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Sapphire Capacity Expands in China

by Tom Allen

Biel Crystal Manufactory and Lens Technology, Chinese sapphire makers, have expanded their production capacities, according to industry sources. The companies made the move due to the growing adoption of sapphire in wearable and smartphone …

Microspherical Lenses Bypass 3D Angle Issues

by Tom Allen

Glasses-free 3D is seen as the ‘holy grail’ of 3D display. The technology has several drawbacks, such as viewing ‘sweet spots’, but a team of researchers at Chengdu Technological University and Sichuan University are …

Loewe Recognises Chinese Partnership

by Tom Allen

Loewe has been working with China’s Hisense since 2013 (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 29); in recognition of that fact, the company has now installed a new TV in the Chinese embassy in Berlin. …

LG Display Plans OLED Alliance

by Tom Allen

The Korea Times claims that LG Display intends to establish an OLED TV alliance, in an effort to boost its OLED panel business. CEO Han Sang-beom is quoted as saying, “We are in talks …

Weak 2014 Boosts Chinese New Year TV Comparison

by Tom Allen

TV sales ‘recovered’ during the Chinese New Year period, according to DisplaySearch’s Bing Zhang in a new blog post (http://tinyurl.com/pj8xam2). Unlike 2014, the three-week period in 2015 showed no signs of weakness. DisplaySearch’s initial …

Module Competition Drives Down Smartphone Costs

by Tom Allen

Global shipments of mobile phone display modules will rise just 4% YoY in 2015, says IHS, to 2 billion units. The result will be stronger competition among manufacturers of these units. Chinese makers are …

Microsoft Looks to China From Taiwan

by Tom Allen

Microsoft is increasing its orders to Chinese smartphone makers, as it switches away from Taiwanese manufacturers, say supply chain sources. The company has apparently made the shift to reduce its costs. Truly Optoelectronics is …

LG Will Supply OLEDs to China and Japan

by Tom Allen

According to Reuters, LG has grown tired of waiting for its OLED TVs to be adopted, and will work with Chinese and Japanese companies to make OLED TVs more mainstream. The news is not …

Inventec Forecasts 50% Shipment Rise

by Tom Allen

Taiwan’s Inventec expects to raise its smart handheld device shipments from 51 million in 2014 to 75 million this year. These will include 50 million smartphones, produced for Xiaomi, and 5 million tablets for …

Chinese Panel Share Rising at Korean Expense

by Tom Allen

Sources speaking to Business Korea have said that the Korean panel industry is increasingly being threatened by that of China, due to the Chinese government’s support. The sources said that the combined market share …

The China Smartphone Market Picks Up Slightly in 2014Q4, IDC Reports

by Helen Vince

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC), 107.5 million smartphones were shipped to China in 2014Q4, representing a 2% Quarter-on-Quarter (QoQ) growth. This culminates to 420.7 million smartphones being shipped to China in 2014. …

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Apple Tops $700B Value on China Phone Play

by Steve Sechrist

Apple recently exceeded $710 billion in market capitalization when its share price rose almost 2% (1.9%) to $122.02 creating a company with an overall market value of $710.7 billion. That number nearly doubles the …