
AIXTRON Supplies R&D Encapsulation Equipment OPTACAP
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On 9 September, AIXTRON, a deposition equipment production company, revealed that they supplied encapsulation equipment OPTACAP to a major Asian display maker.

General Class AMOLED Panel Estimated to be Extensively Supplied. How Will it Affect OLED Industry?
Only 2 models of smartphone with the general class AMOLED panel were released in the first 2 quarters of 2015. However, as 5 more models were revealed until August in the third quarter, it is expected that demand for general class AMOLED panel will gradually increase.

OLED TV, Pay Attention to China and UHD
IFA 2015 that opened on September 4, closed its curtains on 9. This year’s IFA was similar to IFA 2014 in terms of diverse OLED TV exhibition, but when analyzed in detail there were several differences.

Minus Growth for H1 OLED Material Market with Mere US$ 564 Million*
According to UBI Research, the 2015 H1 OLED material market recorded approximately US$ 564 million; this is a 14% increase compared to 2014 H2, but a 24% decrease against 2014 H1.

[IFA 2015] The Return of the OLED King
Samsung Electronics, the current global leader of smartphone market share, challenged Apple to dominate smartwatch market with Galaxy Gear 2 armed with latest functions.
The exterior of Gear 2 changed to round type. Previous Gear copied rectangular fashion watch, but Gear 2 returned to the classic design.

[IFA 2015] OLED TV’s Advantages from Skyworth’s Point of View
In IFA 2015 (September 4-9), Skyworth exhibited 65inch 4K OLED TV in 3 curved and flat sets each in order to emphasize OLED TV’s advantages.

[IFA 2015] Thin Panel Thickness, No Longer Limited to OLED
The thinness of OLED panels, achieved as OLED does not require backlight, is known as one of the big advantages of OLED. However, at IFA 2015, Sony proved that LCD can also be as thin as OLED.

[IFA 2015] Panasonic OLED TV
Panasonic is focusing more on OLED TV industry, revealing a CZ950 model with 4K resolution in IFA 2015 (September 4-9).

[IFA 2015] Directions for LG Electronics’ OLED TV?
During the media day event for IFA 2015 (September 4 – 9), LG Electronics introduced diverse products centering around OLED TV such as LCD TV, G4, and G Watch Urbane.

Attention Focused on Silver Nanowire as Key Material for Display
At IPEC 2015 (International Printed Electronic Conference), held on September 1, Professor Sang-Ho Kim of Kongju National University announced that silver nanowire technology is in initial stages of commercialization and will become display market’s key material.

Mitsubishi Chemical and Pioneer Develops Bluelight-less OLED Lighting
Japan’s Mitsubishi Chemical and Pioneer announced their success in developing the first bluelight-less OLED lighting module.

[IMID 2015] UDC Develops OLED Patterning Technology with Less Masks
In SID 2014, UDC revealed a technology that can reduce the number of masks used in RGB-FMM method to 2 from previous 3.

LG Electronics’ OLED TV, Increasingly Competitive in Price
OLED TV price, which was considered the biggest issue compared to LCD TV, has fallen once again. LG Electronics’ 2015 new model 65inch 4K Ultra HD curved OLED TV (65EG9600) is now priced US$ 5,999 on Amazon (www.amazon.com).

AUO Unveils New AMOLED Panels in Touch Taiwan 2015
On August 24, AUO announced a lineup of mobile device displays and technologies for Touch Taiwan 2015 (August 26-28) including a couple for OLED experts.

[IMID 2015] Hyundai Motors, “OLED Application of Automotive Display, Soon to be a Reality”
On 19 August at IMID 2015 (August 18 – 21), a keynote speaker Munhyun Kim of Hyundai Motors forecast that automotive display market will become more active, digitalized, and simplified.

[IMID 2015] LG Display Reveals Detailed OLED Plans
During the keynote session of IMID 2015 (August 18 – 21), LG Display’s Sang Deog Yeo, the head of OLED division revealed LG Display’s intention to change the world with OLED together with everyone and strength in OLED industry expansion.

Samsung Electronics Unveils Galaxy Note5 and Galaxy S6 Edge Plus
On August 13 (local time), Samsung Electronics unveiled Galaxy Note5 and Galaxy S6 Edge Plus in Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York, US.

How Can Small and Medium-Sized OLED Panel Companies Survive?
With the great increase of interest in flexible OLED from China and Taiwan’s small and medium-sized panel companies, diverse issues related to this are emerging.

HUD and HMD Meet Virtual Reality and Soar
At SID 2015 Review Workshop held in Konkuk University on July 31, Inha University’s Associate Professor Jae-Hyeung Park announced that interest in HUD (head-up display) and HMD (head-mounted display) increased at SID 2015.

Encapsulation Technology That Can Greatly Increase OLED Lifetime Unveiled
On July 29, at Chungcheong Display Forum held in Hoseo University in South Korea, an encapsulation technology that can greatly increase OLED lifetime was revealed.