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Light Polymers Crystallin Film is for Micro and Mini LED Applications

by Bob Raikes

Light Polymers of the US has announced Crystallin technology which is a phosphor-based down-conversion film for use with blue Micro and Mini LED’s. The colour gamut can reach 85% of DCI P3 for the …

Japan’s Zeon to Boost Film Capacity

by Bob Raikes

Zeon Corp of Japan is boosting its production of optical film by adding a new (sixth) production line as it expects an increase in demand for OLEDs for smartphones and TVs. Production will be …

Tags:Film materials| Japan| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 48

VDS04 Lighting in Display Systems

by Ken Werner

The second morning opened with a session on lighting in display systems. Chin Chang (Semtech) discussed his company’s Boost converter, which, when combined with current sources, serves as a high-performance LED driver for vehicular …

Foxconn Pushes Sharp Away from LCD

by Milos Pavlovic

The EE Times reports that some of the engineering resources previously used by Sharp to develop LCDs in Japan are now being used to develop other innovative products in cooling, in IoT and in …

Tags:Film materials| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| sharp| Vol 24 - Issue 37

GL Vision Develops QD Film for LED Backlights

by Bob Raikes

GL Vision of Korea said that it has developed a new QDEF quantum dot film that has integrated water and oxygen barriers and based on its own QD manufacturing. The company sees applications in …

Tags:Film materials| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Quantum Dots| Vol 24 - Issue 37

3M to Outsource DBEF Production

by Bob Raikes

3M has done well over the years with its DBEF dual brightness enhancement film, which is a reflective polariser film that helps LCD makers to get more of the photons from a backlight to …

Tags:3M (MMM)| Film materials| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 37

3M to Outsource DBEF Production

by Bob Raikes

3M has done well over the years with its DBEF dual brightness enhancement film, which is a reflective polariser film that helps LCD makers to get more of the photons from a backlight to …

Tags:3M (MMM)| Film materials| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 38

SID 2017 Report: 3M Adds More Display Films to its Arsenal

by Ken Werner

Apologies, because of some production issues, these items were omitted from our main SID 2017 report. Among the many optical films 3M showed in its booth at SID Display Week, was an optimized phone …

SID 2017 Show Floor Round Up

by Bob Raikes

DNP of Japan was showing a new Louvre Array Film that is designed for automotive applications and that can block reflections on the windscreen of autos from displays in the car. The film can …

Ultra-thin and Efficient Flexible Light Guide – Perfect Light Guide for LCDs, EPDs or any Medium Sized Displays

by Isaac Oburu

Nanocomp is a global forerunner in micro- and nano-optics design and manufacturing. It has developed multiple thin and flexible film based light guides for medium-size displays. Nanocomp is a privately-held, globally operating high-technology company …

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Light Polymers Raises Funding for OLED Expansion

by Alan Spencer

Light Polymers has announced a $24.3 million funding round, so that it can expand research and development and scale up the chemistry and film production of its 35 micron-thick OLED circular polariser. The company …

DuPont Teijin Films Introduces Optically Clear UV Stable Polyester Films

by Milos Pavlovic

DuPont Teijin Films (DTF) is introducing several super clear Ultra Violet (UV) stable polyester films that are designed to retain mechanical and optical properties in applications involving UV exposure. These films are specifically designed …

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