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2015

Chevrolet Bolt EV to be developed

General Motors set aside traditional vehicle development in selecting LG Electronics as its partner in developing the next generation Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle, which can travel more than 200 miles on a single electric charge.

QD Vision Inc

QD Vision produces quantum dots and supplies components to the display industry, to enhance the backlight of LCD. Their Color IQ technology has been used by several TV manufacturers, including Sony, TCL and Hisense.

Plastic OLED display capacity ramps up & glass-based OLEDs downgraded

IDTechEx Research recently revised its forecast for OLED displays. Dr Guillaume Chansin, lead author of the IDTechEx report OLED Display Forecasts 2015-2025: The Rise of Plastic and Flexible Displays explains why.

LG Display to invest in 6th generation OLED panel line

LG Display has announced that it will invest KRW1.05 trillion in a 6th Generation flexible OLED display production line as part of its efforts to lead the flexible OLED display market.

LG Display invests over $900 million in flexible OLEDs. Why?

This week LG Display announced that it will invest One Trillion Won for a flexible OLED display plant in Korea. Why?

Quantum dots now showing their true colours

Quantum dots are making some serious inroads in the display industry. This was very apparent at SID Display Week this month, where several quantum dot LCD panels were showcased. Is this the technology that will beat OLED in the TV market? Maybe, but some questions still need to be answered.

LG Display unveils wallpaper OLED panel

Flat panel maker LG Display showcased last week a detachable organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panel that sticks to the wall.

Crocus MLU sensors aim to put more 'flex' into flexible displays

New Magnetic Logic Unit™ based solution that can detect the position and shape of flexible two dimensional surfaces.

2014

Sony

Sony was one the early pioneers in AMOLED displays. Initial development started in 1994 and was housed at the Atsugi design center (south of Tokyo). Sony introduced the world's first OLED TV in 2007, using a 11" panel. It was only produced in small quantities. Sony is currently producing OLED panels for professional monitors (used during film/video production)

Panasonic

Panasonic has invested in inkjet printing manufacturing methods, using polymer OLED from Sumitomo. At CES 2013, they demonstrated a 56" printed TV. The details of the printing process were not disclosed.

Barrier layers for flexible electronics - a $200m market by 2024

OLED displays are the biggest opportunity for flexible encapsulation and for that reason IDTechEx has highlighted the most significant advances in the technology in its recently updated report on the topic "Barrier Layers for Flexible Electronics 2015-2025: Technologies, Markets, Forecasts".

BOE

The technology roadmap for flexible displays

In July IDTechEx released its market forecasts for OLED displays, predicting a rapid rise of plastic and flexible displays. Recent announcements from major consumer electronics companies have just confirmed this trend.

The Apple Watch is a sign that flexible displays are finally coming

The Apple Watch was officially announced earlier this month, with the promise that it will come with a flexible display. However, there is some confusion about what the term means and what the benefits are for consumers. Dr Guillaume Chansin, co-author of the IDTechEx report "OLED Display Forecasts 2014-2024: the rise of plastic and flexible displays" gives his view on flexible displays.

LG Display - OLED encapsulation

LG Display is investing heavily in flexible OLED technology and is researching several different approaches to encapsulation. This profiles focuses on the hybrid approach it is taking to encapsulating its flexible devices using in-line deposition alongside the use of a barrier film.

Barrier technology reaching maturity - commercialization status

OLED displays are the biggest opportunity for flexible encapsulation and for that reason, IDTechEx has highlighted the most significant advances in the technology but also discusses the maturity of each of the different encapsulation approaches proposed by different developers. In a series of two articles, IDTechEx analysts discuss the significant advances witnessed in the past year towards commercialization of flexible displays and compares different technologies being developed.

LG first to commercialize 4K OLED TV

LG Electronics has announced the start of sales of the world's first OLED TV with 4K (3840 x 2160) resolution.

LG Display

LG Display is investing heavily in OLED technology. Having lost the initiative to Samsung in the production of small OLED panels, LGD is eager to stay ahead on large OLEDs, particularly in TV. In 2013, LG commercialized a 55" OLED TVs in several regions, despite the fact that the price was much higher than that of the equivalent LCD model. LG Display is now setting up a new fab for the mass production of OLED TVs.

Progress with Printed Electronics

In this article we focus on the current status of the main printed electronics technologies for components in consumer goods and healthcare applications, providing for each one market drivers, case studies and key suppliers, cost structures and challenges.

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