BLU maker Coretronic reports declined profits for 1Q12

Apr 30, 12:04

Backlight unit (BLU) maker Coretronic saw its net profits drop 40.8% on quarter and 64.3% on year to NT$239 million (US$8.15 million) in the first quarter of 2012 due largely to weak...

Intersil unveils low-cost LED-based LCoS pico projector reference design

Apr 28, 07:28

US-based analog and mixed signal designer Intersil recently introduced the Pico-qHD, what it calls the world's lowest cost pico projector system and the industry's smallest production-ready...

Projector maker Young Optics posts EPS of NT$5 for 2011

Feb 17, 01:00

Pico projector maker Young Optics has posted net profits of NT$571 million (US$19.29 million) or an EPS of NT$5.01 on revenues of NT$7.03 billion for 2011.

Asia Optical aims to ship 2 million LCoS pico projectors in 2012

Jan 16, 10:23

Asia Optical expects to ship one million LCoS pico projector modules built in smartphones and one million LCoS external pico projectors in 2012, according to company chairman Robert...

Pico projector market triples in 1H11, says PMA

Sep 1, 13:56

The worldwide market for pico projectors reached about 830,000 during the first half of 2011, more than tripling from 270,000 during the first half of 2010, according to Pacific Media...

Vivitek unveils Qumi series stand-alone pico projectors

May 13, 01:05

Taiwan-based vendor Vivitek on May 12 formally unveiled Qumi, a series of stand-alone DLP HD pico projectors, and aims to ship 30,000-40,000 units globally in 2011, according to the...

Global pico projector module shipments to reach over 10 million units in 2013, says Digitimes Research

Apr 15, 10:47

Global shipments of pico projector modules for built in and external devices are forecast to grow from 3.1 million units in 2011 to 10.76 million units in 2013, according to Digitimes...

Consumer and mobile MEMS to boom in 2011, says IHS iSuppli

Apr 12, 10:29

After only four years of existence, a segment of the MEMS market known as new MEMS - specifically for consumer electronics (CE) and mobile handsets - will jump 157.4% in 2011, powering...

Vivitek to launch stand-alone pico projector Qumi, aiming at 20-30% global market share in 2011

Apr 6, 11:43

Vivitek will launch Qumi, a stand-alone DLP pico projector model, in the China market in late April and then in Taiwan and Europe in May, according to the company.

Projector shipments to grow to 39 million units by 2015, says Pacific Media

Mar 28, 14:04

Pacific Media Associates (PMA), in its latest forecast of the worldwide front projector market, estimates that the 8.5 million units sold during 2010 will increase to more than 39...

Optoma expects pico projector shipments to grow by double-digits in 2011

Mar 17, 16:38

DLP projector maker Optoma Technology expects its shipments to grow by a double-digit rate, to reach 700,000-800,000 units in 2011, including its Neo-i projector which has been verified...

Young Optics posts 17% sequential drop for February revenues

Mar 9, 11:36

Optical module and component maker Young Optics has posted consolidated revenues of NT$481 million (US$16.39 million) for February, decreasing 17.33% sequentially but increasing 32.39%...

Pico projectors and personal projectors show increasing popularity of DLP models, says PMA

Mar 1, 16:50

Consumers of front projectors from the US storefronts and direct marketers (web and catalog) are increasingly choosing smaller, sub-500 lumen brightness, "New Era" projectors,...

Young Optics to focus on improving pico projector brightness in 2011

Feb 23, 01:15

With its pico projector modules reaching the height of the camera module for iPhone, optical module and component maker Young Optics will turn its focus on improving brightness as...

Global projector market to reach almost 8.5 million in 2010, says PMA

Feb 17, 16:40

The global front projector market is expected to increase 34% on year to 8.49 million units in 2010, driven by demand for short-throw, high brightness and pico projectors, according...

Pico projector market exceeds 268,000 units in 4Q10, says PMA

Feb 16, 16:43

Worldwide demand for pico projectors grew from 134,000 units in the fourth quarter of 2009 to over 268,000 units in the fourth quarter of 2010, according to Pacific Media Associates...

Young Optics January revenues up 10% sequentially

Feb 11, 01:15

Optical components maker Young Optics has announced consolidated revenues of NT$581 million (US$20.07 million) for January 2011, up 10.4% sequentially and 46.87% on year.

