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LG Display says it is aiming to produce 600,000 OLED TV panels in 2015, predominantly in 55″ sizes but also 65″ and 77″. LGD’s current monthly capacity is 14,000 Gen-8 substrates, which is expected to grow to 34,000 by the end of the year.
From April 2015, Datacolor is to expand its direct sales and service organisation in Italy. The company said it will directly run the entire sales and service business and thanked its Italian agent, URAI, for their successful co-operation over the last 35 years.
Renesas Electronics Corporation posted a third quarter net profit of ¥38.2 billion ($321.9 million) on turnover of ¥191.9 billion ($1.6 billion), which compares with a net profit of ¥23 billion ($193.9 million) on turnover of ¥215.6 billion ($1.8 billion) in Q3 of last year. For the first nine months of the year, the company reported … Read more
Apantac LLC (Portland, OR) announced on February 2nd that it will launch a 4K to Display Port 1.2 converter into the European market at ISE 2015 February 10 – 14. It had previously been announced at NAB 2014 for the North American market. APANTAC Micro-4K-DP – 4K to Display Port 1.2 ConverterIn some pieces of professional video processing … Read more
Haier has signed an agreement to put the Foxxum smart TV platform on its TVs. The deal will cover units sold in CEE, LATAM, Russia and the Middle East.
Planar Displays has announced that it will show a 55″ transparent OLED prototype at ISE. The company has built part of its business proposition around transparent displays, but until this point all units have been LCD. OLED technology will be used to improve the transparency of see-through displays – mainly due to the lack of … Read more
In my Display Daily on January 28th, (See LDM for January 30, 2015) I discussed Sensio’s introduction of its new 3D/4K format. I had a chance to talk directly to Nicholas Routhier, president of Sensio, about the technology behind the 3D/4K format, which turns out to be quite simple. The Sensio 3D/4K format is essentially a … Read more
For the first time ever, Motorola Mobility shipped more than 10 million smartphones in the October-December quarter – the first quarter under Lenovo ownership. That’s an increase of 188%. So, did Google goof? Did Google sell a winner? Not exactly. Lenovo’s mobile business group – which includes Moto, Lenovo-branded smartphones, Android tablets and TV sets, … Read more
Innolux has secured a syndicated loan for approximately NT$60-70 billion ($1.9-2.2 billion) from credit banks, which the company will use to repay debts. Innolux had originally planned to offer new shares worth NT$9.3 billion ($295 million) in the form of global depositary receipts but has now cancelled the offering.
MaxLinear, Inc.,a leading provider of integrated radio frequency (“RF”) and mixed-signal integrated circuits (“ICs”), and Entropic Communications, Inc., a world leader in semiconductor solutions for the connected home, announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for MaxLinear to acquire Entropic. The boards of directors of both MaxLinear and Entropic have unanimously approved the transaction. Entropic … Read more
Maxlinear has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Entropic Communications for approximately $287 million. The company said that the acquisition will broaden MaxLinear’s analogue/mixed-signal business, including bringing new customer relationships in MaxLinear’s most recent growth area, the satellite pay-TV market. Entropic also holds a portfolio of approximately 1,500 issued and pending patents. The transaction is expected … Read more
Sub-Saharan African pay-TV revenues will climb from $3.54 billion last year to $6.22 billion in 2020, says Digital TV Research (DTVR). Revenues will be $4.12 billion, up from $1.73 billion, excluding South Africa. Satellite TV is the most common reception method, with a 92% market share last year. Of 12.92 million pay-TV subscribers, 9.65 million … Read more
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