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Will Samsung Return to OLED TV?

February 26, 2018

Several reports this week indicated that Samsung may be contemplating a new effort to make OLED TV, but a statement late in the week seemed to dispel these rumors, at least for now. The world’s biggest TV maker will continue to push for innovative technologies in TV displays, and since Samsung is the dominant player in OLED displays for phones, rumors about their participation in OLED TVs are about as common as Russian athletes doping at the Olympics.
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Foldable

Do Flexible OLEDs Have a Differentiation Problem?

February 19, 2018

I recently gave a talk at the 2018 Flex Conference where I discussed the current utilization challenges faced by Samsung’s flexible OLED fab. Of course, many of these challenges have been caused by the introduction of full-active or bezel-less LTPS LCDs. Until full-active LCDs were introduced, it was easy to tell which smartphones were flexible OLEDs. They were the ones without a bezel.
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Mobile

Are OLED Phones Worth the Premium?

January 3, 2018

Perhaps the most important development in the display industry in the last few years was the decision made by Apple to shift to OLED displays for its flagship iPhone. That decision, made in the first quarter of 2016, set off a chain of expansions in OLED capacity that has driven the display equipment industry to new heights, and sorted the display industry into ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’ depending on each company’s OLED capabilities. Now that Apple has released its iPhone X at a substantial price premium, we’ve seen and heard a few signs that suggest that Apple might be asking for too much, so it’s worth considering: is the OLED display worth the price?
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Display Technology

Is QDOG the Future of LCD TV?

December 4, 2017

DSCC has learned that the product plans of TV makers and display makers are working at making a combination of two intriguing technologies to improve LCD TV: Quantum Dots and Glass Light Guide Plates (LGP).
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