Display Technology News Roundup 02.12.21

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Planar To Unveil New Line of 4K Commercial LCD Displays at LAVNCH WEEK 3.0 "Planar will unveil its Planar UltraRes X Series, a line of 4K resolution (3840×2160) commercial-grade LCD displays featuring 700-nit brightness and a wide color gamut perfect for High Dynamic Range (HDR) content." via rAVe [Europe]

Samsung to release QD-LED TVs next year as LCD production continues "Samsung Display will continue manufacturing LCD panels for Samsung Electronics beyond the previously-established deadline, while the consumer arm will make a commitment to QD-LED starting next year." via SamMobile

Corning expands its Gen 10.5 LCD glass production in China "Corning has announced that it is currently expanding the production of its Gen 10.5 liquid crystal display (LCD) glass substrate factories in China. The move arrives after high demand for TVs and other IT products." via GizmoChina

Samsung Display to Sell LCD Fab in Suzhou "The company’s manufacturing plant in Suzhou has the 8.5th-generation LCD technology, which is a core technology of South Korea and requires a government approval for overseas transfer. However, South Korean display manufacturers are already shifting towards quantum dot and OLED and the importance of LCD is already dwindling." via BusinessKorea

LCD panel makers post sequential falls for January revenues "LCD panel makers AU Optronics (AUO) and HannStar Display, as well as related component suppliers including Radiant Opto-Electronics, Global Lighting Technologies (GLT) and FineMat Applied Materials, all saw their consolidated revenues decrease sequentially in January 2021." via DigiTimes

Apple reportedly partners with TSMC to develop micro OLED displays "The iPhone maker is collaborating with its longtime chip supplier because, unlike conventional LCD screens in smartphones and TVs, micro OLED displays are built directly onto wafers instead of glass substrates." via c|net

Display Technology News Roundup 01.15.21

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Taiwan panel makers pushing into medical industry, says Digitimes Research "...AU Optronics (AUO) and Innolux are gearing up their efforts to develop display products for medical applications in response to the lingering impacts of the coronavirus pandemic..." via Digitimes

Samsung Display extends South Korea LCD production for unspecified period "Samsung Display said the length of the extension would depend on profitability considerations and market conditions. It had said in late October that it was considering a “short-term” extension." via Reuters

Prices of BOE and LG Display LCD panels soar as consumers stay home "Prices of liquid crystal display panels are soaring like never before after pandemic stay-at-home demand for personal computers and televisions rapidly brought scarcity around the world." via Nikkei Asia

Display Industry: LCD Panel Prices to Rise in 1H21 and Fall in 2H21 "In 2021, LCD panel prices are expected to climb in 1Q, remain flat in 2Q, and decline from 3Q." via Business Korea

WEDC optimistic of deal with Foxconn and continues ongoing understanding of the needs of businesses during the pandemic "Foxconn has yet to receive any tax credits from the state because it has not held up its side of the deal, according to the state. There's no evidence that screen production is underway, despite the company's promises that work would begin in the final quarter of 2020." via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Display Technology News Roundup 12.11.2020

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Samsung Display to Transfer 400 Officials to Samsung Electronics’ Semiconductor Division "Samsung Display is planning to invest 13.1 trillion won into QD displays by 2025 and roll out QD products in the second half of 2021" via Business Korea

LG developing sliding doors made of transparent OLED displays "LG has partnered with Swedish manufacturer Assa Abloy Entrance Systems to develop automatic sliding doors with built-in transparent OLED displays..." via The Verge

Samsung Display to Start Test Production of Quantum Dot Displays in Dec. "Samsung Display will start test production of quantum dot (QD) displays this month. The company’s full-fledged transition to QD display has started as shutdown of its LCD display production lines has been almost completed." via Business Korea

Samsung MicroLED Opens a New Era of Breathtaking Picture Quality and Design "Samsung Electronics announced the launch and pre-sale of the groundbreaking 110” Samsung MicroLED beginning today in Korea." via Samsung Newsroom

