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LeTV TV Sales to Double in 2015

by Tom Allen

China’s LeTV is estimated to have sold around 1.6 million LCD TVs in the country last year, and will reach 3.5 million – 4 million this year, say industry sources. Foxconn and TPV are …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| TV Set Market| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Rigidtech Expands PSS Capacity and Uses

by Tom Allen

Rigidtech Microelectronics is setting up a factory in China to produce patterned sapphire substrates (PSS). Volume production will begin at the end of 2015, with an initial monthly capacity of about 100,000 units – …

Tags:China| Mobile Display Monitor| Sapphire| Smartphones| Smartwatches| Supply Chain| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Barco Equips Largest 6P Laser Cinema

by Tom Allen

Barco has assisted with the outfitting of the world’s largest single 6P laser cinema. The Barco Laser Theatre was built by the Eying Group in Chengdu, China and uses Barco’s DP4K-60L projector. It is …

Tags:Back Panel| Barco| China| Large Display Monitor| Laser Projectors| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Sharp Aims at Industrial LCD Takeup

by Tom Allen

In an interview with the Nikkei, Sharp executive Norikazu Hoshi says that Sharp is aiming to expand sales of LCD panels for industrial applications in China. The company will establish sales locations in Shenzen …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| LCD Panels| Mobile Display Monitor| sharp| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Xiaomi Becomes Fastest-Selling Phone Vendor

by Tom Allen

Xiaomi has taken home a Guinness World Record for selling the most smartphones in a single day – passing Samsung, Apple et al. The achievement was reached during Xiaomi’s Mi Fan Festival, an anniversary …

Tags:Back Panel| China| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 16| Xiaomi

BOE Expects China to Overtake Taiwan in LCD Capacity

by Tom Allen

Chinese panel makers believe that their TFT-LCD capacity could surpass that of Taiwan by 2017, taking the global number two spot behind Korea. Speaking at Finetech Japan, BOE VP Chikara Kuboshima said that companies …

Tags:BOE| China| CSOT| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Production Capacity| Taiwan| TFT| Tianma| Vol 22 - Issue 15

China’s MIIT Reveals Huawei Flagship

by Tom Allen

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has shared the specifications of Huawei’s upcoming Ascend P8 smartphone. The handset will have a 5.2″ display (1920 x 1080) and run on an octa-core Kirin 930 …

Tags:China| Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 15

Barco Lights Up Spring Gala

by Tom Allen

Barco has again supplied display equipment to China Central Television’s Spring Festival Galaxy. The show, which was broadcast on 19th February (the eve of Chinese New Year), used eight HDF-W26 projectors. It was Barco’s …

Tags:Back Panel| Barco| China| Large Display Monitor| Projectors| Rental and Staging| Vol 22 - Issue 14

LG Invests in Chinese Polariser Production

by Tom Allen

LG Chemical is to expand polariser production in China. The company will invest $100 million to expand production in Nanjing, raising annual capacity from 40 million m² to 54 million m². LG Chem also …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Polarisers| Supply Chain| Vol 22 - Issue 14

CEC Opens IGZO Line

by Tom Allen

CEC Panda has opened a new G8.5 IGZO LCD production line in Nanjing, China. CNY29.2 billion ($4.7 billion) was invested in the fab, which has an annual output of 720,000 substrates. These substrates can …

Tags:CEC Panda| China| Large Display Monitor| LCD Fabs| Mobile Display Monitor| Supply Chain| Vol 22 - Issue 14

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 14

by Tom Allen

Blackberry‘s Leap smartphone (Blackberry Shows new Smartphone and Prototype with Curved AMOLED Display) can now be pre-ordered in the UK, USA, France and Germany; residents of Canada have been told to ‘stay tuned’, so …

Tags:BlackBerry| China| France| Germany| HTC| LCD Modules| LG Electronics (LGE)| Microsoft| Mitsubishi| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2015| Samsung| Smartphones| Smartwatches| tablets| UK (United Kingdom)| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 14| Xiaomi

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 14

by Tom Allen

BenQ‘s BL2420PT LCD monitor (BenQ Booth Highlights B2B Push) will be available in Europe this month, for €335. Celluon is now selling two new DLP pico projectors: the wireless PicoAir and more premium PicoPro. …

Tags:BenQ| China| Desktop Monitors| DLP Projectors| ELO| Interactive Tables| Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| MMD (AOC Philips)| Multitouch| Panasonic| Pico Projectors| sharp| Vol 22 - Issue 14| Xiaomi