A senior researcher formerly working at Samsung Display sentenced for 6 years in prison for OLED trade secrets
In 2021, we reported that two researchers working at Samsung Display were convicted of handing over OLED technology to other companies, and are being sent to prison for two years. There was another employee, the main organizer of the outfit, who was also facing trial - and now it is reported that he was sentenced for 6 years in prison.
The researcher was accused of illegally acquiring trade secrets - technologies related to OLED ELA (Excimer Laser Annealing, used to process a-Si into LTPS backplanes) and OCR used in OLED inkjet printing processes. The researcher has acquired these technologies and intended to sell them to Chinese companies in in 2018 - 2020. The prosecution said that the trade secrets' worth was at least $250 million USD.
Xiaomi announced four new AMOLED devices, including two new foldable smartphones
Xiaomi announced four new devices, all with high-end AMOLED displays. First up we have the Mix Fold 4, a foldable smartphone that has a 7.98" 120Hz 3000 nits 2224x2488 foldable LTPO AMOLED display, and a second 6.56" 120Hz 3000 nits 1080x2520 LTPO external AMOLED display.
Xiaomi's Mix Flip is a clamshell smartphone that offers a 6.86" 120Hz 3000 nits 1224x2912 foldable LTPO AMOLED, with a secondary 4" 120Hz 3000 nits 1392x1204 AMOLED display.
LG Display developed new tandem OLED technology to increase brightness and efficiency by 20%
According to a new report by Business Korea, LG Display is finalizing the development of its 3rd-gen tandem-stack automotive OLED technology, and aims to start mass producing these panels by 2026. LGD believes the new panels will improve the brightness and efficiency of its OLEDs by 20% (compared to its current 2nd-gen tandem OLEDs).
LG Display believes it is leading the industry with its tandem OLED technology (and we tend to agree) and it hopes to accelerate its technology development to widen its lead. LG Display is enjoying a lead in the automotive display market with its OLED solutions and has already achieved design wins with many companies, including Genesis, Mercedes-Benz, Cadillac and GM.
The US sends a Russian citizen to 3 years in prison for smuggling OLED microdisplays to Russia
In September 2023, the New York State Attorney arrested a Russian citizen called Maxim Marchenko, and two other co-conspirators, accusing them of buying $1.6 million worth of military-grade OLED microdisplays and smuggling these to Russia. The US export control laws forbid the sale of such components to Russian companies.
Earlier this week, Maxim Marchenko was sentenced to three years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his role in procuring the dual-use, military grade OLED micro-displays.
DSCC: the OLED materials market to grow 24% in 2024, will reach $2.7 billion by 2028
DSCC says that the OLED materials market will reach $2.12 billion in 2024, rising 24% over 2023. The market will continue growing at a 6% CAGR until 2028, reaching about $2.7 billion. DSCC details the revenue split between single-stack, tandem and multi-stack panels, saying that materials used in tandem OLED panels will grow at a fast rate of 30% CAGR from 2024-2028.
The leading materials makers by revenue in 2024 will be UDC, DuPont, LG Chemical and Samsung SDI, holding a market share of 51% together. DSCC says that Chinese materials makers will increase their market share in the future.
Expediting innovation timelines for display materials R&D: Join Schrödinger’s live webinar on August 7th
August 7th, 2024 10:00 AM PT / 1:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM BST / 7:00 PM CEST
The rapid evolution of display technology requires the use of cutting-edge research methods to maintain progress. Industry innovators such as Panasonic, Samyang, and Samsung are adopting Schrödinger’s digital chemistry platform to drive innovation in their organic electronics R&D.
This webinar, “Leveraging atomistic simulation, machine learning, and cloud-based collaborative ideation for display materials discovery” will explore the union of physics-based simulations, machine learning (ML), and cloud-native collaboration and informatics tools in revolutionizing R&D innovation for display materials.
A new edition of the Graphene for Displays and Lighting Market Report is released
Today we published a new edition of our Graphene for Displays and Lighting Market Report, with all the latest information. Graphene has high potential to improve LCD, OLED and MicroLED displays and can be used to enhance displays backplanes, electrodes, heat dissipation, emitters and more. In addition graphene can increase efficiency in lighting devices and improve designs.
Reading this report, you'll learn all about:
- Graphene applications in LED and OLED lighting
- Graphene's adoption as a backplane for AMOLEDs
- Transparent graphene electrodes
- Graphene-based encapsulation development
The report package also provides:
- Graphene companies involved with display and lighting
- An introduction to graphene
- An introduction to lighting and displays
- Details about graphene for QDs, lasers and thermal foils
This market report provides a great introduction to graphene solutions for the display and lighting markets, and covers everything you need to know about graphene technologies in these niches. This is a great guide for anyone involved with the displays and lighting.
Omdia: shipments of OLEDs over 9-inch in size will soar 124% in 2024
According to Omdia, sales of OLED panels in sizes over 9-inch (the company refers to these as Large Area Displays) will increase 124.6% in 2024. In 2023, the market contracted 25.7%, with the only exception being OLED monitor panels that grew in shipments.
In 2024, Omdia says that all application areas will see an increase in shipments - TVs, monitors, tablets and laptops. Only the company's "other" category will see a decrease in sales. In particular, tablet OLED shipments are projected to increase by 294% compared to 2023, largely due to Apple's adoption of OLEDs in the 2024 iPad Pro tablets. Laptop OLED sales will increase 152.6%, and monitors OLEDs will increase 139.9%. Finally, OLED TV panel shipments will increase 34.8%.
Samsung announces the Z Flip6 and Z Fold6 foldable smartphones, and two new OLED wearables
Samsung announced today four new devices - two foldable smartphones, and two smartwatches, all with AMOLED displays. All of these devices will ship on July 24.
First we have the latest clamshell smartphone, the Galaxy Z Flip6 - that has a foldable 6.7" 120Hz 2,600 nits 1080x2640 LTPO AMOLED display. It also has a 3.4" 720x748 Super AMOLED cover display.
Next-generation OLED technologies that will enable brighter and more efficient displays
OLED displays have been gaining popularity rapidly, and are already the dominant smartphone display technology. OLEDs are also the display technology of choice in the smartwatch market, making inroads into the TV, monitor, laptop and tablet markets. The future of the OLED industry looks bright.
In recent years, the focus of the industry, beyond increasing capacity and reducing production costs, has been improving the performance of OLEDs in the areas of display brightness, efficiency, and lifetime. Brightness is required in many applications - from TVs (for HDR and to view in ambient lighting) through smartphones (outdoor viewing) to automotive, and efficiency is a plus in any scenario (but mostly in mobile displays). Display lifetime is already good enough for many applications, but in some cases (like automotive, and IT displays) it is critical. These three properties usually go together - if you can make more efficient OLED displays, you can drive them at a lower current to achieve the same brightness, and so lifetime increases, or you can achieve higher brightness, etc.
