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LG announces pricing and shipping dates for its 2020 OLED TV range

LG Electronics is getting ready to start shipping its 2020 OLED TVs, and the company announced prices and shipping dates for most of the TV models. Amazon.com now lists the TVs which can be pre-ordered.

Starting at the entry-level, LG's OLEDBX will ship in April 2020, starting at $2,500 for the 55" model. The OLEDCX range, which will probably be LG's most popular series, will also start shipping in early April 2020, with prices starting at $2130 for the 48-inch model.

The next range is the OLED WX Wallpaper series that will ship in early May 2020, starting at $8,500 for the 65-inch model. And finally LG is getting ready to ship its 8K ZX OLED TVs that will ship towards the end of April 2020 - with a price tag of $28,500 for the 77" model. LG hasn't release any more information on its Rollable 65RX OLED TV.

SDC new high-efficiency AMOLEDs

Samsung Display announced that it developed a new AMOLED smartphone display, optimized for 5G smartphones, that features a reduction of 15% in its power consumption compared to SDC's previous OLEDs. The new display also features the lowest blue-light emission in the industry - 6.5%.

Samsung did not explain how it managed to achieve the new reduction in power consumption - this is likely to be the result of new OLED materials. Samsung also does not explain how exactly these new OLEDs are optimized for 5G smartphones exactly - except for saying that these new displays are an excellent choice due to their high image quality, low power consumption and eye-protective functionality (low blue light).

LGD sees further delays in its Guangzhou OLED TV fab, mass production now expected in early Q2 2020

LG Display's original plan was to start producing OLED TV panels at its 8.5-Gen OLED fab in Guangzhou in October 2019, but the company faced technical issues - and even though LGD said it fixed these issues and production will start by the end of January 2020, that didn't happen.

According to a new report from Korea, the CoronaVirus outbreak caused LGD further delays, and mass production is now expected to start in 'early' Q2 2020 - so April 2020 at the earliest. For more information on LG's Guangzhou fab and its plans, click here.

OLED Market Updates

Here are the latest updates from the OLED market:

• DSCC: 577 million OLED panels shipped in 2019, generating $27.9 billion
• LG's iPhone display orders propel its OLED smartphone market share to over 10% in Q4 2019
• IHS: global OLED TV sales reached 1.1 million in Q4 2019
• SDC expects demand for foldable OLEDs to soar, will increase production capacity to a million panels per month
• DSCC details their 2020 OLED market estimates

Cynora announces the world's most efficient blue fluorescent emitter

OLED material developer Cynora announced its first commercial product, a fluorescent blue emitter that is based on an "advanced molecular design" that is 15% more efficient that current fluorescent blue emitters on the market. Cynora brands its new material as cyBlueBooster, and it says it is currently available for commercialization in several shades of blue.

Cynora is still developing its TADF platform, and the company says that the cyBlueBooster is just the first company on its roadmap - which will later include blue and green TADF emitters. We have posted a Q&A with Cynora's CEO that explains this technology and the company's business and status.

We now list BOE's 5.99-inch flexible smartphone AMOLED display at the OLED marketplace

We are happy to announce that we now list a new panel at the OLED Marketplace - a BOE 5.99" 1080x2160 flexible AMOLED display with a flexible touch panel.

This is a high-end smartphone display (but can be used for other applications as well) that is now in production (at BOE's B7 line in Chengdu). Check out more information over at the OLED Marketplace, or contact us now.

The OLED Handbook, 2020 edition

We are happy to announce the eighth edition of The OLED Handbook, the most comprehensive resource on OLED technology, industry and market - now updated for 2020. The OLED industry grows and changes very fast, and the new edition include new details on the OLED mobile display market, Apple's OLED plans, new production fabs in China, foldable OLEDs, OLED TVs, the CoronaVirus outbreak effects and more!

Reading this book, you'll learn all about:

• OLED technology and materials and production processes
• How OLEDs compare to LCD displays
• OLED TVs, flexible, foldable and transparent OLEDs
• The OLED lighting industry
• The future of OLED displays and the challenges ahead

The book also provides:

• A history of OLED development
• A guide to OLED investment
• A comprehensive list of OLED companies
• A list of existing and planned AMOLED fabs
• An introduction to quantum dots, micro-LEDs and e-paper displays

The OLED handbook has been read by hundreds of display engineers, business developers, researchers, equipment vendors, OLED material companies, private investors and others who wished to learn more about OLEDs today and in the future. I truly believe that it is the best introduction to OLED displays and lighting!

The OLED Handbook 2020 single-user edition can be downloaded now for $97 USD (via Paypal or credit card). To secure your copy simply click here. The Enterprise edition costs $600.

Existing digital-copy customers are entitled to a 50% discount (and if you bought in 2020, you'll get the upgrade for free). If you did not receive your upgrade coupon, contact us to get one.

The hardcopy printed version costs $149.99 and can be ordered through our publisher.

TCL has unveiled two interesting foldable OLED prototype devices - one a tri-foldable 10-inch 3K AMOLED tablet/phone and the second an expandable-sliding smartphone

We're happy to announce the sixth edition of Graphene-Info's Graphene Handbook, the most comprehensive resource on graphene technology, industry and market - now updated for 2020. Graphene is an exciting material that has tremendous potential to be adopted in a wide range of industries - including the display industry, in backplanes, transparent conductors, LEDs, QDs and more.

How will the Coronavirus effect your OLED industry marketing?

Canon announced that the company is looking into entering the OLED materials market, via its Fukui Canon Materials subsidiary

EIZO limited-edition FORIS NOVA, with its 21.6-inch 4K AMOLED display (produced by JOLED in an inkjet printing process) is launching in China

The new stress-relief substrates have a unique structure and is made from a patterned upper substrate with bridges on top of pillars that decentralize the stress on the device.

Huawei's latest smartphone family use a 6.1-inch 1080x2340 AMOLED (6.58-inch 1200x2640 on the P40 Pro and Pro+)

The oddly-named Samsung 2020 flagship sports a 6.5-inch 1644x3840 HDR OLED display

The M21 has a 6.4-inch 1080x2340 420-nits Super AMOLED display

The Galaxy A41 mid-range phone sports a 6.1-inch 1080x2400 Super AMOLED display

A 5G smartphone with a 6.47-inch 1080x2340 AMOLED display

A 5G smartphone with a 6.44-inch 1080x2400 HDR10+ Super AMOLED display

Oppo's first smartwatch features a 1.91-inch 402x476 flexible AMOLED display

A large smartphone with a 6.7-infh 1440x3160 120Hz 800-nits HDR AMOLED

The Reno3 Pro smartphone features a 6.4-inch 1080x2400 800-nits (405 PPI) Super AMOLED display