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Prof Kathirgamanathan Sees QDs Important for Rec. 2020

by Bob Raikes

The first speaker was Prof Poopathy Kathirgamanathan (PK) who is a display technologist from Brunel University in London. He was originally very involved in OLED and is now involved in Quantum Dots (QD) and …

LED Device Under Development that both Emits and Detects Light

by Arthur Berman

A team of researchers lead by Moonsub Shim, a professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign, IL), is developing a novel type of LED. The so-called nanorod LED is …

Tags:LED| Novel Displays| Quantum Dots| R&D (Research & Development)| Vol 24 - Issue 11

Nanosys Wins Third Film Maker in China

by Bob Raikes

Nanosys has announced that it has signed Exciton in China, said to be a leading maker of diffuser films, to make Nanosys QDEF film. The company is ready for mass production and will buy …

Samsung’s TV Launch Event

by Chris Chinnock

Samsung Electronics was planning a TV launch event in New York City on March 14. A major snowstorm forced the cancellation of the media-focused meeting, but they launched the products anyway with a virtual …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| QLED| Quantum Dots| Samsung| Vol 24 - Issue 10

A Visit to Samsung’s QA Lab

by Ken Werner

Two weeks ago, I reported on the talk Gerard Catapano gave at the SID LA Chapter’s annual One-Day Conference (Two Keys to Optimal HDR TVs: Dynamic HDR Metadata and Tone Mapping). After his presentation, …

GTG and QMA Report 150 Million RMB Investment

by Bob Raikes

The Guanghui Technology Group and Quantum Materials Asia Co., Ltd., a joint venture of GTG and Quantum Materials Corp, reported an investment by the China Government Guidance Fund of 150 Million RMB ($21.8 million) …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Quantum Dots| Vol 24 - Issue 04

GTG and QMA Report 150 Million RMB Investment by China Government Guidance Fund

by Isaac Oburu

The Guanghui Technology Group and Quantum Materials Asia Co., Ltd., a joint venture of GTG and Quantum Materials Corp, today reported an investment by the China Government Guidance Fund of 150 Million RMB ($21.8 …

Tags:China| Quantum Dots

American Consumers Unaware of Cadmium Issues

by Bob Raikes

Nanoco reported the results of a survey conducted in the US, the UK and Germany which showed a lack of awareness about the use of cadmium in electronics. Consumers surveyed seem to be unaware …

Tags:Environment| Large Display Monitor| Quantum Dots| Vol 24 - Issue 03

Samsung Refreshes A Series Phones – boosts QD Monitors

by Bob Raikes

Samsung refreshed its A3/A5/A7 range of smartphones at CES. They all have Super AMOLED displays in 4.7″ (HD), 5.2″ (FHD) and 5.5″ (FHD) and feature 3D glass with a metal frame. They use A-53 …

Samsung Innovates in TVs

by Chris Chinnock

Samsung officially unveiled a number of TV-related innovations at CES 2017. We described some of them in a pre-CES article (Samsung QD TVs Could be a Game Changer), but additional details and models were …

LG: “We don’t need no stinking quantum dots.”

by Ken Werner

Let me be clear. Nobody from LG said this to me at CES or anywhere else, but LG is notable for not using quantum dots in its higher-level TV sets. However, with wide color …

Tags:LCD displays| LG Displays (LGD)| Quantum Dots| Vol 24 - Issue 02

Quantum Dot Makers Vary at CES

by Bob Raikes

We met at CES with three of the quantum dot companies, Nanosys, Nanoco and Quantum Materials Corp. It was interesting to see their different points of view. All of them were, of course, very …