Electronic Displays
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2020
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Display-Panel Commodification
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Samsung's Second-Generation Foldable
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Samsung Display Stopping LCD Production
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The Pandemic Crisis: Scenarios for the Future of Sensors and Electronics
Scenarios Presentation: The Pandemic Crisis: Scenarios for the Future of Technology Development
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The Pandemic Crisis: Key Forces That Will Shape the Future of Sensors and Electronics
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Becoming Excited about Mini LED?
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The Further Adventures of HDR Standards
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First Generation of Foldable Smartphones Emerges
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Creating Augmented-Reality Content
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2018: The Year in Review
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Magic Leap Approaching the Market
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Mercedes's Digital Headlights
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The Return of Google Glass?
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New Scalable Production Method for Quantum-Dot LED Displays
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2016: The Year in Review
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Crowded Market of VR Headsets
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Researchers Create Prototype Flexible Smartphone
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Television Giants Confirm New UHD and HDR Standard
Apple Adopting OLED Displays for iPhone?
2015
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2015: The Year in Review
Look for These Developments in 2016
Before January 2016, the Electronic Displays technology area was Flat-Panel Displays.
About Electronic Displays
Electronic displays are ubiquitous and form an essential part of the modern world. Well over 1 billion people use the internet, which they access using a device with an electronic display. Liquid-crystal-display (LCD) technology is the dominant choice for televisions and computer monitors and has enabled the rapid development of lightweight portable devices such as smartphones, tablets, and other devices. Few competitive technologies exist, but organic-LED (OLED)-display technology is commercially viable in small devices and premium televisions. Niche and emerging display technologies include quantum-dot LED displays, MicroLED displays, micromirror projectors, and head‑mounted microdisplays for augmented and virtual reality.
Use of electronic displays has spread across multiple industries, thanks to their thin profiles, low energy consumption, and portability. For example, one of the foremost applications for electronic-display technology is the television. Modern technology enables manufacturers to create televisions that are thin and lightweight. Also, the demand for ever-larger televisions has helped to drive down production costs, because the capacity to produce one large glass panel can also cheaply produce several smaller ones. Electronic displays are prevalent in many areas, to the extent that hundreds of millions of people now carry smartphones with them each day. The dominance of relatively inexpensive-to-produce displays has led to rapidly increasing sales of tablet computers with street prices of less than $100. In addition, electronic displays are partly responsible for enabling computing in parts of society traditionally frozen out because of previously high display costs.
The increasing adoption of OLED displays by mobile-handset and handheld-device manufacturers will help to push technology development forward, leading to more affordable large-area OLED displays. In addition, the emergence of e‑paper displays in applications such as electronic signage, smart cards, retail-counter tags, electronic-document readers, and other paper replacements adds to the diversity and will be a boost for the overall display industry. These developments, along with complementary research into fundamental display electronics, will ensure that electronic displays continue to be a familiar and important part of people's business, entertainment, and daily lives.