Pico projectors unlikely to be integrated into smartphones until after 2012

Jan 25, 02:05

With rumors circulating around the market that the Apple iPhone 5 will adopt a pico projector, sources from pico projector makers pointed out that the related R&D is still not...

Asia Optical to begin shipping pico projector modules for DSCs and smartphones

Jan 7, 01:45

Asia Optical will begin to ship pico projector modules for DSC and smartphone applications in the first quarter of 2011 and expects revenues from the new product line to grow subst...

CES 2011: TI announces DLP Pico HD chipset

Jan 6, 13:08

At the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Texas Instruments (TI) has unveiled a new era for portable high definition (HD) entertainment with the new DLP Pico HD chipset...

CES 2011: DLP Pico technology lights up new, on-the-go possibilities

Jan 6, 13:07

Texas Instruments (TI) DLP Products has announced that more than 30 DLP Pico-enabled products, covering a wide variety of useful and unique form factors, will be on display by the...

Pico projector makers expect 22 million units to sell in 2014, says PMA

Jan 4, 15:40

Global pico projector market is expected to reach 22 million units by 2014, up from about 700,000 units in 2010, according to Pacific Media Associates (PMA).

Asia Optical to begin shipping built-in pico projector modules in 2011

Dec 3, 13:44

Taiwan-based Asia Optical will extend its production of pico projector modules from external to internal models for digital cameras, smartphones and digital video camcorders, with...

Pico projector market set to double in 2010, says PMA

Nov 24, 15:36

The global pico projector market is expected to reach 750,000 units in 2010, more than double the volume of 2009, according to Pacific Media Associates (PMA).

Pico and pocket projectors market up 125% on year in 3Q10, says PMA

Nov 5, 15:58

The global pico and pocket projector market is expected to increase 125% on year in the third quarter of 2010, according to Pacific Media Associates (PMA). This high-growth emerging...

Young Optics posts net profits of NT$116 million for 3Q10

Oct 22, 14:41

Optical components maker Young Optics has posted net profits of NT$116 million (US$3.77 million) for the third quarter of 2010, down NT$44 million from the second quarter. EPS was...

Micron launches pico projection engine

Oct 20, 11:19

Micron Technology has announced the V100 pico projection engine for integration in smartphones with price expected to drop under US$30. It is scheduled to begin volume production...

Global projector market to increase over 36% in 2010, says PMA

Sep 17, 14:19

The global front projector market will grow to a total of 8.65 million units in 2010, increasing by 36.65% from 6.33 million units in 2009, according to Pacific Media Associates (P...

Coretronic projector revenues up 16% sequentially in 2Q10

Aug 13, 16:40

Coretronic saw revenues for its projector business in the second quarter increase by 16.6% sequentially to NT$5.62 billion (US$175.84 million), and shipments increased 21% sequentially...

Young Optics announces net profit for 1H10

Aug 9, 10:15

Taiwan-based optical components maker Young Optics has posted net profit of NT$302 million (US$9.51 million) for the first half of 2010 with an EPS of NT$2.84.

Global pico projector shipments reach 437,000 units in 1H10

Jul 28, 17:09

Global shipments of pico projectors in the first half of 2010 totaled 437,791 units, of which 46% were LCoS-based handset models offered by China-based white-box vendors, and 10%...

Optoma expects to ship more than 70,000 pico projectors in 2010

Jul 7, 12:37

Taiwan-based DLP projector maker Optoma Technology on July 6 unveiled two DLP pico projectors, the 20-lumen brightness PK201 and 50-lumen brightness PK301, with both featuring Osram-made...

Nikon to launch new DSC with LCoS pico projector in August

Jun 24, 16:08

Nikon reportedly plans to launch a second-generation digital still camera (DSC) with built-in LCoS pico-projector technology from Himax Technologies, which is capable of connecting...

LED chipmaker Formosa Epitaxy targets pico projector market

Jun 14, 15:44

Formosa Epitaxy shipped one million green LED chips in May to three pico projector vendors in Taiwan and South Korea, and expects pico projector shipments to account for 10% of revenues,...

Pico projector LED costs to drop 10% in 2H10

May 27, 15:14

The cost of LEDs used as light sources in pico projectors is expected to drop by 10% in the second half of 2010, and Taiwan-based LED players expect to enter the supply chain for...