Electroplating Engineers of Japan Develops Innovative Direct Patterning Plating Technology that Opens the Potential of New-Generation Electronics

Tanaka Holdings announced Electroplating Engineers of Japan used surface treatment chemicals (photosensitive primer used with a colloid catalyst) that it developed to create a new direct patterning plating technology. This technology does not require a vacuum environment or photoresist, and can directly form low-resistance fine wires on a variety of materials using a low-temperature process that can be performed at or below 100℃.

The new technology is a plating technique whereby a photosensitive primer is applied to various substrates such as PET film or glass and exposed to light; after the substrate is immersed in a colloid catalyst solution that includes a gold nanoparticle catalyst. The catalyst is immersed in a electroless plating solutionwith whatever metal that has been selected for the specific application to form fine electronic circuitry patterns made of various metals with a wire width of 5 μm .

In addition, a groundbreaking method of automatic adsorption of the gold nanoparticle catalyst by the photosensitive primer makes it possible to directly form the wires without using a photoresist. The new technology forms wires using a plating method that does not require vacuum equipment, facilitating the expansion to large batch processing.

SCREEN Establishes New Company and Takes Over Business Operations for Assembly Processing Equipment Used in Display Manufacturing

SCREEN Holdings announced to take over all business operations currently handled by FUK (Nara, Japan) and establish a subsidiary to manage these operations. The subsidiary is wholly owned by SCREEN Finetech Solutions (SCREEN FT).

In early 2016, SCREEN FT signed a comprehensive partnership agreement with FUK, a highly regarded manufacturer of assembly processing equipment such as the abrasive cleaning and cover glass bonding systems used in display production. While this partnership led to significant progress in the companies’efforts to provide a wide range of equipment solutions to the flexible display market, both have continued to look for ways to more effectively combine their core competencies and create even greater synergy.

After extensive discussions between the partners, SCREEN Holdings has established a wholly owned subsidiary under SCREEN FT that will take over all of FUK’s business activities, including those related to the integration of production equipment for flexible devices. The subsidiary is scheduled to begin operation on July 3 and will focus on the provision of new solutions designed to meet the diverse needs of the rapidly expanding flexible display market, both now and in the future. The new company is expected to help drive the development and expansion of SCREEN FT group business.

Idemitsu Kosan Establishment of a Local Subsidiary Related to the OLED Business in China

Idemitsu Kosan announced to establish a local subsidiary Idemitsu Electronic Materials (Shanghai) in China on May 15, 2017, in order to enhance even further its ability to meet its customers’needs in preparation for future growth in the demand for OLED materials based on the vigorous investment in OLED manufacturing facilities in China. Capital is 5.3 million yuan (Approximately 90 million yen).

Japan Display and NHK Media Technology Collaborative Research and Development of a Light Field Display based on 8K LCD and 3D Imaging

Japan Display (JDI) and NHK Media Technology (NHK-MT) announced their collaborative research and development to introduce a next-generation 17-inch Light Field Display.

Through this collaborative research, they developed the 17-inch Light Field Display based on an 8K LCD created with JDI's proprietary high-definition technology, combining it with NHK Media Technology's unprecedented high-definition, next-generation 3D image processing, resulting in a display that is able to express extremely realistic images. The newly-developed display features an ultra-wide viewing angle, wider than conventional light field displays. Without any special glasses, it is possible to view an image from any position, as in the real world.

JOLED developed 4K OLED by use of printing technology for RGB emitting layer

JOLED announced to develop 21.6 inch 4K OLED by use of printing technology for RGB emitting layer and start shipment of sample product. Firstly, the company will release this panel for medicine monitor and etc.

In this panel, RGB emitting layer was formed by printing technology. And also, uniform printing system and process technology were adopted for large size panel. Furthermore, new top emission structure was adopted, to enhance light extraction efficiency.

This company has been established in January, 2015, in the form of taking over Sony and Panasonic's OLED technologies. Printed OLED has been developed upward.

Patent Reexamination Board of the SIPO Dismisses Intematix Suzhou Lighting's Claim Against Red Phosphor Patent Owned by Mitsubishi Chemical and NIMS Board Approves Validity of Patent

Mitsubishi Chemical and National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) announced that the Patent Reexamination Board of the State Intellectual Property Office of the P.R.C.(SIPO) has dismissed every aspect of the claim, filed on November 2, 2016, by China's Intematix Suzhou Lighting, requesting for the invalidation of the Chinese patent (No. ZL201110066517.7) for red phosphor, a material used extensively in light-emitting diodes (LEDs), owned by MCC and NIMS. The board approved the validity of the patent, and MCC and NIMS received the written decision effective May 10.

The patent is one of the basic patents covering nitride-type red phosphor known as CASN, SCASN, or 1113 phosphor, and LEDs, lighting devices, backlighting for LCD panels, etc., that use the phosphor. CASN and SCASN, because of their high brightness and reliability, are the red phosphors used most extensively in LEDs. Red phosphor manufactured and sold by MCC has earned high regard among LED manufacturers.

Mitsubishi Electric's TFT-LCD Lineup to Add 19-inch Projected Capacitive Touch Panel for Industrial Applications

Mitsubishi Electric announced the launch of a 19-inch SXGA color TFT-LCD module, which is equipped with a projected capacitive touch panel utilizing a cover glass of up to 5 millimeters in thickness. Sample sales will begin on June 30. Sample price is 185,000 yen.

Japan Display to Participate in SID DISPLAY WEEK 2017

Japan Display (JDI) announced to be participating in The Society of Information Display (SID) DISPLAY WEEK 2017, International Symposium, Seminar, and Exhibition. The event will begin on Sunday, May 21, 2017, through Friday, May 26, 2017 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, in Los Angeles, California, USA. JDI will be delivering presentations at the symposium and exhibiting in booth # 917.

JDI's booth will feature a series of FULL ACTIVETM and flexible displays, enabled by low temperature poly-silicon (LTPS) technology, a core JDI technology. Other new technology prototypes -- High-Transmittance Color Transparent Display and an aerial display -- will be shown, too. Displays for automotive, industrial, medical, PC, and smartphone applications will be exhibited as well.

JDI will be delivering four presentations at the Symposium, which will bring together researchers and engineers involved with displays from around the world.