eMagin (making OLED microdisplays) has posted their financial results for 3Q 2009. Quarterly revenue exceeded $6.1 million, and net income was $1.2 million. eMagin also reports substantial manufacturing yield.
Just a few days ago eMagin reported a new $6 million US army project for OLED microdisplays.
There are rumors (coming from a leaked internal Sony document) that Sony's new OLED TV will be called the Sony KDL-ZX. No more information is available - although interestingly they say it's the KDL-ZX series, so maybe Sony will introduce several new OLEDs?
Sony were planning a 27" OLED TV, and later on showed new 21" prototypes, so it could be either, or both.
Konica Minolta lays out its OLED Lighting plan:
The company will spend around 3.5 billion yen ($38 million) to build an initial production line by the end of 2010, in order to launch products by March 2011. The line will use roll-to-roll production method. The mass-production line planned for 2014 will require at least 10 billion yen ($110 million) to build.
Konica Minolta is working towards OLEDs together with GE and UDC.
Remember the MOTO group OLED Android tablet? They have released some new photos of their upcoming device:
It has a 5" OLED capacitive touchscreen, Wi-Fi, 8Mp camera, and an optional 3G model. There's also a version with an LCD.
eMagin announced today that they have been awarded a 2 year, $6 million program by the US Army to develop ultra-high resolution (1920x1200) OLED microdisplays. The project was awarded by the US Army Medical Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC), and the aim is to create a 3D-capable display system for advanced medical training systems.
The WUXGA (Widescreen Ultra eXtended Graphics Array) microdisplay is being designed to be sized less than one-inch diagonal with over 7 million pixels at a 9.6 micron color pixel pitch. The program also involves the design of optics for a wide field-of-view between 60 and 80 degrees. The culmination of this program is expected to provide a prototype of an ultra-high resolution display system suitable for several applications within Army medicine and military simulation and training, as well as for broad military and commercial uses.
Other participants in the program include Rockwell Collins and Columbia University.
OLEDNet reports that LG Display is showing two new small OLED panels:
LG Display plans to start mass producing these two displays in the second half of 2010.
LG Display is showing a new 20.7" OLED Panel for the medical market. It has 2560x2048 resolution (QSVGA) and a contrast ratio that is higher than 100,000:1. The high resolution and contrast meets the criteria required for medical displays.
There's no information yet regarding availability or price.
UDC says that the European Patent Office has rejected an opposition to one of their core flexible OLED patents in Europe. The opposition was filed by Cambridge Display Technology (CDT) back in 2006.
Samsung Mobile Display is considering a new OLED line in Tangjeong (South-Chungcheong Province, Korea). The new line will be using 5.5th-generation technology for 30" OLED TVs. Total investment will be 1.5 trillion Won ($1.3 billion), although SMD says that the investment size will be decided by demand from clients such Samsung Electronics, Sony and Sharp.
The 5.5th generation technology will make OLED panels sized 1320mm x 1500mm.
SMD are currently making 20,000 4th generation OLED panels, and have around 90% market share.
Universal Display Corporation (UDC) announced their results for 3Q 2009. Revenue were $5.1M, out of which $1.6M came from chemical revenue, license and royalty payments and commercialization assistance.
UDC says they are seeing "increased advertising and marketing of our licensees' products that use AMOLED displays with their technology and materials", and an "increase of adoption" for these products. UDC expects growth in large-area OLED displays (OLED TVs) in 2010 and beyond.
UDC also reported that Kyocera has dissolved its OLED subsidiary.
