Samsung Display has approved the use of Wonik IPS’ dry etcher for use in the production of quantum dot (QD) displays, TheElec has learned.The etchers can’t be used right away in Samsung Display’s existing Q1 line, but will be used in future lines if the display maker decides to expand its QD display

The International Meeting on Information Display 2021 (IMID) kicked off on Wednesday at COEX in South Korea but showed lackluster turnout.The event was originally scheduled to take place last year but delayed from the COVID-19 pandemic.A total of 205 companies, including Samsung Display, LG Display

Display evaluation firm FlexiGO said on Tuesday that it has developed a new evaluation equipment for rollable and slidable panels.Like its previous evaluation equipment for foldable panel called Foldy, the new kits can evaluate the panel in high and constant temperatures as well in humid settings.Th

Near half of South Korean display equipment makers have recorded operating loss during the second quarter of the year.TheElec collected data of 30 related companies, with 13 of them reporting operating loss during the quarter.Meanwhile, nine of of the 30 companies that made a profit saw their earnin

LG Display said on Tuesday that it will spend 3.3 trillion won to expand its small- to mid-sized OLED production capacity.The company will expand its Gen 6 (1500x1850mm) Paju OLED plant from 30,000 substrates per month to 60,000 substrates per month by 2024.LG Display didn’t share the details of its

CSOT had supplied some of the OLED panels Samsung used for its low-end Galaxy M smartphones sold in India, TheElec has learned.The Chinese display panel maker supplied a small batch for 2020 model legacy M smartphone that is still being sold there.Smartphone makers conventionally start using new sup

Samsung Display’s OLED etcher suppliers have begun the development of their new dry etchers for Gen 8.5 OLED panels, TheElec has learned.Wonik IPS, ICD and Tokyo Electron will compete to win orders first from the South Korean display panel maker.Samsung Display is considering manufacturing OLED pane

Display glass processing firm Kglass will expand into the foldable ultra-thin glass (UTG) market in China, TheElec has learned.The company will enter the Chinese market via South Korean software firm Softcen.UTG is used as cover windows in foldable phones. More Chinese smartphone companies are begin

Samsung is yet to launch the 99-inch version of its MicroLED TV.This is despite the company saying earlier in the year that it will do so in the first half of the year.Samsung had also said it plans to launch 88-inch and 76-inch versions of MicroLED TV within the year.A Samsung spokesperson said thi

Apple used more OLED panels in its smartphones compared to Samsung in the first half of the year, data from UBI Research showed.It is highly like that Cupertino will overtake its South Korean rival in OLED smartphone shipment this year due to the upcoming launch of iPhone 13.Out of the total smartph

LG Display will restart its spending on an OLED line __ E6-3 __ dedicated to customer Apple next month at the earliest, TheElec has learned.It will be a resumption in three years and eight months. The company had delayed its spending plan on E6-3 back in 2017.LG Display is projected to spend over 1

Samsung Display was considering manufacturing thin-film transistors (TFT) that will be used in Micro LED TVs made by Samsung Electronics, TheElec has learned.The South Korean display maker has formed a team to oversee the project, sources said. This team was formed in April and the project is called

There will likely be a shortage of large-sized OLED panels used in TVs starting in 2024, UBI Research CEO Choong Hoon Yi said.Yi based his forecast on the production capacity for large-sized OLED panels and t here expected demand going forward.Demand for large-sized OLED panels is expected to be aro

OLED is widely used in smartphones and smart watches, but hardly in IT applications, or for tablets, notebooks and monitors. Liquid crystal display (LCD) is still the dominant panel used in non-smartphone products.South Korean display equipment maker had hoped for Samsung Display and LG Display to e

Major Chinese phone brands are expected to supply ultra-thin glasses (UTG) as voer windows for their upcoming foldable smartphones, TheElec has learned.Samsung was the first to shift away from polyimide films to glasses for the cover windows on its foldable smartphones.The company’s original Galaxy

Samsung Display has increased its shipment target for notebook OLED panels this year.The company originally aimed to ship over four million units but increased this to between 5.5 million to six million units, people familiar with the matter said.This is 40% to 50% higher than its initial target.The

The increase in liquid crystal display (LCD) TV panel prices that started last year has slowed down in July this year, according to data from market research firm WitsView.LCD TV panel prices only increased up to 0.3% from the first half of July (1 to 15) from the second half of June (16 to 30).The

Display equipment maker Avaco has begun talks with LG Display over the specifications of the sputters that will be used to manufacture low-temperature polycrystalline oxide (LTPO) thin-film transistor (TFT) OLED production, TheElec has learned.LG Display will likely give the order from the equipment

Apple will launch two new models of iPads that use OLED panels in 2023, TheElec has learned.Cupertino will launch its first ever OLED iPad in 2022. The tablet will sport a 10.86-inch OLED screen. Samsung Display will be the sole supplier of the OLED panels.The following year, in 2023, Apple is plann

OLED panels will be used in 39.8% of smartphones this year and 45% in 2022, according to market research firm TrendForce.This is thanks to wider adoption of the panels by major smartphone brands such as Apple and Samsung, the firm said.But OLED display driver IC supply is currently unable to meet de