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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 …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Graphene| Korea| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 23 - Issue 22

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, …

Tags:Japan| Korea| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Materials| SID Display Week 2016| TADF| Vol 23 - Issue 21

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.

Tags:4k| Broadcast| Ericsson| HEVC (H.265)| Korea| Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| Satellite| Video Encoders & Decoders| Vol 23 - Issue 20

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 …

Tags:AMOLED| Back Panel| Korea| Large Display Monitor| Samsung| Transparent Displays| Vol 23 - Issue 20

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 …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Investment| Korea| Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 23 - Issue 17

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 …

Tags:Korea| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Fabs| OLEDs| Vol 23 - Issue 16

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. …

Tags:Back Panel| DOOH| Korea| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| OLED TVs| Vol 23 - Issue 13

Chinese Threat to Korean Makers is Rising

by Tom Allen

Analysts speaking at the Korea Display Week had gloomy predictions for Korean display makers’ LCD business. The LCD market this year will be affected by long-term oversupply, falling demand and the rising influence of …

Tags:China| IHS Markit| Korea| Large Display Monitor| Market Shares - Panels| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 12

Samsung Pay Continues Global Momentum in 2016

by Isaac Oburu

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., announced that Samsung Pay, the most accepted mobile payment service that works at the majority of merchants today, has reached a global milestone – about five million registered users processed …

Tags:Korea| Mobile Apps| Mobile Phones| Payment Systems| Samsung| USA

KT Selects Ericsson AVP 4000 Encoders

by Tom Allen

Korean Telecom(KT), the nation’s largest IPTV operator, has chosen Ericsson’s AVP 400 MPEG-4 HD system encoders to enable 20 new HD channels over the next three years. Korean Telecom chose Ericsson’s equipment because of …

Tags:Back Panel| Ericsson| IPTV| Korea| Large Display Monitor| Video Encoders & Decoders| Vol 23 - Issue 03

Korea Invests in Public Displays

by Isaac Oburu

The Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technologies (KEIT) will invest as much as $6.67 million in public information displays, according to Korea-based ET News. Most of the displays will be sized 40- to 50-inch, …

Tags:Digital Signage| Investment| Korea| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 03

CGV First with Christie’s RGB Laser

by Tom Allen

CGV, the South Korean cinema chain, is the first exhibitor worldwide to install Christie’s RGB laser projection system. The system consists of Christie’s CP42LH 3DLP laser projector, and has been installed by local partner …

Tags:Back Panel| Christie| Cinema| Korea| Large Display Monitor| Laser Projectors| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 52