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BOE to Invest $3.6 Billion in AMOLED Fab

Following last week’s report that BOE Display will receive a $20 million government subsidy towards its G8.5 OLED fab in Hefei (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 42), the company has announced plans to build a G8 LTPS AMOLED fab in Chengdu. The new facility will have a monthly capacity of 45,000 glass substrates and will … Read more

IHS Acquires NPD DisplaySearch

The NPD Group has signed a definitive agreement, to sell its DisplaySearch and Solarbuzz businesses to IHS Inc. The deal is subject to customary closing conditions. Completion is expected in or around the second week of November. DisplaySearch, which Display Monitor’s parent company Meko often works with, is a market researcher focusing on the display … Read more

Samsung Profit Lowest in Three Years

As forecast, Samsung reported its weakest quarterly operating profit for three years, following a steep decline in earnings from its IT and mobile divisions. Operating profit of KRW4.1 trillion ($3.8 billion) was 60% lower than Q3 of last year and this was the fourth consecutive quarter of declines. Turnover for the quarter was also lower … Read more

Corning Result 29/10/2014

Corning Incorporated posted a net profit in Q3 of $1 billion on turnover of $2.5 billion, which compares with a net profit of $408 million on turnover of $2 billion in Q3 a year earlier. Corning’s net profit for the first nine months of the year reached $1.48 billion from $1.54 billion for the corresponding … Read more

Ingram Micro Result 29/10/2014

Ingram Micro posted a net profit in Q3 of $72.2 million on turnover of $11.2 billion, while a year earlier the company’s net profit was $78.9 million on turnover of $10.1 billion. In the year to date, Ingram Micro’s net profit fell to $147.7 million from $198.4 million, though turnover improved year on year to … Read more

Innolux Result 23/10/2014

Innolux Corporation reported a net profit for the third quarter of NT$7.3 billion ($239.9 million) on turnover of NT$113.1 billion ($3.7 billion), which compares with a net profit of NT$685 million ($22.5 million) on turnover of NT$97.2 billion ($3.2 billion) for the third quarter of last year. The company’s net profit for the first nine … Read more

LG Electronics Result 29/10/2014

LG Electronics has announced its third quarter results, posting turnover of KRW14.9 trillion ($14.3 billion) for the quarter, an increase of 7.4% year on year from KRW13.9 trillion ($13.3 billion), while net profit for the quarter was 86.7% higher at KRW202.6 billion ($193.6 million) from KRW108.5 billion ($103.6 million) in Q3 of the previous year. … Read more