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AGC Moves Production From Japan to China

by Tom Allen

Asahi Glass will build a new furnace for TFT-LCD glass substrates in Guangdong Province, China, the company has announced. With the new agreement, AGC will be able to establish an integrated production system from …

BOE Looks to OLED Production in 2015

by Tom Allen

OLED-Info, citing ‘reports’, says that China’s BOE is aiming to start small-sized OLED production in the second half of this year. The company is ordering equipment for its G5.5 LTPS fab in Ordos, which …

New Tizen Phones Under Development at Samsung

by Tom Allen

ZDnet Korea reports that Samsung is developing two new Tizen smartphones. The Z2, for developing markets such as India, is said to have 960 x 540 resolution (screen size was not listed, but will …

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 …

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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 – …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …