Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology (TMD) and Idemitsu Kosan have jointly developed a small-molecule OLED panel for mobile equipment, which they claim has one tenth the power consumption, and a lifetime of up to 30 times longer, as compared to existing TMD models. The joint development involved the TFT substrate design technology and element design technology of TMD; development of materials by Idemitsu, including RGB light-emitting materials and peripheral materials which offer high-efficiency and low-power consumption; and joint evaluation of the optimum combination of materials by both parties. As a result, TMD and Idemitsu succeeded in achieving an OLED display of 2.2-inch QVGA (240×320) format suitable for mobile equipment applications, with power consumption of 100mW (based on typical movie screen images, defined by 30% brightness of a full-white screen) and luminosity half-life of 60,000 hours (based on a full-white screen at 200 cd/m2).

Taiwan LED maker NeoPac Lighting has received LED MR16 orders for use in temples in Kyoto Japan, and the company estimates it will start volume shipments in the fourth quarter of this year or the first quarter in 2009. The MR16 is an indoor-use 7.5-watt LED light bulb, which can replace traditional 50-watt light bulbs. NeoPac also received orders for 100 80-watt cold white LED street lamps from Korea in the second quarter and the shipments are completed. The company also claims it has received contacts among officials in Seoul that can help it achieve more orders. NeoPac Lighting was established in 2005 with the aim of developing LED lamps and LED light sources, and the company launched products at the end of 2007. So far, it has received orders from over 20 countries and the company estimates its annual revenues may reach US$6-10 million this year.