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Chip Firms Post Gains in March

by Helen Vince

Taiwan’s two major chip firms reported strong monthly performances in March. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) reported a 15.4% month on month and 44.7% year on year increase in sales in March, reaching NT$72.3 billion …

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Asustek’s March Sales Up 21%

by Helen Vince

Asustek’s sales in March improved 21.1% sequentially to NT$42.1 billion ($1.3 billion), which was flat year on year. In the first three months of the year, Asustek’s sales were just 1.4% higher YoY at …

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Notebook ODMs Post MoM Increases in Sales

by Helen Vince

Quanta Computer and Compal both reported sequential increases in sales last month, with Quanta rising 45.5% to NT$80 billion ($2.6 billion) and Compal seeing a 37.3% rise to NT$74.9 billion ($2.4 billion). Quanta’s sales …

HDR Arrives on Amazon

by Tom Allen

Amazon is to follow in the footsteps of Netflix, rolling out high dynamic range content this year. Prime customers in the USA, UK and Germany will be the first to receive the HDR programming, …

Six15 Aims at Commercial Markets

by Norbert Hildebrand

In 2012, Vuzix sold its defense team Vuzix TDG (Tactical Display Group) to TDG Acquisition Company, LLC and the new entity was called Six15. This new company also signed a deal with Vuzix in …

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BMW Mini Announces ‘Augmented Vision’

by Norbert Hildebrand

When a car maker like BMW makes news in the display world, we expect extra large displays in the dashboard or on the back seat, or even a new head up display with augmented …

Cancelled Flights & Depth Cameras

by Bob Raikes

After the Easter break, there seems to have been something of a slow down in “big news” so Front Page stories were not so obvious as last week as we went to press. (The …

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PC Shipments Fell in Q1 but Mobile PCs were Higher

by Helen Vince

PC shipments fell to 71.7 million units in Q1’15, representing a 5.2% YoY decline, according to numbers from Gartner. The replacement cycle, which was boosted by XP renewals last year, is now returning to …

Graphene Size Raised and Synthesis Time Dramatically Reduced

by Tom Allen

A Korean company, Haesung DS, has developed a method to mass-produce single-crystal graphene, with a wafer size over 30″ and uniform characteristics. As well as producing a large wafer, the company also reduced synthesis …

Automotive Touch Grows at 18% CAGR, Shifts to Procap

by Tom Allen

Demand for touch screen automotive displays is rising rapidly, due to the widespread adoption of consumer devices such as smartphones and tablets. IHS predicts a CAGR of 18% through 2018 for automotive touch panel …

Jon Peddie Takes Home Lifetime Achievement Award

by Tom Allen

Jon Peddie, display analyst and friend of Display Monitor’s publisher, Meko, has been granted the CAD Society’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Peddie received the award in recognition of his outstanding lifelong pioneering, consulting and analysis …

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Samsung Takes Over Harrods

by Tom Allen

Samsung has ‘taken over’ London department store Harrods, with a display called ‘Experience Innovation at Harrods’. Alongside window displays, Samsung branding features inside the store until 24th April, including digital screens and static signage. …