Vol 22 – Issue 48 – Display Daily

Samsung, Cameras and Brands

by Bob Raikes

This week, we report on the withdrawal from the UK digital camera market by Samsung, which follows on from a story we spotted recently that the firm had dropped out of selling cameras in …

In August, the FlexTech Alliance received funding from the US Department of Defense (DoD) to establish and manage a Manufacturing Innovation Institute (MII) and Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE MII) (FlexTech Alliance Secures $75 Million …

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Showcase Claims Europe’s Tallest LED Display

by Tom Allen

Showcase AVi has been involved with the design of two large LED screens in the UK: one in London and the other in Tamworth. The first screen, installed this summer, is at Audi’s showroom …

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QD LCDs Will Dominate Flexible Barrier Market

by Tom Allen

IDTechEx has predicted that flexible barrier film market will be worth $850 million by 2026. Interest will mainly be driven by quantum dot (QD) LCD displays and flexible OLED displays, both of which require …

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Wearable Emphasis is on SmartWatches and Fitness

by Phillip Wright

Printed Electronics 2015 (Santa Clara, CA, November 17-20) offered several sessions organized around the overall topic of Wearable Technology. The sessions and presentations were wide ranging in their scope and covered technologies including stretchable …

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Displays Front & Center at Printed Electronics

by Phillip Wright

Displays and particularly flexible displays were front and center at Printed Electronics 2015 (Santa Clara, CA, November 17-20) with presentations from relative newcomer Royole Corporation and Kateeva. Bill Liu, CEO Royole Corporation, delivered a …

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End User Viewpoints Suggest Early Days for Printed Electronics

by Phillip Wright

Printed Electronics 2015 (Santa Clara, CA, November 17-20) again this year included an End User Insight Panel with panelists from Coca Cola, Colgate-Palmolive, and Bayer HealthCare. As in last year’s panel discussion, representatives with …

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Konica-Minolta Reaches Record OLED Output

by Phillip Wright

Konica Minolta speaker, Takeshi Hakii OLED Unit, Advanced Layers Business Unit Manager, spoke on “Recent Progress in Flexible OLED Lighting Panels” at Printed Electronics 2015 (Santa Clara, CA, November 17-20). The Konica Minolta presentation …

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OLED Lighting Shines at Printed Electronics 2015

by Phillip Wright

The 2015 Printed Electronics Conference (Santa Clara, CA, November 17-20) session on Opportunities in the Lighting Industry included speakers from Acuity Brands, Konica Minolta and Universal Display. While each of these three firms represents …

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Osram talks LEDs and OLEDs and NthDegree Exhibits Printed LEDs

by Phillip Wright

The 2015 Printed Electronics Conference (Santa Clara, CA, November 17-20) included a session on “Opportunities in the Lighting Industry“. The session primarily addressed OLEDs although Osram also addressed inorganic LED lighting and presented on …

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And Finally… – Vol 22 No 48

by Tom Allen

The samurai: master warriors; fearless fighters; and, according to NTT Docomo, absolute rulers of Candy Crush. A new video, aiming to raise awareness of the risks of texting while walking, has some useful information …

Printed Electronics are Becoming Ubiquitous and Growing

by Phillip Wright

Three additional opening cornerstone presentations at the 2015 Printed Electronics Conference (Santa Clara, CA, November 17-20), provided insight into the nascent but growing pervasiveness of printed electronics. The speakers for the three presentations were …

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