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VueReal Goes to $40 Million, Expanding MicroLED Production With Canadian Government Help

by Omid Rahmat

The Ontario and Canadian governments are supporting a $40 million investment by Waterloo-based start-up VueReal with $10.5 million in joint funding. To be clear, that sounds like the $33 million that VueReal has already …

Tags:Manufacturing| MicroLED| VueReal

Display Shipments: Party Like It’s 2019

by Omid Rahmat

Strategizing display manufacturing post-pandemic has no historical context or roadmap that you can call on to provide some succor. Market prognostications suffer from a similar malaise. It may be that the best you can …

Tags:Manufacturing| Supply Chain

New Cross-Linkable Polymer Developed for High-Performance OLEDs

by Emory Kale

This new material could have significant implications for the development of high-performance, solution-processed OLEDs, particularly for use in flexible and wearable electronics. A new research paper funded by the South Korean government and appearing …

Tags:Manufacturing| OLED| R&D (Research & Development)

How China’s Growth in LCD Driver ICs May Be Significant

by Emory Kale

According to one regional research organization, in 2022, mainland China’s share of the global large-size TFT-LCD panel shipment market will increase to about 54%. One outcome is going to be the increase in TFT-LCD …

Tags:Display Drivers| LCD Panels| Manufacturing

South Korea’s $422 Billion Tech Investment Includes $47.5 Billion in Displays

by Omid Rahmat

President Yoon Suk Yeol today announced a $422 billion investment by the country to accelerate the development of home grown manufacturing capability in everything from semiconductors to EVs, and of course, displays. Along with …

Tags:Manufacturing| Samsung

JDI Selling Higashiura LCD Fab to Sony

by Omid Rahmat

The asset sale is expected to take place on April 1, 2024, with revenue expected to be recorded from Sony based on newly-adjusted lease and outsourcing agreements from April 2023. Japan Display Inc. (JDI) …

Tags:JDI| LCD| Manufacturing| sony

Foxconn and Apple Look for Labor Law Parity Between India and China

by Omid Rahmat

The shifting focus of manufacturing to the world’s most populated country continues to gain ground.

Tags:Apple| Foxconn| India| Manufacturing

Display Manufacturers to Benefit From South Korea and Japan Dropping Trade Dispute

by Omid Rahmat

Seoul is no longer pursuing its world trade organization (WTO) dispute with Japan, one that had hindered relationships hurting the display industries in both countries. Reuters is reporting that trade hostilities between South Korea …

Tags:LG Display| Manufacturing| OLED| Samsung| SK Hynix

Applied Materials Display Business Tanked Last Quarter

by Omid Rahmat

Net sales for the three months ended January 29, 2023 decreased compared to the same period in the prior year primarily due to lower customer investments in display manufacturing equipment as a result of …

Tags:Applied Materials| display technology| Manufacturing

Chip Makers Scramble for Federal Money

by Omid Rahmat

The CHIPS Act is creating a frenzy of activity around its over $200 billion in financial incentives and additional tax breaks. To stop China from becoming an advanced power in semiconductors and to maintain …

Tags:Intel| Manufacturing| Samsung| TSMC

AXT’s GaAs Wafers for MicroLED Ready for Late 2024 Ramp in Production

by Omid Rahmat

In an investor briefing, executives at the company were pleased to tout the progress the company was making with its 8-inch gallium arsenide (GaAs) wafer development. The company believes the product will be the …

Tags:ATX| Manufacturing| MicroLED

SMIC Sees Big Price Drops in ICs for Displays

by Omid Rahmat

The Chinese chipmaker’s recent earnings call said that prices for ICS used in displays and flash memory chips in smartphones have dropped by 30% but that it would be continuing to invest in capital …

Tags:Manufacturing| SMIC