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Apple Acknowledges Potential OLED Burn-In on iPhone X

by Andrew Fenn

Apple has addressed the recent controversy surrounding burn-in and image retention in OLED smartphone screens. The Google Pixel 2 XL’s LG P-OLED screen recently came under fire when users reported the issue, which causes …

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IDC: Tablet Market Declines 5.4% in Third Quarter

by Andrew Fenn

The third quarter of 2017 closed with 40 million tablets shipped globally, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation. Growing demand for smartphones combined with the lengthening replacement cycle of tablets and …

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IDC: Smartphone Top Five Now Occupy Over 75% of the China Market

by Andrew Fenn

While the smartphone market in China saw a flat -1% year-over-year growth in the third quarter compared to the same period last year, the share of the top five smartphone companies grew from 65.2% …

No Such Thing as a Perfect Product

by Bob Raikes

This week, we have a report in LDM on the SMPTE conference in Hollywood from Chris and another report in MDM on the VR event in New York. There’s lots of other news as …

Kyocera Unveils New LCD Optical Bonding Technology

by Andrew Fenn

Kyocera International has announced that it is expanding its US production capcity to incorporate full-service integration of LCD displays, touch-panels and protective glass. The company is championing its new optical bonding technology, which it …

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Fitbit Posts Q3 Losses

by Yvette Raikes

Fitbit Inc. recorded Q3 net losses of $113.4 million, compared with profits of $26.1 million in the year ago quarter, on sales which fell to $392.5 million from $503.8 million. For the nine months …

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Lenovo Sees Solid Growth

by Yvette Raikes

Lenovo Group posted Q2 net profits up 1% to $153 million from $152 million on turnover which rose 5% to $11.8 billion from $11.2 billion. For the half year there were profits of $99 …

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Parade Technologies Has Successful Quarter

by Yvette Raikes

Mixed signal IC supplier Parade Technologies announced Q3 net profits of NT$674.6 million ($22.3 million), more than twice the NT$303.3 million ($9.6 million) recorded last year, on revenue of NT$2.74 billion ($90.6 million), up …

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Renesas Gets Boost from Automotive Sales

by Yvette Raikes

Renesas Electronics Corporation reported Q3 EBITDA of ¥54.1 billion ($474 million), up 25% YoY from ¥29.5 billion ($259 million), on revenue which rose 28% to ¥195.5 billion ($1.7 billion) from ¥152.6 billion ($1.3 billion). …

Veeco and Allos Can Make 200mm GaN-on-Si Wafers for microLEDs

by Bob Raikes

Equipment maker, Veeco, along with Allos Semiconductor, has completed a micro-LED project to make blue and green microLEDs on GaN-on-Si wafers. Veeco has used technology from Allos in its Propel single wafer MOCVD system. …

UDC Records Great Results

by Yvette Raikes

Universal Display Corporation posted Q3 net profits of $13.5 million, compared with losses of $1.5 million a year earlier, on turnover of $61.7 million, a 104% increase from $30.2 million. For the first three …

IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker

by Andrew Fenn

According to data from IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, smartphone OEMs shipped a total of 373.1 million units worldwide in the third quarter of 2017. Volumes were up 2.7% year-over-year, and up 7.4% …

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