Luminous magazine advertisements made of OLEDs or glass facades that collect energy by means of integrated organic solar cells are only two of several projects in Saxony that will be funded by the German federal ministry for research with up to €4M. The engineers and scientists, together with international partners, are expected to bring their research projects to market maturity and thus create new production plants and jobs in Germany.
Merck, a leading healthcare, life science and performance materials company based in Darmstadt, Germany, has inaugurated an OLED Application Center (OAC) in Pyeongtaek, Korea. The official opening ceremony took place on 28 May 2015 and was attended by several distinguished guests from politics and the industry.
AIXTRON SE, a leading provider of deposition equipment to the semiconductor industry with headquarters in Herzogenrath, Germany, has announced that it has acquired Silicon Valley-based PlasmaSi, Inc. effective 1 April 2015. The American company enables the encapsulation of organic thin films by depositing ultra-thin and flexible barrier films through its proprietary technology, which is particularly well-suited for next-generation OLED display products including mobile phones, hand-held devices, tablets, wearables and large screen HDTV.
