Universal Display Corporation and Sony Corporation Announce Joint Development Agreement Aimed at Organic LED Television Monitors
Source: Universal Display Corporation
Ewing, NJ. and Tokyo, Japan. Universal Display Corporation (UDC) (Nasdaq: PANL; PHLX: PNL) and Sony Corporation (NYSE: SNE) have announced a joint development agreement for high efficiency active matrix Organic LED (OLED) display devices for use in large area monitor applications. Under the Agreement, the parties will develop active matrix OLED displays with extremely high power efficiency combining UDC s proprietary high efficiency electrophosphorescent materials and Sony s proprietary low temperature poly silicon active matrix OLED technology (TAC: Top emission Adaptive Current drive).
Sony has developed a 13-inch active matrix OLED display using its novel TAC technology. That display is a little thicker than a credit card and has the potential to replace the bulky TV tube. UDC s portfolio of innovative OLED technologies include its world record high efficiency electrophosphorescent material system, which can be up to four times more power efficient than conventional OLED systems; transparent cathodes, and flexible plastic display technologies. It has the sole and exclusive licensing rights to over 380 issued and pending OLED patents worldwide.
"The opportunity to work with the Sony team is a very exciting event. We believe that their vision of a thin, lightweight OLED television monitor is a dramatic confirmation of the essential attributes of OLED technology and their position as a premier developer of high quality large area consumer electronic display products," stated Steven V. Abramson, President and Chief Operating Officer of UDC.
Tetsuo Urabe, General Manager of Sony s OLED development department stated, "UDC and their research partners have been developing extraordinary and innovative OLED technologies for more than seven years and the combination of Sony s advanced AM-OLED technology and UDC s high expertise in OLED research and development will accelerate the realization of this revolutionary flat panel display technology for large area applications."
About Universal Display Corporation UDC is a world leader in developing and commercializing innovative OLED technologies. It is collaborating with a network of world class organizations to penetrate the electronic flat panel display market, including a long-standing relationship for innovative OLED research with Princeton University and the University of Southern California; a strategic relationship for the commercialization and production of proprietary high efficiency OLED materials with PPG, Inc. of Pittsburgh, PA USA; and a partnership with Aixtron AG of Aachen, Germany, for the development and production of the next generation of OLED production equipment using UDC s proprietary organic vapor phase (OVPD) technology, and have the sole subcontracting rights to Motorola s OLED patent portfolio. Visit UDC on the Web at http://www.universaldisplay.com.
About Sony Sony is a leading manufacturer of audio, video, game, communications and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets. With its music, pictures, computer entertainment and on-line businesses, Sony is uniquely positioned to be a leading broadband entertainment company. Sony recorded consolidated annual sales of more than $63 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2000. Visit Sony on the Web at http://www.world.sony.com.
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Contact: Dean Ledger of Universal Display Corporation Tel: 800-599-4426 flatpanel@nidlink.com
Dean Ledger of Universal Display Corporation
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