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OLED Technology Development for Demand Growth

by Sweta Dash

OLED technology is poised to resolve luminance and lifetime issues with development in materials and manufacturing processes. If technology development combined with capacity expansion can reduce cost, it can drive strong demand growth in future years.

Despite Sluggish Display Demand, Sharp Returns to Profitability on Structural Reforms

by Shawnee Blackwood

Sluggish demand in smartphones, TVs, PCs, and automotive create challenges, but not for all displays.

Amorphyx Defines New Approach to LTPO Low Refresh Rate for Apple iPhone

by Ian Hendy

With the launch of the new line of Apple 14 phones, the pressure is again on supply of the LTPO based displays for the Pro and Pro Max, referred to as Pro Motion displays. …

E Ink Clarifies on IGZO Use

by Bob Raikes

What They Say We reported on the deal between Sharp and E Ink for the use of IGZO backplanes for EPD displays. I wasn’t sure about the real advantages of going to IGZO, which …

Tags:E Ink| EPD (Electrophoretic)| IGZO| sharp

E Ink and Sharp Display Technology Corporation Collaborate on Oxide Backplanes for Next Generation of ePaper

by Bob Raikes

What They Say E Ink and Sharp said that they have been collaborating for two years on the development of Sharp’s IGZO backplane technology to support E Ink’s EPDs. A new 8″ display with …

Tags:E Ink| EPD (Electrophoretic)| IGZO| sharp

Sharp’s New R-IGZO 5.0-inch Display Now Available with Backlight Option

by Artem Alekseenko

Sharp Electronics Corporation Device Division (SECD) announced that its new Reflective IGZO (R-IGZO) 5.0-inch Class (diagonal) display for handheld applications is now available in a backlit option. This update provides added flexibility to achieve …

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Tianma to invest in 8.6-gen panel project

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Tianma announced that it is to proceed with a plan to invest $5.18 billion in a new G8.6 LCD fab in Xiamen, China. The company itself said that it would start …

Tags:China| IGZO| LCD Fabs| Tianma

Seamless Tiled Displays – A Bit of a Challenge

by Bob Raikes

I think it’s one of those synchronicity moments. A few days ago, I put a note in my reminder box to follow up on a company that is working on joining LTPS substrates together …

TCL CSOT Make Strides to Increase Frame Rates for 8K

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The 8K Association published an article that followed up news through Gizmodochina that TCL’s CSOT operation has developed a 75″ 8K display that uses an amorphous backplane with a 1-gate/1-drain (1D1G) …

Tags:Amorphous TFT| IGZO| Super Hi-Vision (8K)

LG Display Renews its Patent Licence Agreement with SEL

by Milos Pavlovic

What They Say The Korea Times said that LG Display has revealed that has renewed a patent license contract with Semiconductor Energy Laboratory (SEL), the Japanese research organisation. SEL has patents in OLEDs, LCDs …

Tags:IGZO| Patents| TFT

Sharp Has a Phone with an IGZO OLED and 1″ Camera Sensor

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Sharpo announced a new Aquos R6 smartphone in the Japanese market. It has only a single back camera, but it has a 1″ sensor, the biggest ever on a smartphone and …

Tags:IGZO| OLEDs| sharp| Smartphones

The Role of Increased Semiconductor Mobility – an IGZO Case Study

by Ian Hendy

In recent years, I have been more and more convinced of the need for a mid-performance semiconductor in the display industry. While amorphous silicon (a-Si) is the industry workhorse and covers almost 60% of …

Tags:IGZO| LTPS TFT| Semiconductors| TFT