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Assessing The Metal Oxide Thin Film Transistor Backplane Technology

The display industry continues to rapidly change and seek new markets. Long term trends are still prevalent and shape global activity.

OLED displays in wearable devices

OLED displays have been very successful in mobile phones. As consumer electronics companies are trying to identify the next big thing, there is now a proliferation of "wearables" - devices that can be worn on the body. OLED technology brings some distinct advantages in these applications, such as thinner and curved displays.

Kateeva

Founded in 2008, Kateeva is headquartered in Menlo Park (Silicon Valley), backed by equipment companies (Applied Materials & Veeco) and venture investors (Sigma Partners, Spark Capital & Madrone Capital). In Nov 2013, Kateeva unveiled the YIELDjet, their first inkjet printing equipment designed for OLED display production, showing pictures of a system that can handle Gen 8 substrate glass. Kateeva's printer can be used for the deposition of OLED materials but also thin film encapsulation.

Outlook on the OLED TV market

Remember CES back in January. There was a widespread sentiment that LG was winning the OLED TV battle against Samsung. How did LG take the lead in OLED TV? And what does it mean for the other TV panel manufacturers?

SK Electronics Co Ltd

SK Electronics was established in 2001 as a spin-off from the Electronics Division of SHASHIN KAGAKU Co., Ltd. SK Electronics' main business is photomasks for the LCD and OLED industry (up to gen 10). Using their expertise in photomask manufacturing, they have developed other patterning processes related to printed electronics, such as imprint and stamping.

LG G Flex begins global rollout

LG Electronics (LG) has introduced LG G Flex, the world's first curved flexing smartphone.

Impressions: 2014Flex, Flexible & Printed Electronics Event

This article covers the main impressions of the 2014 Flex conference, organized by the Flextech Alliance in Phoenix, Arizona. Approximately 600 attendees visited the conference and exhibition, and the consensus was that a "tipping point" has been reached in the field of printed and flexible electronics. IDTechEx will discuss this and its latest learning about barriers, printed sensors, and wearable electronics.

Printed Electronics Technology, Supplier and Case Study Snapshot

The following article summarizes 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.

2013

World's first flexible OLED panel for smartphones

LG Display will start mass-production of the world's first flexible OLED panel for smartphones. This state-of-the-art panel represents another milestone following the company's commercial rollout of the world's first 55-inch OLED TV display earlier this year.

Curved OLED TV earns globally recognized green certifications

LG Electronics (LG) has announced that its CURVED OLED TV has been certified energy efficient and designed with the environment in mind by three separate certification bodies: Intertek, the European Commission and the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT).

Flexible Display Center at Arizona State University

Impressions from SID Display Week 2013

OLEDs and the beginning of the end for LCDs

LCD panel makers in Taiwan, Japan and Korea have been suffering. Despite the growing demand for LCDs the high number of panel makers and new competition from China has resulted in tough price competition for panel makers, to the point that many panel makers are no longer profitable.

Display Trends: OLEDs, LCDs and E-Readers

LCD panel makers in Taiwan, Japan and Korea have been suffering. Despite the growing demand for LCDs the high number of panel makers and new competition from China has resulted in severe price competition, to the point that many panel makers are no longer profitable.

Plastic Logic

2012

LG ready to lead global TV market with next generation technologies

LG plan to initially launch its 55-inch OLED TV in Korea this year, followed by other key markets as production ramps up.

LG Display chosen by Korean government to lead OLED project

According to the Korea Herald, LG Display has been chosen by the government to lead a project to develop transparent and flexible organic light-emitting diode displays.

LG Display employees charged with OLED theft

LG Display Co. said 11 people including six of its own employees have been charged with stealing advanced TV display technology from rival Samsung.

Flexible e-paper

The world's first plastic EPD from LG Display offers users a paper-like reading experience with a plastic substrate that is as slim as cell phone protection film, and a flexible design that allows bending at a range of 40 degrees from the center of the screen.