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LEDs on Silicon Gaining Traction

Plessey has achieved 120 lumens/Watt light output with its MAGIC GaN-on-Silicon LED technology. Light output efficiency was said to be greater than 50%. Engineering samples are shipping now, as well as blue die with a wavelength of 455nm. CTO Keith Strickland said, “Whilst 120 lumens per Watt for an LED may be considered ‘acceptable’ to … Read more

LG To Use R2R For OLED Production

Kim Kyung-min, a researcher at LG Display’s R&D centre, has said that the company is planning to use a roll-to-roll method to create flexible OLED displays. Speaking at the 2014 International Workshop on Flexible & Printable Electronics in Korea, Kim said said that the R2R technology would lower manufacturing costs. LGD is iterating on the … Read more

LG…And OLED-A is Optimistic About Flexible Production

The OLED Association (OLED-A) has predicted a 700% rise in flexible OLED capacity between 2014 and 2018. The Association predicts that the combined capacity of Samsung Display and LG Display will rise from 800,000m² next year to 5.6 million m² in 2017. SDC’s capacity will remain larger than LGD’s throughout the forecast period, OLED-A believes. … Read more

Macroeconomics in Russia & Germany

I’ve spent the last two days in Munich and I’m writing this 343 on the late Easyjet flight home. I was thinking over the last couple of days of attendance at the Fujitsu Forum and meetings with clients. At all the meetings, I heard a common theme, that the “traditional” end of year purchasing boost … Read more

N1 is Nokia’s Android Surprise

The Nokia brand is known for Windows and Windows Phone products – especially since the acquisition of the smartphone unit by Microsoft. Now the Finnish company has surprised everyone by releasing a high-end Android tablet called the N1. The foremost feature is Android 5.0, running on an Intel 64-bit processor (quad-core 2.4GHz, Intel Atom Z3580). … Read more

No Risk to Eyes With BenQ’s GP30

Enhancing BenQ’s LED projector range is the new GP30, a bright and portable model for business travellers and in the home. Because it uses a solid state light source (900 lumens), the GP30 can switch on and off instantly. It can be moved quickly, weighing just 1.5kg and measuring 220 x 177 x 62mm. An … Read more

Notebooks Profit From Falling Tablets

Notebook PC shipments were up 10% YoY in Q3, DisplaySearch has said, to 49.4 million units. By comparison, tablet PC shipments fell 8%. The mature markets of North America and Western Europe drove notebook growth; shipments in these regions were up more than 20% YoY. As well as the slump in tablet sales, notebook demand … Read more