Corning and Samsung Mobile Display form new OLED glass venture

Feb 6, 15:03

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...

AUO signs OLED technology cooperation pact with Idemitsu Kosan

Feb 3, 01:25

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.

Digitimes Research: US DOE plans to develop OLED solid state lighting

Newswatch - Jan 18, 15:20

The US Department of Energy (DOE) hopes to increase the efficiency of solid state lighting through projects that can incorporate the government with the industry. By improving solid...

OLED moving to compete in TV market, says DisplaySearch

Jan 9, 11:03

Organic light emitting diodes (OLED) technology advanced rapidly in 2011, a trend that NPD DisplaySearch forecasts will continue through this decade. OLED technology has progressed...

AMOLED revenues surge 169% in 2011 from smartphone adoption, says DisplaySearch

Jan 6, 11:42

The year 2011 was pivotal for OLED displays, particularly AMOLED displays. With strong growth in smartphones, AMOLED shipments are estimated to have reached 90 million units in 2011,...

Acceptability of OLED TVs depends on prices

Jan 3, 13:45

While LG Electronics is going to showcase its 55-inch OLED TVs, accompanied by related OLED products from Samsung Electronics, at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show, market acceptance...

Digitimes Research: Osram plans to double LED chip capacity in 2012

Dec 29, 10:31

Osram is the LED firm under Siemens. The revenues for the fiscal year 2011 (from 2010 October to 2011 September) were EUR5 billion (US$6.46 billion). Osram currently has around 40,000...

Samsung, LG Display reportedly to produce OLED panels from 8.5G lines in 2012

Nov 18, 15:06

Samsung Electronics and LG Display reportedly plan to produce OLED panels from 8.5G lines in 2012, according to industry sources.

High costs hampering OLED TV prospects

Aug 22, 14:56

OLED TV's manufacturing cost and retail price will decide whether it can rise to popularity among consumers, according to players in Taiwan's LCD panel industry.

OLED TV panels infeasible in cost until 2014, says AUO vice president

Jul 28, 10:52

While LG Display plans to offer 55-inch OLED TV panels, the production cost of large-sized OLED panels for use in TVs is currently much higher than that of LCD TV panels due to too...

Cymer expects revenues to double

Jul 15, 17:05

Cymer expects its business to double by 2015 from 2010 thanks to development of the company's emerging products. Specializing in excimer laser illumination sources for deep ultraviolet...

RiTdisplay to start production of a-Si AMOLED panels

Jun 15, 11:07

Taiwan-based RiTdisplay, a subsidiary of optical disc maker Ritek, will begin volume production of 3.5-inch AMOLED panels based on amorphous silicon (a-Si) backplanes at the end of...

South-Korea based panel firms eager to develop AMOLED technologies, says industry source

May 31, 01:25

AMOLED has been seen as the future for panels displays. South-Korea based firms LG Display and SMD have been setting up AMOLED production lines aggressively. US- and Japan-based firms...

AUO has no plans to spin off touch panel unit, says chairman

Mar 15, 14:56

AU Optronics (AUO) has no plans to spin off its touch panel business unit as clients like to see the effectiveness of integrated production, according to company chairman KY Lee....

Digitimes Insight: Japan and Korea TV makers active in OLED development

Mar 11, 10:29

Sony in February announced 24.5-inch and 16.5-inch OLED display monitors priced at JPY2.42 million (about US$30,000) and JPY1.31 million, respectively. Their targets are professional...

AimCore reports 20% sequential growth in January revenues

Feb 23, 01:30

ITO glass supplier AimCore Technology has announced revenues of NT$119 million (US$4.03 million) for January, up 20% sequentially and 126% on year, a record high in monthly revenue...

Taiwan flat-panel industry value to reach NT$379.13 billion in 1Q11

Feb 18, 15:01

Due to fewer working days and seasonality, Taiwan's flat-panel display industry value is expected to reach NT$379.13 billion (US$12.92 billion) in the first quarter of 2011, dropping...

Manufacturing equipment spending for LTPS-based FPDs to explode in 2011, says DisplaySearch

Feb 9, 11:33

Spending on equipment used to make low temperature polysilicon (LTPS)-based displays is expected to surge to an all-time high of US$2.4 billion in 2011, according to DisplaySearch.

Rohm showcases 145mm x 145mm OLED panel at Lighting Japan 2011

Jan 20, 14:36

Japan-based lighting company Rohm is showcasing 145mm x 145mm OLED panels with 4.1mm in thickness at Lighting Japan 2011. The panel is currently still in test production stages, but...

Commentary: Korea players leading the OLED market

Dec 17, 16:52

With AMOLED panels having entered the smartphone market, vendors such as Samsung Electronic and Nokia have adopted OLED displays for several of their handset models. Korea-based Samsung...

Taiwan, Japan, Korea panel makers actively developing AMOLED panels

Nov 26, 16:32

With AMOLED becoming popular for handsets, further causing shortages in supply, panel makers in Taiwan, Korea and Japan are actively developing the AMOLED panel market, and expect...

FPD International 2010: OLED 3D displays draw attention

Nov 12, 02:05

In addition to 3D displays, OLED 3D displays are drawing attention at the ongoing FPD International 2010 in Makuhari, Japan, from November 10 to 12.

Next gen smartphones driving demand for larger, higher-resolution displays

Nov 5, 15:08

Despite the high saturation and worldwide penetration of mobile phones, manufacturers are initializing the next growth cycle in order to increase ASPs and maintain revenues, and demand...

AUO, CMI, CPT seeking other business to ease oversupply of small- to medium-size panels

Sep 3, 15:56

Panel makers AU Optronics (AUO), Chimei Innolux (CMI) and Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) are transferring their small- to medium-size production capacity to other production such as...

AimCore order visibility extends to the end of September

Aug 19, 16:41

ITO glass supplier AimCore Technology has seen its order visibility reach the end of September, an extension to two months from the previous year's one month, with fully-loaded capacity,...

LGD to spend 1 trillion won to expand module production lines, says report

Jul 28, 17:37

LG Display plans to invest one trillion won (US$845.88 million) within the next three years (2010-2013) to expand its display module production lines for products like tablet PC panels...

OLED shortages cause concerns in Android smartphone market, says iSuppli

Jul 8, 12:50

Short supplies of small-sized active matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) displays, used most notably in Android smartphones, are slowing the display technology's bid to challenge...

China-based Visionox starts AMOLED trial production

Jun 3, 01:15

China-based Visionox has recently started trial production at its AMOLED line, which it has jointly set up with the Kunshan New Flat Panel Display Technology Center, according to...

IC distributor Coasia secures NT$1 billion syndicated loan

May 31, 16:00

Coasia Microelectronics has signed a NT$1 billion (US$31 million) syndicated loan with banks to fund operations, according to the company. The IC distributor said sales of its distributed...

AUO aims at 14% share of global LTPS capacity in 2010, says CEO

Apr 23, 14:54

With AFPD that it has agreed to acquire from Toshiba Mobile Display (TMD), AU Optronics (AUO) aims to have 14% of the global LTPS capacity in 2010, according to company CEO and president...