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Merck KGaA is a leading developer and supplier of LCD materials, without whom, the development of the LCD industry would have been very different. One of the drivers behind the LC development was Ludwig Pohl and his colleagues many years ago. Now the German Hall of Fame for Science has inducted Ludwig Pohl (82) and … Read more
The Organic and Printed Electronics Association (OE-A) is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. Founded in Frankfurt in 2004, the organisation has grown from its original 35 members to include almost 230, from all over the world.
AU Optronics’ third quarter net profit reached its highest level in 17 quarters at NT$7.3 billion ($240.3 million), 81.4% higher than Q2 and almost three times higher than its net profit of NT$2.5 billion ($82.3 million) in Q3 of last year. AUO’s turnover in the third quarter was slightly lower year on year at NT$106.8 … Read more
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
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
Japan Display (JDI) has issued a revised forecast for this year and said it now expects to record a net loss of
Microvision has entered into a $1.5 million agreement with an unnamed Fortune Global 100 customer, for display module services. The companies will focus on commercialisation activities over several phases, including production readiness, initial production and market launch of the module.
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
Amazon.com Inc. reported a net loss in the third quarter of the year of $437 million, compared with a net loss in Q3 of last year of $41 million. Turnover for the quarter increased 20% year on year to $20.6 billion from $17.1 billion a year earlier. In the first nine months of the year, … Read more
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
Cree Inc. has announced its first quarter results, reporting a 38% drop in net profit to $29.5 million from $47.3 million in the first quarter of the previous year. However, turnover improved year on year, rising to $427.7 million from $391 million a year earlier.
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
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