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Phillips says that difficult trading conditions surrounding its TV business are to blame for a 28 per cent fall in profits. In a statement about its poor past quarter performance, Gerard Kleisterlee, president and CEO, confirmed that while results across most of its operations were good, “our results are clouded, more than we like, by […]

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Flatscreen TVs and laptops remain a hotspot for DSG international, owners of Dixons, Currys and PC World stores. According to its latest business report, covering the 25 week period ending April 5, total group sales were up six per cent.  DSG says that its UK and Ireland Electricals business saw “good demand in response to […]

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South Korean panel purveyor LG Display is to take a crack squad of employees to the Himalayas, as part of an innovative corporate team-building extreme challenge project. 15 members of staff have been selected to climb to the Annapurna Base Camp on March 28. The company hopes to improve management techniques during a week long […]

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Sharp says it will increase LCD panel production at its Kameyama 2 plant by 20 per cent this year. This summer, the facility will be processing upwards of 90,000 glass substrates monthly. It will also introduce new technology to increase the number of 32-inch panels it can squeeze from an 8th generation substrate to 15; […]

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LCD and plasma panel maker LG Display has signed an extensive cross-licensing agreement with the Eastman Kodak Company, giving it access to a wide variety of OLED intellectual property, including innovative techniques designed to improve the yield of Active Matrix OLED (AMOLED) modules.
LG Display believes the deal will give it an edge in the production […]

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