Researchers from UCLA developed an amorphous oxide semiconductor thin-film transistors (backplane) for LCD and OLED displays. The transistors were produced using a solution process and feature a specially-designed layer with ultra-high density and high electron mobility.

The researchers say that their new process does not require a clean room or expensive equipment, and so can enable a high-performance device that is simple and cheap to produce. The new device offers an electron mobility that is 10 to 20 times greater than a-Si TFTs. It is composed of indium gallium zinc oxide (IGZO) and indium tin zinc oxide, (ITZO).

AU Optronics reported their financial results for Q1 2014 - declining sales due to the traditional slow season, higher revenue and a net profit of 166 million TWD ($5.5 million). Regarding OLEDs, the company updated that it is sampling mobile phone panels and have provided samples to Chinese phones makers.

Even though it was reported that AUO OLED mass production back in October 2013, they are still not actually producing any panels. They now aim to start production in Q2 or Q3 2014, and in any case the capacity is "not so huge".

In January 2014, Global OLED Technology (GOT) filed a complaint in the Supreme Court of the State of New York against eMagin for breach of license agreement.

Today eMagin announced that it entered into a settlement agreement with Global OLED Technology. The two companies terminated the original patent license agreement in exchange for mutual releases and the payment by eMagin of a one-time, undisclosed settlement amount. GOT will dismiss its lawsuit and eMagin will not pay any royalties to GOT (their current product offering does not incorporate any GOT IP.

LG's G Flex is cool - the first flexible OLED device that actually flexes a bit. But it's not the world's first flexible device. Back in 2012, Russian company called Wexler released the Flex One flexible e-reader that was the first device (and only one?) to use LG's flexible plastic based E Ink panel (6", XGA 1024x768).

Anyway, the Flex One was later discontinued, but now I found it Amazon.com - for only $49.99. So here's your chance to own this little flexible e-reader and a little piece of display history. I played with this little device back in 2012 during SID 2012. It's quite shatterproof - and very light - and flexible and somewhat very plasticy: