Apple’s Next iPhone, Can Flexible OLED Be Applied?
Smartphone’s hardware performance has improved as much as possible and can no longer be the differential point within the market.
[SID 2015] AUO’s New RGBY Pixel Structure, Can It Be an Answer for Low-Powered OLED?
Display consumes most power out of smartphone battery usage. In SID 2015, AUO gave speech on new RGBY pixel structure to solve the power consumption issue.
[SID 2015] High Resolution OLED for Commercial Display Too! SEL Reveals 81inch Multi OLED Display
Commercial display is a display installed in public areas. With the advantage of being able to deliver various information without being restricted to a place or time, it is becoming a new display market.
[SID 2015] Chinese LCD’s Continuous Evolution. OLED, What To Do?
LCD technology of Chinese companies is continually evolving. In SID 2015, BOE exhibited world’s largest 110inch 8K and world’s first 82inch 10K LCD panels.
[SID 2015] JDI’s Flexible White OLED Scheduler
Japan Display (JDI) revealed product level of flexible OLED exceeding the demonstration standard of OLED panel exhibition.
[SID 2015] OLED’s Endless Evolution. SEL Reveals 8K Foldable AMOLED Panel
During the author interview on 3 June, first day of SID 2015 Symposium, Japan’s SEL (Semiconductor Energy Laboratory) revealed 13.5 inch 8K foldable AMOLED panel and drew most attention in the room.
[SID2015] What is the Answer for Flexible & Transparent with Excellent Image Quality?
In SID 2015 Display Week (31 May – 5 June), LG Display’s CTO In Byeong Kang gave a keynote speech.
Seoul National University’s Research Team Lead by Professor Changhee Lee Succeed in Developing High Output QLED Emitting True Ultraviolet Light
South Korean research team lead by Professor Changhee Lee in Seoul University succeeded in making first quantum dots that emit ultraviolet light and used them to produce a flexible, light-emitting diode.
Lighting Industry Market Control by Stable Major Companies, OLED Lighting Shakes It Up
Key companies of lighting industry, such as Osram, Philips, Panasonic, and GE Lighting, occupies approximately 70% of total lighting market and maintains stable entry barrier.
Visionox, Close to High Resolution AMOLED Panel Mass Production
Visionox is earnestly developing high resolution flexible AMOLED panel with impending active AMOLED mass production.
DOE Selects 4 OLED Projects for 2015 SSL R&D Lighting Awards
For 2015 Solid-State Lighting (SSL) Program awards 9 projects were selected and of these 4 were OLED projects.
100x100mm OLED Lighting Panel Production Cost, US$ 2.5 Also Possible
As environmental issues are becoming a global concern, countries around the world are introducing environmental policies.
[Analyst Column] Green Light Lit for Korean Display Industry?
After the weak showing of 5 quarters, Korea’s display panel industry is distinctively showing trend of growth. According to Samsung Electronics and LG Display’s 1Q 2015 performance announcements, the total sales of Korean display of 1Q is approximately US$ 12,900,000,000.
Samsung Display’s Deep Investment Concern for A2 and A3 Lines
Due to the shortage in supply of Galaxy S6 Edge from its higher than expected demand, Samsung Display’s worry regarding flexible AMOLED line investment is deepening.
OLEDWorks to Acquire Parts of Philips’ OLED Business
Philips and OLEDWorks signed an agreement that is expected to have significant effect on future direction for the OLED sector of the Philips. On April 28, OLEDWorks announced that they will acquire key parts of Philips’ OLED lighting business.
LG Electronics, Not Selling OLED TV? Or Can’t Sell?
OLED TV business that LG Electronics ambitiously prepared for is remaining at a standstill for more than 2 years. Korean media is reporting that the OLED TV sales in Korea reached 3,000 units per month, but this figure is too weak.
LG Electronics Actively Release 55 inch UHD OLED TV, Begins Intense Competition with UHD LCD
LG Electronics’ 55 inch UHD curved OLED TV, soon to be released, have been revealed on USA’s Amazon.com (www.amazon.com) in the 3rd week of April.
LG Display Reports Performance, Focus on Structure Differentiation Through OLED TV
On April 22, LG Display reported their first quarter of 2015 performance announcing their success in OLED TV market entrance with balanced results in mass production yield rate, timing, and management.
[Euroluce 2015] Kaneka Exhibits OLED Lighting Panel with 50 Thousand Hours of Lifetime
Marketing activities in Europe by Kaneka is attracting attention. In Euroluce 2015, Kaneka exhibited OLED lighting panel with 50K hrs of lifetime with 1.05mm thickness.
[Analyst Column] The Reason Samsung Must Undertake OLED TV and Technology Course Analysis
In 2014, as the revenue and business profit fluctuated greatly per quarter, Samsung Display carried out management evaluation with BCG. One of the conclusions is known to be Gen10 LCD investment together with large area OLED for TV investment.