China’s US, Australia trade continues to grow in record-breaking month despite ongoing geopolitical spats "China’s two-way trade with sparring partners Australia and the United States expanded in November from a year earlier despite ongoing tensions, in what was a record breaking month for Chinese exports." via South China Morning Post

Display Technology News Roundup 11.13.20

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Korean Display Makers Slowing Down Pace of Withdrawal from LCD Market "The upward trend is because the global TV sales increased after the outbreak of COVID-19 and Chinese suppliers, which increased their market share to over 50 percent this year, are no longer selling their products at dumping prices." via Business Korea

China will soon hold 70% of total LCD Panel production capacity in the world: Report "After acquiring two major LCD fabs, giants like CSOT, BOE is ready to take a leap into the LCD panel market. A report from Digitimes says China will soon outrun everyone else in the Global LCD panel production capacity." via GizmoChina

Report: LG & Samsung to launch miniLED LCD TVs in 2021 "MiniLED is widely considered a stopgap until microLED displays, in which each pixel is made up of microLEDs, can be commercialized for the mass market." via FlatpanelsHD

How quantum dots enhance the color spectrum in LCD displays "Due to the highly pure light generated by the QDs, next-generation these LCDs can produce around 25 million colors, about 50% more than a conventional LCD" via KnowTechie

Why a Biden presidency won’t end the U.S.-China trade war "Kurt Campbell, an adviser to the Biden campaign, told the Wall Street Journal that the Democratic Party largely believes Trump was right to call out China’s “predatory practices.”" via Fortune

Display Technology News Roundup 10.09.20

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BOE to lead CSOT in large-size LCD panel production capacity, says Digitimes Research "BOE Technology will lead China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) by more than 10pp in capacity share for large-size LCD panels after outbid the rival to take over the control of two fabs" via Digitimes

Display Industry: LCD Panel Price Uptrend to End in 2020 "We believe that panel prices will close this year on a decline, expecting LCD panel prices to slip from the start of the holiday shopping season in November." via BusinessKorea

LGD reportedly pushes back planned closure of 7.5G LCD fab "LG Display (LGD) reportedly has decided to push back the date of closing its 7.5G LCD fab to probably the end of 2021 instead of September 2020 as planned, due to a recent upsurge in demand for LCD TV panels, according to industry sources." via Digitimes

LG flexes its display tech with $100,000 rollable TV on sale this month "The Signature OLED R will be sold first in South Korea for a suggested price of around $100,000. Demand for the new model is expected to be limited given its cost, but LG sees it as a showcase for its display technology at a time TVs are becoming increasingly commoditized." via Nikkei

Taiwan president to pledge strong defences as China tensions rise "Democratic Taiwan, claimed by China as its own territory, has come under increasing pressure from Beijing, which has ramped up air force activity near the island in the past few weeks including crossing the Taiwan Strait’s sensitive mid line that normally serves as an unofficial buffer zone." via Reuters

Display Technology News Roundup 09.15.20

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Transparent OLEDs for Subway Train Windows "LG Display has provided the world's first transparent OLED displays for subway train windows in the Chinese cities of Beijing and Shenzhen." via Printed Electronics World

BOE Raises OLED Yield – Tries to Enter Apple’s Supply Chain "BOE will retry to supply OLED screen panels to Apple starting this month. If BOE succeeds, it will provide OLED panels for the refurbished Apple iPhone 12. Apple will complete the review by the end of the year." via GizChina

Display component suppliers Radiant, Wah Hong report strong sales for August "Backlit unit (BLU) provider Radiant Opto-Electronics and optical film maker Wah Hong Industrial have reported strong sales for August, buoyed by robust demand for IT devices including notebooks and tablets supporting stay-at-home economy." via DigiTimes

Bring True-Black and High-Fidelity Colors to Your Automotive TFT-LCD Display "Now the LEDs are uniformly distributed along the panel surface and each LED, or a small zone comprised of a few LEDs (one to four), can be individually controlled from full luminosity to full darkness. With local dimming, deeper blacks and more impressive contrast in the picture are obtained." via ElectronicDesign

