Mitsubishi Chemical and Pioneer form OLED alliance 05 Mar 10
Mitsubishi Chemical plans to release OLED lighting products through its Verbatim brand in 2011. |
Focus on OLEDs (MAGAZINE) 02 Feb 10
Examine OLED lighting, funding, R&D, materials, and fabrication news. |
Lumiotec plans to sample an OLED sample kit with panel, controller, and AC adapter 27 Jan 10
Joint venture moves forward toward OLED panel production with high volume slated for 2013. |
TOPAS 2012 consortium targets innovative OLED lighting 12 Jan 10
BASF, Osram Opto Semiconductors, Philips and Aixtron are project partners in an OLED project funded by the German government. |
So-Light Project brings together Germany’s OLED community 18 Dec 09
With total funding of EUR14.7 million, the So-Light project brings together eleven German companies and research institutes to work closely together on OLED lighting and displays. |
Osram Opto unveils OLED light source
27 Nov 09
The Orbeos OLED lighting panel is 80 mm in diameter and just 2.1 mm thick. |
Konica Minolta to build pilot production line for OLED lighting 20 Nov 09
With an investment of 3.5 billion yen, Kinoica Minolta plans to build a roll-to-roll pilot coating line. |
LILi project aims for lower cost of OLED manufacturing 19 Nov 09
Applied Materials, Merck KGaA, and Braunschweig University have been awarded funding for OLED research by the German government. |
NEMO project conducts research on new OLED materials 04 Nov 09
Merck KGaA is leading a consortium of 11 partners in the research project entitled New Materials for OLEDs from Solutions (NEMO). |
Transparent low-profile OLEDs demonstrated in research project 20 Oct 09
Osram Opto Semiconductors' latest OLED demonstrators incorporate new developments in electrode design, a special component architecture and a new approach to thin-film technology. |
Zumtobel and Fraunhofer form Ledon OLEDs 09 Oct 09
The Zumtobel Group is teaming up with Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft to establish a joint venture for the development and production of OLED light modules. |
SDK develops polymer-type OLEDs with 30 lm/W efficiency 29 Jul 09
A new phosphorescent polymer-type device structure improves light output and heat conduction. |
GE-student collaboration reveals future OLED products 13 Jul 09
Cleveland Institute of Art students envisioned OLED products such as illuminated stairs, light-up wallpaper and illuminated safety outerwear for emergency services personnel. |
Researchers develop all-white OLEDs, hybrid LEDs 24 Jun 09
Recent research reports describe an OLED that emits white light from a single molecule, and a hybrid emitter that combines an organic polymer with a quantum dot light-emitter. |
MAGAZINE: OLED lighting set to take off in 2011 02 Jun 09
As companies begin small-volume production and address various challenges, OLED lighting looks to be well-suited for a range of applications, writes Jennifer Colegrove. |
OLED efficiency of 90 lm/W reported for white-light panel 21 May 09
Technical University of Dresden and Novaled AG researchers also attained 124 lm/W when using a 3D light extraction system.
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OLED displays on TV and in mobile devices 28 Apr 09
Several new consumer electronics products and prototypes from Sony and Samsung feature OLED displays. |
Philips shows OLED-based interactive lighting concepts 24 Apr 09
Philips hopes that its OLED lighting demonstrations will help stimulate revolutionary design ideas and create new lighting experiences. |
OLEDs manufactured without ITO and lithography 17 Apr 09
Agfa Materials and Holst Centre have developed an OLED tile that eliminates the need for expensive lithography steps, and also eliminates ITO. |
Research boosts efficiency of green, blue OLEDs 07 Apr 09
Japanese researchers have reported a 210 lm/W green OLED, while PNNL has boosted the efficiency of blue OLEDs by 25%. |
OLED lighting market to reach $6 B by 2018 12 Mar 09
The OLED lighting market is gearing to take off in 2011 as new mass production comes on-line, DisplaySearch predicts.
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Novel lighting technologies offer a future alternative to LEDs
18 Feb 09
A broad and exciting diversity of emerging illumination technologies is a natural and healthy response to current lighting challenges, writes Hassaun Jones-Bey. |
Novaled AG secures EUR8.5 million equity financing 16 Jan 09
The company closed an internal round of financing to build on its position as a leading OLED developer. |
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Organic semiconductor sources - Hybrid OLEDs combine vapor deposition with solution processing 22 Dec 08
Hybrid OLEDs made from polymeric and small-molecule materials combine the advantages of both material classes in one device, simplifying the production of OLEDs. |
Worldwide OLED revenues up 60% year-to-year in 3Q08, report says
15 Dec 08
DisplaySearch report reveals OLEDs still face strong price competition from LCDs. |
Rolling out OLED flexible displays for the mass market 08 Dec 08
European researchers have developed a cost-effective method for manufacturing flexible displays in much the same way that newspapers are printed.
