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TPK Holding Result 11/02/2015

by Helen Vince

TPK Holding Co. Ltd. has reported its fourth quarter and full year results, recording a net profit of NT$66 million ($2.1 million) on turnover of NT$39.6 billion ($1.2 billion) in Q4, which compares with …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TPK| Vol 22 - Issue 07

Touch Panel Firms Predict Weak Demand

by Helen Vince

Taiwan’s touch panel manufacturers are predicting that first quarter weak demand for notebook applications will continue into Q2 and warn that vendors’ notebook reserves will continue to remain high. According to reports, many manufacturers …

Sony to Boost OGS Touch Panel Orders

by Helen Vince

Reports suggest that Sony is planning to increase orders of one glass solution touch panels with Truly Optoelectronics, which make the firm one of Sony’s main handset touch panel suppliers. At the same time, …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| sony| Supply Chain| Touch Displays| Vol 22 - Issue 07

AUO, Samsung, Sharp Expect 4k Handset Panel Orders

by Helen Vince

Taiwanese sources report that five of the major Chinese handset companies have placed orders with AU Optronics (AUO) for UltraHD panels, with mass production expected to start by the end of this year. Although …

Smartphone Market Continued to Grow in Q4 of 2014

by Norbert Hildebrand

As usual, the global smartphone market grew in the last quarter of 2014. First data from market researchers indicate how a new emerging pattern could change the smartphone market for ever and show a …

Google Buys Augmented Reality App Developer Launchpad Toys

by Norbert Hildebrand

Since Google discontinued distribution of the Google Glass device, many have speculated that Google is retreating from the augmented reality field all together. However, the company has made substantial investments in Magic Leap and …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Google Glass| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Renesas Result 09/02/2015

by Helen Vince

Renesas Electronics Corporation posted a third quarter net profit of ¥38.2 billion ($321.9 million) on turnover of ¥191.9 billion ($1.6 billion), which compares with a net profit of ¥23 billion ($193.9 million) on turnover …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Renesas| Vol 22 - Issue 07

Innolux Secures Loans to Repay Debts

by Helen Vince

Innolux has secured a syndicated loan for approximately NT$60-70 billion ($1.9-2.2 billion) from credit banks, which the company will use to repay debts. Innolux had originally planned to offer new shares worth NT$9.3 billion …

Tags:Financial Data| Innolux| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 06

MaxLinear to Acquire Entropic

by Helen Vince

Maxlinear has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Entropic Communications for approximately $287 million. The company said that the acquisition will broaden MaxLinear’s analogue/mixed-signal business, including bringing new customer relationships in MaxLinear’s most recent …

Mobile Devices May Interfere with Children’s Development

by Norbert Hildebrand

Since the introduction of mobile devices, their use has been spreading from adults to the younger generation. In the US and many other countries this development has on the one hand created an increase …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Plastic Logic Spin-Off Creates Flexible Circuit for OLEDs

by Tom Allen

FlexEnable’s OLED display reaches a 60Hz refresh rate and has a 0.25mm bend radiusFlexEnable, the new Cambridge-based company spun off of Plastic Logic (Plastic Logic Divides into Two Companies), claims that its work will …

Tech Data Adds MTT Rugged Phones

by Vanessa Browning

Tech Data Mobile Solutions in France is now distributing MTT rugged mobile phones.

Tags:France| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 06