August 2004

Samsung Electronics developed a new amorphous-Si (a-Si) driven OLED panel, and unveiled it at the Asia Display 2004 exhibition held in Daegu, Korea. We do not have any technical details about this panel yet.

Luxell announced a new Black Layer process for OLED panels. This new process has been specifically developed for top-emission OLED devices, which is rapidly becoming the display structure of choice for future, high resolution, AMOLED displays.

Samsung Electronics announced yesterday that it was also entering the OLED market. It's not clear yet what Samsung Electronics' OLED plans are, and whether (and how) will they compete with Samsung SDI.

According to an ETNews report, leading display (LCD and OLED) equipment makers are developing new OLED production equipment - as industry experts predict that demand for OLED equipment will pick up later in 2004.

OLED equipment makers include Sunic System, ANS, Doosan DND and Techrica OLED. LCD makers that are set to start developing OLED equipment include Jusung Engineering, STI and ADP Engineering.

eMagin reported their Q2 2004 financial results: revenues were $1.44 million (compared to $0.31 million for the same period in 2003, a 371% increase). Net loss was $1.40 million.

One Stop Displays announced a new 1.5" color PMOLED display. It's very thin (1.65 mm) - which makes it suitable for next-generation ID, security cards, and programmable card applications. The display features the new SSD1338 driver IC (which supports 262k colors).

Pricing starts at $36 for sample quantities.

LG unveiled a new phone, the L1400. It's a GSM clamshell phone with a main LCD display and a 96x96 65K color PMOLED as an external display.

According to Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Samsung SDI plans to start mass producing 1.7" OLED panels later this month.

The company will initially have a monthly capacity of 50,000 glass substrates, but will later expand the capacity to 200,000 monthly substrates.

There are reports that Samsung are developing a new GSM/GPRS watch that has a 94x64 PMOLED display. The watch weighs less than 80 grams (including the battery) and will be released in 2004.

5DT unveiled five new VR training products, all of which use eMagin's OLED microdisplays. The products are:

• The 5DT Head-Mounted Display 800-40 (HMD) - employing two eMagin SVGA 3D displays with head-tracking capability and a 40 deg field of view (FOV) for simulation and visualization
• The 5DT Virtual Binoculars 800-45 Custom - for use with ship bridge simulators, air traffic control simulators, and observer post training
• The 5DT Virtual Laser Range Finder 800-45 (V-LRF) - for training troops how to use and apply laser range finders in combat
• The 5DT Virtual Night Vision Goggles 800-45 (V-NVG) - for training pilots in the use of night vision equipment for flying
• The 5DT Virtual Monocular Display 800-45 - for operational environments such as maintenance and field support where hands- free operation is desired or required