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Universal Display and SFC enter into OLED materials agreement 03 Dec 08
Their collaboration will focus on developing and commercializing highly-efficient phosphorescent OLED material systems for displays and lighting. |
BASF and Osram demonstrate 60 lm/W white OLED 26 Nov 08
The two German companies have reported the laboratory demonstration of a small panel that emits white light with coordinates close to the Planck curve. |
Fraunhofer opens Center for Organic Materials and Electronic Devices in Dresden 17 Nov 08
A new facility in Germany aims to develop a domestic manufacturing base for the production of organic LEDs and solar cells. |
Kodak material boosts OLED performance 28 Oct 08
The company, whose OLED wireless picture frame is set to debut late next month, has produced a new green dopant material that enables low-power, long-life OLED displays.
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OLED100.eu research consortium aims to advance OLED technology 21 Oct 08
An industry-wide consortium of leading lighting experts will build on successes of OLLA research initiative in Europe. |
OLED lighting markets to reach $4.5 B by 2013, says report
09 Oct 08
NanoMarkets claims that OLED lighting has made great leaps forward and may soon become a real presence in the backlighting market.
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Philips offers OLED technology kit for lighting applications 18 Sep 08
After offering an OLED starter kit to potential users, Philips intends to launch OLED products and prototypes on the market next year, under the brand name Lumiblade. |
Vitex and Novaled to cooperate on OLED thin-film encapsulation 28 Aug 08
The companies will combine thin-film technology and doping technology and materials to produce high-efficiency OLED products. |
New study says OLED efficiency is less than previously reported 20 Aug 08
The study's findings -- published online Sunday -- hint that OLEDs would convert no more than 25% of electricity into light, contrary to earlier estimates of up to 63%. |
Universal Display wins $1.9m award for OLED ceiling lighting 25 Jul 08
Universal Display will team with Armstrong World Industries to combine its OLED technologies with Armstrong's product design and engineering expertise into an integrated ceiling lighting system. |
Fraunhofer cooperation speeds roll-to-roll fabrication of OLEDs and solar cells
22 Jun 08
Two Fraunhofer institutes have joined forces in the development of a technology for an organic device roll-to-roll production process. |
OLLA project delivers final OLED milestone 19 Jun 08
A pan-European OLED program has demonstrated an OLED lighting tile with an efficacy of 50.7 lm/W |
Universal Display pushes white OLEDs to 100 lm/W
19 Jun 08
Made using the company's phosphorescent OLED technology and with the help of a DOE grant |
DOE offers up to $7.5 million in round 5 of SSL projects
06 May 08
The US Department of Energy will select 5-10 research organizations for core technology research projects involving LED and OLED lighting.
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OLED encapsulation method reduces water intrusion 24 Apr 08
Georgia Tech researchers have replaced the glass enclosure with a thin-film barrier formed by a less expensive conventional deposition method.
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Osram and lighting designer Ingo Maurer unveil OLED table lamp 08 Apr 08
The limited-edition table lamp shows the potential of using OLEDs as flexible or transparent light sources with a uniform light-generating surface.
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Osram reports warm-white OLED with 46 lm/W efficiency 18 Mar 08
As part of the OPAL research project, Osram has simultaneously achieved long lifetime and high efficiency. |
GE demonstrates OLEDs manufactured by roll-to-roll process 13 Mar 08
A manufacturing process similar to that used for newspaper printing could eventually result in low-cost, commercially viable OLED lighting. |
Sony invests in OLEDs, sees Blu-ray prevail 20 Feb 08
Sony is to invest more than $200 million to develop OLED displays, while nitride-based laser production could get a boost from Blu-ray’s success against HD-DVD. |
Saint-Gobain and Novaled develop new OLED contacts 15 Jan 08
Saint-Gobain and Novaled have demonstrated the feasibility of large area OLEDs, based on a new high-performance metallic anode. |
Osram transparent OLED offers high efficacy 17 Dec 07
Osram Opto Semiconductors has developed a high-performance, transparent white OLED, that is transparent either when on or off. |
Universal Display reveals transparent white OLEDs for lighting 10 Dec 07
Universal Display Corporation has announced advances in the development of transparent white OLED technology for lighting applications. Potential applications include OLED windows. |
OLLA project proposes standard for OLED luminous efficacy measurement 07 Dec 07
The European OLLA project has released a discussion paper on the measurement of luminous efficacy for OLEDs, with the goal of developing a general standard. |
