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Samsung Takes a Hard Look at Its Mobile Division

by Barry Young

By most measures Samsung Electronics (SEC) is having a banner H121: total revenues are up 19.2% Y/Y and net profits are up even more, 34.4%. Visual Display (the TV & monitor business) revenues are …

Tags:Financial Data| MiniLED| QD OLEDs| Samsung| TCL

Unexpected Consequences of MicroLED TV Manufacturing –The Smaller the Size, the Higher the Cost

by Barry Young

Samsung Electronics delayed the launch of its 99-inch microLED TV launch, because production cost increases as the screen becomes smaller according to Korean sources. Samsung uses microLEDs that are 50x20um and inserted onto 9.7″ …

Tags:MicroLED| OLED TVs| Pricing

OLEDs –Revolutionizing the Essence of Product Design – Part 2

by Barry Young

In the first of these articles, I looked at ideas in automotive and TV design that are enabled by the flexibility of OLEDs. Today I’m looking at an interesting use in aviation. (OLEDs –Revolutionizing …

Tags:Aviation| OLEDs

OLEDs –Revolutionizing the Essence of Product Design – Part 1

by Barry Young

Industrial designers, when exposed to OLED technology are free to explore structures previously inconceivable with 2-dimensional displays. Foldable smartphones just scratch the surface of what a creative designer can do with flexible OLED technology. …

Tags:Automotive| OLEDs| Patents| TVs (TV Sets)

Getting to BT 2020 — OLEDs vs. LCDs

by Barry Young

In 2012, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), an international agency regulating telecommunications under the umbrella of the U.N., released its recommendations for the Ultra HD market to help define the parameters for future video …

Tags:Colour (Color)| Quantum Dots| Rec 2020| Rec 709

AR Display Luminance Requirements: Micro OLEDs vs. Micro LEDs

by Barry Young

eMagin COO Amal Ghosh (and former SID President) presented at the DisplayWeek’ symposium providing an update on the status and requirements for AR displays. Of particular note is that despite wild speculation, the # …

Tags:Microdisplays| MicroLED| OLEDs

The Display Market in 2021 – Part 1

by Barry Young

DisplayWeek started on a high note as market analysts in the DSCC/SID Business Conference proclaimed 2021 to be a year of startling growth in both shipments and revenue. Part of the growth is a …

The Display Market in 2021 – Part 2

by Barry Young

This is the second part of my report from the DSCC/SID Business Conference which took place last week, but which is still available online to registered attendees. Part 1 is here (The Display Market …

OLED TVs – SDC, Samsung Visual and LGD – A Double Reversal of Fortune

by Barry Young

President Han Jong-hee at Samsung Electronics (Visual Display) recently agreed to use QD-OLED panels in their TVs, after almost a year of claiming the technology was inconsistent with their current strategy of using LCDs …

Samsung’s Z Fold 3 Thinning Innovations Could Make All Flexible OLEDs Brighter

by Barry Young

In Samsung’s quest to make OLED panels thinner, the company discovered a way to increase the luminance by 20% to 30%. The typical OLED panel configuration, includes: An active matrix using LTPS or IGZO …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Foldable Devices| OLEDs| Polarisers| Samsung Display

Eric Schmidt: Urgent That US Counters China

by Barry Young

The semiconductor industry drew the world’s attention last week as shipments were forecast to be up 20% Y/Y in Q121, while demand grew 30% faster than supply in 2020. The gap is causing shortages …

Tags:China| Semiconductor Market| USA

Dispelling the Myths of MiniLED TVs Impact on OLED TV Sales

by Barry Young

The LCD TV panel industry has a long history of making incremental improvements in performance and lowering costs. Over the last 5-years, the attention has been in two areas: Backlight Technology – shifting from …

Tags:LG Displays (LGD)| MiniLED| OLED TVs| Quantum Dots