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Weak increase in TV demand spurs larger-than-expected glut of LCD panels in Q3

07/26/2013 

In a season when their sales should be rising sharply, suppliers of large-sized liquid-crystal (LCD) panels instead are encountering weak demand growth in the third quarter, exacerbating the glut already plaguing the market.

High-resolution tablet panels debut with strong shipments in 2013

07/19/2013 

Making a stellar debut, high-resolution liquid-crystal display (LCD) panels featuring resolutions of 300 pixels per inch (ppi) or more are appearing in media tablets for the first time this year, with shipments set to approach 13 million units.

LCD TV panel inventory rises to excess level, spurring price drops

07/19/2013 

Global inventory of liquid-crystal display television (LCD TV) panels is set to rise to its highest level in 19 months in August, with the elevated stockpiles expected to contribute to a decline in prices in the second half of the year.

BOE Technology Group and Applied Materials to deliver leading-edge display technologies

07/03/2013 

BOE Technology Group announced that it has placed significant orders for advanced Gen 8.5 and Gen 5.5 display production equipment from Applied Materials for use in multiple facilities.

Displaybank releases new industry analysis of glass slimming market

06/18/2013 

The glass slimming market topped $600 million in value in 2012 and is forecast to continuously grow to surpass $1 billion in 2014, according to a new report released by Displaybank.

ISORG and Plastic Logic co-develop the world’s first image sensor on plastic

06/11/2013 

ISORG and Plastic Logic have co-developed the first conformable organic image sensor on plastic, with the potential to revolutionize weight/power trade-offs and optical design parameters for any systems with a digital imaging element.

Shipments of large-sized LCD display panels outpace production in March

05/29/2013 

Shipments in March of large-sized liquid crystal displays (LCD) exceeded total production when measured in terms of area, the result of a deliberate move by panel manufacturers to digest accumulated inventory.

Patent analysis: Flexible OLED structures

05/28/2013 

A new report from IHS Displaybank analyzes the scope of the flexible OLED patents issued.

AMOLED displays to have major influence on innovation in the cloud computer era

05/22/2013 

During the keynote speech, Kim said that the future of displays will change considerably, with special attention to be given for the virtually infinite number of imaging possibilities in AMOLED (Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode) display technology.

TowerJazz and TLi Korea to collaborate on sensor ICs for mobile market

05/13/2013 

TowerJazz today announced collaboration with TLi (Technology Leaders and Innovators), a fabless company that designs non-memory integrated circuits (ICs) focused on timing controllers and driver ICs on TFT-LCD panel modules.

AMOLED panel makers: To chase or to lead, that is the question

04/19/2013 

In recent years, TFT-LCD technology has dominated the display panel market, everything from small, medium and large screens, to the point where all other rival display technologies such as e-paper, PDP, and CRT have steadily been losing their positioning.

Singapore researchers unveil glasses-free 3D display tech

04/02/2013 

Ditch the 3D glasses. Thanks to a simple plastic filter, mobile device users can now view unprecedented, distortion-free, brilliant 3D content with the naked eye.

AMOLED display shipments to grow to 447.7M units in 2017

03/25/2013 

Within the mobile handset display market, the market share for AMOLED displays is forecast to grow from 7.9% in 2013 to 15.2% in 2017, as presented in the figure below. AMOLED’s market share for 4-inch or larger handset displays employed in smartphones is set to increase to 24.4% in 2017, up from 23.0% in 2013.

4Kx2K LCD TV panel shipments expected to reach 2.5M in 2013

03/14/2013 

TFT LCD panel suppliers are forecast to ship 2.6 million 4K×2K LCD TV panels (also known as Ultra HD) worldwide in 2013, up more than 40-fold from 63 thousand in 2012, according to the latest NPD DisplaySearch Quarterly Large Area TFT Panel Shipment Report.

Arizona State and PARC produce world’s largest flexible X-ray detector

03/13/2013 

The Flexible Electronics and Display Center (FEDC) at Arizona State University and PARC, a Xerox company, today announced that they successfully manufactured the world's largest flexible X-ray detector prototype using advanced thin film transistors (TFTs).

ITO film market undergoing a sea of changes

03/04/2013 

Touch panel makers are seeking ways to catch both greater specifications and lower cost at the same time, amid rapidly falling touch panel prices. Displaybank analyzed and forecasted the ITO film and glass market, technologies, and industry.

AMOLED TV panel market to see limited shipments in coming years

02/20/2013 

Although active-matrix organic light-emitting-diode (AMOLED) televisions headlined last month’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES), shipments of these high-end panels will remain limited in the coming years, according to the Displaybank at information and analytics provider IHS (NYSE: IHS).

ISSCC 2013: Imagers, MEMS, medical and displays

02/11/2013 

Roland Thomas, subcommittee chair of ISSCC, writes of the substantial growth and future in key areas of technology.

ISSCC 2013: Large-area flexible electronics

02/11/2013 

Hoi-Jun Yoo, subcommittee chair of ISSCC 2013, writes on the focus of technology directions in the field of large-area and low-temperature electronics.

Is Apple changing its mind on touch panel structures?

01/22/2013 

Reports are circling around Apple's supply chain of a potential shift in the company's display technology for its future iPhones and iPads -- moving back to LCDs and away from touch panels -- but a drastic realignment of its supply chain is probably not likely, observes DisplaySearch.




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