DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY NEWS ROUNDUP 05.08.18
Tuesday, May 8, 2018
Display Alliance in Foxconn, Innolux, LCD, LG, Mini LED, News Roundup, OLED, Organic Semiconductors, Samsung, SmartKen, Sony, TV, burn-in

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The future of lightweight, unbreakable and low-power LCD and OLED displays "...SmartKem is the market leader in the design, synthesis and supply of organic semiconductors for the manufacture of a new generation of lightweight, unbreakable and low-power LCD and OLED displays..." via The Telegraph

LG OLED burn-in at Incheon Airport reignites controversy "LG's only months-old 2018-model OLED TV installed at Incheon International Airport has shown signs of burn-in..." via ZDNet

How Samsung fell behind Sony and LG in the premium TV market "...[Samsung’s Corporate Strategy Office] made a suggestion that it would be more profitable to focus on LCDs than switching to less-proven OLED..." via Reuters

Mini LED set to compete with OLED in large-size TV arena "...some manufacturers have focused on the development of Mini LED, whose architecture is similar to that of current LED backlight in LCD displays, and that it is all set to face direct competition from OLED in the sector of consumer electronics such as smartphones and TV..." via Rapid TV News

Foxconn may become largest shareholder of Epileds "...Foxconn Electronics, ... Innolux, AOT and Japan-based Sharp have acquired the whole ownership of eLux, a US-based startup specialized in micro LED mass transfer technology. Epileds and Epistar are the only Taiwan-based LED firms that have RGB technological capability..." via DIGITIMES

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