DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY NEWS ROUNDUP 04.09.18
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Flexi-LCD design could revolutionise printed media "Optoelectronic engineers in China say they have manufactured a special type of liquid crystal display (LCD) that is paper-thin, flexible, light and tough..." via New Electronics
Trump administration targets $50 billion in Chinese electronics, aerospace and machinery goods with tariffs "... Trump’s latest protectionist move threatens to upend global supply chains for corporations such as Apple and Dell, raise prices for American consumers who have grown accustomed to inexpensive electronics..." via Washington Post
Seren Targets MicroLED Display Markets "... But importantly, it comes at a time when Apple, Sony and many more along the supply chain, are eyeballing technologies that can deliver the spectacularly high resolution, high brightness, low power micro-LED screens that the display industry craves..." via Compound Semiconductor
Apple in talks with PlayNitride to secure MicroLED supply for Apple Watch "... Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology approving a PlayNitride application to invest $17.1 million in new facilities at Hsinchu Science Park, where it will produce MicroLEDs, panels, and display modules..." via Apple Insider
OLED is More Competitive in Smartphone Market, Mini LED Should Target at Niche Market "...in the more profitable niche markets where the gross profits are high, the costs are not a priority for vendors. Therefore, Mini LED has higher chance to be adopted in the niche markets..." via CTimes