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Will LG produce the OLED screen for Google’s upcoming 2017 Pixel XL smartphone?
AndroidPolice blog claims it has exclusive information regarding Google’s upcoming flagship smartphone, the 2017 Pixel XL. Besides the leaked image you see below, the blog claims that the Pixel XL will use a 6″ flexible OLED display (2:1 aspect ratio) – produced by LG Display. The OLED display will have (according to the leaked image) curved corners – but it will not sport an edge-folded design. Read more about Will LG produce the OLED screen for Google's upcoming 2017 Pixel XL smartphone?
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UBI Research sees PECVD as the in-organic TFE equipment of choice for flexible OLED production
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UBI Research says that as OLED makers are diverting all efforts into flexible OLED production, thin film encapsulation (TFE) is gaining in popularity. Between 2017 and 2021, TFE will be applied to about 70% of all OLED panels in production. The OLED encapsulation equipment market will generate $11 billion in sales. TFE encapsulation started out as a complex technology that required 11 layers and was slow and expensive. Recent advances allowed OLED makers to reduce the number of layers to just 3 and increase productivity and yields and so lower the production costs. Some film OLED makers opted for hybrid encapsulation (which uses a barrier film) but TFE seems to have become the technology of choice. Read more about UBI Research sees PECVD as the in-organic TFE equipment of choice for flexible OLED production
Reports say Apple to invest $2.7 billion to secure LGD’s flexible OLED capacity in 2019
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The Korea Economic Daily reports that Apple has signed a deal with LG Display to secure flexible OLED capacity. Apple will pay $2.7 billion to LG Display in order to secure 45,000 monthly substrates in LGD’s upcoming 6-Gen production facility, starting in 2019. The newspaper says that the two firms agreed to keep this deal confidential as Apple also partnered with Samsung Display for the supply of OLED capacity. Apple was always assumed to want a second OLED supplier, and earlier this week LGD confirmed it is seeking financial help from strategic partners as it embarks on an aggressive OLED expansion plan . Read more about Reports say Apple to invest $2.7 billion to secure LGD's flexible OLED capacity in 2019
Samsung reports a record-breaking quarter, sees lower OLED revenue ahead
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Samsung Electronics reported a record-breaking quarter, with revenues reaching 61 trillion Won ($54 billion USD) and an operating profit of 14 trillion Won (about $12.6 billion USD). The company’s enjoyed a very strong chip and component business, which offset a slight decline in mobile devices revenues. Samsung Display posted an operating profit of 1.7 trillion Won ($1.5 billion) from revenues of 7.7 trillion Won ($6.8 billion). SDC’s OLED business is strong and the company forecasts increased sales of flexible AMOLED displays as more smartphone makers are adopting flexible OLEDs. Read more about Samsung reports a record-breaking quarter, sees lower OLED revenue ahead
LGD confirms it is in talks with strategic partners to fund its aggressive OLED expansion plans
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A few days ago LG Display disclosed its financial results for Q2 2017 and announced a large OLED investment plan to increase capacity for both OLED TVs and small-sized flexible OLEDs . During its investor conference call, LG Display disclosed that it plans to finance some of the capacity increase through strategic partnerships such as customer commitments. In the past months we heard reports that both Apple and Google are in talks with LGD regarding an investment to secure OLED capacity. It seems likely that LGD now verified these reports – but the investments are probably not finalized yet. Read more about LGD confirms it is in talks with strategic partners to fund its aggressive OLED expansion plans
Truly to construct a 6-Gen flexible AMOLED fab in Meishan, China
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Truly Semiconductors signed an agreement with the Meishan City government (in Sichuan, China) to establish a joint-venture to construct a 6-Gen AMOLED line. The fab will be mostly used to produce small-sized AMOLED smartphone displays. In addition to the AMOLED line, Truly’s new plant will also host a new 5-Gen TFT LCD production line. Truly estimates that the project will cost a total of 40.4 billion Yuan (almost $6 billion USD). Construction of the AMOLED fab will begin in October 2018, and production is expected to begin in 2021. The cost of the AMOLED fab (which is the second stage in this project, the LCD line will come first) will total $4.1 billion USD. The AMOLED line will use 6-Gen substrates (1500×1850 mm) and will have a monthly capacity of 30,000 substrates (equivalent to over 52 million 5″ panels annually). Read more about Truly to construct a 6-Gen flexible AMOLED fab in Meishan, China
