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Electronics firm Shanghai Tianma will build a Gen 4.5 plant for active-matrix OLED production, says OLED-Info
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Around €200 million has been ring-fenced for photonics and organic electronics R&D in an EU information communication technology (ICT) programme
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SolarPrint, an Irish dye-sensitised solar cell (DSSC) manufacturer, has announced plans to scale up to produce its devices on a commercial scale
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Conductive nanoinks mean electronics can perform better and cost less, but technical issues and scaling up are testing suppliers and developers alike
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News Corp, the media firm behind newspapers such as The Times and The Wall Street Journal, is considering launching an e-reader content business, says media website New Media Age
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AU Optronics (AUO) has completed its acquisition of Toshiba Mobile Display's subsidiary, AFPD, as part of a strategic move into OLED display production.
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3D television could become an important market for OLED display manufacturers, as broadcasters seek higher resolution content, says Sony's senior vice president of solutions engineering Pete Ludé
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New dates and location announced for the 4th International Conference on the Industrialisation of Dye Solar Cells (DSC-IC 2010)
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The number of companies with established manufacturing sites for OLED displays will grow in the coming years, taking production to 200 million units per year by 2014, says analyst firm Displaysearch.
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MBraun, a supplier of processing tools to leading display firms, reveals that recent orders suggest its customers are on track to deliver commercial OLED televisions to the market in 2011
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Nanoelectronic devices could be created using PEDOT, a material for creating organic electronics, research has shown
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Copper-based ink would be a major step forward for printed electronics, says Richard Dixon, COO of nanotechnology firm Intrinsiq Materials
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In 2011 a global commodities exchange will go live, linking up buyers and investors with suppliers of nano-engineered materials, to help unlock the commercial potential of this far-reaching field of technology
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Earlier this month Environment Committee Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) called for a ban on nanosilver, long multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and labelling for electrical and electronic products containing nanomaterials, for example conductive inks.
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Nanotechnology developers need to focus on responding to market pull after years of pushing the technology, says a leading speaker at NanoMaterials 2010
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TCZ, a supplier of manufacturing technology for OLED displays, claims that China is investing heavily to catch up with South Korea as the home of OLEDs
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Eastman Kodak has resumed its interest in printed electronics in a cooperative agreement with coating technology firm MacDermid Autotype
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OLED lighting has been the source of a flurry of announcements from developers in 2010. New demonstrators and agreements to develop products have come from Philips, Osram, Novaled and others
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South Korean firm Sunic System has become a partner in the Flexible Display Centre at Arizona State University, US
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The printed circuit board (PCB), solar and other industries are benefiting from increased sources and supplies of low-cost conductive inks
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Mitsubishi Chemical will mass-produce OLED lighting products in 2011 through its subsidiary Verbatim
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The OLED television market is touted as one of the most lucrative for the organic and plastic electronics industry. Brilliant, vibrant and extremely thin displays that can be produced at a fraction of the cost of LCDs have been a source of much of the coverage of organic electronics
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+Plastic Electronics magazine will be featuring a number of speakers from the upcoming NanoMaterials 2010 event in its next issue
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Already used in bag chargers, dye-sensitised solar cells (DSSCs) have the potential for integration with consumer electronics
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Taiwan-based display manufacturer AU Optronics is planning to install equipment for the production of OLEDs later this year
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Colour e-paper technology will most likely be launched in e-reader devices for the Asian market
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Roll-to-roll production of OLEDs and organic solar cells has moved a step closer at the Holst Centre, following the development of a sintering platform to rapidly cure printed conductive structures
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Technology firm Linde is working on packaging and encapsulation techniques to prepare for OLED pilot production with existing TFT-LCD manufacturers
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The first e-reading venture developed for the newspaper and magazine industries will likely commercialise its e-reader as part of subsidised subscription deals with publishing partners
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Germany-based chemicals company Merck has revealed some early results of its work to develop solution processable OLED materials
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UK producer G24 Innovations aims to supply solar cells based on advanced materials, developed in China, later this year for the power accessories market
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The collaboration between the UK’s Printed Electronics Technology Centre and the Flexible Display Centre at Arizona State University will deliver a new e-reader demonstrator in Q2 2010
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A new molecule has been developed by US researchers that could dramatically increase the stability of organic electronic devices such as OLEDS and organic solar cells
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Canada-based Ignis, which is developing compensation technology for active matrix (AM)OLED displays, is further improving its technology to help display makers improve yields
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US start-up Kateeva is currently testing an OLED production technique that can produce displays at 60% of the cost of LCD manufacture, Technology Review reports
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Companies commercialising e-readers are working with a touch sensor technology, supplied by UK firm Peratech, to bring touchscreen advances to the e-reading market.
