Sony and Idemitsu Jointly Develop OLED Which Achieves 28.5 % Efficiency; Sony Invests About $210 Million to Refine OLED TV Technology
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Author: LIGHTimes Staff

May 22, 2008... On Monday of this week Sony Corp and Idemitsu jointly developed what they claim is the highest luminous efficiency OLED used in OLED televisions, according to an article in Nikkei Net. The companies reported achieving 28.5 percent internal quantum efficiency for the OLED.

In related news, Sony Corp.announced Tuesday that it will invest about 22 billion yen (about $210 million) to speed the development of technology for larger and higher-definition organic electroluminescence (EL) panels, according to a Nikkei Net article. Sony indicated that it would revamp its manufacturing facilities for organic EL panels in the second half of fiscal 2009. According to the article, Sony says that it expects organic EL technology to expand the applications for audiovisual equipment such as televisions.

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