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Innolux July Sales Fell 18% YoY

by Helen Vince

Innolux said sales in July fell 1.7% sequentially and 18.6% year on year, to NT$29.7 billion ($938.2 million), bringing sales for the first seven months of the year to NT$123.4 billion ($3.8 billion). The …

Tags:Financial Data| Innolux| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 32

$3 Billion OLED Investment by SDC

by Tom Allen

A report from Korea’s Money Today claims that Samsung Display is to invest $3 billion to expand OLED display module facilities in Vietnam. The result would be a more vertically-integrated supply chain in the …

Tags:APAC| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung Display| Vol 22 - Issue 32

Smartphones Overtake Laptops in UK

by Tom Allen

Smartphones have overtaken laptops as the UK’s most popular device for accessing the internet, according to research by Ofcom. 66% of Brits now own a smartphone, using it for almost two hours every day …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 32

Time for a Pebble Improvement

by Tom Allen

A new version of Pebble’s Time smartwatch is now available to pre-order. The Pebble Time Steel will be shipped within eight weeks. It is essentially the same as the highest-priced version of the watch, …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 32

China Will Overtake Korea’s AMOLED Capacity

by Tom Allen

Sigmaintell Consulting predicts that global small- to medium-size LTPS AMOLED capacity will rise 30% YoY in 2015. Both South Korean and Chinese vendors are investing in production; Sigmaintell believes that China may overtake South …

Tags:AMOLED| China| Korea| Large Display Monitor| LTPS TFT| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 32

CPT Signs Technology Agreement with ITRI

by Helen Vince

Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has signed a technology transfer agreement with ITRI, which will enable CPT to integrate ITRI’s flexible AMOLED and touch panel technology into its handheld and wearable devices. The two companies …

Tags:CPT| Flexible Displays| ITRI| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 22 - Issue 32

Google Tangos Over to Europe

by Tom Allen

The developer edition of Google’s Project Tango (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 9) will be available in Europe from 26th August. The 7″ tablet uses multiple cameras, as well as IR and motion sensors, …

Tags:Germany| Google| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 32

HTC Result 13/08/2015

by Helen Vince

HTC Corporation recorded its biggest ever quarterly loss in Q2, swinging to a net loss of NT$8 billion ($248.6 million) from a net profit of NT$2.2 billion ($68.3 million) in the second quarter of …

Tags:Financial Data| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 32

Acer Result 11/08/2015

by Helen Vince

Acer has reported its second quarter results, posting a net profit of NT$2 million ($79,000) on turnover of NT$60.2 billion ($1.9 billion), which compares with a net profit of NT$484.7 million ($15 million) on …

Tags:Acer| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 32

In-House AP Use Rising in China

by Tom Allen

Huawei and Xiaomi will use more in-house developed application processors in their smartphones in the future, say Asian sources. Huawei’s subsidiairy, Hisilicon Technologies, has raised its technological capability, while Xiaomi has obtained licences from …

Tags:Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| Mobile Processors| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 32| Xiaomi

Samsung Beats BOE With G10.6

by Tom Allen

Korea’s ET News claims that Samsung Display is to construct a new G10.6 LCD facility, which will begin production in the second half of 2017. The firm intends to stay ahead of Chinese competitors, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD Fabs| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung Display| Vol 22 - Issue 32

AUO Fights Slowdown With High-End Panels

by Tom Allen

Expecting a weak second half for the panel industry, AUO is aiming to maintain profits by producing large-size, curved and UltraHD TV panels, say sources from Asia. High-end notebook panels, automotive and wearable displays …

Tags:AUO| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Supply Chain| Vol 22 - Issue 32