Speaker: Paul Semenza, Senior Vice President, Analyst Services, The NPD Group
Title: Active Matrix OLEDs: Across the Chasm?
Abstract: Active-matrix organic light-emitting-diode (AMOLED) displays have many attractive features that have led companies to attempt to manufacture them, but so far only Samsung Display has been able to move into mass manufacturing. Ambitious investment plans in China, Japan, and Taiwan could change this balance over the next several years, but there are many uncertainties with regard to the pace and ultimate impact of these investments. At the same time, AMOLED has been very successful in smartphones, but has had little impact in any other applications. Despite a great deal of excitement around the introduction of OLED TVs earlier this year, high costs and manufacturing challenges have limited production. In the market, AMOLED technology needs to compete with LCD, particularly with regard to price and high resolution performance, but has the best chance to enable truly flexible displays. This presentation will provide updates into the status of AMOLED manufacturing, describe some of the challenges and potential solutions, and present forecasts of the growth of AMOLED displays.
Speaker Biography: Paul Semenza is a well-known display industry veteran, currently Senior Vice President, Analyst Services, NPD group, responsible for managing all research activities and the worldwide analyst teams operating under the DisplaySearch and Solarbuzz brands. Previously Paul served as Vice President of Display Research for iSuppli Corporation and for Stanford Resources, Inc. Paul has been a program officer at the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board of the National Research Council, an analyst for the US Congress Office of Technology Assessment (OTA), and a member of technical staff at The Analytic Sciences Corporation. Paul received his Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and Master’s degree in Electro-optics from Tufts University, and a Master’s degree in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School.
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