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Samsung might have to delay their 5.5-Gen fab by 1-3 months due to equipment shortage in Japan
Apr 5th
Earlier today we posted that Sony may have to delay the NGP launch , and now we hear that the Japanese earthquake may disrupt production of equipment required for factories expansion in Korea – including Samsung’s 5.5-Gen AMOLED fab . MK (a Korean business news site) reports that Samsung’s AMOLED fab requires some equipment that is imported from Japan, and the company might require to delay operation of the plant. According to Samsung the delay (if at all) will be between one month to three months at most.
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Ortus Technology is developing a 6.5" OLED panel
Oct 25th
Ortus Technology is developing a 6.5″ OLED display, driven by a-Si TFT. The panel features 960×540 resolution (QHD) at 169ppi. The panel uses Ortus’ own HAST (Hyper Amorphous Silicon TFT) technology, which offers ultra-high resolution, low-resistance fine wiring, narrow pitch COG bonding and high quality optic design. Ortus Technology was established in April 2010 in Japan by Casio and Toppan Printing to work on small and medium displays. The company is focusing on LCDs, but also has an active OLED program.
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Ortus Technology is developing a 6.5" OLED panel
Toshiba K01 goes official as IS02 in Japan
Mar 30th
Talk about a globetrotter. Toshiba’s K01 has made the journey from the American FCC to a Japanese carrier in the space of just one day. AU , part of the KDDI group and one of Japan’s big three network operators, has picked up the phone and promptly renamed it the IS02. Coming with a 1GHz Snapdragon core, a 4.1-inch capacitive touchscreen of the AMOLED variety, and that indispensable (for some) QWERTY keyboard, this WinMo 6.5 handset will be available to our Japanese comrades in the latter part of June this year. Given the long waiting times both for this and its brandmate, the IS01 , we have to wonder what’s up with Japanese carriers. Have they developed an aversion to the cutting edge or what? Toshiba K01 goes official as IS02 in Japan originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Mar 2010 04:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds .
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Doosan’s Partnership with KITECH for OLED Lighting Development
Dec 22nd
The DSE (Doosan Corporation Electro-Matreials), a Korean industrial giant is now expanding its business to include development and early commercialization of OLED lighting technology together with KITECH (Korean Institute of Industrial Technology). read more
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Doosan’s Partnership with KITECH for OLED Lighting Development
Softbank from Japan to launch Android mobile phone with OLED
Nov 10th
Japans wireless carrier Softbank are planning a new mobile phone with Googles Android operating system and with an AMOLED Display . The mobile phone should be introduced in spring 2010. Source: reuters
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Sony shows Flexible OLEDs and new concepts at CEATEC 2009
Oct 6th
Sony is showing some new concept designs at CEATEC 2009, including an OLED bracelet walkman and a flexible OLED laptop. Also on display is a 0.2mm flexible OLED, which seems to be the same one Sony displayed at CES 2009 . Via Engadget
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Sony shows Flexible OLEDs and new concepts at CEATEC 2009
Japan’s Yamagata local government to encourage OLED research
Sep 9th
The local government of the Yamagata Prefecture in Japan will support small and mid-sized companies with OLED research. They have created a fund (called ‘Dream and Future Fund for Yamagata Industry’) that has selected 20 companies in 4 areas – ultra-precision technology, OLED, automobile and aircraft
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Trywin DTN-VX003 navigation device
Aug 10th
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Trywin DTN-VX003 navigation device