AMOLED
AMOLED, an acronym for Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode, is an emerging display technology popular for use in mobile devices, and is slowly moving into larger screen devices. Just as LCD describes the specific technology used in Active Matrix LCD displays, OLED describes a specific type of ultra thin, ultra bright display technology which doesn't require a backlight and AMOLED refers to the technology behind the addressing of pixels. AMOLED screens have four separate layers to control the picture: An anode layer, a middle organic layer, a cathode layer, and a bottom layer which contains circuitry.
AMOLED screens will continue to grow in size, and are expected to eventually take the lead in the flat-panel TV market. Some predictions peg AMOLED adoption to hit its stride by 2011 or 2012.
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01/18/10 3:23pm Mobile, Computing Apple event confirmed for 27th, new tablet doubts surface
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06/19/09 2:03pm Mobile Samsung demos creepy AMOLED e-passport with rotating mugshot
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05/19/09 10:17am Mobile Samsung i7500 Android phone to launch in France in early July as the Galaxy
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05/18/09 2:45pm Mobile Shameless phone pr0n: HTC Magic head-to-head with Samsung i7500
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05/16/09 6:40pm Mobile Samsung i7500 Android phone approved by the FCC, may come to T-Mobile later this year
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02/27/09 4:33pm Imaging feature This Week in Digital Imaging: New cameras from Samsung and Olympus
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01/09/09 2:38pm Home A/V CES 2009: LG Objet AMOLED 15-inch TV first look
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12/22/08 6:46pm Computing Sony VAIO countdown page up, down, hints at announcement on Jan 9th
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12/18/08 4:32pm Mobile Samsung SCH-W690 flip phone with AMOLED display and GPS navigation announced for South Korea
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12/16/08 5:33pm Mobile Cowon S9 Curve media player getting American release this week
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