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Monday 30 April 2012
Increased competition in TV sector as Korean brands promote OLED TVs
Competition in the TV sector is continuing to grow as Korean firms are reporting increased sales and developing their TV technology.
Friday 20 April 2012
OLED penetration in smartphones to reach over 10% in 2012, says AUO executive
The penetration rate of OLED panels in the smartphone sector is expected to reach over 10% in 2012, and prices of small- to medium-size OLED panels will be lowered to levels comparable...
Tuesday 17 April 2012
Samsung and LG to wage OLED TV war ahead of London Olympics, sources claim
LG Electronics reportedly will launch its OLED TVs in May ahead of schedule as competition from Samsung Electronics is mounting, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 11 April 2012
Lextar to release LED tubes, OLED lighting technology at Frankfurt show
Lextar Electronics has announced its new generation of LED tubes that focus on three main aspects - simplified structure, price improvement, and light enhancement. In addition, Lextar...
Monday 2 April 2012
AMOLED supply chain gradually emerges
AMOLED technology has gotten a head start in smartphone panels and is gradually moving toward tablet PC applications. It has also been used in TV applications since 2012 and is seeing...
Wednesday 28 March 2012
Smartphone adoption of AMOLED panels heating up
Smartphones to be launched in 2012 smartphones are expected to have panels with higher resolutions, including the Samsung Galaxy S3 which will use an AMOLED panel when it launches...
Monday 26 March 2012
OLED to pose strong challenge for LED in lighting market in 2015
OLED lighting is receiving a lot of attention in Europe, America, Japan and industries there are actively involved in R&D work for the next-generation lighting technology. Industry...
Wednesday 21 March 2012
Commentary: Growing AMOLED penetration puts pressure on makers of small- to mid-size LCD panels
Samsung Electronics, Nokia and HTC are all rolling handsets with AMOLED displays, accelerating the penetration of AMOLED applications in the handset market, with sales for such phones...
Friday 9 March 2012
Digitimes Research: AMOLED shifts into spotlight in 2012
The global TFT LCD panel industry has suffered five consecutive quarters of losses. During the five quarters, both Samsung Electronics and LG Display (LGD) made changes to top executives...
Wednesday 29 February 2012
AUO to showcase more OLED products in 2012
Facing growing challenges from South Korea-based LCD makers, Paul Peng, president of AU Optronics (AUO), has indicated that OLED products will be a new battlefield for the firms to...
Thursday 23 February 2012
Digitimes Research: Panasonic improves OLED lighting efficiency to 128lm/W
Solid state lighting (LED and OLED) have been the focus of second generation of lighting. But OLED applications have not been developed as fast as LED ones due to high cost and low...
Tuesday 21 February 2012
Commentary: Spin-off Samsung LCD unit may deter Taiwan makers in AMOLED segment
Samsung Electronics has announced plans to spin off its money-losing LCD business to form a new company, Samsung Display, which is believed to focus more on the development of OLED...
Thursday 16 February 2012
Digitimes Research: Corning forecasts 2012 glass substrate demand to grow by 12.5%
International glass firm Corning predicts demand from PC and LCD will both grow by 10% compared to 2011. In addition, overall demand for glass substrates will increase from 3.2 billion...
Monday 6 February 2012
Corning and Samsung Mobile Display form new OLED glass venture
Corning and Samsung Mobile Display have signed an agreement to establish a new equity venture for the manufacture of specialty glass substrates for the rapidly expanding organic light...
Friday 3 February 2012
AUO signs OLED technology cooperation pact with Idemitsu Kosan
AU Optronics (AUO) has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Japan-based Idemitsu Kosan for the development of OLED technologies and related applications, according to AUO.