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Samsung Display Expands its Business from Smartphones to OLED for IT

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According to UBI Research’s published quarterly report, “1Q22 Medium & Large OLED Display Market Track”, mid-to-large OLED sales in the fourth quarter of 2021 was up 29.1% (QoQ) from the previous quarter at $2.2 billion and up by 76.9% (YoY) from the same period of the previous year.

Although Samsung Display leads the way in the OLED market for mobile devices, LG Display overwhelming dominates the mid to large-sized OLED market.

Of the $2.2 billion in mid to large-sized sales in the fourth quarter of 2021, LG Display’s sales was a massive $1.84 billion, accounting for 83.6% of the market.

By application product, OLED for TVs accounted for 85% of the market with $1.87 billion and OLED for notebook sales accounted for 8.8% of the market at $193 million.

Samsung Display began shipping QD-OLED for TVs and monitors from December 2021.

LG Display announced that it will begin supplying improved OLED EX panels of OLED panels for TV from 2022. LG Display plans to complete preparations for OLED EX production in Paju and Guangzhou by the first quarter of 2022. LG Display has negotiated with Samsung Electronics to supply OLED panels for TVs but no final decisions have been made.

Samsung Display is expanding its OLED business from smartphones to IT applications such as notebooks and tablet PCs.  UBI Research predicted the larger than 10-inches, mid-to-large OLED market after 5 years.  The TV market, which accounts for 83.5% in 2022, will decrease to 62.1% in 2026. However, the IT market is expected to expand.

“1Q22 Medium & Large OLED Display Market Track” provides data analysis for 10-inches or larger, mid-to-large OLED by examining the current status of OLED production capacity, major panel makers, shipments by application, and sales performance.

In addition, this analysis provides information for major product lines such as automotives, note PCs, monitors, and TVs by evaluating detailed quarterly shipments, sales performances, ASP by application, and OLED supply and demand analysis by application. It projects the market for the next 5 years.

[UBI Research China Trend Report] Chinese Panel Makers’ Total Shipments of OLED Panels for Smartphones in the Fourth Quarter of 2021 Increased by 26% Compared to the Third Quarter

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26% Increase in Total Shipments of Chinese OLED Panels for Smartphones in the Fourth Quarter compared to the Third Quarter

 

According to UBI Research’s ‘February 1st China Trend Report’, total shipments of OLED panels for smartphones by Chinese panel makers in the fourth quarter of 2021 were 44.8 million units, a 26% increase from 35.57 million units in the previous quarter. By company, BOE shipped 20.9 million units and occupied a 46.7% share, followed by Visionox with 9.7 million units, EverDisplay Optronics with 5.5 million units, CSOT with 5.5 million units, and Tianma with 3.1 million units.

 

By substrate, flexible OLED panel shipments were the highest for BOE with 20.9 million units, followed by CSOT with 5.5 million units, Visionox with 4.7 million units, and Tianma with 3 million units. BOE’s panel shipments increased the most compared to the previous quarter with an increase of 5.3 million units, followed by Visionox by 1.9 million units and Tianma by 1 million units. CSOT’s panel shipments decreased by 300,000 units from the previous quarter.

In the field of rigid OLED panel shipments, EverDisplay Optronics shipped 5.54 million units, a decrease of 80,000 units compared to the third quarter, but maintained the No. 1 position in rigid OLED panel shipments with a market share of 52%. Visionox, in second place, shipped 5.04 million units, up 43% QoQ, chasing EverDisplay Optronics. Tianma’s rigid OLED panel shipments were 120,000 units, accounting for only 1%.

The details can be found in the ‘UBI Research China Trend Report’, and inquiries can be made on the UBI Research website.

Following OLED, notch design to LCD becomes a marketing trend in 2018?

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At the 6th China Information Technology Expo (CITE 2018) held in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China from April 8 to 11, 2018, a number of panel makers and set makers exhibited notch-designed display panels and smart phones.

 

In CITE 2018, five panel manufacturers exhibited in CITE 2018; BOE, EDO, GVO, Tianma and CSOT. Among them, BOE, Tianma and CSOT exhibited notch-designed display panels.

 

First, BOE introduced 6.2-inch OLED panels applied with notched design. The OLED panel exhibited by BOE has a resolution of 2992 x 1440 with 537 ppi and 400 nit brightness.

 

LCD panels also began to adopt Notch Design. Tianma presented a 6.18-inch LCD panel with a notch design. CSOT also exhibited two 6.25-inch LCD panels and a 6.18-inch LCD panel applied with notched design.

<’Notch design’ display panels exhibited in CITE 2018>

Vivo, a Smartphone maker, also exhibited the X21 with a notch design. The X21, released in March, has a resolution of 1080 x 2280 with 6.28 inch screen.

<Vivo X21, OLED Smartphone with notch design>

Since Apple first unveiled its OLED smart phone with the notch design on iPhone X, a number of smart phone makers such as Vivo, Oppo, and Huawei have begun to release OLED smart phones. In this exhibition, many panel makers presented a large number of LCD panels to which Notch Design is applied. Attention is growing whether Notch Design can become a trend in the small and medium sized display market in 2018.

OLED에 이어 LCD까지 노치 디자인 적용, 2018년 대세로 자리매김 하나

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2018년 4월 8일부터 11일까지 중국 광둥성 선전에서 개최 된 제 6회 중국정보기술엑스포(China information technology expo, 이하 CITE 2018)에서 다수의 패널업체와 세트 업체들이 노치 디자인이 적용 된 디스플레이 패널과 이를 이용한 스마트폰을 전시하였다.

CITE 2018에서는 BOE와 Tianma, CSOT, EverDisplay Optronics, GVO 등 총 5개의 업체가 디스플레이 패널을 전시하였으며, 그 중 BOE와 Tianma, CSOT가 노치 디자인이 적용 된 디스플레이 패널을 전시하였다.

먼저, BOE는 노치 디자인이 적용 된 6.2인치 OLED 패널을 선보였다. BOE에서 전시한 OLED 패널의 해상도는 2992 x 1440 이며 537 ppi, 밝기는 400 nit다.

LCD 패널도 노치 디자인 대열에 합류하기 시작했다. Tianma는 노치 디자인이 적용 된 6.18인치 LCD 패널을 선보였으며, CSOT도 노치 디자인이 적용 된 6.25인치 LCD 패널 2개와 6.18인치 LCD 패널 1개를 전시하였다.

<CITE 2018에서 전시 된 노치 디자인 디스플레이 패널>

또한, 스마트폰 세트 업체인 Vivo도 노치 디자인이 적용 된 X21을 전시하였다. 3월에 출시 된 X21은 6.28 inch에 1080 x 2280 해상도가 적용되었다.

<노치 디자인이 적용 된 OLED 스마트폰인 Vivo X21>

Apple이 iPhone X에 노치 디자인이 적용 된 OLED 스마트폰을 처음 선보인 이후, Vivo와 Oppo, Huawei 등 다수의 스마트폰 제조사들이 OLED 스마트폰을 잇따라 출시하기 시작하였다. 이번 전시회에서는 다수의 패널 업체들이 노치 디자인이 적용 된 LCD 패널들도 다수 전시함에 따라, 노치 디자인이 2018년 중소형 디스플레이 시장에서 대세로 자리매김 할 수 있을지 관심이 집중되고 있다.