[6] Sony have announced the 3rd generation of their Heads Up Micro-Displays (HMD) using OLED panels from UDC.

This is a significant development as the green PHOLED increases energy efficiency of displays by up to 25%[2] Nokia's Lumia 1020 smartphone and BlackBerry's Q10 and Z30 models have OLED screens.

The device features a 1080p screen, measuring 5.7 inches (14 cm), that curves on the vertical axis in a rounded case.

[13] In September 2013 Samsung unveiled their Galaxy Gear Smartwatch having a 1.6 inch OLED screen and multiple apps to link the watch to an Android smartphone.

Samsung also reiterates the claim LG made when it launched its own curved OLED model that "keeping all parts of the screen an equal distance from the viewer makes for a better viewing experience.

[24] LG showcased an Ultra High Definition (UHD) curved 77inch screen at the IFA electronics show.

[27] With the arrival of Quantum Dot LCD displays, LG released an article describing why they still see OLED as the future of Television displays: "In fact, OLED technology is the technology that is so much advanced that it should not be compared to an LCD based QD.

[29] The different manufacturing process of OLEDs lends itself to several advantages over flat panel displays made with current LCD technology.

Samsung's flexible AMOLEDs will be fabricated on a plastic (Polyimide) substrate and will be able to withstand high temperature (up to 350-400 degrees).

[38] OLED Info reports that for flexible displays on plastic, UDC's UniversalBarrier single-layer encapsulation technology is being evaluated by Samsung.

This aids AUO with efficient manufacturing during the high-temperature processes that are required to develop its AMOLED panels."

Measuring 7.4 diagonal inches, the device was developed at the FDC in conjunction with Army Research Labs scientists.

It also meets a critical target set by the U.S. Department of Defense to advance the development of full-color, full-motion video flexible OLED displays for use in thin, lightweight, bendable and highly rugged devices.

"This is a significant manufacturing breakthrough for flexible display technology," said Nick Colaneri, director of the FDC.

"It provides a realistic path forward for the production of high performance, flexible, full color OLED displays, accelerating commercialization of the technology in the process.

Further, Sid Rosenblatt thinks that flexible OLEDs will be initially a niche market for the high end.

[45] At the Flextech Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, Plastic Logic and Novaled demonstrated a new, really bendable, and completely organic AMOLED display.

For the first time we have an entirely plastic AMOLED with backplane electronics manufactured in a special low temperature process.

The industrial techniques applied open up real prospects of mass producing these displays at a very competitive unit cost."

He described the advance that has been made in the following: "Flexible electronics is a reality, already proven through the development and manufacture of plastic, bendable displays and sensors.

For the first time a fully organic, plastic, flexible AMOLED demonstration has been achieved with a real industrial fabrication process.

The potential is almost infinite, because OLED technology has proven to show lifetimes over 50,000 hours and because it burns at rates that surpass the efficiency of halogen and can reach up to 150 lm/W.

[2] Some financial analysts have contended that Universal Display's patents are likely to be rescinded in November 2013 at the EPO Board of Appeal.

However, Oppenheimer analyst Andrew Uekwitz already chimed in to defend them, saying Asensio's latest article "contains nothing new or valuable" that wasn't already disclosed in its most recent quarterly report.