Toshiba and Matsushita to jointly manufacture small OEL displays

The world already knew of Toshiba and Matsushita's separate plans to barrel into the OLED realm, but Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology is all set to become the first in Japan to "mass produce organic electroluminescent, or OEL, display panels." Reportedly, the two outfits will establish manufacturing lines in the Ishikawa Prefecture in fall of 2009, with plans to churn out one million 2.5-inch EL displays. Granted, the products will be rather minuscule in nature, with the idea being to fit them into cellphones, PMPs and other handheld gadgetry. Better hurry -- Samsung's pulling away over in South Korea.

[Via CNET]

[Mic2000 @ Jul 21st 2008 10:57AM]

I really hope we can make books like in Harry Potter, where every picture is a recorded movie!

[neofolklore @ Jul 22nd 2008 8:09AM]

damn corporate G's just straight DITCHED the OLED mofo's , like EFF singapore holla at this OEL shizz you don't even know MA BOIIIIIII

[Jackmehoff @ Jul 21st 2008 10:57AM]

FIRST!

[I LOVE THE CAPS LOCK KEY @ Jul 21st 2008 11:05AM]

The company is changing it's name across the board, shouldn't we now be referring to Matsushita as Panasonic?

[slackercow @ Jul 21st 2008 11:09AM]

what i came in here to say :)

[DESTOS @ Jul 21st 2008 11:21AM]

OEL?

What the hell happened to OLED?

[ethana2 @ Jul 21st 2008 12:14PM]

Oh, probably patents..

[vagvoba @ Jul 21st 2008 11:24AM]

Wasn't Matsushita just renamed to Panasonic for good?

[jason @ Jul 21st 2008 5:21PM]

I was just about to say that... engadget... read you own damn articles!!!