Technology ⋆ OLED

Cybernet, OLED display용 얼룩 보정 IC 개발

February 21, 2017

일본의 Cybernet system 주식회사는 OLED display용 얼룩 보정 기능 IP를 포함한 display driver IC를 반도체 제조 업체와 공동 개발 했다고 밝혔다. Cybernet은 “이번 공동 개발을 통해, OLED panel 업체들이 향상 된 얼룩 보정 기능을 쉽게 적용 할 수 있으며, Cybernet이 제공하는 자동 얼룩 보정 장치 FPiS™ series를 동시에 사용함으로써 품질 향상과 수율 개선으로 안정적인 생산을 할 수 있다.” 라며, 이를 바탕으로 시장에 제품 출시가 가속화 될 것으로 기대하고 있다고 밝혔다.

Developing ultra-definition display with a color filter technology

February 6, 2017

A color filter technology has been developed that can bring forward commercialization of next generation’s TVs with ultra-definition visibility and lower prices. The National Research Foundation of Korea (a chairman of the board, Moo-jae, Cho) announced that Prof. for Korea University, Byeong-kwon, Joo’s research team has developed a complementary plasmon color filter having sharp display and high resolution. The color filters which are currently used in the display industry mainly are optical absorption type using pigments or dyes.

Sensational Self-driving Cars and OLED Display in 2017

February 3, 2017

Institute for Information & Communications Technology Promotion(IITP) has selected and announced the next-year top 10 issues of ICT(Information & Communication Technology) since 2008, and selected automotive issues including self-driving and connected cars among top 10 ICT issues in 2017.

Will Curved TV Disappear in the Premium TV Market?

February 3, 2017

The curved TV introduced firstly in 2013 has attracted attention for a long time, and many companies including Samsung Electronics and China’s Hisense, Haier and TCL showcased curved TVs at CES 2016. In addition, newcomers including Xiaomi and LeTV released curved TVs, and Samsung Electronics organized ‘Curved Federation’ with China’s TV companies such as Hisense and TCL in August, 2016 to cooperate with each other for the expansion of curved market, and the reviews on the curved TV market are generally positive.

All about OLED in one place, UBI Research, ‘3rd OLED KOREA Conference’ will be held

January 24, 2017

UBI Research plans to hold the 3rd OLED KOREA Conference with the theme of "Lessons from History and How OLED Can Evolve” at Novotel Ambassador Hotel on Mar. 8 (Wed) to 9 (Thu).

The image quality is enough, AMOLED for user’s eye health is general trend now.

January 20, 2017

Modern people who are exposed to electronic devices such as smart phones, PCs, TVs, and monitors can cause fatigue and dry eye syndrome by blue light which might damage the retina or lens in severe case. It may especially disturb a restful sleep by affecting melatonin negatively which is the secretion of sleep-inducing hormone.

AUO introduced bi-directional foldable AMOLED display which both internal and external displays can be bent 180 degrees.

December 30, 2016

Taiwanese company, AU Optronics(AUO) introduced bi-directional foldable AMOLED display at IDW(International Display Workshoops) 2016 opened in Japan Fukuoka from last December 7th through 9th, which both internal and external displays can be bent 180 degrees.

Kopin, entering OLED microdisplay market for mobile VR and AR with new technology and business model

December 23, 2016

Kopin, mobile VR and AR wearable technology development company, announced on December 21(local time) that they will enter OLED microdisplay market for mobile VR and AR application. This company’s very first OLED microdisplay is expected to be tested during CES 2017 held next month.

LG Display, announcement on development trend for OLED TV and latest WOLED device for lighting in IDW 2016

December 23, 2016

In IDW(International Display Workshops) 2016 held in Fukuoka Japan from December 7~9, LG Display announced on the development trend for OLED TV and latest WOLED device for lighting, and mentioned that the color area of latest WOLED device for OLED TV increased from 114% to 129% compared to sRGB, and 90% to 99% compared to DCI. In the paper, 3 stack structured 55” UHD OLED TV shows 150cd/m2 in full white screen, 500cd/m2 of luminance in peak white screen, and showed that it lowered the power consumption by 20% compared with 2 stack structure.

Sunic System’s Successful Demonstration of 1.1um Shadow Distance, High resolution up to 1500 ppi

November 4, 2016

Sunic System announced at 2016 IMID Business Forum that it succeeded in implementing 1.1um shadow distance by using plane source evaporation and 100um shadow mask. 1.1um shadow distance is able to manufacture 1000ppi~1500ppi high resolution.

WOLED will lead premium TV market after 2020

October 19, 2016

UBi RESEARCH held ‘An Analytical Seminar on OLED Market Entry Feasibility of QLED and Solution Process’ on the 14th at Seoul Small& Medium Business Center.

A fabrication of large area OLED TV gets possible by FMM process. DAWONSIS, develops downward deposition method by joule heating.

September 12, 2016

It is expected that large area OLED panel pixel formation technology, which is possible only using solution based and SMS(Small mask scanning) so far, gets possible using FMM process.