Shindo ENG Lab was the exclusive supplier of laminator that attach the hinge frame and OLED panel in Samsung Electronics’ foldable phone, TheElec has learned.The company has supplied 28 laminators so far. Shindo supplied 15 units in the first half and 13 in the second half.Shindo was expecting lamin

Chinese display maker Tianma is aiming to ship 40 million OLED panels next year.Out of that total, 20 million units is aimed to be flexible OLED panels, the company said on Wednesday.The goal is half of BOE’s aim of shipping 40 million flexible OLED panels, which was announced in August.According to

Chinese display panel maker Visionox has begun operations of its flexible OLED factory at Guangzhou, according to local media Ijiwei.The company held a ceremony to mark the start of operations on Sunday. It previously said it will build two lines at the factory using China-made equipment and materia

Samsung Display is expected to see increased supply of OLED panels for iPhones next year as Apple is expected to ship the highest number of OLED-using iPhones in 2021.Apple is expected to ship between 160 million to 180 million units of iPhones that use OLED panels next year, sources within Samsung

Chinese OLED material company AG-RAY has started the largest OLED material project in China to localize supply of the materials, according to local media reports.The company is building a new OLED material factory at city of Meishan in Sichuan province where it is based in.The factory, once complete

Prices of OLED panels for smartphones will drop from extreme oversupply caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and sanctions against Huawei, according to UBI Research.The global smartphone market slowed in the first half of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to demand for OLED to fall. In the thi

Display kit maker Youngwoo DSP has clinched a 10.9 billion won order from Chinese display giant BOE for OLED inspection kits.The contract will expire on February 26 __ the deal is worth 10.8% of Youngwoo’s sales for last year.This is the South Korean company’s second contract with BOE this year. Las

Samsung Display will begin trail runs of its production line for Quantum Dot (QD) displays next month, TheElec has learned.The line, dubbed Q1, at its factory in Asan, was designed to produce QD-OLED(organic light emitting diode) panels. QD-OLED will be the first iteration of Samsung Display’s so-ca

Display panel sales in the third quarter of 2020 hit its highest in three years thanks to price rise of liquid crystal display (LCD) panels.Sales hit US$30.5 billion in the third quarter, a rise of 11% from a year ago and 21% higher than the previous quarter, according to Display Supply Chain Consul

Chinese smartphone maker Oppo has unveiled a concept smartphone with a rollable display that allows the screen to be pulled in-an-out.The company showed off the Oppo X 2021 prototype on a stage demo at its Inno Day 2020.Oppo didn’t announce when the phone will be launched. South Korean firm LG is pr

Chinese display giant BOE has yet again failed to clinch a supply order from Apple for OLED panels, TheElec has learned.The display maker will now have to try again in the first half of 2021 __ which means next year’s iPhone series will likely use panels made by Samsung Display and LG Display again.

South Korean semiconductor and display equipment maker saw their earnings recover in the third quarter.Semiconductor kit maker were helped by investments from Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. Display equipment companies benefited from Chinese panel makers such as BOE and HKC increasing investments

China’s display industry will have level market share with South Korea this year, according to Omdia.China’s panel sales will reach US$42.5 billion this year with a market share of 36.3%%, the research firm said.South Korea, meanwhile, is expected to post sales of US$43.6 billion this year for a mar

LG Display will expand the production rate of its organic light emitting diode (OLED) panel factory lines dedicated to Apple, TheElec has learned.The company will expand its E6-1 and E6-2 factory lines at Paju, South Korea. LG Display is planning to put in low-temperature polycrystalline oxide (LPTO

Semiconductor and display panel equipment company LAT is aiming to grow by a 100% next year.It will need to enter Samsung Display’s supply chain for organic light emitting diode (OLED) production.Samsung Display and LG Display will also need to expand their investment into OLED panels.LAT CEO Park K

The Korea Display Industry Association (KDIA) said on Wednesday that it will form a consortium of companies to help them with exporting equipment, components and materials related to display panels to China.The consortium will hold online talks with Chinese panel companies in Wuhan, Chengdu and Shen

Samsung Display has received licence the US Department of Commerce to export some OLED panels to Huawei, TheElec has learned.The company is the first to receive the licence for a South Korean firm.US sanctions against Huawei went into effect on September 15.LG Display, Samsung Electronics and SK Hyn

Samsung Display change its display panel technology for its foldable panel that will be supplied for Samsung Electronics’ foldable smartphone launching next year to accommodate the S Pen stylus, a South Korean research firm said.Samsung Display will consider applying active electrostatic solution (A

Chinese display panel makers are expected to shift some of their liquid crystal display (LCD) TV lines for those of monitors, according to market research firm TrendForce.This was due to their 10.5-generation TV LCD lines increasing in operations __ the previous 8.5 and 8.6-generation TV LCD lines w

Apple’s iPhone 12 series is the first in the series to use OLED screens for all models.Samsung Display and LG Display, which supplied OLED panels last year, saw shipment grow for 2020 thanks to Apple’s OLED push.Cupertino is offering four models for the iPhone 12 __ 5.4-inch iPhone Mini, 6.1-inch iP