Fujifilm Corporation and nano-electronics research institute, imec reported that they demonstrated full-color OLEDs. The full color-OLEDs employed their jointly-developed photoresist technology that enables submicron patterning of organic semiconductors. Fujifilm contends that the breakthrough result paves the way to producing high-resolution and large, organic Electroluminescent(EL) displays and establishing more economical manufacturing …
Organic LEDs (OLEDs)
Philips to Sell OLED Lighting Division
Philips has decided to sell its OLED lighting division, according to electronics magazine Plastic and Electronics. IHS reported that Philips Lumiblade was the world’s largest producer of OLED panels in 2014. IHS cites several reasons for Philips’ withdrawal from the OLED lighting market. While IHS said that the choice to …
on February 23, 2015 in LED/SSL Financial News, OLED Equipment/Materials - CS/SSLnet, Organic LEDs (OLEDs)
Sumitomo Licenses OLED Patents from Universal Display
Universal Display Corporation of Ewing, New Jersey USA, and Sumitomo Chemical Company, Ltd. of Japan have signed a new OLED Technology License Agreement. Under the agreement, Universal Display has granted Sumitomo Chemical non-exclusive license rights, for various patents that Universal Display owns or controls. The license agreement gives Sumitomo, the …
on January 22, 2015 in LED/SSL Financial News, OLED Equipment/Materials - CS/SSLnet, Organic LEDs (OLEDs)
DOE Awards Pixelligent Technologies and Partner OLEDWorks $1.5 Million for OLED Lighting Development
Pixelligent Technologies of Baltimore, Maryland, reported that the United States Department of Energy (DOE) has selected the company and its partner OLEDworks to receive $1.25 to support the continued development of the OLED lighting application. The details of the award can be viewed on the DOE SSL website. The company …
Osram Presents First OLED Application for Car Interiors
Osram has launched an OLED-based reading lamp for car interiors, reportedly the first OLED product ever for car interiors. The OLED Reading Light from Osram with matt aluminum housing provides a warm and uniform light. “With the launch of the Osram OLED Reading Light in the fall we are once …
on September 16, 2014 in LED Applications, OLED Equipment/Materials - CS/SSLnet, Organic LEDs (OLEDs)
BMW to Employ OLED Lighting in Its Cars in Three Years
BMW expects to put OLEDs in its cars in three years. OLEDs promise thin, homogenous light whose intensity is constant across its entire radiant angle (unlike LEDs which often seem less bright from side). They also use less energy than their conventional counterparts. The company showed off working OLED taillight …
Panasonic to Dissolve OLED Lighting Joint Venture
Despite recently showcasing three new OLEDs including a flexible panel at a conference in Tokyo. Panasonic is going to dissolve its OLED business, according to Nikkei. The company established Panasonic Idemitsu OLED in Osaka, Japan with Idemitsu Kosan in 2011. Panasonic cited the high cost of production as the reason …
on April 1, 2014 in LED/SSL Financial News, OLED Equipment/Materials - CS/SSLnet, Organic LEDs (OLEDs)
Sumitomo Chemical to Market Dual-Color Polymer OLED Lighting
Sumitomo Chemical will exhibit its polymer OLED lighting at “Light+Building 2014,” in Frankfurt, Germany, from March 30 to April 4, 2014. Sumitomo Chemical will also showcase an elaborate OLED panel installation that is called “OLED Cosmos” at the conference. Japanese lighting designer, Motoko Ishii created the exhibit. “OLED Cosmos” features …
Kateeva CTO and OLED Co-Inventor Steven Van Slyke Inducted Into 2013 Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame
Kateeva chief technology officer and OLED co-inventor Steven Van Slyke was inducted into the 2013 Consumer Electronics (CE) Hall of Fame for his contributions to the advancement of the consumer electronics industry. Created in 2000 by the Consumer Electronics Association, the CE Hall of Fame honors visionaries in consumer technology …
ENAB-SPOLED Project Targets Solution for Economical High Performance OLED Lighting
The European ‘ENAB-SPOLED’ project, which recently commenced, involves the cooperation of six companies and research institutes to develop high performance and cost competitive OLEDs along with a functional prototype. The 2-year project will get 4 Million Euro funding from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research of Germany (BMBF), the …
