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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.

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.

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.

AMOLED TV panel shipments to top 10 million units by 2023

06/06/2017  As panel makers are increasingly targeting the premium TV market, active-matrix organic light-emitting diode TV panel shipments are expected to exceed 10 million units by 2023, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 42 percent from 2017.

Air Products invests in six industrial gas plants to support electronics manufacturing industry in China

06/05/2017  Air Products announced it has recently received multiple, long-term supply awards from semiconductor and flat panel display manufacturers in China as the country's electronics manufacturing industry continues to boom.

Primary automotive display systems market valued at $11.6B globally in 2017

05/08/2017  Will grow to nearly $21 billion in 2022, IHS Markit says.

Discovery of new transparent thin film material could improve electronics and solar cells

05/08/2017  Conductivity is highest-ever for thin film oxide semiconductor material.

Panel shipment forecast rises for Q2, 2017 ahead of new product model launches

05/03/2017  Global liquid crystal display (LCD) and organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panel shipments are expected to increase by 7 percent in the second quarter of 2017 quarter to quarter to 646.7 million units, a rebound from a 9 percent quarter-to-quarter decrease in the first quarter, according to IHS Markit.

ASML, ZEISS file joint patent infringement lawsuits against Nikon

04/28/2017  ASML and ZEISS today announced that both companies are filing initial legal claims against Nikon for infringement of more than 10 patents.

Entegris acquires MicroElectronics filtration product line from W. L. Gore & Associates

04/25/2017  The transaction expands Entegris' portfolio of filtration solutions for semiconductor, OLED and flat panel display applications.

Wonder material? Novel nanotube structure strengthens thin films for flexible electronics

04/24/2017  Reflecting the structure of composites found in nature and the ancient world, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have synthesized thin carbon nanotube (CNT) textiles that exhibit both high electrical conductivity and a level of toughness that is about fifty times higher than copper films, currently used in electronics.

New quantum liquid crystals may play role in future of computers

04/21/2017  New state of matter may have applications in ultrafast quantum computers.

Graphene Flagship researches create thin film transistors printed with layered materials

04/07/2017  Graphene Flagship researchers from AMBER at Trinity College Dublin have fabricated printed transistors consisting entirely of layered materials.

SEMICON China 2017 opens tomorrow in Shanghai

03/13/2017  Over 60,000 attendees are expected at SEMICON China opening tomorrow at Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC).

BOE takes first spot in large display unit shipment, IHS Markit reports

02/28/2017  BOE, a Chinese display maker, takes top position in terms of large TFT-LCD display unit shipments in January 2017, according to IHS Markit.

AMOLED production equipment purchases to reach record high in 2017

02/10/2017  The flat-panel display (FPD) industry is in the midst of a historic wave of building new factories to manufacture active matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) displays.

Intel announces $7B investment in next-gen semiconductor fab in Arizona

02/09/2017  The announcement was made by U.S. President Donald Trump and Intel CEO Brian Krzanich at the White House.

UniPixel prepares for flexible display market

02/07/2017  UniPixel touch sensors pass 200,000 cycle fold test.

imec debuts plastic NFC tag, compatible to ISO protocols

02/07/2017  Innovative tag is the thinnest and mechanically most robust technology compatible to ISO protocols.




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