FPDs & TFTs

3M dual-brightness enhancement film enables PoE LED-backlit LCD

Wed, 16 May 2012 18:38:00 GMT

3M Optical Systems Division enabled what is says is the “first all-in-one zero client capable of being powered by Type 1 power-over-Ethernet (PoE, IEEE 802.3af),” using 3M’s Dual Brightness Enhancement Film for LED-backlit monitors.

Is the LED boom and bust cycle leveling out?

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:06:00 GMT

After a surge in 2010 and oversupply in 2011 that suppressed 2012 fab, LED makers will see a leveling out of supply and demand into better equilibrium, according to NPD DisplaySearch. Demand will shift from LCD-backlit LEDs to LEDs for lighting.

Large-area TFT-LCD panel makers see rising shipments, revenues in Q2 2012

Mon, 14 May 2012 18:02:00 GMT

Following a “long-standing over-supply” in the TFT LCD industry, which induced lower panel prices, panel makers are “restructuring and adding new technologies and processes” to improve costs and performance, said David Hsieh, NPD DisplaySearch. Hsieh sees 2012 as a year of “gradual recovery,” when panel prices rebound and shipments increase. Q2 2012 is an example, with double-digit growth in shipment units, shipment area, and revenues.

Semiconductor-grade flow sensor measures photoresist, solvent supply

Mon, 14 May 2012 13:02:00 GMT

SENSIRION introduced the SLQ-QT105 semiconductor-grade flow sensor for flow rates below 2cc/sec (120ml/min) of hydrocarbon-based liquids, such as photoresists and solvents.

3D micro-structuring, OLED display fab nab laser awards

Fri, 11 May 2012 14:16:00 GMT

The Innovation Award Laser Technology 2012 recognized 3D metal micro-structuring laser technology from Schepers, excimer laser design for OLED and LCD display fab from Coherent, and a laser brazing head technology from Precitec Optronik.

OLED manufacturers develop new color patterning technologies for large-area fab

Thu, 10 May 2012 20:59:00 GMT

OLEDs are gaining adopters in small screen sizes, and just moving into large-size displays. Mass production color-patterning technology for large-area OLED is increasingly an issue. Displaybank looks at new technologies under development at major display makers.

TV shipments to stay flat in 2012

Thu, 10 May 2012 16:24:00 GMT

With tentative consumers in developed regions, growth in TV shipments will remain in check in 2012. LCDs will continue to take market share from CRT and plasma TVs; OLED TVs are hitting the market in 2012.

Coherent achieves ISO/IEC 17025 certification at laser calibration lab

Wed, 09 May 2012 15:58:00 GMT

Coherent Inc., supplier of laser power and energy management instruments, achieved a certificate of accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025:2005 at its Wilsonville, OR calibration laboratory.

Lower-cost LED backlights darken CCFL's future

Mon, 07 May 2012 15:55:00 GMT

Low-cost direct LED-backlit LCD TVs were introduced in March 2011, targeting share in the entry/mainstream LCD TV market currently dominated by CCFL-backlit TVs. They will eliminate CCFLs by 2014, says DisplaySearch.

EMAN wins OLED micro-display follow-on order from Army

Fri, 04 May 2012 14:44:00 GMT

eMagin Corporation (NYSE Amex:EMAN) received a $3.1 million follow-on order for OLED microdisplays under an existing US Army Remote Viewer Program.

Display manufacturers transition tablet panel fab to Gen-6, Gen-8 facilities

Thu, 03 May 2012 18:50:00 GMT

Many display manufacturers are transitioning tablet panel production to larger plants, including Gen 6 and Gen 8, which will lead to greater capacity for tablet displays, as well as lower prices, shares NPD DisplaySearch.

Top LCD polarizer makers show dominance in 2011

Thu, 03 May 2012 17:34:00 GMT

he top 3 large-area LCD polarizer makers -- LG Chem, Nitto Denko, and Sumitomo Chemical -- are widening their market share (area basis) lead over other makers, achieving 77% market share in 2011, according to Displaybank.

Optical display films undergo cyclical changes

Tue, 01 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Optical display film revenues are declining in 2012, after a compound annual growth rate of 19% from 2009 to 2011, according to NPD DisplaySearch Q1'12 Quarterly Display Optical Film Report.

LCD TV panel shipments slow down to prevent inventory build-up

Tue, 01 May 2012 00:15:00 GMT

LCD panel shipments to Chinese TV makers peaked in December, fell sharply in January, and recovered in February, shows NPD DisplaySearch. Panel makers need to reduce their shipment plans to better react to soft demand and avoid inventory problems.

Global LCD public display market sees first sequential downturn

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:56:00 GMT

Public displays, or large-format displays, have shown solid and steady growth in recent years. However, Q4 2011 witnessed the first sequential decline over the last three years in the LCD portion of this market.

AMOLED scales up with virtually 100% concentration in Korea

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:45:00 GMT

Active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) displays manufacturing is virtually 100% concentrated in Korea, according to Displaybank, with Samsung Mobile Display (SMD) and LG Display (LGD) scaling up capacity.

Semiconductor makers spend most on cleanroom hardware in 2012

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:47:00 GMT

As semiconductor nodes shrink, filter manufacturers and cleanroom designers must offer products that remove the smallest possible particles. While hardware can accomplish much of this, the cleanliness of a room is a function of the motion of the employees in the room.

LCD prices, display advances enable more public digital signage

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:14:00 GMT

LCD panel prices are declining, and demand for public digital signage is increasing, growing the worldwide signage and professional display market by 12.6% in 2012, according to IHS.

OLEDs erode LCD dominance, starting in small displays

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:53:00 GMT

Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) will be a nearly $11 billion market in 2017, and will take some display market share from the $100-billion LCD sector, according to a Lux Research report.

MOEMS grow with new applications in displays

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:07:00 GMT

The market for MOEMS is poised for exponential growth, reports Semico. MEMS devices are established in projection applications, and MEMS for direct view displays are emerging.