DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY NEWS ROUNDUP 03.27.18

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MicroLED patents nearly double in a year in South Korea "... According to the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), 120 patents in the technology were filed in 2017 compared to 67 in 2016..." via ZDNet

Micro LED & Mini LED Technology Will Account for 11.4% of Worldwide LED Wafer Volume by 2022 "... As Micro LED technology still faces technical bottlenecks, the transitional Mini LED products are favored by manufacturers..." via CTimes

Samsung Electronics Wants To Extend OLED Display Lifespan "... The South Korean tech giant and Seoul-based school Ewha Womans University recently conducted a study that examined the “degradation” of OLED displays’ blue lights..." via International Business Times

Sharp reportedly prioritizing OLED & IGZO panel production to land iPad orders "... Sharp has been tipped as a potential OLED panel supplier to Apple for future iPhones, with some reports suggesting it could be added to the supplier roster for the component as early as the second quarter of 2018..." via Apple Insider

Foxconn to acquire Belkin for $866 million, expanding access to sales channels "... The deal is also a continuation of Foxconn’s movement away from being primarily a contract manufacturer for companies like Apple and towards one that has brands of its own..." via BizTimes Media