, but the company now … Read more
CPT Focuses on New Small-Size Panels
Chunghwa Picture Tubes is preparing to strengthen development and production of panels for industrial computing devices and automobiles, to raise value and margins. The company said that it shipped 101 million small- and medium-size panels in Q1 (down 1.2% YoY), of which 42 million were for smartphones (-3%), 10.3 million for tablets (up 2.5%) and … Read more
MSI Denies Lenovo Interest
Micro-Star International (MSI) has strongly denied reports that it is in talks with Lenovo to sell its gaming notebook business. Rumours had been circulating suggesting that Lenovo was interested in acquiring the unit to raise its competitiveness in the gaming notebook industry. Lenovo is a major client of MSI’s ODM/OEM business.
TDF to test DVB-T2 in France
French telco TDF has been given permission by the French TV regulator, the CSA, to trial a new platform. TDF is currently trialling the DTT service B2M (Broadcast Mobile Multimedia), and will modify the broadcasts to use DVB-T2 and eMBMS.
An SID Display Week iZone Sneak Peek
Word on the street is that this year’s iZone (short for Innovation Zone) at the upcoming Society for Information Display (SID) Display Week will feature some hot new micro display module technology from Korea-based RaonTech. The company currently offers a 720p HD LCoS optical display system that can be used in auto head-up, head mounted … Read more
SID Display Week Key for Staying Informed
This year, I’m celebrating my 21st SID Symposium(*) attendance without missing one. In an article on the Display Week microsite, I look back to the LCDs that were shown in Orlando in 1995, when the event was very different. My 1995 report did not include any reference at all to any Taiwanese, Korean or Chinese … Read more
LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 21
LG has launched a cashback promotion for its UltraHD TVs in Germany. Until 11th July, customers purchasing 55″ or 65″ models of the UF9509, or 55″, 60″ or 65″ models of the UF8569, UF8559, UF8529, UF8519 and UF8509 TVs, can claim back between €200 and €450. The 70″ E705 and 80″ E805 large-format displays, which … Read more
IMAX’s New Laser Projector is Unique in Design – and Performance
I had a chance to visit with Imax in Toronto last Autumn where we discussed the laser projector that was in development. But the firm did not want to reveal very much about the details of the design or performance at the time. Now, there are four systems installed in theaters and in an exclusive … Read more
WayRay Announces Holographic Head Up Display for Later This Year
WayRay, a three year old Swiss based developer in the connected car space announced that it will be releasing its first two products later this year. In the middle of 2015 the company plans to release Element, a smart car tracker. In the fall of 2015, it plans to release Navion, an Augmented Reality navigation … Read more
Global Smartphone Sales of $96bn Set a New Q1 Record as 4G Ramps Up
In the first quarter of 2015, global smartphone unit demand increased +7 percent, compared to the same period last year. Sales reached 310m units, with growth down from +19 percent year-on-year in Q4 2014. This slowdown was caused by a year-on-year decline in demand for smartphones in China and Developed Asia, down -14 percent and … Read more
As Smartphone Panel Prices Fall, Panel Makers Focus on Cost Reduction, IHS Says
As smartphone panel selling prices continue to fall, display manufacturers are focused on finding ways to reduce production costs, in order to eke out profits. For example, five-inch full-high-definition (FHD) mobile phone panels experienced a drastic year-over-year unit-shipment decline of 34 percent last year, but manufacturing costs fell only 14 percent. If current price trends … Read more
