This book is a comprehensive guide to OLED technology, industry and market. OLED technology enables thin, efficient, flexible and bright displays and lighting panels, and is on track to revolutionize the display and lighting industries.
Reading this book, you'll learn all about:
- OLED technology, materials and production processes
- How OLEDs compare to LCD displays and LED lighting
- What kind of OLED panels are available on the market today
- What are the obstacles on the way for cheaper OLEDs
- OLED TVs, foldable, rollable and transparent OLEDs
- The future of OLED displays and lighting and the challenges ahead
The OLED book also provides:
- A history of OLED development
- A guide to OLED investment
- A comprehensive list of OLED companies
- An introduction to other emerging display technologies (such as quantum dots and micro-LEDs)
- A list of existing and planned AMOLED fabs
- OLED lighting roadmaps
The OLED Handbook provides a great introduction to the world of OLEDs and covers everything you need to know about the OLED industry, market and technology. It is an invaluable guide for display engineers, business developers, researchers, equipment vendors, OLED material companies, private investors and anyone who wants to learn more about OLEDs today and in the future.
Why do we think this is the best guide to OLEDs on the market?
- It's comprehensive: covers all AMOLED fabs and lighting panels and over 100 companies
- It's updated - includes the latest developments up until January 2023
- It's brought to you by the web's leading OLED expert and provides independent information
Table of Contents
Introduction
About the Author
Preface to the 2023 Edition
1. What is an OLED?
- OLED: An Organic Light Emitting Diode
- OLED vs. other display technologies
- OLED Structure
- The Substrate
- The Backplane
- The Organic Layers
- Encapsulation
- Different Kinds of OLEDs
- AMOLED vs PMOLED
- Behind-the-OLED sensors
- Sub-pixel schemes
- Direct-Emission vs. Filtered
- Top-Emitting or Bottom-Emitting?
- Flexible OLEDs
- Transparent OLEDs
- Stacked OLEDs
- OLED - a Lambertian Device
- OLED Lifetime
- Image retention and burn in
- OLED Power Consumption
- Reflectance and touch integration
- Are OLEDs Really “Green”?
- Challenges Ahead
2. OLED Manufacturing
- Vacuum Evaporation with a Shadow Mask
- WRGB non-patterned evaporation depositing
- Laser-Based Patterning
- Inkjet Printing
- Nozzle Printing
- Other Production Methods
- Flexible OLED carrier glass
- Fabricating an OLED Lighting Panel
3. The OLED Display Market
- Buying Small/Medium AMOLEDs
- Wearable AMOLED Displays
- Smartphone AMOLED Displays
- Laptop displays
- OLED Monitors
- PMOLED Displays
- Foldable OLEDs
- Rollable OLEDs
- Transparent OLEDs (TOLEDs)
- OLED Microdisplays
- VR Headset Displays
- Automotive OLED Displays
- OLED Gadgets
4. OLED TVs
- LG
- Samsung
- Sony
- Panasonic
- Skyworth
- Xiaomi
- Other OLED TV makers
- BOE Display
- China-Star (CSoT)
- Transparent OLED TV panels
5. OLED Lighting
- Why OLED Lighting? And Why Not?
- OLEDs vs. Other Lighting Sources
- OLED Efficiency
- OLED Lighting Quality
- OLED lighting producers
- OLED lighting in the automotive market
6. The OLED Industry
- The OLED Value Chain
- Small/Medium OLED Displays
- OLED TVs
- OLED Lighting
- AMOLED Fabs
- OLED materials market
7. A Final Word
Appendices
- Appendix A: Glossary
- Appendix B: OLED Companies
- Appendix C: OLED Fab Generations
- Appendix D: A Short OLED History
- Appendix E: Other Emerging Display Technologies
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Companies Mentioned
- LG
- Samsung
- Sony
- Panasonic
- Skyworth
- Xiaomi
- BOE Display
- China-Star (CSoT)
