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MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 29

by Tom Allen

HP‘s Elitebook Folio 1020 (Core-M Drives HP’s Macbook Challenger) has been revamped by Bang & Olufsen. The ‘Elitebook Folio 1020 limited edition laptop’ features a B&O audio system. Although HP hasn’t revealed specifications, they …

AUO’s June Sales Dip 10%

by Helen Vince

AU Optronics (AUO) reported a 10.4% year on year and 2.1% month on month drop in sales in June to NT$30.5 billion ($982.9 million). Sales in the second quarter of the year were also …

Tags:AUO| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 28

43″ Overtakes 42″ in TV Size Popularity

by Tom Allen

According to sources in Asia, both LG Display and AUO have seen 43″ TV panels pass 42″ units in popularity over the last year. Due to this demand, other makers – such as BOE …

AUO, Innolux Dismiss Merger Rumours

by Helen Vince

AU Optronics (AUO) and Innolux have dismissed further rumours that the two companies are considering merging, citing differences in market strategy, technology, patents and management. The two companies were reported to have been considering …

Is Flexible OLED Possible for Apple’s iPhone?

by Tom Allen

UBI Research, of Korea, writes that flexible AMOLED displays are the newest form of smartphone differentiation. Now that hardware performance has improved ‘as much as possible’, Samsung and LG are using flexible screens to …

AUO Wins Award and Impresses

by Bob Raikes

AUO started by showing us its 1.3″ (320 x 320 – 257ppi 350 cd/m²) plastic AMOLED and its 1.4″ “Full Circle” (400 x 400 – 287ppi 350 cd/m²) OLED which won the SID Best …

AUO Panel Shipments Rise

by Helen Vince

AU Optronics (AUO) achieved increases in panel shipments in May, though sales for the month declined. The company shipped 8.67 million large panels last month, up 5.9% from April 2015, while small and medium …

Tags:AUO| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 24

AUO AMOLED Takes Best in Show

by Tom Allen

Click to enlargeAUO’s circular 1.4″ AMOLED display, which is now in mass production, has won the 2015 SID Best in Show award (AUO Enters Circular AMOLED Production).

AUO Expects 10% Rise in TV Demand

by Tom Allen

AUO has told shareholders that it expects TV demand to rise 10% YoY this year. Replacement demand in both emerging and developed markets will drive sales, said chairman and president Paul Peng.

Tags:AUO| Display Supply & Demand| Large Display Monitor| TV Set Market| Vol 22 - Issue 23

AUO Enters Circular AMOLED Production

by Tom Allen

The circular 1.4″ AMOLED display from AUO (AUO Prepares 1.4″ AMOLED For Q2) is now in mass production. It is being produced at the company’s G4.5 LTPS fab in Singapore.

Tags:AMOLED| AUO| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 23| Wearables

Asian Firms Agree to Pay $45M in LCD Case

by Helen Vince

Seven electronics manufacturers have agreed to pay $45 million in settlement charges to Washington state, over their alleged involvement in the LCD price fixing cartel which took place between 1998 and 2006. In 2010, …

AUO’s CEO Steps Down

by Helen Vince

AU Optronics’ (AUO) founder and chairman, Lee Kun-yao has resigned and will be succeeded by Paul Peng. The company said that Lee decided to step down earlier than planned as he had confidence in …