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A hybrid LED technology, called Ormocer, is making polymer materials robust enough to enter mobile phones and cameras
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Personal projection and information displays based on OLED and other emerging technologies will be on the agenda for the SID Mid Europe Chapter Spring Meeting 2010
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Multi-touch functionality could be added to many surfaces with a new display device from Displax
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Samsung aims to release a range of new products that feature transparent active matrix (AM) OLED displays within the next 12 months
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Rapid consumer adoption of e-readers is driving demand for e-paper, the display technology crucial for providing an immersive reading experience
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Technology news website TechRadar reports on whether piracy is going to damage the e-reader industry
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EXCLUSIVE footage of a flexible e-paper display module, which will be made available to Amazon and the wider e-reader market by mid-2010, to enable larger screen sizes whilst making these products slimmer and more rugged
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This year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) will showcase a wealth of products that exploit e-paper display technology within e-reader applications.
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UK university spin-out to challenge global OLED developers
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The Organic Electronic Association’s latest publication has added OLED lighting and smart textiles to its roadmap for plastic electronics developments
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'I think he liked it - he said he might like to get one.'
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The UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has unveiled its strategy to make the UK ‘a global leader’ of the future plastic electronics industry
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US firm Eastman Kodak has sold its OLED business to South Korea’s LG
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Dan Williams, VP of product development at Konarka Technologies, US, argues that integrated electronics herald a new age of personal power
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Flexible alloy antennas have been developed that could create new possibilities for smart textiles, packaging and consumer electronics
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A UK printed logic start-up will develop demonstrators, with government funding, based on its nano-stamping technology
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A new company formed by Casio Computing and Toppan Printing will compete in the OLED display industry
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In Japan Casio and Toppan Printing are setting up a company that will produce small and medium size OLED displays
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Netherlands-based Liquavista, which is developing next generation e-paper displays for video and colour, is working with partners in Asia's LCD industry to commercialise its technology
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Global printing company Xerox has created a silver ink for the printing of plastic electronics or smart textiles
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Researchers at the University of Cape Town in South Africa have produced fully printed field effect transistors (FETs) with performances comparable with silicon
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Just in time for the Christmas shopping season, Amazon has made its Kindle available to consumers in the UK and the rest of Europe
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iRex Technologies, the Netherlands-based e-reader technology house, has signed deals with two e-content distributors for its 8.1-inch screen e-reader, the DS800SG
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Plastic Logic has officially announced it will launch its e-reader at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), held annually in Las Vegas, on 7 January 2010
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Rich Archuleta, CEO of Plastic Logic
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Merck KGaA, in Darmstadt, Germany and Australian green tech firm Dyesol have signed an agreement to collaborate in the development of electrolytes for use in dye solar cells
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Market analyst firm iSuppli predicts OLED televisions will form only a small proportion of the growth in OLED products
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LG Display, in South Korea, is developing a lightweight solar cell for powering e-readers
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Welsh organic photovoltaic firm G24 Innovations is shipping its solar cells for use in a range of bags for consumer electronics
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Demand for e-paper is fast outstripping supply, due to the uptake of e-readers, so Taiwanese TFT-LCD supplier Prime View International (PVI) and E Ink are expanding capacity for making the displays
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Germany-based technology company PolyIC has announced its latest in-house production results
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HYPOLED, an EU-funded R&D project developing OLED-equipped eyewear and overhead projectors, has announced MicroOLED as its new display partner
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Solarmer, a start-up developing OPVs in the US, is building an on-site production line and short press runs will start in early Q1 2010
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German company plastic electronic GmbH enters a license agreement with printed display firm NTERA
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Samsung has announced that it will put OLED screens into laptops in 2010
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LG Electronics has announced the launch of the largest commercial OLED television in November 2009
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Philips spin-out Polymer Vision went into receivership in July
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A system for mass-producing solar panels could be applied by touch screen manufacturers by 2010
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A recent report by the NDP Group suggests that e-readers still need to persuade consumers to move from printed books and periodicals
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OLED displays are less than ‘3-5 years away,' says technology news website Ars Technica.
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E-paper developers are tapping potential demand in Europe and China for e-reader technology