China’s Paper Victory at WTO Doesn’t Dissuade Trump From Trade War "The World Trade Organization’s ruling that the U.S. violated international regulations by imposing tariffs on more than $234 billion of Chinese exports failed to dissuade Washington of its ‘America First’ trade policy and will do little to alter the current trade environment." via Bloomberg

Display Technology News Roundup 08.14.20

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E Ink and TCL CSOT Partner for World’s First 8.5 Generation Production Line to Manufacture ePaper TFT Backplanes "Under the Agreement, TCL CSOT will manufacture 42-inch ePaper TFT backplanes using an 8.5 generation production line. This will be the first time large-size ePaper backplanes have been manufactured in an 8.5 generation facility..." via Business Wire

LGD Guangzhou Plant Opens / Samsung Visual Battles Samsung Display "Samsung Display Corporation (SDC) and LG Display (LGD) dominate the market for AMOLED displays. LGD has 100% of the market for TV-sized AMOLED panels, and SDC had almost 90% of the market for mobile AMOLED displays in 2019, with BOE & LGD taking most of the rest." via Display Daily

Tianma develops multi-point in-display fingerprint recognition technology for LCD screens "China-based Tianma Microelectronics has developed a multi-point in-display fingerprint recognition solution that can be used to unlock the full-screen smartphone through multiple points over the display." via Gizmochina

Winstar provides OLED Display to meet the surge in medical displays demand amid coronavirus pandemic "Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Winstar expects to meet the growing market demand for medical displays as their OLED Displays are suitable for medical devices such as ventilators, dialyzers, ear/forehead thermometer, etc." via EIN Presswire

Mattrix Technologies Announces $3 Million Series A Round with Investment from Samsung Ventures and JSR Corporation; Bruce Berkoff, Chairman, LCD TV Association, Joins the Mattrix Board of Directors "OLET is a new paradigm for emissive displays that circumvents the OLED backplane problem which has prevented widespread adoption of OLED displays. At the heart of this breakthrough is Mattrix’s proprietary CN-VOLET (carbon-nanotube enabled, vertical, organic, light emitting transistor) technology." via Business Wire

Display Technology News Roundup 07.16.20

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Color Tunable, Dual Layer OLED/QLED Hybrid "Heng Zhang, Qiang Su & Shuming Chen from Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen have recently published an article titled “Quantum-dot and organic hybrid tandem light-emitting diodes with multi-functionality of full-color-tunability and white-light-emission.” The article discusses a hybrid QLED and OLED device that can be used to produce a single pixel with tunable red/green/blue color for a display." via Display Daily

CSOT invests in JOLED for inkjet-printed OLED TV panels "While it is not feasible to use inkjet printing to produce smartphone-use OLED panels with resolution levels of 350-550ppi (pixel per inch), JOLED has trial-produced inkjet printing OLED panels of over 300ppi, which is sufficient for 21.6-inch 4K monitors (204ppi) and 65-inch 8K TVs (126ppi). JOLED keeps developing inkjet printing OLED toward a resolution level of 400ppi." via DigiTimes

Color Filters Will Make Foldable OLED Panels Thinner & Brighter "According to South Korean research firm UBI Research, color filters will replace polarizers in foldable OLED panels in the near future. This change will apparently make the display thinner and brighter. Major foldable OLED manufacturing companies are already working on the new display technology." via Android Headlines

Green Science Alliance Co., Ltd. Developed Quantum Dot + Resin Based Composite Material for any Kind of Shape and Emission Color "With this composite material, one can make any kind of shape and color by using any shape of mold, and various type of quantum dot which can emit various type of colors. " via PR Newswire

The U.S.-China trade war quietly escalates "The tariffs continue to impress a sizable tax on U.S. companies and consumers, adding additional costs and red tape for small businesses, farmers, manufacturers and households trying to stay afloat amid the pandemic." via Axios

Display Technology News Roundup 06.16.20

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Mitsubishi Electric Announces End of Production of TFT-LCD Modules "However, the company has decided to end the TFT-LCD modules production and terminate the business based on the consideration that the company is no longer able to maintain the products’ competitiveness..." via Yahoo! Finance

