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Stronger Shadow Masks Raise OLED Yields

by Bob Raikes

Korean Inha University researchers have developed a new shadow mask production method, which may raise high-resolution (500ppi+) OLED yield rates. It is possible that the new technique could entirely replace the existing etching process …

Tags:Korea| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Production Technology| Vol 21 - Issue 50

Royole Achieves Thinnest OLED

by Bob Raikes

Royole, a start-up with operations in China and the USA, said that it has developed a flexible OLED display with a thickness of just 10µm. The full-colour unit has a bend radius of 1mm …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 21 - Issue 50

IDTechEx Discusses Flexible Barrier Technology and Market for OLED

by Bob Raikes

IDTechEX recently discussed in a webinar the status of flexible barrier technology for OLED in display, lighting and photovoltaic applications. The company has also recently released a market report on the topic. The webinar …

Tags:Barrier Layers (Films)| Encapsulation| Flexible Displays| IdTechEx| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 21 - Issue 50

Merck Thinks that Quantum Dots are No Game Changer like OLED Could Be

by Helen Vince

Flat Panel – Everybody in the display industry immediately thinks LCD when the name Merck comes up. Merck does much more than just LCDs, however, as the company is also involved in many aspects of display manufacturing, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Merck| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Quantum Dots| Vol 21 - Issue 47

LG To Use R2R For OLED Production

by Raverstead

Kim Kyung-min, a researcher at LG Display’s R&D centre, has said that the company is planning to use a roll-to-roll method to create flexible OLED displays. Speaking at the 2014 International Workshop on Flexible …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 21 - Issue 45

LG…And OLED-A is Optimistic About Flexible Production

by Raverstead

The OLED Association (OLED-A) has predicted a 700% rise in flexible OLED capacity between 2014 and 2018. The Association predicts that the combined capacity of Samsung Display and LG Display will rise from 800,000m² …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDA (OLED Association)| OLEDs| Samsung| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Kairos Makes Mechanical Watches Smart

by Raverstead

Kairos is trying to keep everyone happy by transforming old mechanical watches into ‘smartwatches’ (of sorts). The ‘Tband’ (currently being funded on Indiegogo) is a new strap with a rigid section containing the electronics …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Smartwatches| Vol 21 - Issue 47

Fraunhofer Hosts Organic Electronics Course

by Raverstead

Fraunhofer FEP will run a course on organic electronics, including OLEDs, on 10th March in Dresden, Germany. OLED lighting, OLED-on-silicon, encapsulation and roll-to-roll technologies will be among those covered. Registration is €650. To register, …

Tags:Back Panel| Fraunhofer| Germany| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Organic TFTs| Vol 21 - Issue 48

Audi Shows Prologue Prototype with OLED Touch Dashboard

by Raverstead

Flat panel displays are playing an increasingly larger role in car designs. The latest step in this direction is shown by Audi in its latest prototype, Audi Prologue. Audi uses three separate touch enabled …

Tags:Automotive| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 21 - Issue 48

Fraunhofer Investigates Flexible Lighting

by Raverstead

Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is funding an OLED project at Fraunhofer FEP. The R2D2 project will investigate production processes and technologies for manufacturing flexible OLEDs. R2D2 is primarily focused on …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Fraunhofer| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 21 - Issue 44

Korea Announces OLED and Flexible Focus in R&D Budget

by Raverstead

The Korean government will put more than double the money towards OLEDs and flexible displays in 2015 than it did this year. The Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology has announced a KRW12.5 billion …

Tags:Automotive| Flexible Displays| Korea| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| R&D (Research & Development)| Vol 21 - Issue 48| Wide Colour Gamut (WCG)

LG Display Explains P-OLEDs, Plans Rollable TVs by 2017

by Raverstead

LG Display has posted an article explaining some of the details behind its plastic OLED (P-OLED) technology, used on the G Watch R (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 36). The company also shared a …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 21 - Issue 45