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Electrophoretic Displays Settle into New Roles

by Phillip Wright

The evolution and application of electrophoretic displays (EPD), often referred to as electronic paper (EP) or E-ink displays, have traveled an interesting path as developers work to apply the low power display technology. E-ink …

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Cypress Result 23/07/15

by Yvette Raikes

Cypress Semiconductor Corp. saw Q2 net losses of $90.05 million, compared with profits of $9.53 million a year earlier, on revenue of $484.8 million, up from $183.6 million. For the half year, there were …

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Industry Responds to CEC Proposals

by Tom Allen

Earlier this year, the California Energy Commission proposed new regulations for energy consumption of digital signage displays and computer monitors in the state. Members of the industry have responded to the proposals, criticising them …

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HEVC Advance Accepts Patents

by Tom Allen

Pete Moller of GE Licensing has been named as the group’s CEOHEVC Advance (the patent pool for IP rights holders who have contributed to the HEVC standard: HEVC Advance Offering Essential HEVC Patents) has …

SES Result 24/07/15

by Yvette Raikes

SES reported its half year results, with profits up 13.9% to €340 million on revenue which rose 6.4% to €999.1 million. The company said that international business now brought in 30% of its turnover. …

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AV Stumpfl Stays in the Family

by Tom Allen

Reinhold and Ulli Stumpfl, respectively CEO and CFO of Austria’s AV Stumpfl, have passed overall control of the business to their eldest son, Tobias. Their younger son, Fabian, is also due to take a …

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Estadio Bancomer Prepares for Season With Daktronics

by Tom Allen

Daktronics has supplied two new LED displays to the Estadio BBVA Bancomer, in Monterrey, Mexico. The units, each measuring 8.41m x 19.02m, were installed for home team C.F. Monterrey’s first football match of the …

Pace Result 28/07/15

by Yvette Raikes

Set-top box maker Pace plc issued its interim six monthly results, with net profit up 54% to $85.4 million, from $55.4 million in the year ago period, on turnover of $1.08 billion, down from …

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Research Reports Highlight Glass, Interactives and LFDs

by Tom Allen

Below is a list of the paid market research reports published this week: Research and Markets has published a report on the global LCD glass market, covering the period between 2015 and 2019. Specifically, …

How to Make a Rugged Phone Attractive

by Tom Allen

Rugged phone maker Cat Phones (part of the Caterpillar brand) has introduced its most durable model to date: the S40. In a survey of former smartphone users, who now use a rugged phone, Cat …

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Nintendo Closes TVii

by Tom Allen

Three years after its launch, Nintendo is closing its TVii service (Display Monitor Vol 19 No 38). TVii was intended to be a single interface for multiple content sources, using the Wii U Game …

Tablet Processor Sales and Value Down in Q1

by Milos Pavlovic

Tablet processor chip sales fell 6% YoY in Q1’15, says Strategy Analytics. The market is worth only 1/7 of the smartphone processor market, at $733 million – a 6% decline in value. Apple (28%), …