IGNIS Innovation Inc. unveiled a new prototype display using its world leading backplane technology called MaxLife(TM). The MaxLife(TM) solution compensates not only for the thin film transistor (TFT) degradation, but also for OLED as well, making it the most uniform and reliable backplane demonstrated for AMOLED displays. IGNIS showed its prototype of a cutout of a 32” 1080p HDTV, with an operating device lifetime of 75,000 hrs and no image burn-in over that period, which is equivalent to 20 years when watching for 10hrs/day.

Vitex Systems Barix is a coating composed of alternating layers of polymer and ceramic thin films that can be deposited on a plastic substrate or directly on an OLED display. Mechanically it is much stronger than glass it replaced as shown by this hammer test.

The technology breakthrough that enables this to be used as the packaging material for flat panel displays is the creation of a barrier layer 10,000 times better than anything currently produced.

With this technology the OLEDs can be realized only 50 micrometers thin.

At the SID-2009 Samsung show a e-passport with an 2 inch AMOLED Display.

World first Electronic ID Card with AMOLED
QVGA 240xRGBx320
Contrast: 10.000:1
200 cd/m²
260K colors

Novaled and Eastman Kodak presented results of their joint research efforts in the area of white PIN OLEDs for AMOLED display applications at the SID. Based on Novaleds p- and n-type doped transport layers and Eastman Kodaks fluorescent emitter systems, single unit and tandem white OLEDs for the potential use in RGBW OLED displays were presented. For both approaches high efficiencies at low voltages combined with a very good white emission and long lifetimes were achieved.

At the SID 2009 Samsung showed a 2 inch S shaped flexible AMOLED.The flexible OLED panel does have a QVGA resolution, the contrast is 10.000:1 and the panel is 0.05mm thin. The brightness is 200 cd/m².

Samsung Mobile Display (SMD) showed their first OLED lighting devices at the SID-2009 Display Week.

Samsung Mobile Displays presents two OLED lightings modules with an size of 200x200 mm and seven organic lighting modules with an size of 150x50 mm. The modules does have a univormity of 90 % and a luminance of 3.000 cdm².

LG Display show a 15-inch AMOLED that employs LTPS board which is advantageous in realizing high resolution images.

In an demonstration movie the OLED panel was repeatedly being hit with a mallet to highlight its toughness.
LG Display formed an OLED layer ona glass substrate and provided a steel sheet on its back side and a resin sealing layer on the front.

The OLED panel measure 347,94x209,80x0,85 mm.

Fraunhofer IPMS, is working on innovative autostereoscopic 3D displays with OLEDs as patterned backlight. At SID DisplayWeek 2009, an improved version of a 3,5 inch sized 3D QVGA display is shown that combines advantages of that technology like:

Large-area display OLED backlight (about 80 x 60 mm, supplying a 3.5 inch LCD modulator)
Highly-efficient and fast-response OLED top-emitter
Striped patterned backlight (stripe width 28 µm)
Individual electronic driving for adaptive backlight control (double-layer wiring integrated on the substrate)

Universal Display and LG Display are showing a bracelet flexible Oled Display at SID-2009.

This 4-inch flexible OLED does have a QVGA resolution (320xRGBx240 pixels) and a resolution of 100ppi. The display can show off 1.67 million colors. The contrast ratio is 1.000:1 and does have a brightness of 100cd/m².

It operates at 15V and consumes about 1W of electricity.
The panel himself is only 0.3mm thick.

LG Display show a very eco-friendly 32 inch LCD Panel featuring high resolution and low power consumption.

The 32-inch LCD TV Panel, in which energy use is reduced by 50% compared to conventional LCD panels as a result of LG Display’s White Plus technology. This new technology enhances display brightness by adding a white pixel to the existing RGB pixel.

LG Display is also showing a range of AMOLED Displays