Universal Display Corporation (UDC) announced an OLED display made out of metal foil at less than 50 micrometers thin. That is very thin and thinner than a sheet of paper! The metal foil substrate allows for flexiblity and has “excellent thermal, mechanical and permeation barrier properties” according to UDC. The super-thin OLED exceeds the industrial [...]
On March 12, Royal Philips Electronics NV announced that it had sold 6.7% or 24M shares of LG Display for net proceeds of around E680M. The company now holds just 13.2% stake at LGD, formerly known as LG.Philips LCD (LPL).
It is fitting that LG.Philips LCD changed its name to LG Display. Philips is no longer [...]
On February 12, LG.Philips LCD (LPL) announced that it will change its name to just LG Display (LGD). Of course, its shareholders will need to approve the name change at the end of this month. As you can see the name Philips will be gone and that is due to a significant reduction of its [...]
Syntax-Brillian and Sharp signed an LCD panel supply agreement where Sharp will guarantees a minimum of 700,000 LCD panels in 2008 for 32″, 37″, 52″ and 65″ LCDs, with an option to purchase additional LCD panels. Also, Syntax-Brillian and Kolin have exclusive rights to purchase Sharp’s 65″ 120Hz LCD panels through September 2008.
So now Syntax-Brillian has two major suppliers: LG.Philips LCD [...]
On November 15, 2007, LG.Philips LCD (LPL) announced a LCD panel that is resistant to virtually any kind of dirtying by incorporating a similar principle that is used on non-stick frying pans. The prototype is a 15.4″ LCD geared for notebook PC applications and is resistant to dirt, fingerprints and even permanent ink can be [...]
It is final, according to DigiTimes. Sharp’s G10 (generation 10) LCD plant will be able to process glass substrates with a dimension of 2880 x 3080mm. This is slightly larger than the 2850 x 3050mm that was considered. Sharp will focus on manufacturing 57″ and 65″ LCD TV and large public display panels at its [...]
Apple MacBook
Display Size: 13.3″
Pixel Format: 1280 x 768 or 1280 x 800
Availability: 2H’06
Price: $999
Many rumors abound regarding Apple’s MacBook. This entry will focus on the display. It is pretty certain that the MacBook (non-Pro) will use a 13.3″ LCD in widescreen format. The resolution? Most likely in the 1280 x 768 - 1280 x 800 [...]
