Panasonic Chooses ViXS
ViXS has announced that its XCode 6400 decoder is being used in Panasonic’s new AX800 UltraHD TVs.
Panasonic Result 02/11/2014
Panasonic Corporation saw net profit in the second quarter fall 30% to ¥43 billion ($375 million) from ¥61.5 billion ($536.7 million) in Q2 of last year, while turnover for the quarter was flat year on year at ¥1.8 trillion ($15.7 billion). The company’s net profit in the first six months more than halved from a … Read more
Parks Names Most Popular Christmas Gifts
Parks Associates expects smartwatches and connected entertainment devices (including games consoles and streaming media players) to be among the most popular gifts given in the USA this Christmas. The trend will echo one seen across the rest of 2014, where 37% of smartwatches, 25% of streaming media devices and 20% of games consoles were received … Read more
PCs Rebound But Tablets Fall in Europe
Increased PC demand was the main driver for smart connected devices (SCDs) in Western Europe in Q3, which posted another period of growth. IDC’s data shows that PC, tablet and smartphone shipments totalled 60.1 million – an 8.6% YoY rise. As in Q2’14, PC shipments continued to rise, with demand moving to desktops and portables; … Read more
Pixelworks Result 31/10/2014
Pixelworks Inc. reported turnover for the third quarter of $17.1 million, which compares with $15.3 million in Q3 of last year, thanks to strong chip sales. The company recorded a net loss for the quarter of $2.3 million, while a year earlier Pixelworks posted a net profit of $1.5 million. In the nine month period … Read more
Planar Result 06/11/2014
Planar Systems, Inc. has reported its fourth quarter and full year results, posting a net profit in Q4 of $2.2 million on turnover of $53.6 million, which compares with a net loss of $207,000 in the final quarter of the prior year, on turnover of $45.7 million. For the year, Planar swung into a net … Read more
Plastic Logic Recognised With Excellence Award
Plastic Logic’s AMOLED technology has been recognised at the Global OLED Congress in Shanghai. The technology won the OLED Innovation Excellence Award. Plastic Logic’s flexible AMOLED displays are based on its own sub-100 deg temperature process organic TFT array.
PMA Research Moves Into FPD Reporting
PMA Research is to begin a flat-panel display tracking service, in addition to its projector tracking. The FPD Tracking reports will be compiled from monthly sell-through data provided by a panel of pro-AV dealers and integrators in the USA. They will highlight sales, revenue, brand shares and top models. The first FPD report, for September … Read more
Positive Chip Growth Forecast to 2016
In its autumn forecast, the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) organisation has predicted 9% YoY growth in the semiconductor market this year, to $333 billion. All categories are forecast to have positive growth rates, with the strongest rises seen in Memory (17.3%), Discretes (12.3%) and Analogue (10.3%). Steady but moderate growth is expected in 2015, … Read more
Preparing for ISE 2015
ISE 2015 takes place in February next year, in Amsterdam’s RAI convention centre. Three key zones will divide Canon’s stand, where attendees can learn more about colour, refraction and brightness. The focus is on Canon’s research into lens technology. Projectors will be on show throughout, including the new Xeed WUX6000 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No … Read more
Prestigio Names DACH Manager
Prestigio has appointed Christian Stuhrmann as country general manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH).
Prestigio Targets Mid-Range
Prestigio’s Multipad Muze 5001 3G features 3G connectivity, Bluetooth and a dual-SIM slot. It is a mid-range tablet, with 8GB of storage (expandable to 32GB), 7,000mAh battery and 1280 x 800 resolution. Android 4.4.4 is run by a quad-core 1.3GHz Cortex-A7 processor from ARM (Mediatek MT8382 chipset). A dual-core Mali 400MP2 graphics card with 1GB … Read more
