OLED-Info interviewsAn interview with Merck's OLED unit VP, Dr. Udo Heider
Q: Dr. Heider, thanks for taking the time to do yet another interview with us. Thanks Ron. I do appreciate this opportunity to communicate about our recent Merck OLED activities. I'm assuming that Merck is still focused on Solution Processable materials. Can you give us a short update on the current status of your materials? Yes, of course, we are very diligently focused on solution processable materials development based on our customers requests. As communicated in the past, Merck is working on solution processable small molecule materials. Our chemists have devised ways to redesign an evaporable small molecule and optimize its performance within a soluble device stack, applicable to the various soluble "printing" process windows.
Interview with Sony Electronics' OLED product manager
Q: Sony is currently offering 7.4", 16.5" and 24.5" professional OLED monitors (TriMaster ELTM) and also OLED monitors for the medical market. Can you update on your current offerings? A: For professional television and film production, Sony now has seven OLED models. These are offered in three series, each categorized according to performance and features sets to match different applications. Our PVM lineup includes the PVM 740 (7.4 inch), PVM 1741 (17 inch), and the PVM 2541 (25 inch). These are used in areas where you need something that is relatively cost effective and lets you see within the image. These are used in editing, dallies review, graphics generation, and special effects.
Interview with Dr. Ulrich Eisele, OSRAM's OLED unit chief
Q: You recently presented a new flexible OLED that features 32 lm/W. Can you us some more information on this panel? A: The outstanding feature of the flexible OLED shown is that the production is based on well-tried OSRAM OLED processes. The production line is located in Regensburg (Bavaria), so we can benefit from our local expertise.
OLED-Info Interview with MicroOLED's CEO
Eric Marcellin-Dibon, MicroOLED's co-founder, CEO and head of strategy and biz-dev was kind enough to answer a few questions we had. Eric has more than 20 years experience in the field of high technologies and consumer electronics. Previously director of the display strategy and general manager of the strategic sourcing group at Thomson, Eric held several management positions in France, Germany and in the UK.
Interview with Andy Hannah, Plextronics' CEO
Plextronics is a US-based company (established in 2002, as a spin-out from Carnegie Mellon University) that is developing technology that enables broad market commercialization of organic electronic devices - including OLEDs, plastic chips, polymer solar cells and organic sensors. Q: Andy, can you give us a short introduction to your OLED technology? Q: The benefits of OLEDs include, of course, being printable, low cost and demonstrating enhanced device performance. Plextronics’ technology plays a key part in achieving these benefits by reducing operating voltage in devices and thereby increasing lifetime and power efficiency.
Q&A with Kristin Knappstein, business chief at Philip's OLED unitPhilips has transformed the Business Center OLED Lighting into a Global Business Unit OLED. They tell us that this emphasizes the importance of OLEDs within Philips. Kristin Knappstein, Head of Business Creation in the OLED unit has kindly agreed to answer a few questions we had. 
Q: Hi Kristin, and thanks for your time. You have launched the first Lumiblade panels back in 2009. How's the response so far? The first Lumiblade panels were already available in 2008 through our Technology kit, which was very well sought after. Since then we have had constant request for panels in all shapes and sizes. Today, people not only can order from from our webshop a wide array of standard panels – which are delivered in our Lumiblade Experience Kit – but also our Lumiblade modules and moreover Lumiblades of individual shapes and sizes by contacting us. Reactions have been very positive and inspiring to us. General statements by our customers are that it is good to have a brand new technology accessible the way we as Philips give access to it. As for a customer driven company it is our strategy to have this feedback in order to align our products with the customer needs.
Interview with Gerd Guenther, Novaled's marketing chiefWe had the good chance to talk with Gerd Guenther, Novaled Gerd, thanks for your time. Can you explain Novaled's business model to us? When Novaled started as a spin-off from Fraunhofer and Technical University of Dresden in 2001 with just 3 people, the idea was to market its doping technology Novaled PIN OLED®) along with its proprietary materials. Today, quite an impressive number of well known display and lighting makers are customers of Novaled. That means we offer IP, licensing and technology transfer packages but also R&D contracting as well as trainings.
Q&A with Verbatim's OLED team
We had the good chance to speak with Verbatim regarding this new OLED business.  Q: Are there any updates on the OLED JV?
An interview with Blackbody's CTOA few days ago, Blackbody announced a new OLED lamp (the light photon) It was the first time I heard of Blackbody. Today Blackbody has unveiled a large OLED chandelier that uses 282 OLED panels. Their CTO, Bruno Dussert-Vidalet, was happy to answer a few questions: Q: Can you give me some background-info on Blackbody? Is it part of Astron-FIAMM? Do you have other investors?
Q: Do you have any OLED Business partners?
Updates from Merck's OLED VP - focusing on solution-processable OLED materials
Q: Dr. Heider, thanks for taking the time to do this second interview... Back in February you said that within nine months you'll have a solution-processable Green OLED ready. Any updates on that? What about Blue and Red? Indeed it is with great pleasure for me to report that our development team has really done an excellent job in making progress and delivering results in the area of solution-processed OLED materials. Merck can now report that in a spin coating process, the gap between solution and evaporation processed phosphorescent green materials has been almost completely bridged. Merck is now shifting its focus to the implementation phase: this means working together with world renowned process and display manufacturers to make sure that these materials can now be printed in line with performance and yield requirements. We hope to report on results in this area in the near future. The extensive know-how that has been accumulated during the last couple of months in the areas of Green can now be transferred with confidence to the other primary colors Red and Blue. The key to success is based on combining the learnings and strengths of the Small molecule and Polymer OLED worlds.
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