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Rumour: Flexible OLEDs From Foxconn Next Year

by Tom Allen

Asian sources claim that Foxconn is developing flexible OLED panel technology and expects to send out 5″ samples in 2016. Reports from Japanese media say that the panels will be used on smartphones and …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Fabs| Vol 22 - Issue 04

Big Things Expected From QDs and Plastic Displays

by Bob Raikes

A new Nanomarkets report states that quantum dots have now been developed far enough that they are a threat to OLED technology. ‘Market Opportunities for Quantum Dots: 2015 to 2022’ (http://tinyurl.com/qb8qdnr) shows that 2014 …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Quantum Dots| Vol 22 - Issue 01

Royole Achieves Thinnest OLED

by Bob Raikes

Royole, a start-up with operations in China and the USA, said that it has developed a flexible OLED display with a thickness of just 10µm. The full-colour unit has a bend radius of 1mm …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 21 - Issue 50

IDTechEx Discusses Flexible Barrier Technology and Market for OLED

by Bob Raikes

IDTechEX recently discussed in a webinar the status of flexible barrier technology for OLED in display, lighting and photovoltaic applications. The company has also recently released a market report on the topic. The webinar …

Tags:Barrier Layers (Films)| Encapsulation| Flexible Displays| IdTechEx| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 21 - Issue 50

OLED Ready For Prime Time?

by Helen Vince

OLED – OLED technology is the designated prince of the display technology world. We have seen it rise from a novel technology to the first products released 17 years ago. The question is when will …

Tags:AMOLED| DisplayMate| Flexible Displays| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Opinion| Vol 21 - Issue 48

Market and Technology Outlook for Flexible and Printed Displays

by Helen Vince

cMobile Displays, Large Displays – The 2014 Printed Electronics Conference (Santa Clara, CA, November 18-20) provided a good opportunity to assess the technology candidates and market prospects for flexible and printed displays. For example, the …

Tags:Electrochromic Displays| EPD (Electrophoretic)| eReaders| Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Printed Electronics Conference 2014 (Santa Clara)| Vol 21 - Issue 48

Canatu’s In-Mold Conductive Film Reaches Production Readiness

by Helen Vince

Display Materials, Components and Manufacturing – (This article is free for all to view) – Canatu (Helsinki, Finland) used the Printed Electronics USA conference to release it latest film, called CNB In-Mold. This film, …

Tags:Canatu| Flexible Displays| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Pcap (Procap)| Vol 21 - Issue 47

LG To Use R2R For OLED Production

by Raverstead

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 …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 21 - Issue 45

LG…And OLED-A is Optimistic About Flexible Production

by Raverstead

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 …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDA (OLED Association)| OLEDs| Samsung| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Samsung to Cut Smartphone Portfolio

by Raverstead

Robert Yi, head of investor relations at Samsung, has said that the company will cut the number of smartphone models it offers by 25% – 30% next year. Speaking at the company’s Investor Forum …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Holst Can Make Washable LED Clothing

by Raverstead

Paul Breddels spoke for the Holst Centre in Eindhoven which is a research centre working on the integration of electronics in and on flexible foils. Applications are in lighting, display, solar, medical and automotive …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Holst Centre| Large Display Monitor| Latin Display 2014| LED| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Korean Team Prints Layers 1/1000 as Thick as a Hair

by Raverstead

A team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has a developed a printing technology that could be used for sensors and displays. KAIST’s nano-printing system can deposit thin layers – …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Printable Display| Sensors