Display Technology News Roundup 01.15.21

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Taiwan panel makers pushing into medical industry, says Digitimes Research "...AU Optronics (AUO) and Innolux are gearing up their efforts to develop display products for medical applications in response to the lingering impacts of the coronavirus pandemic..." via Digitimes

Samsung Display extends South Korea LCD production for unspecified period "Samsung Display said the length of the extension would depend on profitability considerations and market conditions. It had said in late October that it was considering a “short-term” extension." via Reuters

Prices of BOE and LG Display LCD panels soar as consumers stay home "Prices of liquid crystal display panels are soaring like never before after pandemic stay-at-home demand for personal computers and televisions rapidly brought scarcity around the world." via Nikkei Asia

Display Industry: LCD Panel Prices to Rise in 1H21 and Fall in 2H21 "In 2021, LCD panel prices are expected to climb in 1Q, remain flat in 2Q, and decline from 3Q." via Business Korea

WEDC optimistic of deal with Foxconn and continues ongoing understanding of the needs of businesses during the pandemic "Foxconn has yet to receive any tax credits from the state because it has not held up its side of the deal, according to the state. There's no evidence that screen production is underway, despite the company's promises that work would begin in the final quarter of 2020." via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Display Technology News Roundup 04.10.20

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Samsung’s exit from LCDs opens up Chinese consolidation "These changes in the LCD display market are likely to accompany consolidation among players in China, possibly benefiting China Star, which could acquire SDC Suzhou and CHOT, while BOE acquires CEC Panda. With such moves, China Star would control 23% of the market while BOE would control 34%, Young predicted." via FierceElectronics

Apple Buys Stake in Japan Display’s LCD Hakusan Plant "Japan Display will likely use the proceeds from selling the LCD equipment to repay loans. The company took loans to fund the construction of the Hakusan plant, which cost $1.5 billion." via Market Realist

Corning winds down manufacturing at Shizuoka LCD glass substrate facility "Corning has disclosed that its LCD glass substrate facility in Shizuoka, Japan will stop manufacturing operations by year-end 2020 to ensure the company's operations are aligned with the display industry's current business environment." via DigiTimes

"Flexible temporary electronic displays may one day make it possible to sport a glowing tattoo or check a reading, like that of a stopwatch, directly on the skin. In its current form, however, this technology generally depends on plastic." via Science Daily

Innolux says production, delivery not affected despite hacking "It maintained the part of the operating systems that had been affected would be fixed during the day without hindering its production and delivery." via DigiTimes

DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY NEWS ROUNDUP 07.17.18

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LG Producing Panels For 6.5-inch OLED iPhone 11 Plus, 6.1-inch LCD iPhone "...LG is shipping both OLED and LCD panels for the next-generation iPhones in the second half of this year. No specific date was mentioned, but the outlets stated that LG Display has already signed a deal with Apple so production for the panels will surely start soon..." via International Business Times

High Dynamic Range: The quest for greater image realism "... HDR can potentially deliver a bigger impact on image quality than higher resolutions. HDR extends the range of displayed contrast much closer to reality -- far beyond the range we're used to for TV and computer displays..." via ZDNet

Huawei Mate 20 Pro to feature curved OLED screen, in-display fingerprint sensor: Report "...In addition to the curved OLED screen, the Mate 20 is also said to be coming with an in-display fingerprint sensor. This would make it the first Huawei smartphone to come with such feature..." via BGR

Innolux Pushes Mini LED Application against OLED "...AM Mini LED offered high brightness and contrast ratio comparable with OLED and Innolux has been boosting the application of AM Mini LED..." via LEDInside

LG files for 'True µLED', 'QµLED' and 'MμLED' trademarks "...LG Electronics has filed for 3 trademarks relating to microLED display technology as the company is rumored to be planning to unveil its first microLED TV at the IFA 2018 show in Berlin..." via Flat Panels HD

DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY NEWS ROUNDUP 05.08.18

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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

DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY NEWS ROUNDUP 12.21.17

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Cash-starved Japan Display seeks fund injection "Cash-strapped Japan Display is discussing an investment of more than 200 billion yen (S$2.4 billion) from three Chinese panel makers, including BOE Technology Group..." via The Straits Times

Samsung Display to supply 180-200m OLED panels for iPhone X next year "That’s around four times the amount it supplied this year, and translates into roughly US$19.8 to US$22 billion revenue..." via The Investor

Weak display panel price weighing on LG Display "...growing concerns over the industry's imbalance between supply and demand led to price cuts in display screens..." via The Korea Times

Apple’s 2017 iPhone Models Give Taiwan’s Weary Tech Sector a Reprieve Production of smartphone displays also shows pressure from China. Taiwanese display makers AU Optronics and Innolux ranked among IDC’s top five firms for market share in the third quarter. But BOE Technology of Beijing reached the top spot with a 23.5 percent market share..." via Voice of America (VOA)