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Rudolph expanding its presence in China for AMOLED display lithography

08/02/2017  A second FPD manufacturer in China orders JetStep G system for next-gen AMOLED displays.

OLED TV expected to grow to more than 50% of $1,000-plus market by 2019

08/01/2017  As the global TV market continues to struggle with unit volume growth overall in 2017 -- now projected to decline for the second year in a row -- attention has turned to the most profitable market segments.

What’s next in leading edge semiconductor manufacturing?

07/27/2017  Solid State Technology will be conducting a new survey will take aim at understanding what this evolution means to the semicon-ductor manufacturing industry supply chain in terms of the technology that will be needed.

Flexible AMOLED display manufacturing capacity to grow 91% CAGR between 2016 and 2020

07/26/2017  In the current, unprecedented phase of active matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) panel factory build-out, flexible AMOLED capacity will expand from 1.5 million square meters to 20.1 million square meters between 2016 and 2020, at a compound annual growth rate of 91 percent.

Ultrathin device harvests electricity from human motion

07/24/2017  A new electrochemical energy harvesting device developed at Vanderbilt University can generate electrical current from the full range of human motions and is thin enough to embed in clothing.

TrendForce reports 'micro LED-like' products will be available in 2018

07/21/2017  Breakthroughs in mass transfer have yet to materialize.

AMOLED panel market to surge 63% in 2017

07/20/2017  The global active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) panel market is forecast to surge 63 percent in 2017 from a year ago to $25.2 billion on growing demand for AMOLED panels in the smartphone and TV industries.

AMOLED fine metal mask market expected to reach $1.2B by 2022

07/20/2017  As active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) displays quickly displace liquid crystal displays (LCDs) in smartphones, panel makers are rapidly adding new production capacity, accelerating the demand for the fine metal mask.

Taiwan largest semiconductor materials market, as SEMICON Taiwan approaches

07/19/2017  Taiwan is the world's largest consumer of semiconductor materials for the seventh consecutive year, bringing new opportunities in this increasingly critical sector.

MagnaChip and ELAN Microelectronics announce partnership

07/17/2017  MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation announced today it was selected as a foundry partner by ELAN Microelectronics to manufacture the world's first fingerprint sensor IC-based smartcard.

Digital revolution: The path to innovation is opened by disruption

07/13/2017  Digital disruption begets innovation. Challenges equal opportunities.

AI and collaboration key to future success

07/12/2017  Keynote speakers Terry Higashi of Tokyo Electron Ltd. and Tom Caulfield of GlobalFoundries took the stage at the Yerba Buena Theater Tuesday morning to predict major changes in the goals and operations of the semiconductor industry.

Semiconductor advances could enable endless complexity increase

07/11/2017  Speaking at imec’s International Technology Forum USA yesterday afternoon at the Marriott Marquis, Luc Van den Hove, president and CEO of imec, provided a glimpse of society’s future and explained how semiconductor technology will play a key role.

New class of 'soft' semiconductors could transform HD displays

06/29/2017  Berkeley Lab researchers find tunable halide perovskites could usher in new generation of optoelectronic devices.

It’s time for new innovation

06/20/2017  What if the automotive industry had achieved the incredible pace of innovation as the semiconductor industry during the last 52 years?

Pixelligent Technologies named 2017 Manufacturer of the Year by Frost & Sullivan

06/19/2017  It won this award in the small/midsize company category for companies with revenues under $1B, for its PixClearProcess that is revolutionizing chemical composite technology.

To connect biology with electronics, be rigid, yet flexible

06/19/2017  Researchers uncover design principles to make polymers that can transport both ions and electrons.

Development of low-dimensional nanomaterials could revolutionize future technologies

06/15/2017  Javier Vela, scientist at the US Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory, believes improvements in computer processors, TV displays and solar cells will come from scientific advancements in the synthesis of low-dimensional nanomaterials.

Automotive touch screen shipments to top 50M units in 2017

06/12/2017  With consumers already accustomed with using smartphones and tablet PCs in their everyday lives, touch screens are now increasingly making their way into their vehicles, too.

The drive to smart manufacturing

06/09/2017  What does Smart Manufacturing mean for the future of the electronics manufacturing supply chain?




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