Dell's XPS 15 laptop features Intel's 11th-Gen chipset (i5, i7 or i9), Windows 10 and an optional 15.6-inch 3456x2160 (3.5K) touch AMOLED display.
The XPS 15 will ship in the summer of 2021.
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LGD plans to increase production capacity at its Guangzhou OLED TV fab by July 2021
LG Display's current production capacity at its 8.5-Gen OLED TV line in Guangzhou is 60,000 monthly substrates. According to a new report from Korea, the company is now expanding the capacity to 90,000 monthly substrates.
The expansion project will be ready by July 2021. In fact the company planned this expansion many years ago, and most of the equipment has already been planned to handle the extra capacity and LG managed to shorten the production time for each substrate (Takt time).
Korea launches a new project to develop 1,000 PPI Oxide TFTs for next-generation OLEDs
The South Korean government launched a new project which aims to develop new technology that will enable the production of Oxide-TFT that support 1,000 PPI OLED panels. The project, led by Samsung Display, will hopefully conclude by 2024.
Samsung plans to develop higher-efficiency Oxide-TFTs - in fact ten times faster than today's Oxide-TFTs. The new technologies will reduce the power consumption and production costs of the TFTs.
New OLED gadget: Asus Zenfone 8 / Zenfone 8 flip
The Asus Zenfone 8 features a 5.9-inch 1080x2400 120Hz HDR10+ Super AMOLED display, an Octa-core Snapdragon 888 chipset, 6/8/16 GB of RAM, 128/256 GB of storage and a dual camera setup.
The Zenfone 8 Flip offers a larger 6.67-inch 1080x2400 90Hz HDR10+ Super AMOLED diplay, a triple camera setup, fewer memory options but a microSDXC slot and a motorized triple flip-up camera module.
Samsung's latest laptop OLED displays receive SGS certification for gaming performance
Samsung Display announced that certification company SGS has certified its laptop OLED for gaming performance. According to SGS, the new Samsung Display OLED displays showed blur length below 1.4mm and moving picture response time below 15.4ms.
Samsung says that an LCD laptop with identical specifications showed a maximum 2.1mm blur length and 26.4ms moving picture response time. Samsung OLED's HDR contrast ratio resulted in over 1,000,000:1 according to SGS.
Omdia sees the popularity of large-size OLED TVs to increase
Omdia estimates that over 22,000 units of large-area (at least 80-inch) OLED TVs will ship in 2021, up from 900 units in 2020. OLED TVs ranging from 70- to 79-inch will also hit a record sales volume of 325,700 units, up 70% from 2020 (which saw a 245% increase in 70- to 79-inch OLED sales).
According to Omdia, in 2020 sales of 60- to 69-inch OLED TVs exceeded that of 50- to 59-inch ones for the first time, and in 2021 Omdia expects this trend to continue and even expand.
eMagin reports its financial results for Q1 2021
OLED microdisplay maker eMagin reported its financial results for Q1 2021. Revenues were $6.8 million up from $6.7 in Q1 2020. Operating loss was $2 million, up from $1.3 million in Q1 2020. Net loss was $7.4 million (including a $7.2 million warrant value loss).
At the end of March 31 2021, the company had $10.7 million in cash and equivalents. eMagin reports it is continuing to place down payments for equipment as part of the $39.1 million US government funds that were awarded last year to enhance its manufacturing capabilities in the US.
