Blog from September 2018

Events

IMID Industry Forum Brings New Technology Insights

September 5, 2018

In cooperation with the Korean chapter of SID, DSCC organized a one-day Display Industry Forum at the 18th International Meeting on Information Display (IMID) conference last week in Busan, Korea. The conference brought many of the key players in the Korean part of the display industry and provided insights for industry professionals.
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Mobile

New Apple iPhone Line-up Will Test the Value of OLED

September 17, 2018

Unless you’ve been under a rock for the last week, you’ve heard about Apple’s new iPhone line-up, announced in an enthusiastic product launch this week. The Apple events these days seem to rival the “Everything is Awesome” scene in the Lego movie for over-the-top fandom, with an abundance of “amazing” and “incredible” features listed. The main iPhone products were just as expected, but the prices will push the limit of what consumers are willing to pay, especially considering the price premium for the models with OLED displays.
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OLED

Samsung OLED Fab Utilization Updated for August and September

September 24, 2018

In today's issue of our weekly report, the Display Supply Chain Monitor, we updated Samsung's OLED fab utilization at its A2 and A3 fabs for August actuals and the September forecast. There were some surprises vs. prior forecasts. Please contact gerry@displaysupplychain.com if you would like to see the Samsung results in our weekly report or gain access to all manufacturers' LTPS LCD and OLED fab utilization in our Quarterly OLED Shipment and Fab Utilization Report.
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