Japan Display Forms Strategic Alliance with China’s HKC
by Omid Rahmat
Partnership aims for mass production of eLEAP OLED technology by 2025.
Tags:Financial Data| HKC| Japan Display Inc (JDI)| Manufacturing| OLED
Process Innovation Unveiled for Through-Glass Vias in Advanced Packaging and Display Applications
by Shawnee Blackwood
The new VLIS process can generate tens of thousands of vias per minute, etching them in a batch process before subsequent plating.
Tags:4JET| Glass| Manufacturing| Plan Optik
Single-Shot Spectral and Polarization Imaging with a Transversely Dispersive Multi-Foci Metalens: Potential Applications in Display Manufacturing
by Omid Rahmat
A spectral and polarization multi-foci metalens (SPMM) is a newer technology that combines a metalens with a geometric phase element to capture both spectral and polarization information of light simultaneously.
Tags:Manufacturing| Optics
Samsung Display Invests $3.1 Billion Out of $45.6 Billion in OLED Production in Central and Southern Korea’s
by Omid Rahmat
The intensifying competition between the US, South Korea, Japan, and China to reshape supply chains could usher in a golden era for materials, parts, and equipment manufacturers.
Tags:Manufacturing| OLED| SDC
LG Display’s Ambitious Plans for OLED Production Delayed Due to Economic Factors
by Emory Kale
In 2019, LG Display was preparing for the installation of new production lines for 6th generation OLEDs in Paju, with plans to increase production capacity to more than 700,000 sheets per year. The company …
Tags:Investment| LG Displays (LGD)| Manufacturing| OLED| SDC
High-Resolution Patterning of OLEDs using Subtractive Contact Patterning: Expanding the Frontiers of Flexible Display Technology
by Shawnee Blackwood
Researchers investigated the mechanism of subtractive contact patterning (SCP) and demonstrated its application in creating high-resolution organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). SCP is a method used to create patterns on thin films of organic semiconducting …
Tags:Additive| Manufacturing| OLED| Photolithography| shadow mask| Subtractive
Guardrails for CHIPS Act Funding Put China Together With Russia, Iran, and North Korea
by Omid Rahmat
The proposed guardrails are intended to ensure that technology and innovation funded by the CHIPS and Science Act are not used for malign purposes by adversarial countries against the United States or its allies …
Tags:CHIPS Act| Manufacturing
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