Russian Scientists Figured out How to Extend the Life of LCD Screens "Scientists have proposed a method that will allow diagnosing liquid crystal displays in real-time to predict the possible failure of displays. Failures in the operation of liquid crystal displays are usually associated with a change in the ionic conductivity of liquid crystals." via Science X

BOE Reportedly Failed to Deliver First Shipment of OLED Panels for 'iPhone 12' "According to Korea's DDaily, the failure was down to BOE's inability to pass OLED quality control tests." via Mac Rumors

Apple Expands Micro LED Investment in Taiwan to Avoid Project Delay Led by COVID-19 Pandemic "Apple was reported last week that it has planned to invest US$334 million for the new facility in Taiwan, located in the Longtan section of Hsinchu Science Park. The new factory is believed to focus on Micro LED and Mini LED technologies which Apple aims to apply in its new products." via LEDInside

Despite the pandemic, the trade war is still on "Now, new reports say the Chinese government has ordered a stop to imports of U.S. agriculture, which the U.S. and China agreed to as part of the “phase one” trade deal back in January." via Marketplace

Display Technology News Roundup 05.08.20

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iPhone SE has an exclusive lcd screen supplier, it’s JDI "Apple’s new SE series iPhone is currently exclusively supplied by its previous major LCD screen supplier, Japan Display Company (JDI). However, Sharp, which was acquired by Hon Hai Precision in 2016, subsequently also will supply LCD screens..." via Gizchina

LCD woes and coronavirus help to send LG Display spiralling into its fifth consecutive quarter of loss "LG Display is actively trying to address this by divesting itself from LCD production as much as possible, in order to focus on more lucrative OLED displays, which it hopes will account for 50 per cent of revenue in 2021." via The Register

AUO to demerge commercial and industrial businesses "AU Optronics (AUO) has announced that it will spin off its commercial and industrial display businesses, to be run by a wholly-owned entity ... Da Qing..." via DigiTimes

Pure red LEDs fulfill a primary goal "Making pure red LEDs from nitride crystals is a goal that has so far frustrated engineers. However, these LEDs are vital for building the next generation of energy-efficient micro-LED displays to follow OLED displays and for creating lighting with color tuning. Now, for the first time, a team of electrical engineers at KAUST has succeeded in making these LEDs." via Phys.org

Take Five: Trade War II "In response to U.S. talk of slapping on more tarriffs, stopping U.S. pension money from investing in China and even stripping it of sovereign immunity, China has only offered verbal rejoinders so far. But could it decide to renege on its trade deal commitments to purchase U.S. agricultural products?" via Reuters

Display Technology News Roundup 04.10.20

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Samsung’s exit from LCDs opens up Chinese consolidation "These changes in the LCD display market are likely to accompany consolidation among players in China, possibly benefiting China Star, which could acquire SDC Suzhou and CHOT, while BOE acquires CEC Panda. With such moves, China Star would control 23% of the market while BOE would control 34%, Young predicted." via FierceElectronics

Apple Buys Stake in Japan Display’s LCD Hakusan Plant "Japan Display will likely use the proceeds from selling the LCD equipment to repay loans. The company took loans to fund the construction of the Hakusan plant, which cost $1.5 billion." via Market Realist

Corning winds down manufacturing at Shizuoka LCD glass substrate facility "Corning has disclosed that its LCD glass substrate facility in Shizuoka, Japan will stop manufacturing operations by year-end 2020 to ensure the company's operations are aligned with the display industry's current business environment." via DigiTimes

"Flexible temporary electronic displays may one day make it possible to sport a glowing tattoo or check a reading, like that of a stopwatch, directly on the skin. In its current form, however, this technology generally depends on plastic." via Science Daily

Innolux says production, delivery not affected despite hacking "It maintained the part of the operating systems that had been affected would be fixed during the day without hindering its production and delivery." via DigiTimes

Display Technology News Roundup 03.13.20

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In-display fingerprint sensors are coming to cheap phones with LCD screens "According to Lu Weibing, the general manager of the Redmi phone brand, the company’s research and development team has solved the problem of fitting these fingerprint sensors to LCD screens, indicating cheaper phones will receive this biometric security feature in the future." via Digital Trends

