The OLED-Info newsletter (October 19, 2022)

The Xiaomi Smart Band 7 Pro is a smartwatch with a rectangular 1.64-inch 500-nits 280x468 AMOLED display, a heart-rate monitor, SPo2 sensor, sleep tracker GPS and a battery that can last up to 12 days.

The Smart Band 7 Pro is now shipping in China, and will soon ship globally, priced at around $100.

Today we published a new edition of our OLED and MicroLED Microdisplays Market Report, with all the latest information. The new edition includes more than 12 new updates, new companies, new datasheets and revamped sections on Samsung, LG Display, Sony, MICLEDI, BOE and more.

Reading this report, you'll learn all about:

• The advantages of OLED and MicroLED microdisplays
• The microdisplays that are available on the market today
• Information on all companies involved in this market
• Future technologies and roadmaps

The report package also provides:

• A list of all OLED microdisplays on the market
• A list of all OLED and MicroLED microdisplays makers
• Microdisplays spreadsheet (premium edition)
• Over 25 datasheets, presentations (premium edition)
• Free updates for a year

This microdisplays market report provides a great introduction to OLED and MicroLED microdisplays, and covers everything you need to know about the current status of the market and industry. This is a great guide if you're considering to adopt OLED microdisplays in your product, if you're looking to learn more about next-generation micro-LEDs and if you want to understand this industry better.

Garmin's second generation of the MARQ collection of luxury modern tool watches offer a round 1.2" 390x390 AMOLED display. The MARQ collection includes 5 watches, each with its own features.

The MARQ Gen-2 series will ship soon, with a price tag of $1,900 to $2,400.

Researchers from the Université de Rennes in France have developed a simplified PHOLED green emitter that achieves the world's highest efficiency in single-layer PHOLEDs - an EQE of 22.7%.

The researchers, led by Prof. Cyril Poriel, say that the emissive layer was developed using a rational molecular design. The impact of the phosphorescent emitter on the ambipolarity of the charge transport is particularly evidenced and appear as a key concept in the high performance that was achieved.

According to reports from Korea, the OLED market is slowing down, as part of the overall weakness in the consumer electronics markets and specifically in the display market. It is reported that OLED TV sales dropped 18.1% in the second quarter, while in the second half of 2022, LGD's OLED TV panel shipments decreased by 11.4%.

The slowdown is also apparent in the OLED smartphone market, and DSCC estimates that 554 million OLED smartphones will ship in 2022, a 13% decrease compared to 2021.

Razer's Edge is a handheld Android gaming device that offers a 6.8" FHD Plus (2400x1080) 144Hz AMOLED display, a Qualcomm G3x chipset, 8GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, Wi-Fi, 5G (optional), cloud game streaming via Xbox Cloud Gaming and Nvidia GeForce Now and a Kishi V2 Pro gaming controller.

The Edge will ship in early 2023, at $399.99 for the Wi-Fi only model.

US-based Jet Aviation announced that it has delivered its quietest and lightest cabin interior to date. The VVIP interior uses six 55-inch curved WOLED screens, three on each side above the window line.

The company says that the new OLED displays were installed as of to reduce the cabinetry required to house the screens, providing further opportunity for reducing the weight of the cabin and maximizing the floor space of the interior.

ViewSonic's ColorPro VP16-OLED is an ultra-thin portable monitor that is based on a 15.6" FHD (1920x1080) AMOLED display. The monitor is Pantone-Validated, is factory calibrated and it features two USB Type-C ports for 2-way charging, mini-HDMI and unique folding design with a screen cover that can also be used as a shading hood.

The ColorPro VP16-OLED will launch in November 2022 for $399.99.

The OLED microdisplay industry is enjoying high demand, and over the past years we have seen several new producers join the market, and new projects and developments. Here are some of the latest OLED microdisplay related industry news:

• Samsung is testing eMagin's direct patterning technology for its future OLED microdisplays
• LG Display and SK Hynix to collaborate on OLED microdisplay production
• Samsung Display aims to start producing OLED microdisplays by 2024
• LG Display: OLED will be the main display technology for future AR and VR devices
• Qualcomm unveils a new AR HMD reference design powered by Seeya OLED microdisplays
• APS to build a a 3000 PPI OLED microdisplay R&D production line
• BCDTEK sets out to construct a $970 million 12-inch OLED microdisplay fab in Huainan
• DSCC: Apple's first VR headset will sport two OLED microdisplays and an additional AMOLED
• Reports say Meta is working on a microOLED display powered VRR headset
• On Sidtek's OLED microdisplays status and plans
• DSCC: AMOLEDs and OLED microdisplays to re-enter the VR market in 2023-2024
• Kopin received new orders and new customers for its OLED microdisplays and backplanes
• SNU Precision to launch a direct emission OLED microdisplay deposition tool
• Important things to keep in mind when designing an OLED micro-display project
• On Seeya's OLED microdisplays status and plans
  
  

If you want to study the OLED (and microLED) microdisplay market in depth, check out our market report, which was recently updated - it provides a valuable guide to the technology and industry, and lists all players and displays on the market.

If you wish to adopt an OLED microdisplay in your project or device, check out the OLED Marketplace, where we list over 15 microdisplays from 5 different producers.

During the 2022 Light+Building tradeshow, OLEDWorks and Audi demonstrated a new OLED automotive rearlight unit:

The unit is Audi's latest rear model demonstrator of the A6 e-tron concept vehicle. The new concept features a significant increase in the number of OLED segments from what is currently on the road from Audi, and it looks like a beautiful concept.