eMagin were granted a new patent (#6,809,710) covering an innovative gray-scale pixel driver for electronic displays. The circuit effectively allows variable brightness in gray-scale OLED displays, enabling greater utility in bright sunlight applications.

emagin says that this technology will greatly facilitate systems design integration by providing an integrated solution removing the need for adding external circuit components.

Technology licensing firm BTG is looking for an exclusive licensee for a technology that uses transparent cathodes in PLED panels.

BTG said the licence would include US Patent 5,955,834, titled "OLED Utilizing High Work Function Electrodes".

OSD Displays announced a new PLED display, the OSD1602-3. This PMOLED panel is a monochrome 16x2 character display. The panel is compliant to the protocol of the LCD industry set by chipsets from Hitachi and Samsung.

The OSD1602-3 offers adjustable brightness to meet system needs. Pricing on the OSD1602-3 starts at $12 USD for sample quantities.

Universal Display reported their financial results for Q3 2004. The company's revenues amounted for $1.7 million (down from $2.1 in Q3 2003), and net loss was $3.7 million (down from $4.7 in Q3 2003).

OSD Displays says that they are forecasting a strong start for 2005 - and will increase production capacity by 1.5 million panels per month. The two most popular displays (or at least those that are projected for fast growth) are the new 1.5" and 1.3" color PMOLED panels.

OSD also plans to introduce new 128x64 graphical PLED panels with interface standardization in Q4 2004 or Q1 2005.

eMagin announced today that it raised $2.9 million - from existing accredited investors. The investors bought common stock and warrants. Just last month eMagin raised $10.8 million through direct equity placement, and together it raised $13.7 million.