The OLED-Info newsletter (November 27, 2022)

The ASUS ZenScreen OLED MQ13AH is a portable computer monitor that is based on a 13.3" 1920x1080 AMOLED display. It offers USB Type-C and Mini-HDMI connectors and a proximity sensor to dim the display when not in use.

The OLED MQ13AH is shipping for $349.99. Asus also offers a larger 15.6" FHD version, the MQ16AH.

OLED driver IC developer MagnaChip has launched its first power management integrated circuit (PMIC) specifically designed for IT devices with OLED displays.

A PMIC supplies power to electronic devices, and it is an important component in mobile devices to optimize power consumption. The newly-designed PMIC communicates with a system by using an Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C) interface and can control functions such as output voltage control, ON/OFF block, output voltage sequence management, and more. It supports variable refresh rate OLED displays, from 60Hz to 240Hz.

The Oppo A1 Pro smartphone offers a 6.7" 120Hz 1080x2412 AMOLED display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 chipset, 8/12 GB of RAM, 128/256 GB of storage, a microSDXC slot, and a dual camera setup with a 108 MP main sensor.

The A1 Pro will ship by the end of November 2022, starting at around $250.

Market research firm Omdia says that the global smartphone market is shrinking, and is set to fall 18% in 2022 to 1.425 billion units. LTPS AMOLED display shipments will decline 19% compared to 2021 to 44 million units (LCDs will decline even faster at 26%).

The only segmented that Omdia says is growing is the LTPO AMOLED one, with a fast growth of 94% in 2022 (to 148 million units), and will continue to grow in 2023 (25%).

Ireland-based RAPT will host a free online webinar on November 29, to explain the company's OLED touch technology and its future potential. You can subscribe to the webinar here.

RAPT developed a novel touch technology, frustrated total internal reflection (“FTIR”) that is specifically designed for self-emissive displays such as OLED displays and overcomes the major challenges that OLED displays poses for traditional touch technologies.

LG's UltraGear 27GR95QE-B is a gaming monitor with a 27" 2560x1440 240Hz 0.3ms (GtG) response time OLED display. The monitor is certified for both AMD FreeSync and Nvidia G-Sync.

The 27" UltraGear OLED monitor will ship in 2023, with a price tag of $999.