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FPD Equipment Spend is Rising

by Tom Allen

Spending on FPD equipment will reach $11.2 billion this year, says IHS, its highest level since 2011. Two trends are driving the growth: a rush to expand high volumes of flexible AMOLED panels, for …

Tags:IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Production Equipment| Vol 23 - Issue 06

Asahi Glass reported full year 2015 net profit of 42.9 billion Yen ($375 million), up 105% YoY, from 15.9 Yen ($139 million). Turnover was reported at 1.32 trillion Yen ($10.7 billion), down slightly by …

Liberty and Vodafone (Finally) Go Ahead

by Tom Allen

After some on/off speculation (Vodafone Mulling Liberty Global Acquisition and Liberty/Vodafone Deal Off the Table), Liberty Global and Vodafone have agreed to merge their operations in the Netherlands. The merger will create a joint …

Samsung Begins S7 Panel Production

by Isaac Oburu

According to reports, Samsung has started the production of AMOLED panels for its anticipated flagship Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge smartphones. These are expected to be launched on Sunday, the 21st February, at …

2016FLEX to Attract More Experts

by Isaac Oburu

The 15th Flexible and Printed Electronics Conference and Exhibition (2016FLEX) that will be held at the Monterey Marriott California. Organisers expect over 600 attendees. The event is to be held between the 29th February …

Sony’s VR HMD Delayed

by Tom Allen

Paul Raines, CEO of Gamestop, has told Fox Business that Sony’s Playstation VR headset will not be launched in early 2016, as previously stated. Instead, he said that his chain would launch the device …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| PlayStation| sony| Vol 23 - Issue 06

Wistron to Supply New iPhone

by Isaac Oburu

According to local reports, Wistron will join Foxconn as a supplier of the entry-level iPhone, currently known as the iPhone 5SE. It is expected to be launched in the middle of March.

Teraglass the next Augmented Reality Headset Seeks Crowdfunding

by Norbert Hildebrand

Teracle, a California and Korea based start-up company, is seeking crowdfunding support for its Teraglass augmented reality headset. The campaign is running until March 3 and has so far (February 16) achieved less than …

Tags:AR Glasses| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 23 - Issue 06

Entatech Solves Dispute

by Bob Raikes

UK distributor, Entatech, has reached agreement after a long running dispute with tax authorities related to a previous subsidiary, ChangTel, that went into liquidation. The company has also completed an MBO and has been …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 06

MWC is Here!

by Tom Allen

Mobile World Congress takes place in Barcelona this week. Samsung and LG have already announced their plans to launch new flagship phones (LG and Samsung Prepare World for New Flagships), but there’s more news …

Ingram Relocates Mobility in Germany

by Tom Allen

Ingram Micro has decided to close the Trier and Ratingen offices of its Mobility division in Germany, as it centralises work at its offices in Dornach (near Munich). It is expected that most employees …

Tags:Germany| Ingram Micro| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 23 - Issue 06

CPI has OTFT Printing Tool

by Tom Allen

The Centre for Process Innovation, in the UK, helps companies to develop and scale manufacturing processes. Working with Heidelberg Instruments, the CPI has developed a new high-resolution and -speed roll-to-toll digital lithography tool, to …