LG Chem.’s OLED Lighting Business Toward LGD. What is the Future Direction?
It was announced that LG Display will take over LG Chem.’s OLED lighting business department. As the department that was leading the opening of OLED lighting panel market is being merged into LG Display, a significant change in OLED lighting industry is anticipated.
TAG Heuer to Unveil Smartwatch Worth $1,800
On September 29 (local time), the TAG Heuer CEO, Jean-Claude Biver, told CNBC news that they will unveil their Android-powered smartwatch on November 9 at the LVMH building in New York. The announced price for the connected watch is $1,800.
LG UHD OLED TV Price Falls Once More
The price of OLED TV by LG Electronics is falling fast. The 55inch flat UHD OLED TV (55EF9500), released last month, fell to $3,999 in 3 weeks, a 27% decrease from the initial $5,499.
The 17th Annual OLEDs World Summit
The 17th annual OLEDs World Summit, located just outside of San Francisco, CA is taking place October 27-29.
[IAA 2015] Audi and Porsche, Propose Future Models of Smart Car
At IAA 2015 (September 17 – 27), Audi and Porsche presented OLED lighting and display equipped vehicles. As OLED using lighting and display are actively applied to smart cars, attention on the automotive OLED is also increasing.
Q2 AMOLED Market, the Largest So Far
According to UBI Research’s Weekly OLED Analysis Report, Q2 AMOLED panels recorded the largest shipment and sales so far.
LG Display Opens 2015 Tech Forum in Collaboration with Other Companies
On September 15, LG Display invited top global display material and component collaboration companies to Paju factory and opened 2015 LG Display Tech Forum. The invited companies included Merck, Asahi Glass, and Sumitomo.
OLED TV, Pay Attention to China and UHD
IFA 2015 that opened on September 4, closed its curtains on 9. This year’s IFA was similar to IFA 2014 in terms of diverse OLED TV exhibition, but when analyzed in detail there were several differences.
UBI Research Organizes ‘2015 Display Printed Electronics Seminar’
At present there is an intense competition within display industry between countries such as China with aggressive investment, and Japan that is looking for a comeback. For Korea to possess that competitive edge in display industry, a seminar is being prepared.
Minus Growth for H1 OLED Material Market with Mere US$ 564 Million*
According to UBI Research, the 2015 H1 OLED material market recorded approximately US$ 564 million; this is a 14% increase compared to 2014 H2, but a 24% decrease against 2014 H1.
[IFA 2015] The Return of the OLED King
Samsung Electronics, the current global leader of smartphone market share, challenged Apple to dominate smartwatch market with Galaxy Gear 2 armed with latest functions.
The exterior of Gear 2 changed to round type. Previous Gear copied rectangular fashion watch, but Gear 2 returned to the classic design.
The exterior of Gear 2 changed to round type. Previous Gear copied rectangular fashion watch, but Gear 2 returned to the classic design.
[IFA 2015] OLED TV’s Advantages from Skyworth’s Point of View
In IFA 2015 (September 4-9), Skyworth exhibited 65inch 4K OLED TV in 3 curved and flat sets each in order to emphasize OLED TV’s advantages.
[IFA 2015] Thin Panel Thickness, No Longer Limited to OLED
The thinness of OLED panels, achieved as OLED does not require backlight, is known as one of the big advantages of OLED. However, at IFA 2015, Sony proved that LCD can also be as thin as OLED.
[IFA 2015] Panasonic OLED TV
Panasonic is focusing more on OLED TV industry, revealing a CZ950 model with 4K resolution in IFA 2015 (September 4-9).
Attention Focused on Silver Nanowire as Key Material for Display
At IPEC 2015 (International Printed Electronic Conference), held on September 1, Professor Sang-Ho Kim of Kongju National University announced that silver nanowire technology is in initial stages of commercialization and will become display market’s key material.
Korea’s Large Area AMOLED Manufacturing Equipment Market To Record Approx. US$ 8,640 Million For Next 5 Years
According to UBI Research’s OLED Manufacturing Equipment Annual Report (published on August 31), the complementary investment market in Korea is expected to record approx. US$ 8,640 million between 2016 and 2020.
Mitsubishi Chemical and Pioneer Develops Bluelight-less OLED Lighting
Japan’s Mitsubishi Chemical and Pioneer announced their success in developing the first bluelight-less OLED lighting module.
[IMID 2015] UDC Develops OLED Patterning Technology with Less Masks
In SID 2014, UDC revealed a technology that can reduce the number of masks used in RGB-FMM method to 2 from previous 3.
LG Electronics’ OLED TV, Increasingly Competitive in Price
OLED TV price, which was considered the biggest issue compared to LCD TV, has fallen once again. LG Electronics’ 2015 new model 65inch 4K Ultra HD curved OLED TV (65EG9600) is now priced US$ 5,999 on Amazon (www.amazon.com).
How Can Small and Medium-Sized OLED Panel Companies Survive?
With the great increase of interest in flexible OLED from China and Taiwan’s small and medium-sized panel companies, diverse issues related to this are emerging.