DSCC: OLED revenues to reach $21 billion in 2017, will rise to $46 billion in 2021
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DSCC expects the OLED market to rapidly grow in the near future, as AMOLED production capacity will increase at a CAGR of 41% from 2016 (5.3 million square meters) to 2021 (29.4 million square meters). OLED revenues will reach $21 billion in 2017 (a rise of 46% compared to 2016) and will reach $46 billion in 2021. Smartphones are still the largest OLED application by far – with a 86% market share (revenues) in 2017 and 81% in 2021. The second largest application by revenues are OLED TVs, and other applications follow with a small market share – but one that will increase as supply looses in the future. If we look at shipments, then smartphones acount for 94% of OLED shipments, and the 2nd and 3rd applications are VR headsets and smart watches. OLED TV shipments will reach 6.5 million in 2021 (rising at a CAGR of 49% from 2016 to 2021). Read more about DSCC: OLED revenues to reach $21 billion in 2017, will rise to $46 billion in 2021
IHS: flexible OLED capacity to almost double each year until 2020, leading to potential oversupply
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IHS estimates that flexible OLED production capacity is set to increase from 1.5 million square meters to 20.1 million square meters between 2016 and 2020. That’s a compound annual growth rate of 91%! IHS says that almost all new small-sized displays OLED capacity added in the future will be used to produce flexible OLEDs, which will grow the market share of flexible OLEDs for mobile applications from 28% today to 80% by 2020. In the years between 2016 to 2020, OLED producers in China, Korea and Japan will build the equivalent of 46 new flexible AMOLED fabs (each with 30,000 monthly substrates). Read more about IHS: flexible OLED capacity to almost double each year until 2020, leading to potential oversupply
Reports suggest LGD and SDC to participate in Cynora’s latest financing round
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ETNews reports that Cynora is finalizing its latest financing round, with aims to raise €15 million. LG Display will participate in the round, investing $9 million, and Samsung Display is also considering a similar sized investment. Cynora, based in Germany, is developing OLED emitters, and has recently announced its blue TADF OLED performance . Cynora’s new blue achieves a 15% EQE at 1000 cd/m² with an emission peak at < 470 nm and a LT97 of > 90 hours (at 700 cd/m²) on a device level. Cynora says that it is very confident that it can commercialize its first highly efficient blue emitter by the end of this year, as planned . Read more about Reports suggest LGD and SDC to participate in Cynora's latest financing round
LGD announces $7 billion in new OLED investments: a 10.5-gen and 6-Gen lines in Paju and a 8.5-Gen line in Guangzhou
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LG Display announced its results for Q2 107 – revenues increased 13% from 2016 to KRW6.63 trillion (around $6 billion USD) and net income reached KRW737 billion ($660 million USD). TV panels accounted for 46% of LGD’s revenues, mobile devices 22% and desktop monitors and tablets and notebook displays accounted for the rest. In addition to the earning results, LGD detailed its investment path for OLEDs, as was decided in a recent board meeting. First of all, LGD decided to build a 10.5-Gen (2940×3370 mm) OLED line in its upcoming P10 fab in Paju. LGD will make an up-front investment of KRW2.8 trillion ($2.5 billion USD). The whole fab will require more investments but LGD says it is taking a prudent approach – it will only begin mass production of OLED TVs after stabilizing the technology for these extra large size substrates. Read more about LGD announces $7 billion in new OLED investments: a 10.5-gen and 6-Gen lines in Paju and a 8.5-Gen line in Guangzhou
EU’s PI-SCALE project can now produce 10 meter long OLED Lighting panels
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In March 2016 the EU launched a new project, called, PI-SCALE , that aims to create a European-wide pilot line which will enable companies of all sizes to quickly and cost effectively test and scale up their flexible OLED lighting concepts and turn them into market ready products. PI-SCALE members started to produce sample panels – and can currently make long films up to 10 meters in size. You can see such sheets (cut to 1.8 meters) in the video above, taken at SID DisplayWeek. Read more about EU's PI-SCALE project can now produce 10 meter long OLED Lighting panels