Vol 22 – Issue 03 – Page 9

SIM2 Breaks Silence on Laser Projector

by Vanessa Browning

Italy’s SIM2 entered into a collaboration with OV-LaserTec of China, to produce a compact pure RGB laser projector. The unit, which is still under development, is a bright red model with 1920 x 1080 …

Dynascan to Debut High-Bright Display

by Vanessa Browning

Dynascan will launch a very bright 32″ signage display at ISE next month (10th – 12th). Extending Dynascan’s number of professional displays to 11, the DS321LR4 can be mounted horizontally or vertically. It is able …

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PC Decline Slowed in 2014, Say Gartner and IDC

by Tom Allen

PC shipments increased 1% YoY in Q4’14, indicating a slow but steady improvement in the market after two years of declines. Shipments reached 83.7 million units, according to Gartner. PC displacements by tablets peaked …

TSMC Result 15/01/2015

by Helen Vince

Taiwan Semiconductor Manuafacturing Company Limited (TSMC) has reported its fourth quarter and full year results, recording a net profit in Q4 of NT$80 billion ($2.5 billion) on turnover of NT$222.5 billion ($7 billion), which …

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Hon Hai Ends Year with Record Sales

by Helen Vince

Hon Hai Precision Industry ended the year with record sales for the second consecutive month and achieved new quarterly and annual highs. In December the company’s sales reached NT$515.5 billion ($16.2 billion), slightly ahead …

Acer’s Annual Sales Lowest in 7 Years

by Helen Vince

Acer reported its lowest annual sales since 2007 for last year, decreasing 8.4% year on year to NT$329.8 billion ($10.4 billion). The company’s sales in December rallied slightly, rising 1.7% sequentially and 2% YoY …

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Epson Focuses on AR Applications at CES 2015

by Chris Chinnock

Epson did not announce any new hardware updates to it Moverio BT-200 Smart Glasses at CES 2015. Instead, it filled its booth in the Sands with partners that were showing a variety of augmented …

Samsung Galaxy A7 is (Finally) Official

by Vanessa Browning

The Galaxy A7 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 44), a thin smartphone challenging the iPhone 6, has been revealed by Samsung. Featuring a metal body and 5.5″ AMOLED display, the phone will be available …

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So what the !?XXX is a Qwuxga?

by Bob Raikes

I make no apology for quoting display industry veteran, Mark Fihn of Veritas & Visus, in his memorable question “What the !??XXX is a Qwuxga?”. Mark was commenting on the ridiculousness of the acronymns used by …

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Primeview Introduces Industrial OLED

by Matthew Brennesholtz

On Christmas Eve, Primeview USA Inc. (New York, NY) announced it was introducing an OLED monitor targeting industrial applications. The product is being introduced in partnership with LG Display (LGD) and, of course, uses LGD glass. The …

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No More Plasma for Samsung, But LED is New Category

by Tom Allen

Samsung’s CES press conference is always elbow-room only. While we managed to secure a seat (through use of aforementioned elbows), cameramen in the aisles severely hampered the ability to take photos! Tim Baxter, president …

Molecular Computing Reveals Difficulty of Blue LEDs

by Tom Allen

Why are blue LEDs so difficult to make? It is a question that has dogged the field since the devices’ commercialisation in the 1990s, and has now been answered by scientists at University College …

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