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Samsung Continues OLED Transition

by Tom Allen

According to Hangkyung News of Korea, Samsung is planning to close down more of its LCD manufacturing lines, replacing them with OLED facilities. Specifically, the source names Samsung’s L7 plant in Asan, S.Korea. This …

IGNIS announces signing a Patent License Agreement with LG Display

by Isaac Oburu

IGNIS Innovation Inc. (“IGNIS“), an emissive display technology company, today announced the execution of a Patent License agreement with LG Display Co., Ltd. (“LG Display“), the Seoul-based world-leading display manufacturer. Under the agreement, IGNIS …

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LG Begins Paju Investment

by Tom Allen

The Korea Herald says that LG has begun the replacement of its LCD line, at its P8 Paju plant, with an OLED facility (LGD Confirms Plans for Large OLED Factory).

Nanofibre ‘Mat’ is 10 Times More Conductive

by Tom Allen

An ultrathin, transparent and conductive film has been produced using a ‘cheap and simple’ method, by researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago and Korea University. The film is formed of a ‘mat’ …

SDC to Convert LCD Lines to Flexible OLED

by Tom Allen

The new CEO of Samsung Display, Kwon Oh-hyun (Samsung Electronics CEO Joins SDC), is already making changes. According to Business Korea, SDC will sell some of its G7 LCD production line at the Tangjeong …

Graphene Enables 40% EQE

by Tom Allen

Researchers at the KAIST research institute and Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) in Korea have built a graphene electrode structure, which can be used for ‘highly efficient’ flexible OLED units. The graphene …

IC2 Kyulux Has Great Support and Intriguing Technology

by Bob Raikes

Christopher Savoie is from Kyulux, in Kyushu, Japan, where he is CEO. The company was founded a year ago, and has funding from a range of VCs as well as Samsung Display, LG Display, …

Ericsson chosen by KT SkyLife for UHDTV expansion

by Tom Allen

South Korean satellite pay-TV provider KT SkyLife has chosen to use Ericsson technology in its UltraHD service. Ericsson’s HEVC encoders will be used in KT SkyLife’s fifth UltraHD channel.

Korean Hair Salon is First User of SDC’s Mirror OLEDs

by Tom Allen

A hair salon in Seoul is now using Samsung Display’s 55″ transparent mirror OLED screens: the first commercial installation of the products, anywhere in the world. The Leekaja Hairbis uses the displays as mirrors …

LGD Commits to Raising Flexible Capacity

by Tom Allen

LG Display has said that it will invest KRW450 billion ($391.4 million) to build production capacity for flexible OLED displays and lighting panels in South Korea. KRW310 billion ($270 million) will go towards increasing …

OLED Subsidies Launched in Korea

by Tom Allen

The Korea Times has said that the Korean government is to offer subsidies to business projects related to OLED technology. It is part of a nation-wide strategy to stay ahead of competitors in China …

LG Videos Show Korean OLEDs

by Tom Allen

LG installed OLED displays in Korea’s Incheon Airport and outside the N. Seoul Tower last year (OLED ‘Sculptures’ to be Built in Seoul), and has now published a video showing off the finished work. …