Forth Receives ISO Accreditation
Forth Dimension Displays has received ISO13485 certification for the design and manufacture of LCD microdisplays for medical devices.
Lenovo Chooses Broadwell for Education Upgrades
An update to Lenovo’s Thinkpad 11e Chromebook series was announced at BETT. The device is available as a notebook or a convertible, with stand, laptop, tent and tablet modes. Optionally, the Thinkpad supports the Activepen stylus and Lenovo’s Writeit and Reachit software. Durability was important when designing the Thinkpad, as students are known to treat … Read more
Dolby Laboratories Result 29/01/2015
Dolby Laboratories Inc. recorded a Q1 net profit of $41.4 million on turnover of $234.2 million, which compares with a net profit in the first quarter of last year of $44.5 million on turnover of $231.3 million. Dolby completed the acquisition of Doremi Labs, a privately held company, during the first quarter.
Panel Mix Shifts at Sharp
Sharp has cut LCD panel production for smartphones and tablets, due to weak sales to Chinese makers, sources have told The Japan Times. The output of IGZO panels at the company’s Kameyama No. 2 plant has been cut by about 20% from last year (to around 1,000 substrates daily). However, the production of large TV … Read more
Two markets going from strength to strength – DE/AT/CH and BENELUX
OVAB Europe’s Digital Signage Business Climate Index (DBCI) has been used to analyse the 2014 DACH and Benelux markets. In DACH, the Index began the year very positively; despite losing some momentum from Q2 onwards, the results were overall in the upper positive section. The DOOH market recorded a very good year, with advertising revenues … Read more
4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Specs are Great but is it too Late?
Victor Matsuda, chairman of the Blu-ray Disc Association, has discussed the upcoming UltraHD Blu-ray standard and what it will offer over streaming video. Because physical media has a much greater bandwidth than most internet connections, UltraHD Blu-ray will reach transfer speeds of up to 108Mbps for 66GB dual-layer discs and 128Mbps for 100GB triple-layer discs … Read more
ZVEI Predicts Low Growth in Germany
Klaus Mittelbach, CEO of Germany’s ZVEI trade association, has predicted that sales of electrical goods in the country will rise 0.5% this year, to almost €174 billion. Results from last year’s sales are still being calculated, but ZVEI is confident that growth will be positive. Sales were up 2.4% YoY between January and November, and sales … Read more
ZTE Sees 94% Jump in 2014 Profit
ZTE reported a 94% increase in net profit for 2014, at CNY2.6 billion ($420 million), thanks mostly to growing sales of smartphones in its overseas markets. Turnover for the year was 8% higher at CNY81.2 billion ($12.9 billion). The company aims to double smartphone sales to 20 million units in the US market this year and has … Read more
Samsung Drops Qualcomm
‘People with direct knowledge of the matter’, speaking to Bloomberg, have said that Samsung will not use Qualcomm processors in its upcoming Galaxy S6 smartphone. The company will instead use its own microprocessors, after testing revealed that the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 chip overheated. LG, meanwhile, has said that the G Flex 2 will be launched with … Read more
TV Panels Remain Steady and Monitors Fall in January
TV panel prices have remained steady in early January, as global top tier brands are still showing strong demand, DisplaySearch data shows. Samsung and some leading Chinese vendors (with reasonable levels of demand in emerging markets) are still ordering panels to meet Q1’15 forecasts. DisplaySearch says that panel makers currently intend to keep increasing the … Read more
Vehicle Panels to Rise With JDI
To expand vehicle panel module production, Japan Display will invest NT$800 million ($25.5 million) into Taiwan-based subsidiary Kaohsiung Opto-Electronics. Sources in Asia said that the investment should raise Kaohsiung Opto-Electronics’s monthly substrate production to 450,000 by the end of 2016 (currently 180,000) and create 400 new jobs.
Acer to Double Smartphone Shipments
According to CEO John Chen, Acer plans to double its smartphone shipments this year, to about 10 million units. The company’s smartphones are now available in 53 countries worldwide.
