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China Will Overtake Korea’s AMOLED Capacity

by Tom Allen

Sigmaintell Consulting predicts that global small- to medium-size LTPS AMOLED capacity will rise 30% YoY in 2015. Both South Korean and Chinese vendors are investing in production; Sigmaintell believes that China may overtake South …

LG Promises OLED Expansion

by Tom Allen

LG will release five new OLED TVs in its home market of Korea in the coming months, including a flat unit. Four of the new models will be UltraHD TVs. According to Business Korea, …

Tags:Korea| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| OLED TVs| Vol 22 - Issue 31

China to Overtake Korean LCD Capacity

by Tom Allen

Sources in Asia say that Chinese makers’ LCD capacity will pass Koreans’ in 2016, due to new and expanded G8 production. Meanwhile, Korean companies are increasingly looking to AMOLED. The sources said that Samsung …

Scientists Pioneer 30x Rise in OLED Efficiency!

by Tom Allen

A team from the University of Ulsan, in Korea, claim to have developed a way to raise OLED efficiency by 3,000%! The research team was able to raise efficiency of iridium-doped phosphorescent emitters by …

Merck Invests €7 Million in Korean OLED Centre

by Tom Allen

Merck has opened a new OLED Application Centre in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. The facility was established as part of Merck’s renewed strategy to raise its display business in the country. €7 million was raised …

IHS Predicts 8k in 2018

by Tom Allen

Although UltraHD TV adoption continues to climb – with panel shipments forecast to reach 15% penetration this year, and 30% in 2018 – resolution continues to be pushed higher. In a new blog post …

Researchers Achieve Full Opaque/Transparent Switching

by Tom Allen

A team at Pusan National University (Korea) has developed a liquid crystal (LC) technology that can switch between transparent and opaque states, quickly. Existing transparent displays are constantly open to the background, and so …

LG Prepares Note Rival

by Tom Allen

A Galaxy Note rival has been released by LG – but only for the Korean market, at present. A worldwide release is planned later in the year, but specific markets have not been announced. …

Tags:Korea| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| phablets| Vol 22 - Issue 17

Korea Broadcasters Gear Up For UHDTV

by Aldo Cugnini

Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) has carried out a number of live 4k terrestrial broadcasts of three major sports events in 2014, based on earlier terrestrial UHD experimental broadcasts. Transmissions covered the KBL (Korean Basketball …

New Tizen Phones Under Development at Samsung

by Tom Allen

ZDnet Korea reports that Samsung is developing two new Tizen smartphones. The Z2, for developing markets such as India, is said to have 960 x 540 resolution (screen size was not listed, but will …

Koreans Develop ITO Replacement With 0.1mm Curve Radius

by Tom Allen

The Korea Electronics Technology Institute (KETI) has developed an ultra-thin OLED electrode material that can be used as an ITO alternative on flexible displays. The material can reach a curve radius of 0.1mm. According …

Graphene Size Raised and Synthesis Time Dramatically Reduced

by Tom Allen

A Korean company, Haesung DS, has developed a method to mass-produce single-crystal graphene, with a wafer size over 30″ and uniform characteristics. As well as producing a large wafer, the company also reduced synthesis …