Up until now, prototype OLED panels have been limited to a max size of about 40-inches.
Samsung has 99% of the global AMOLED display market, and 40% of the OLED market.
Example: The principles of standard quantum mechanics suggested that OLED screens could never be super energy-efficient.
The OLED story is also a case study in new and old American business attitudes.
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Without Universal there would be no efficient, thin, beautiful OLED display for the S4.
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Universal licenses OLED architectures to Samsung, as well as supplying phosphorescent material for the Galaxy range.
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Other companies, including Samsung and LG, have demonstrated larger-sized OLED-TVs in labs and technical conferences.
At IFA Samsung and LG are expected to show OLED screens as large as 65 inches.
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Even before its launch, LG's OLED TV was turning heads all over the world.
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And to cap it off, LG's OLED received Korea's Good Design President Award in October.
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Apple is the only major consumer electronics company that has not adopted OLED technology.
In the meantime, Sharp, Japan Display and LG Display have also been developing OLED displays.
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Ultra HD (4K) TVs are brilliant to look at, as are the new OLED displays.
Now, when customers see our razor-thin OLED TV for the first time, they're left speechless.
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LG's 55-inch OLED TV, which wowed us at the 2012 CES, is now up for pre-order.
But until now, no company could cost-effectively produce large OLED screens because of constraints in factory processes.
If Apple wants to get on this train then the iPhone 6 will have an OLED display.
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The website OLED-Info.com points out that Apple recently hired an ex-LG executive who specializes in OLED technology.
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Also on show was LG's OLED screen which will go on sale in the US in March.
It will initially use that on its OLED-TVs, saidJun Eun-sun, a spokeswoman at Samsung Mobile Display Co.
The market research firm NPD DisplaySearch asserts that 4K LCD TVs will outsell OLED TVs through 2015.
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While LCD screens need a backlight to illuminate their crystals, OLED does not need a separate light source.
Small-size OLED screens are created by placing organic material that emits three colors red, green and blue on a substrate.
However, increased sales of tablet panels as well as OLED panels for premium smartphones contributed to steady growth.
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On the other hand, profitability in LCD panels for TVs and OLED panels for smartphones prevented wider losses.
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If you'd rather not compose shots with the LCD screen, however, the A58 also has an OLED viewfinder.
The OLED panel is curved, which provides depth to the content displayed for a more life-like viewing experience.
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Even before its official 2013 launch, the LG OLED TV has been turning heads all over the world.
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"People love to hear about that 70-inch OLED screen that's an inch thick, " said Chapman of Agence France Presse.
Make no mistake, wrapping your mind around the build of an OLED panel is mighty tough to do.
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