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The Board of Directors of LG Electronics approved the acquisition of leading automotive lighting and headlight systems provider ZKW Group, Wieselburg, Austria, capping a deal worth more than EUR 1.1 billion, LG’s largest acquisition to date. Under the terms of…
LED Breakthrough Promises Ultra Efficient Luminaires
Korean firm LG unveiled the first commercially available, stable LED to break the 220 lumens per Watt barrier. The development is significant because the LEDs can survive the 300 degree soldering process without a degradation in performance. It makes possible…
After Three Decades, OLED Technology Continues to Evolve by Sri Peruvemba
Many of us tend to think of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) as “new” technology, compared to LEDs, liquid-crystal displays (LCDs), and other display solutions. The fact is that more than 30 years have passed since the emergence of the first…
LG and Samsung Invest €25 Million in Cynora
German company Cynora, a leading provider of highly efficient organic emitter materials for OLEDs, announced that the two Korean tech giants have decided to support Cynora on its way to becoming a major player for OLED emitting materials. Cynora is…
Apple Orders 70 Million OLED Panels from Samsung
In 2016, Samsung signed a deal with Apple to supply 100 million OLED panels worth 3 trillion won to be used in the next iPhone. LG Display also has the technology to make bendable OLED panels. Samsung has already used…
Samsung Display Bags OLED Deal Worth $11.3 Billion From Apple?
According to reports from South Korea, Samsung Display has bagged a deal worth $4.3 billion. This is an additional deal to an earlier one that Samsung Display had bagged, bringing the total amount to $11.3 billion. It required Samsung Display…
In War Over OLED, Samsung, LG’s Investments to Hit US$11.6 Bn
With the aim to win new orders for Apple’s iPhone, leading Korean players Samsung Display and LG Display are set to battle it out in the flexible OLED leadership domain by investing on a massive scale. Their combined investment in…
Can Apple Save OLEDs?
Speculation is mounting that Apple is set to opt for OLED screens for the 2017 iPhone, a move that would transform the fortunes of the technology in the lighting sector. The sheer scale of production involved in the switch from…
LG Display Injects US $1B in Construction of OLED Display Module Factory in Vietnam
The company will invest US $1.5 billion in the factory and expects the new module assembly plant will contribute to increasing production of OLED display panels back in Korea. LG Display, supplier of smartphone screens to clients including Apple and…
The Coming LiFi Opportunity?
The Coming LiFi Opportunity? – The advantages of LiFi is that it is faster than WiFi, up to 100x faster (224 Gbps is the fastest recorded to date in a lab setting), it is more secure and it is more…
Watch LG’s Super Bowl Spot Introducing the ‘Future of TV’
LG is using its first Super Bowl commercial to introduce people to a new era of TV with the debut of its LG Signature OLED TV set. Liam Neeson stars as the Man of the Future who has come to…
Apple Rumored to Adopt OLED Displays in iPhone from 2018
Following the announcement, South Korea LG Display has started to scale up production capacity in Paju, South Korea.. The report noted it will be difficult for Apple to secure panels to meet the demand for 200 million phones that the…
LG to Invest $803M in OLED
LG Display to build a new production line for small and medium OLED displays, reported Korean newspaper DongA Ilbo. The South Korea-based plant will be producing flexible OLED panels for smartphones and wearable products. http://www.ledinside.com/news/2015/7/lg_to_invest_803m_in_oled
Current LG OLED TVs To Get High Dynamic Range (HDR) Update
In a dramatic about turn from previous announcements, LG has exclusively revealed to me today that it’s going to add high dynamic range video playback to its current range of OLED TVs. According to a statement from LG’s Korean headquarters,…
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Nest Adds 15 New Partners, Including Philips Hue Lighting and LG
The Google owned company Nest has been steadily expanding their services through their ‘Works with Nest’ program, teaming up with other hardware and software companies to bring extra functionality and smarts to your home, and convenience to your thermostat. Perhaps…
LG Innotek Debuts Technology for its 167 lm/W LED
The company claims that its proprietary vertical chip technology achieves up to 167lm/W, 30% greater lumen efficacy than the company’s other high power LEDs. The high power LEDs are ideal for outdoor/indoor applications such as street lights and commercial high…
News Updates for the Week of October 3
1. Webcast: CBEA High-Efficiency Troffer Specification – On October 25, 2011 at 1:00 ET, the U.S. DOE will host a 90-minute live webcast on the high-efficiency troffer specification developed by a cross-cutting project team from DOE’s Commercial Building Energy Alliances…
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