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Applied Materials' Robert Visser honored by Society of Information Display

02/24/2016  Applied Materials, Inc. today announced that Dr. Robert Visser has received a 2016 Special Recognition Award from the Society of Information Display.

Seeing the future in flexible AMOLED displays, manufacturers expand production capacity in 2016

02/18/2016  With the growing popularity of the Samsung Galaxy Edge series and the Apple Watch, display manufacturers are expanding their production capacity of flexible AMOLED displays.

2016FLEX to gather over 600 experts in flexible hybrid electronics

02/12/2016  Over 600 electronics professionals are expected to attend the 15th annual Flexible and Printed Electronics Conference and Exhibition (2016FLEX) at the Monterey Marriott February 29-March 3.

Oversupply to overshadow LCD market in 2016

01/26/2016  The ongoing issue of liquid crystal display (LCD) oversupply -- exacerbated by China’s aggressive investment in production capacity as well as high fab utilization -- will continue well into 2016.

Flexible hybrid electronics market heating up in 2016

01/07/2016  Flexible and printed electronics applications are becoming real. Forecasters are predicting a nearly $30 billion market for internet-connected devices in a combined industry and consumer sector.

LG shows off 18 inch rollable OLED display at CES 2016

01/06/2016  LG is showcasing a handful of futuristic concepts at CES 2016 this week, including an 18 inch prototype of an OLED display that can roll up like a newspaper.

Nanoscale drawbridges open path to color displays

12/04/2015  A new method for building "drawbridges" between metal nanoparticles may allow electronics makers to build full-color displays using light-scattering nanoparticles that are similar to the gold materials that medieval artisans used to create red stained-glass.

Photonic 'sintering' may create new solar, electronics manufacturing technologies

12/03/2015  Engineers at Oregon State University have made a fundamental breakthrough in understanding the physics of photonic "sintering," which could lead to many new advances in solar cells, flexible electronics, various types of sensors and other high-tech products printed onto something as simple as a sheet of paper or plastic.

2015 large area display shipment unit decline offset by increase in shipment area

11/24/2015  While unit shipments are forecast to fall 5 percent this year, total shipment area is expected to rise 5 percent.

Highlights from Day 1 of IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA 2015

11/19/2015  IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA 2015, held in Santa Clara, CA Nov 18-19, is one mega conference with eight co-located tracks ranging from sensor technology & wearables to IoT, energy harvesting & storage to electric vehicles, 3D printing and graphene.

China to dominate flat panel display manufacturing by 2018, says IHS

11/13/2015  While conventional thin film transistor liquid crystal (TFT LCD) displays are rapidly trending towards commoditization and currently suffering from declining prices and margins, China is quickly adding capacity in all flat-panel display (FPD) manufacturing segments.

Printing & vacuum deposition: Competing for market share in the flexible electronics sector

11/13/2015  Flexible electronic devices are starting to experience significant proliferation, with more and more devices with innovative form factors being brought to market, from small components such as disposable sensors that have been in the market for quite some time now, all the way to new flexible smart phones currently being demonstrated by consumer electronics giants like Samsung and LG.

Xaar and Lawter collaborate to deliver nanoink printing

11/10/2015  Xaar plc and Lawter announced a collaboration to optimize the performance of a line of nanosilver conductive inks in the Xaar 1002 industrial inkjet printhead.

Advance could bring commercial applications for silver nanowires

11/10/2015  New research suggests wrapping silver nanowires with an ultrathin layer of graphene protects the structures from damage and could represent a key to realizing their commercial potential.

China to dominate flat panel display manufacturing by 2018, IHS

11/05/2015  China is quickly adding capacity in all flat-panel display (FPD) manufacturing segments.

FlexEnable spearheads breakthrough in flexible electronics

10/14/2015  FlexEnable has successfully validated a new class of high performance organic semiconductors in a million pound project funded by Innovate UK.

UK collaboration seeks to develop new ultra-barrier materials based on Graphene interlayers

10/12/2015  The Centre of Process Innovation (CPI) has announced that it is part of a UK based collaboration to develop the next generation of ultra-barrier materials using graphene for the production of flexible transparent plastic electronic based displays.

SEMI announces FlexTech Alliance as first Strategic Association Partner

10/07/2015  SEMI announced today that FlexTech Alliance has become the first SEMI Strategic (Association) Partner.

2015 IEEE International Electron Devices meeting to showcase the latest technology developments in micro/nanoelectronics

09/30/2015  At the 61st annual IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) subjects under discussion will encompass a range of topics critical to the continuing progress of the industry.

Functionalized graphene ink opens door to innovative screen-printing applications

09/29/2015  A screen-printable functionalized graphene ink supplied by Goodfellow performs better than normal carbon-based ink.




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