Sumitomo Corporation

Panasonic Corp to take majority control of Sanyo Electric Co

Panasonic Corp. has announced that it will take majority control of Sanyo Electric Co. in a US$4.6 billion deal where Panasonic said it will buy 50.2 per cent of Sanyo for 403.78 billion yen ($4.6 billion) after closing its five-week tender offer which began on the 5th November.

Kodak to sell OLED business to LG

Eastman Kodak Company is to sell their OLED business to a group of LG companies in a move to tighten Kodak's business portfolio.

How to improve lithium traction batteries

Dependence on increasingly troublesome oil supplies and rapid degradation of the environment provide every reason why electric cars, whether hybrid or pure electric, should now be adopted rapidly.

Size unlimited for Mitsubishi's 155 inch OLED screen

Mitsubishi created a flurry of interest at Japan's consumer electronics exhibition, CEATEC earlier this month with their 155 inch OLED Screen.

Plextronics on OLEDs

Andy Hannah CEO of Plextronics, a global leader in OLED materials, gave a powerful message on OLEDs as a breakthrough technology at the LOPE-C conference last week.

Shakeout of organic transistor developers

Following on from the shakeout in OLED developers, IDTechEx sees the same thing happening now in Organic FETs.

Seiko Epson in OLED breakthrough

Seiko Epson Corporation has developed inkjet technology that represents a major breakthrough in realising 37-inch and larger full-HD OLED TVs by resolving the uneven layering that had previously been an issue with the inkjet method.

The evolution of television

IDTechEx looks into electronic devices that have "evolved", starting with the Television.

CDT and Semprius to develop new OLED backplane technology

Semprius, Inc., announced that it has entered a joint development agreement with Cambridge Display Technology (CDT) to develop new technology for the manufacture of OLED (organic light emitting diode) backplanes for flat panel displays.

Dr David Fyfe joins Soligie board

Soligie, a market leader in design and manufacture of Printed Electronics, has announced that industry veteran Dr. David Fyfe has joined Soligie's Advisory Board.

Wider interest in printed electronics

At a time of financial uncertainty, companies know they must accelerate their move into the future. That is why there is a huge interest in printed electronics, a subject that pushes all the right buttons - environmental, affordable and leading to a new market of $300 billion that is just there for the taking. That is why the giant corporations are attending Printed Electronics USA, December 3-4 in San Jose, California.

CDT develops organic thin film transistor software model

In collaboration with Silvaco Data Systems, CDT has developed a model to design and simulate circuits using OTFT (organic thin film transistor) technology.

Chemicals for printed electronics - Huge new market

Chemical companies have huge opportunities in the new world of printed electronics.

New strategy for printed electronics

It is now generally accepted that the printed electronics is headed to be a business of the order of $300 billion yearly in about twenty years time.

Dow acquires Rohm and Haas

$18.8 billion transaction marks pivotal point in Dow's transformation

UK Chemical Sector Initiative - part two

It was noted in the Council for Science and Technology Review that Plastic Electronics is a high risk / high reward priority technology area. The academic structure is well established in OLED, PLED, OSC materials and deposition methods with £20M / yr funding from Research Councils (EPSRC).

UK Chemical Sector Initiative - part one

On 1st July, The UK Trade & Investment Chemical Sector Initiative on Printed Electronics hosted a Masterclass at Haydock Park Racecourse in North West England.

OLEDs - The future of architectural lighting

Organized by the UKDL Knowledge Transfer Network, and attended by approximately 50 people, this conference was held in the BDP Building in Clerkenwell, London on the 24th of June 2008.

European projects accelerate OLED technology for mainstream lighting

The race is on to bring OLED technology into mainstream lighting.