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Samsung Display says it will invest around KRW4 trillion ($3.6 billion) to increase production of flexible OLED displays, with the bulk of the investment expected to be spent expanding production at the company’s Asan line. This year’s expenditure is roughly in line with last year’s capital spending. Samsung Electronics recently held a ground breaking ceremony … Read more
Planar Systems Inc. reported a second quarter net profit of $1.6 million on turnover of $49.1 million, which compares with a net profit $228,000 on turnover of $41.1 million. For the first six months of the year, the company’s net profit was $4.7 million on turnover of $104.9 million, while for the corresponding period of … Read more
A team at Pusan National University (Korea) has developed a liquid crystal (LC) technology that can switch between transparent and opaque states, quickly. Existing transparent displays are constantly open to the background, and so visibility can be poor. Brightness is an issue, especially in high ambient light environments. Light shutters are a potential solution – … Read more
Exertis has announced plans to split its PC business into two clearly defined channels – B2B and B2C. The business managers for the B2B team will be Chris Shearer, who will be responsible for Lenovo and Fujitsu products, and Chris Godsalve, who will focus on Acer and Toshiba. Tom Pindar will serve as product manager … Read more
A leaked roadmap from Huawei shows that its next phablet could be launched in June. The Mate 8, which appeared on Mobile-dad, is described as having a 6″ display with 2560 x 1440 resolution. It will run on a Kirin processor and feature a 16MP camera.
Samsung has said that the camera sensor on its Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge can vary from model-to-model. Some S6 handsets use a Sony IMX240 sensor, while others feature Samsung’s own ISOCELL sensor. Both are 16MP units, and Samsung said that users should not notice a difference; however, SamMobile says that the Sony sensor captures … Read more
Smartphone makers say that Microsoft has lowered its orders for low-cost models, as demand in emerging markets has been lower than expected. The makers estimate that orders will fall as much as 20% MoM through 2015. Companies including Samsung Display, Compal and TPK produce low-cost phones for Microsoft.
Innolux president JC Wang has said that the company expects to reach 40-45 million UltraHD TV panel shipments this year. While 30% of Innolux’s panels were 50″+ in Q1, that number is forecast to reach 40% in Q2. Overall TV panels are expected to rise between 3% and 5% in 2015, while monitors fall a … Read more
TPK Holding achieved a 12.7% month on month increase in sales in April, though this was down 43.4% from April 2014 at NT$9 billion ($293.8 million). The company’s sales for January to April were 15% lower than the corresponding period of last year at NT$35.6 billion ($1.1 billion).
Hannstar Display recorded a disappointing performance in April, with the only increase being in shipments of small and medium panels. The company’s sales for last month fell 20.5% from March and 26.6% from April 2014 to NT$1.5 billion ($48.7 million), bringing sales so far this year to NT$6.7 billion ($217.8 million), down 11.4% year on … Read more
TPV says it expects to ship more than 70 million LCD products in 2015, of which more than half will contain display and chip components supplied by Taiwanese manufacturers. Innolux, AU Optronics and Mediatek are all predicted to benefit from orders from TPV for components used in LCD TVs and monitors, as well as displays … Read more
The smartwatch market will grow from 3.6 million unit shipments in 2014, to 101 million shipments in 2020 according to a new report released today by IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), the leading global source of critical information and insight. “Apple Watch success will drive the overall smartwatch market,” said Antonios Maroulis, analyst at IHS Technology. … Read more
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