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LG Display has raised yield rates for its large OLED TV panels to 65%, and plans to pass 80% this year. LGD will soon demonstrate a pilot inkjet printing line at its M2 line in PajuAccording to sources speaking to Korea’s ET News, LGD’s 65″ and 77″ UltraHD panels are enjoying the new yield rates. … Read more
Click to enlargeGuangzhou New Vision, of China, has unveiled a 0.01mm-thick prototype flexible AMOLED panel. The unit uses a polyimide substrate, oxide-TFT backplane and RGB front plane. Curvature radius is 4.5mm. A video of the device can be viewed at http://tinyurl.com/qa6u7gv.
A team at the Goethe University in Germany have developed a new class of organic luminescent materials, via the targeted introduction of boron atoms into the molecular structures of graphene. The new compound features an intense blue fluorescence, and could be useful in OLEDs. Sections of graphene’s molecular structure, which looks like a honeycomb, are … Read more
The OLED Association says that Samsung has been investing in existing fabs, aiming to triple flexible OLED production by the end of the year. A new tool from Tera Semicon will be installed. Capacity will rise from around 3 million panels to 8-9 million. SDC will first expand production at its G5.5 A2 fab, says … Read more
Greek TV channel OTE TV has had 36 Eyevis screens installed in its studio, for sports broadcasts. The 55″ EYE-LCD-5500-XSN-LD was installed by Bon Studios, in five different configurations: a 3 x 6 video wall; two 2 x 2 video walls; a 1 x 4 video wall; a 3 x 1 video wall; and three … Read more
Thin and terminal client shipments fell 7.8% YoY in Q1’15, with a poor comparison to the first half of 2014, says IDC. Shipments last year were boosted by a massive refresh of legacy PCs. Compared to that, the Q1’15 market struggled to maintain momentum, amidst a lack of drivers and and the impact of currency … Read more
Balsillie, unafraid of scorn, admitted that he still uses his Blackberry PlaybookFour sources ‘familiar with the matter’ have told Reuters that Blackberry is considering installing Android on an upcoming smartphone. The device would have a large screen and physical keyboard. The news comes at the same time as Blackberry’s former CEO, Jim Balsillie, admitted that … Read more
HTC has responded to reports that its larger rival, Asustek Computer, was interested in taking over the company. Asustek’s chairman, Johnny Shih, had been quoted as saying, ahead of the company’s AGM, that the two companies had held informal talks. However, HTC issued a statement saying it had not made any contact with its rival, … Read more
The PC market in the MEA region is suffering from currency fluctuations and unstable global oil prices, says IDC. Shipments fell 9.6% YoY in Q1, to 4.3 million units. Desktops were down 10%, to 1.6 million units, while portable PCs fell 9.4% to 2.7 million units. Key markets such as Nigeria, Turkey, Egypt and Algeria … Read more
Analogue switch-off has been completed in Serbia, 10 days ahead of schedule.
The European Commission has published the results of a public consultation on the Lamy Report (EBU Continues to Hold 700MHz Concerns). The results suggest that a co-ordinated EU approach; a common roadmap; and a cost-efficient transition are needed for the successful release of the 700MHz spectrum in the European Union. 356 stakeholders gave their views, … Read more
The UK’s Digital Television Group has revised the R-Book, which provides practical guidelines for the installation of digital TV receiving systems. The new version, a draft of which is available to review, seeks to prepare the DTT installation industry for future spectrum changes. Contact Alex Buchan at [email protected].
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