Welcome to Display Lab

Prof Dr Karlheinz Blankenbach

We evaluate & measure your display, LED, optical system … & prototyping of demonstrators, proof-of-concept, user studies …

Our expertise covers LCDs, OLEDs, E-Paper and (RGB) LEDs, display systems, optical measurements, evaluation, prototyping etc. Details see our papers, presentations, flyer and overview incl. recent projects. This article describes our automotive display activities in SID’s Information Display Magazine: “Pathways” online or download pdf.

We offer as well consultancy, expert reports, assignments and workshops.

News:

• electronic displays Conference 2026: Great talks and outstanding networking enabled an awesome event of the display community.
  Save the date: Call for Papers for edC 2027 will be published in June 2026
  Venue: 17. to 18. March 2027, Nuremberg, Germany
• Upcoming Presentations:
  – SID Display Week, May 3-8, 2026 in Los Angeles, USA: “Comparison of Perceived Brightness and Colorfulness for Different (Automotive) Display Technologies by Helmholtz-Kohlrausch Effect”
  – DGaO “Jahrestagung”, 26 – 29 May 2026 in HAW Hamburg-Bergedorf:
  “Comparison of Readability and Sharpness of Different Professional Displays” and “Vergleich des Anflugverhaltens von Insekten auf Beleuchtungen mit unterschiedlichen Leuchtmitteln zur Erhöhung der Artenvielfalt”
  – Eurodisplay, Sep. 22-24, 2026 in Dublin: “Development of a Lightweight and Flexible LED Foil for Digital Signage” (accepted)
• Workshops/Seminars/Courses:
  Interested in a (customized) workshop/seminar for your company – just email
• Online presentation (video):
  Presentation at Tianma’s TIC 2024 in Xiamen on “Automotive Intelligent Cockpit Displays” available online: YOUTUBE video, from 44:44 until 1:06:00
• Congratulations:
  Lukas Eger and the team of Pforzheim University won the electronic displays Conference 2026 “Best Poster Award” for their contribution on perceived brightness of various modern display technologies.