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Flexible OLED lighting developments in East Asia

OLED lighting developments are taking place worldwide, with a lot of the research focused on phosphorescent OLED materials, which have a theoretical luminous efficacy four times higher than fluorescent materials.

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.

Do commodity prices drive innovation in printed electronics?

The once rising price of indium generated an emerging TCF (Transparent Conductive Film) industry offering alternatives to ITO (indium tin oxide). The same is now happening with silver.

Highlights from Printed Electronics Asia 2012

IDTechEx held Printed Electronics Asia 2012 in Tokyo, Japan last week. This is part of the World's global event series on the topic with other events in USA (Dec 5-6) and Europe (April 17-18). Senior-level attendees from some of the biggest chemical, equipment and electronics companies were present from 23 countries, with 50% of attendees from Japan, and 66% of attendees from East Asia.

Printed Electronics Asia returns to Tokyo next week

IDTechEx's Printed Electronics Asia conference and exhibition returns to Tokyo, Japan next week.

Chemical and component opportunities in Asia

As Asia has dominated in displays, photovoltaics, semiconductor manufacture and other technology sectors, so too will it dominate in making and integrating better components and consumer electronics using the new materials that are enabling devices to be lighter, more robust, flexible, more power efficient and higher performance. Some of these most exciting material developments and their uses are covered at Printed Electronics Asia 2012.

HITACHI leading European project eCo-FEV

Hitachi Europe will coordinate a project funded by the European Commission for fully electric vehicles.

New material breakthroughs to be presented at Asia's IDTechEx event

New material breakthroughs to be presented at Asia event By Cathleen Thiele, Technology Analyst, IDTechEx

Exploring Opportunities for Printed Electronics in East Asia

There have been three billion-dollar success stories in printed and organic electronics so far - and in each Asia has been a key driving factor.

Three ways that traction motor makers race to escape rare earths

In 2022, over 128 million electric vehicles will be made, mainly two wheelers, according to the IDTechEx report, Electric Vehicles 2012-2022. That means over $260 billion dollars of business in our estimations, even at ex-factory prices, with cars being under 50% of that figure.

Micropelt raises 6'5 Mio EURO for market launch and expansion

Micropelt has raised 6'5 Mio EURO for the roll-out and global expansion of its thin-film thermoelectric energy harvesting technology.

11kW permanent magnet synchronous motor without rare-earth metals

Hitachi announced a 11kW highly efficient permanent magnet synchronous motor co-developed with Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd., without using magnetic material containing rare-earth metals such as neodymium and dysprosium. The motor employs an iron-based amorphous metal(1) in the core, the heart of the motor.