Vol 25 – Issue 27 – Page 3

June Sees Rise in Large Panel Shipments

by Yvette Raikes

Large panel shipments were up 3.2% MoM and 11.8% YoY to 21.588 million for the top four suppliers. AUO reported June turnover of NT$24.83 billion ($812 million), down 3.5% MoM and 13.1% YoY. This …

Barco Demos Medical Imaging Tool and Displays at US Conference

by Andrew Fenn

Barco exhibited its medical imaging tool SpotView, in addition to the Coronis Uniti 12MP and Nio Color 5.8MP display systems, at the International Workshop on Breast Imaging (IWBI), which took place earlier this week …

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Chinese Government Approves LG’s Guangzhou Facility

by Andrew Fenn

As recent reports predicted, the construction of LG’s new 8.5G OLED TV panel production facility in Guangzhou, China has been approved by local authorities. Additionally, the company has increased its production capacity estimation. Previously, …

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Over 4,000 New Displays Installed in New Deutsche Bahn Train Fleet

by Andrew Fenn

Earlier this week, Deutsche Bahn launched its new fleet of redesigned S-Bahn trains. Across the 238-strong fleet — which cost the company €300 million (($350.8 million) — 1,904 LCD displays have been installed in …

Gartner: Increasing PC Prices Will Lead to Flat Growth of Device Shipments in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Worldwide shipments of devices — PCs, tablets and mobile phones — are on pace to record 0.9% growth to reach 2.28 billion units in 2018, according to Gartner. The PC and tablet market is …

Report: Quanta Sees Revenue Decline Following MacBook Delays

by Andrew Fenn

Quanta Computer reported a revenue decline of 10.2% month-on-month and 28.4% year-on-year in June, down to NT$65.75 billion ($2.15 billion), according to Digitimes. Quanta is struggling at the moment due to delays with the …

CTA 2069 and Other Words for VR, AR and MR

by Matthew Brennesholtz

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) recently introduced a new standard, CTA-2069, Definitions and Characteristics of Augmented and Virtual Reality Technologies. This standard can be downloaded for free from the CTA Website, although registration with …

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Strategy Analytics: AR Must Be Developed In-App to Enhance UX

by Andrew Fenn

Pokémon Go and Snapchat have been the epitome of AR for the masses, though many users are unaware of the AR technology and further use-cases available to them. Strategy Analytics recently found that familiar …

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B&B Theatres to Open First ScreenX Theatre in Midwestern US

by Andrew Fenn

B&B Theatres’ new Liberty 12 cinema opens in Missouri, United States on July 12th, featuring ScreenX multi-projection theatre technology. This is one of four new ScreenX installations planned through 2019, as part of a …

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Taiwan’s Older-Gen LCD Lines to Focus on Automotive Sector

by Andrew Fenn

Digitimes reports that, as newer-generation LCD production lines commence mass production and older-generation fabs in Korea begin to shut down, Taiwan’s 4–7.5G facilities will continue to operate, shifting their attention towards automotive applications. Digitimes …

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IHS: South Korean and Chinese TV Makers to Increase Panel Purchases in 2018 Q3

by Andrew Fenn

Despite concerns about TV demand and falling profit margins, major South Korean and Chinese TV makers are expected to stock up on display panels in the third quarter to prepare for the seasonal year-end …

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Asustek Experiences Downturn

by Yvette Raikes

Asustek Computer saw June sales of NT$38.5 billion ($1,25 billion), an increase of 33% MoM but a fall of 1% YoY, bringing Q2 turnover to NT$90.4 billion ($2.96 billion), down 9% QoQ and 7% …

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