Finetech Japan 2012 was held in Tokyo this week, with over 600 exhibitors and 8,000 attendees. Touch panels and touch-related materials were hot topics at the show. Continue Reading
Author Archives: Jennifer Colegrove
Qualcomm mirasol on Two More E-Readers
At CES 2012, Qualcomm announced two more e-readers using its 5.7” mirasol display; these will be from Chinese companies Shanda and Hanvon. In November, Korea-based Kyobo released the first e-reader with mirasol display technology.
Continue Reading
OLED TV at CES 2012 – Bigger than Ever
After a very quiet CES last year, AMOLED TV is already a hot topic at this year’s CES. On January 9, Samsung delivered the biggest OLED news at its press conference. Samsung surprised everyone by showcasing a 55” AMOLED TV that is supposedly coming to market this year.
Continue Reading
Plastic Logic 100, the First Plastic Active Matrix Display?
Plastic Logic recently announced an electronic textbook, the Plastic Logic 100 for Education. The company said that the product will reach the market by the end of September. This would be a significant breakthrough as it would be the first plastic-based active matrix display, especially with the challenges that Plastic Logic has faced bringing this technology to market.
Continue Reading
SID Display Week 2011: AMOLED, Touch, and 3D Provide Excitement
By Jennifer Colegrove – Vice President, Emerging Display Technologies, DisplaySearch and Paul Semenza – Senior Vice President, Analyst Services, DisplaySearch
The annual SID Display Week conference and exhibition (kicked off once again by the SID DisplaySearch Business Conference) in Los Angeles started in surprisingly cool and rainy conditions, but by the end of the show, attendees were enjoying California sunshine. The exhibition also offered some surprises, both for what was and for what was not there. Three of the things that stood out for us were AMOLED, touch on an e-book, and 3D.
Continue Reading




