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E Ink Invests in SES-imagotag

by Bob Raikes

E Ink and SES-imagotag, the ESL and pricing specialist, have announced a collaboration and E Ink has agreed to invest €26 million in the company. The aim of the partnership is to develop smart …

FlexEnable said that Novares, a global plastic solutions provider serving the automotive industry, will make equity investments into FlexEnable totaling €5 million. This strategic investment will drive FlexEnable’s engineering and manufacturing efforts to bring …

Xiaomi Files $10 Billion IPO and Signs New Deal with Mobile Network Owner

by Andrew Fenn

Xiaomi has submitted an IPO application to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and reportedly hopes to raise $10 billion. In the filing, CEO Lei Jun wrote, “We are building an open global ecosystem and …

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Good News From Korea

by Bob Raikes

This week, as I write my editorial, there is a lot of news coverage of the apparent rapprochement between the two halves of Korea. It’s great to see some break in hostilities, although the …

Building new display fabs in China to face financing challenges

by David Hsieh

When the Chinese government announced years ago that it was supporting the country’s display manufacturing industry in its 13th Five Year Plan from 2016 to 2020-specifically, to upgrade the manufacturing floor and develop expertise …

Tags:China| Investment| LCD Fabs| OLED Fabs| Vol 25 - Issue 16

HannStar Display to Boost Capex in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

HannStar Display has planned to increase its capital expenditure to between NT$3 billion and NT$4 billion ($102.3 million to $136.4 million) from the NT$1.9 billion ($64.8 million) it spent in 2017. Digitimes revealed the …

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HKC Has Plans for G11 and G8.6 LCD Fabs

by Bob Raikes

Taiwanese sources have highlighted that HKC Optoelectronics, based in Chongqing, China, is to build a new LCD fab in Zhengzhou, China, that will make panels from 65″ on a G11 fab. The investment level …

Tags:China| Investment| Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| Vol 25 - Issue 15

LeEco to Receive Investments from Several Chinese Firms

by Andrew Fenn

Beleaguered manufacturer, LeEco, will receive investments from several Chinese companies, including Tencent, JD.com, Lenovo and Suning, into its television business, according to Caixin. LeEco has been suffering from financial issues for some time. Chairman …

Tags:China| Investment| Large Display Monitor| LeEco (formerly LeTV)| Vol 25 - Issue 15

Pixelligent Wins Industry Investors

by Bob Raikes

Pixelligent, which makes materials that help to extract light from OLEDs has received funding of $7.6 million which included contributions from Kateeva, which makes inkjet printers and Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co Ltd (TOK). (IC07 …

JDI acquires 51% of JOLED – Gets Boost from Nichia

by Bob Raikes

Japan Display Inc has said that it plans to increase its shareholding in JOLED from 15% to 51% and make the company a consolidated subsidiary. JDI said that the companies have worked closely to …

Display Equipment Spending and Growth by Technology

DSCC: $109 Billion Spending Expected from 2017 to 2022

by Andrew Fenn

From 2017 to 2022, display suppliers are predicted to spend $109 billion, down from the $116 billion predicted last quarter, to meet the demand for larger and higher-resolution TVs and thinner, lighter and flexible …

Digi-Capital: AR/VR Start-ups Raised Over $3.6 Billion in Past 12 Months

by Andrew Fenn

Click for higher resolution AR and VR start-ups raised over $3.6 billion in the 12 months preceeding the end of the first quarter of 2018—a new record, according to Digi-Capital. Magic Leap, Niantic, Imporabable …

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