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What They Say Digitimes Research said that Taiwan-based makers shipped only 6.26 million LCD TVs globally in the first quarter of 2021, down 34.2% sequentially, due mainly to shortages of panels, display driver ICs and SoC chips. The firm expects shipments to drop by 8.3% in Q2 compared to Q1 and may be 8.6% down … Read more
What They Say We reported on some supply chain issues with its iPad Pro MiniLED display (Apple With Backlight Supply Chain Challenge) and now Digitimes has identified Zhen Ding Technologies as a supplier of backlight PC boards, alongside Youngpoong Electronics. Tripod Technology, also from Taiwan, is reported to be trying to join the supply chain. … Read more
What They Say Samsung reported profits of $8.45 billion on sales of $59 billion in Q1 2021. Solid sales of smartphones and consumer electronics outweighed lower earnings from semiconductors and displays. The display business saw sales of $6.24 billion with profits of $324 million. Sales of mobile panels were down because of chip shortages and … Read more
Total consolidated revenue was KRW 65.39 trillion, a 6% increase from the previous quarter and a record for the first quarter. Operating profit increased 4% from the previous three-month period to KRW 9.38 trillion as solid sales of smartphones and consumer electronics outweighed lower earnings from semiconductors and displays. The semiconductor business saw an earnings … Read more
What They Say Lextar sent out a press release describing what it had shown at Touch Taiwan last week. The firm highlighted a number of applications but also linked to the Ennostar image gallery Epistar/Lextar/Yenrich) from the event including the 70% transparent display we reported on last week. We’ve included some of the images. What … Read more
PMA Research (PMA), the worldwide market information experts on large displays, have published their latest sell-through tracking report on large-format (32-inch and larger) flat panel displays being sold by leading Pro AV dealers and systems integrators who typically serve commercial markets. March sales of large-format flat panel displays through the North American Pro AV channel … Read more
In a recent webinar, “Media Roundtable: State of the Education Beat”, four seasoned education-industry editors hashed out the big issues confronting today’s educational press in the Covid era. These respected editors weighed in on the role of journalism in a pandemic, the kinds of stories that are currently on journalists’radars, and how vendors/manufacturers can obtain … Read more
What They Say The Elec reported rumours that Apple may have had problems with supply of its new miniLED XDR display-based iPad Pro because of low yield from TSMT. Separately, Trendforce identified Yenrich as another supplier of SMT technology to Apple for the iPad Pro. The Elec said that LG Display and Sharp are supplying … Read more
What They Say Apple said that it planned to invest $430 billion in the US over the next five years and committed to build a new North Carolina Campus in the Research Triangle Area. The new centre will create 3,000 new jobs in machine learning, artificial intelligence, software engineering, and other cutting-edge fields. Apple said … Read more
What They Say DSCC posted a blog article that highlighted the strong growth in FPD revenues to a record forecast of $151 billion in 2021 although revenues are likely to flatten from 2022. Mobile phones, TV ($41 billion) and IT applications ($36 billion) are all expected to grow this year. While LCD will continue to … Read more
It’s raining, and the droplets look green. With over one million educational employees having been laid off due to the pandemic, life hasn’t been easy for educators in the States. But as the springtime blossoms, it is starting to pour… money, that is. In the recently authorized $1.9 trillion federal American Rescue Plan (ARP) at … Read more
Macroblock participates in Touch Taiwan Display International 2021; the booth is in the mini-/ micro-LED theme pavilion. The focus of this exhibition is the comparison between mini-LED backlight technology and traditional backlight technology. We compare LCD TVs with 65 inches in size and play 4K quality videos at the same time. We can see the … Read more
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