Sony begins selling world's first OLED TV 30 Nov 07
For around $1800 you can buy an 11-inch OLED TV from Sony…but you'd better be quick. |
Novaled reports 35 lm/W and 100,000 hours from white OLED 06 Nov 07
Further progress has been reported by Novaled in the development of white OLEDs for lighting. |
Universal Display wins SBIR grant for white OLED Lighting 29 Oct 07
A contract for $750,000 will help Universal Display Corp to develop energy-efficient white OLED light sources with improved luminance and a simplified design. |
OLED companies to improve thin film encapsulation 22 Oct 07
Sunic System and Novaled will develop new technologies for TFE, a promising technology to hermetically encapsulate organic devices like OLEDs. |
Novaled and ArcelorMittal build OLEDs on steel 18 Oct 07
An OLED company and a steel maker are working in a joint OLED development program to build OLEDs on flexible steel substrates. |
Sony announces OLED TV launch in December 04 Oct 07
Sony will seed the OLED TV market with an 11-inch model priced at around $1700. |
Vitex provides "secret sauce" for Europe's first volume P-OLED producer, MED 07 Sep 07
MicroEmissive Displays has commercialized top-emissive polymer OLED displays thanks to its relationship with Vitex, writes Tom Cheyney of Small Times. |
CDT & Sumation improve green and red P-OLED materials 28 Aug 07
New results show dramatic improvement in the lifetimes of polymer OLED materials emitting either green or red light. |
Sumitomo Chemical to acquire OLED specialist CDT 01 Aug 07
The acquisition of Cambridge Display Technology will enable Sumitomo Chemical to accelerate development of large OLED displays. |
Osram Opto puts OLED focus on lighting applications 30 Jul 07
Osram Opto Semiconductors will cease production of OLED passive-matrix displays and focus on OLED lighting products. |
UK OLED project targets replacement conventional lighting 13 Jul 07
The UK government is providing funding for a project to develop OLED lighting technologies, with a long-term view of enabling high-volume manufacturing. |
UDC awarded DOE funds for white OLED research 13 Jul 07
Universal Display has received grants totaling $200,000 to advance the performance of white PHOLED lighting technology. |
OLLA project delivers Europe’s most efficient OLED lighting tile 14 Jun 07
The European OLLA consortium is making progress towards its target of a high efficiency OLED light source with long lifetime. |
UK government funds development of OLED lighting 24 May 07
A grant awarded by the DTI Technology Programme will support the development of large-area white light-emitting polymers. |
European OLED market exceeded $120 million in 2006 13 May 07
Europe is a major player in the OLED market despite the strength of Asian display makers, says Frost & Sullivan. |
CDT and Sumation improve lifetime of P-OLED materials 30 Mar 07
Cambridge Display Technology (CDT) and Sumation have extended the lifetime of red, green, blue and white P-OLED materials. |
Konica Minolta and GE team up to commercialize OLED lighting 29 Mar 07
Two leading developers of OLED technology think their development alliance could bring commercial products to market within 3 years. |
OLED display shipments reach 72.1 million units in 2006 08 Mar 07
Units shipments of OLED displays grew by 29% in 2006 but revenues fell by 3%, according to DisplaySearch. |
GE and TOKKI develop OLED encapsulation technology 06 Mar 07
An agreement between GE Global Research and TOKKI Corporation could serve as the foundation for the future manufacturing of thinner, lower cost OLED flat panel displays. |
OLED light sources advance towards the lighting market 21 Feb 07
Organic light-emitting diodes could soon open up a whole new range of lighting applications if their current pace of research and development continues, writes Siân Harris. |
New display technologies feature at Consumer Electronics Show 11 Jan 07
This year's CES showcase in Las Vegas included many examples of emerging display technologies including LED backlighting and OLED televisions. |
CDT acquires OLED driver chip design house 01 Jan 07
Cambridge Display Technology says that its acquisition of Next Sierra will accelerate its development of Total Matrix Addressing technology. |
OLED focus for Osram Opto, efficacy reaches 64 lm/W 11 Aug 06
Osram Opto Semiconductors is to intensify its efforts to develop OLEDs for lighting applications. Meanwhile, a 64 lm/W white OLED has been developed in Japan. |
OLED manufacturers face pricing pressures 12 Jun 06
As competition intensifies in the small-to-medium display market, OLED manufacturers are working to introduce lower cost fabrication techniques. |
Philips and Novaled set new benchmarks for white OLEDs 01 Jun 06
After achieving 32 lm/W for a white OLED., researchers are now targeting 50 lm/W as the next benchmark. |
OLLA project reports OLED lighting milestones 12 Apr 06
The European OLLA project has demonstrated white OLEDs with an efficacy of 10 lm/W, as well as green ITO-free devices. |
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