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Beneq is the name of the business that runs the facilities that make EL displays in Espoo, Finland. The company spun out of Planar in 2012 and continues to make EL displays for customers that appreciate the very rugged and functional mono displays. At the show, the main focus was on the Lumineq transparent displays. … Read more
The Embedded World exhibition takes place alongside the Electronic Displays conference and had a number of exhibitors, so we slipped away from the conference for a quick foray around the hall where most of the display vendors were located.
Vestel Elektronik recorded a net profit for the year of 104.1 million Turkish Lira (TRY) ($40.8 million) on turnover of TRY7.7 billion ($3 billion), while in the previous year the company saw a net loss of TRY93.5 million ($36.7 million) on turnover of TRY6.2 billion ($2.4 billion).
Ingram Micro Inc. has reported its fourth quarter and full year results, posting a net profit of $119 million on turnover of $13.9 billion in Q4, which compares with a net profit of $112 million on turnover of $11.8 billion in the final quarter a year earlier. For the year, the company’s net profit declined … Read more
Allied Market Research (AMR) has predicted that the global 3D display market will be worth $112.9 billion by 2020, with a CAGR of 26.8% from 2014. More than 65% of revenue will be contributed by TVs and smartphones; AMR predicts that half of all TVs will have 3D by 2018. Stereoscopic and auto-stereoscopic will remain … Read more
Betsy Larson, VP of channel sales at NEC’s American branch, has been named as a 2015 Channel Chief by CRN Magazine. The list identifies channel executives who continually defend, promote and execute effective channel partner programs and strategies.
Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO) is to separate the management of its US and international businesses, just three years since the two units were brought under the control of a single CEO. William Eccleshare, who has served as group CEO since 2012, will relinquish responsibility for the US and will become CEO of Clear Channel International … Read more
Microsoft is reported to be planning to close two mobile phone manufacturing factories in Dongguan and Beijing, China by the end of this month. The two plants were previously operated by Nokia and came to Microsoft when it acquired the Finnish phone company last year. The closure was anticipated when Microsoft announced last summer a … Read more
Sources at Coretronic say that the company expects its shipments of backlight units to rise 10% YoY in 2015. Total shipments last year were just under 93 million units: a 20% YoY increase. Q4 shipments were down 11% QoQ, to 23.5 million, of which 6% were TV backlights, 25% were for monitors, 33% for notebooks … Read more
Microsoft is increasing its orders to Chinese smartphone makers, as it switches away from Taiwanese manufacturers, say supply chain sources. The company has apparently made the shift to reduce its costs. Truly Optoelectronics is expected to be one of Microsoft’s main suppliers in 2015.
PMA Research has announced the top-selling projectors in the USA in January. The company divides the results into three categories: ‘pico and personal’, ‘mainstream’ and ‘large venue’. Optoma took the top spot in the large venue category, with the EH501. Epson had the second- and third-best-selling models: the Powerlite 1940W and 1980WU. ASK Proxima’s C520 … Read more
Cambrios and Heraeus have announced a new class of flexible, transparent and conductive material. Both companies already produce materials that produce such conductive layers. Heraeus is the supplier for Clevios a PEDOT:PSS organic solution, while Cambrios is the supplier of Clear Ohm silver nanowires. Both materials are already in use by customers and now they … Read more
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