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by David Barnes
“When will elasticity kick-in”? That question posed by an investment banker before taking LG Display public in 2004 seems pertinent today, a dozen years later. My answer then was that elasticity will kick-out, not …
Tags:AUO| LG Displays (LGD)| Pricing| Vol 22 - Issue 33
by Norbert Hildebrand
It is the height of summer and exciting news is getting sparse for the most part, if we just forget the US political race to the White House in 2016 for a moment. While …
Tags:AUO| LCD Fabs| Vol 22 - Issue 33
by Helen Vince
AU Optronics (AUO) has sold one of its 3.5G production lines to networking/communication device maker, Wistron NeWeb. The facility, which AUO said uses out of date technology, was sold for NT$810 million ($25.6 million) …
Tags:AUO| Large Display Monitor| LCD Fabs| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 32
by Tom Allen
Expecting a weak second half for the panel industry, AUO is aiming to maintain profits by producing large-size, curved and UltraHD TV panels, say sources from Asia. High-end notebook panels, automotive and wearable displays …
Tags:AUO| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Supply Chain| Vol 22 - Issue 32
by Helen Vince
AU Optronics (AUO) saw sales in July fall 10.4% sequentially and 23.4% year on year to NT$27.4 billion ($852.5 million), bringing sales so far this year to NT$214.9 billion ($6.7 billion), 7.2% down on …
Tags:AUO| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 32
by Yvette Raikes
AU Optronics announced Q2 net profit of NTD4.43 billion ($143 million), up from NTD4.02 billion ($130 million) a year ago, on revenue which fell 3.1% to NTD92.3 billion ($2.9 billion). For the first half …
Tags:AUO| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 31
by Tom Allen
AUO is developing 65″ LCD TV panels combining quantum dots, UltraHD resolution and HDR technology, say Taiwanese media reports. These panels will also be released in 55″ and 85″ sizes, in the second half …
Tags:AUO| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| LCD displays| Quantum Dots| Vol 22 - Issue 31
by Tom Allen
Arçelik, Turkish owner of the Grundig German TV brand, has announced that all future Grundig smart TVs will use the Android TV operating system. The new TVs will be unveiled at IFA 2015, in …
Tags:AUO| HP Inc| IGZO| Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| LG Electronics (LGE)| Notebooks| Outdoor Displays| Philips| Projectors| Samsung| sharp| TPV (TP Vision)| Vol 22 - Issue 29| ZTE
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 …
Tags:AUO| HP Inc| IGZO| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| sharp| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 29
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
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 …
Tags:AUO| CEC Panda| China| Innolux| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| Samsung Display| TV Sizes| Vol 22 - Issue 28
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 …
Tags:AUO| CPT| Hannstar (Hannspree)| Innolux| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 28
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