JDI LCD screens unveiled for VR headset applications "JDI’s new LCD panel measures 2.1 inches similar to those possibly used in Huawei’s ultra compact VR Glass is now entering mass-market, possibly meaning that smaller more compact virtual reality headsets are on the horizon." via Geeky Gadgets

Korean panel makers’ transformation from LCD to OLED meets virus hurdle "The world’s largest OLED provider, LG Display’s schedule to start operating its newest 8.5th generation OLED fab in Guangzhou, China, within the first quarter of the year appears inevitable to be postponed again to the second quarter over COVID-19 risks." via Korea Herald

Sharp Sues Vizio for LCD Patent Infringement "Each of the defendants allegedly infringed upon these patents in some way. For example, Sharp learned that the defendant CHOT is “making, using, importing, offering to sell, and selling” infringing LCD panels." via Law Street

COVID-19 To Further Dampen U.S.-China Trade "The data call into question China’s ability to purchase, as agreed in the trade deal, $77 billion worth of goods from the U.S. this year including agricultural and energy products, services and manufactured goods. " via Forbes

Display Technology News Roundup 02.14.20

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Coronavirus is slowing LCD production, and TV and monitor prices are expected to climb as a result "IHS said that preliminary estimates say that per-panel prices could rise $1 to $2, but could go as high as $3 to $5." via PC World

Samsung and LG look to sell off major LCD production factories worth $33bn "The two TV giants currently hold a $33bn stake in the LCD market, but, with the overall LCD business currently valued at almost $106bn, the sale of these production plants would mark a significant shift in the TV industry away from LCD and towards other technologies, such as Quantum Dot and OLED. " via What Hifi?

Quantum Dots: The Long Road Towards Emissive QLEDs "The ultimate emissive material might arguably be quantum dots (QDs). This is because it may offer high IQE and ultra-narrow FWHM, leading to very wide color gamut displays." via IDTechEx

Plessey and Axus combine to push GaN-on-Si micro-LED "Plessey and Axus Technology, the provider of CMP, wafer thinning and wafer polishing surface-processing machines, are collaborating to bring GaN-on-Silicon monolithic microLED technology to market." via Electronics Weekly

China Just Cut Tariffs on U.S. Goods. Here Are the Products That Benefit. "China’s finance ministry said the measures were a bid “to promote the healthy and stable development” of economic and trade relations between the U.S. and China. Officials said China hoped to work with the U.S. to eliminate all increased tariffs." via Barron's

DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY NEWS ROUNDUP 01.03.20

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Chinese scientists raise alarm about LCD screen pollution "Chemistry professor Su Guanyong and colleagues at Nanjing University of Science and Technology in eastern Jiangsu province studied more than 360 types of chemicals used in computer and mobile phone screens and found that 87 of them could be a danger if they got into the environment." via Yahoo! Finance

LCD panel makers could get a break "Money-losing LCD panel makers might get some relief soon, as panel prices could recover next quarter following production cuts by South Korean makers, IHS Markit said." via Taipei Times

Goodix says mass production of LCD optical under-display fingerprint scanners will happen in 2020 "Goodix has claimed that mass production of optical under-display fingerprint scanners for LCDs will happen this year." via Xda Developers

LG’s latest rollable TV descends from the ceiling like a projector screen "Rather than unrolling upwards out of its box, the TV will instead roll downwards from the ceiling; sort of like a projector screen without the projector." via The Verge

China still mum despite Trump announcement of trade deal signing "Eager to deliver a promised doubling of American exports to China, U.S. President Donald Trump has talked up an imminent signing of a "phase one" trade deal, but official word on the timing has yet to come from Beijing." via Nikkei Asian Review

DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY NEWS ROUNDUP 12.05.19

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Panasonic to pull out of LCD panel production amid tough competition "Panasonic Corp. said Thursday it will withdraw from all production of liquid crystal display panels by 2021 amid fierce competition from Chinese, South Korean and other foreign rivals." via Kyodo News

