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“PolyIC, BASF, Evonik Industries, Elantas Beck and Siemens have announced the launch of a new German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)-sponsored alliance project called MaDriX to advance the development of high-performance printable Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags. [...] PolyIC leads the consortium engaged in the three-year joint project. The total investment sum amounts to [...] Konarka, developers of organic photovoltaics, today announced it has raised $45 million in private capital financing. The financing was led by Mackenzie Financial Corporation, a leading investment management firm with over $60 billion in assets under management, and was co-led by existing investor, Good Energies, a leading investor in the renewable energy industry. Lead investors from [...] From the press release: Sumitomo Chemical Company (Sumitomo Chemical) and Cambridge Display Technology (NASDAQ: OLED) (CDT) today jointly announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement whereby Sumitomo Chemical will acquire CDT, a developer of technologies based on polymer organic light emitting diodes (P-OLEDs). Under the merger agreement, Sumitomo Chemical will acquire all outstanding [...] From the Press release: (pdf, html) BASF and Bosch are to cooperate in the innovative field of organic photovoltaics (OPV) and are founding members of the technology initiative of Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). [... ] Last year, photovoltaic modules had a global market volume of €8 billion. The segment is expected to [...] According to a new report by NanoMarkets, the market for OLEDs used in displays and lighting applications is expected to reach $10.9 billion ($US) by 2012 and grow to $15.5 billion by the year 2014. The report discusses the use of OLEDs for mobile devices, flexible/rollable displays, and lighting applications. DisplaySearch has updated its 2006 OLED Technology Report, a comprehensive examination of the fledgling OLED industry, which reached revenues of $491M in 2005, up 8% Y/Y, and unit shipments of 55.8M, up 72%. Updates are due to a number of recent changes affecting the OLED industry: * Liquidation of SK Display NE Asia is reporting on iSuppli market predictions for flexible displays. Note that according to their prediction, flat or formed displays (not bent during use) will take the lion’s share, while True flexibility/rollability will appear in displays with small shipments in 2008, and will become a US$59 million market in 2013 [...]. Challenges for the flexible display industry [...] NanoMarkets predictions for the OLED and e-paper, smart packaging, and thin-film photovoltaics industries: Markets for OLED and Paper-Like Displays to Total $10.2 Billion by 2011: combined sales of OLED displays and paper-like displays will reach $10.2 billion by 2011 and then go on to reach $14.7 billion by 2013. The Georgia Tech Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics (COPE) and Solvay announced a $3 million deal for OLED research today. COPE has already developed a unique material platform for OLEDs that may be deposited over large areas by ink-jet printing and patterned using standard photolithography. Tech researchers have found that exposing the material to ultraviolet [...] The Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials (PRISM) has been awarded a $1.7M R&D contract by the U.S. Display Consortium (USDC) to develop the process technology and know-how to produce amorphous silicon thin film transistors (a-Si TFTs) on a clear, high temperature-capable polymer foil substrate. [...] organic substrates cannot withstand typical TFT semiconductor on [...] BusinessWeek has a story on electronic ink applications, such as Hitachi’s electronic paper advertisement displays, updated via wireless connection. But the fact is, paper hasn’t gone away. The spread of the Internet and the rise of the PC [...] Details here, including a bit more info on Konarka: Founded in 2001, Konarka has steadily expanded its presence. Previous funding in Konarka—$60 million since 2001—has allowed the company to make considerable advances in its photovoltaic technology, while continuing to strengthen its intellectual property (IP) position. In 2004, Konarka acquired Siemens AG’s organic photovoltaic research activities, as [...] NE Asia Online on the 2006 OLED Technology Report by DisplaySearch Revenues of OLED industry is expected to total over US$500M in 2005, up 18% Y/Y, according to the 2006 OLED Technology Report from DisplaySearch. OLED display makers are in transition from passive matrix to active matrix centricity, not unlike LCDs in the early to mid [...] According to IDTechEx projections, organic electronics will be a $30 billion business by 2015 mainly due to logic/memory, displays and lighting. The report [...] indicates that this could rise to $250 billion by 2025, with major sales from logic/memory; OLED displays for electronic products; OLED billboard and signage; non-emissive organic displays; as well as lighting, batteries [...] |
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