Chinese Display Makers Scaling back LCD Output "Korean display producers are expected to take a breather as Chinese companies have begun to reduce their liquid crystal display (LCD) output to halt the relentless fall in LCD panel prices. However, they need to stay alert as Chinese companies are rapidly catching up with Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics in organic light emitting diodes (OLED) technology." via Business Korea

Sharp & NHK Develop Rollable 30-Inch 4Kp60 OLED Screen: 100 Grams and 0.5 mm Thick "Sharp and NHK have co-developed a new rollable 30-inch OLED display, with a design emphasis on keeping the screen thin and light. The prototype monitor will be showcased at a trade show in mid-November, but the company isn't yet talking about mass production." via Anand Tech

Chemist creates molecular 'merry-go-round' complex for future OLED displays "A RUDN University chemist has synthesized fluorescent compounds with "merry-go-round" molecules that can be used to create economical displays with organic LEDs (OLEDs) ... This molecular geometry may allow researchers to create more efficient OLED screens." via Phys.org

China calls for reducing tariffs for phase one trade deal with U.S. "China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said Thursday that if China and the U.S. reach a phase one trade agreement, the tariffs should be reduced. Both sides are maintaining close communication, MOFCOM spokesperson Gao Feng told reporters." via CGTN

DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY NEWS ROUNDUP 11.01.19

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Apple helping out LCD supplier Japan Display with shorter payment terms "Apple is continuing to support the iPhone screen manufacturer Japan Display by shortening its payment periods, the time between delivery of screens and Apple paying for them. It's part of a short term plan to stabilize the screen firm's finances, and comes alongside Apple's previous moves to help the company." via Apple Insider

Automotive-Grade Backlight LED Driver is Optimized for LCD Panels "ROHM’s latest LED driver IC, the BD81A76EFV-M, is designed for high-illumination LCD backlighting in automotive instrument clusters, center information displays, and car navigation." via Electronic Design

New 3D printing technique enables freeform, transparent OLED displays "A materials science and engineering team from Korea's Yonsei University has developed a 3D printing technique enabling OLED screens to be printed into transparent structures of any shape, meaning nearly anything can become a see-through color display." via New Atlas

Apple iPhone Supplier Universal Display Smashes Earnings Estimates "Universal sales rose more than 25% in the third quarter. “We are pleased to report another quarter of solid results,” CFO Sidney Rosenblatt said in the company’s news release. “During the quarter, OLED activity continued to gain strength on a global scale.”" via Barron's

China Doubts Long-Term Trade Deal Possible With Trump "They remain concerned about President Donald Trump’s impulsive nature and the risk he may back out of even the limited deal both sides say they want to sign in the coming weeks." via Bloomberg

DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY NEWS ROUNDUP 10.04.19

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Global large-size LCD panel production to undergo major shift in 2020-2024, says Digitimes Research "The relentless capacity expansions by China's panel makers will not only result in massive losses at most other panel players in the region, but also prompt particularly Korea's makers to realign their production lines..." via DigiTimes

LG Display reduces LCD business units, manpower "LG Display has carried out a reshuffle, reducing the number of its executives and business units by about 25 percent, in its ongoing efforts to improve deteriorating performance" via Korea Times

Samsung’s Massive 292-Inch MicroLED TV Wall Now Shipping "Now the Korean manufacturer has announced it’s put the Wall family of displays into production (actual model number: IW008R), at different sizes and resolutions." via ExtremeTech

MicroLED tech combines native blue and green epitaxy on single wafer "Plessey, an embedded technologies developer at the forefront of microLED technology for augmented and mixed reality displays has extended the capability of its proprietary GaN-on-silicon process to enable native blue and native green emission from the same wafer." via Optics.org

Microsoft is right, two screens are far better than a folding OLED display "But, right now, the technology seems fragile and ill-suited for the masses. Even the updated Samsung Galaxy Fold doesn't seem like it will survive heavy-handed usage and the instruction manual is full of warnings about handling the device gingerly." via ZDNet

DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY NEWS ROUNDUP 09.20.19

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LG Display changes boss amid LCD and OLED market squeezes "LG Display has changed its CEO in its bid to reorganize its businesses amid declining LCD profits and lackluster OLED display panel sales. The company, which is the display panel-making affiliate of LG Group, approved the motion to name LG Chem President Jeong Ho-young as its new CEO in an emergency board meeting on Monday..." via ZDNet

China ready to mass produce self-developed LCD screen "China's first self-developed 8.5 generation TFT-LCD panel, or thin-film transistor liquid crystal display panel, rolled off the production line in Bengbu in east China's Anhui Province, paving the way for mass production." via Outlook India

Govt scraps import duty on open cell TV panel to boost manufacturing "[The Indian] Finance Ministry in a notification said customs duty on "open-cell (15.6-inch and above), for use in the manufacture of Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and Light Emitting Diode (LED) TV panels" will be nil as against 5 percent import duty previously." via India Today

Panasonic's high-contrast dual LCD does a great impression of an OLED "It has a 4K outer panel with a monochrome inner panel that modulates an LED backlight. The system, which is made up of multiple optical sheets and layers, can dim the picture at the pixel level, the kind of thing that OLED screens are known for." via engadget

AU Optronics's New 85-Inch 8K LCD TV with 1024-Zone Backlighting "AU Optronics this week showcased a prototype of its most advanced 8K Ultra-HD display featuring an innovative full-area local dimming (FALD) backlighting solution and peak brightness of 2,000 nits." via AnandTech

DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY NEWS ROUNDUP 08.23.19

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Samsung Display cuts LCD output "Samsung Display has scaled down its liquid crystal display (LCD) business amid intensifying competition with Chinese competitors and falling prices, shifting its focus to organic light-emitting diodes (OLED), according to industry analysts, Wednesday." via The Korea Times

Corning Partners CCPD to Use Astra Glass for Oxide-LCD Line "The company's Astra Glass has been chosen by Chengdu CEC Panda Display Technology Co., Ltd. (CCPD) for its line of oxide-TFT LCD panels used mainly for high-performance, large-size TVs and monitors." via Nasdaq

Glass-free organic LCD boasts ultra-narrow border "A provider of flexible organic electronics, FlexEnable has developed an ultra-narrow border organic LCD (OLCD). By exploiting the truly flexible nature of the organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs) on which OLCD is based, it is now possible to fold the borders behind the display." via eeNews Europe

Eyes on Sony’s CLED (Crystal LED) display technology: Samsung isn’t the only player in the Micro LED game "It’s clear to me that Micro LED in general, and Sony’s CLED in particular, represents the future of video displays. This technology offers true HDR and super-high resolution on very large screens, opening the door to almost limitless possibilities." via TechHive.com

Trade War Heats Up Again As China Sets Tariffs On $75 Billion In U.S. Goods, Autos "China says it will slap tariffs on autos, auto parts and thousands of other U.S. goods worth a total of $75 billion. Friday's announcement marks an escalation in a trade war that has rippled through the world economy and raised fears of a U.S. recession." via NPR

DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY NEWS ROUNDUP 07.26.19

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LG Display losses widen amid falling LCD panel prices "The company blamed the sales decline on the global economic slowdown and uncertainty related to the trade war between the US and China." via Financial Times

Why is Dual Panel LCD vs OLED a Hot Topic? "The technical challenges means that Chinese OLED developers are several years behind the Koreans, although they are trying hard to catch up." via Display Daily

LG Doubles Down on OLED "Noting a sharp increase in the demand for OLED displays, the company is investing $2.5 billion in a new Gen 10.5 OLED production facility in Paju, Korea..." via Sound & Vision

MicroLED Displays Could Show Up in Products as Soon as 2020 "Some are making monolithic displays, where the gallium nitride pixels are made as a complete array on a chip and a separate silicon backplane controls those pixels. And others are using “pick and place” technology to transfer individual LEDs or multi-microLED pixels into place on a thin-film-transistor (TFT) backplane. " via IEEE Spectrum

More than 50 companies reportedly pull production out of China due to trade war "Not only are foreign companies rethinking its production location, a handful of Chinese companies are also leaving China. Chinese multinational electronics company TCL is moving its TV production to Vietnam..." via CNBC