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Fierce Price Competition Amongst WOLED TVs, QD-OLED TVs, and Neo QLED TVs

July 6, 2022/in Display, Focus on /by olednet

We experienced fierce price competition in the first half of 2022 among premium TVs with a launch price of $2,000 or more. It will be interesting to see how the Amazon Prime Day event scheduled for July will affect TV prices.
2022 OLED TV prices until June 2022 was analyzed based on 65 inch TVs. The standard was the selling price on Bestbuy.com and Sony’s QD-OLED TV selling price on their official website.
LG Electronics’ WOLED TVs B2, C2, and G2 released in March were $2,300, $2,500, and $3,200, respectively. Samsung Electronics’ QD-OLED TV S95B was $3,000. Sony’s WOLED TV A80K was priced at $3,800 and QD-OLED TV A95K was priced at $4,000.

In June, the price of LG Electronics’ G2 model fell by $200, forming a price difference of $500 for each series. Samsung Electronics’ S95B model continues to maintain a price difference of $200 lower than LG Electronics’ high-end model G2. Sony lowered the price of the WOLED TV A80K by $300, while maintaining the price of QD-OLED TV A95K.
Samsung Electronics’ S95B and LG Electronics’ high-end OLED TV G2 are in heavy price competition. Sony is setting the price of QD-OLED TV higher than WOLED TV.
The price competition is also fierce between OLED TVs from each set makers and Neo QLED TVs with Samsung Electronics’ mini-LED technology.
As of June, the prices of Samsung Electronics’ 4K Neo QLED TVs, QN85B, QN90B, and QN95B, are $1,800, $2,600, and $3,300, respectively. The 8K Neo QLED TVs QN800B and QN900B are $3,300 and $4,800.

The prices of Samsung Electronics’ 4K Neo QLED TV series and LG Electronics’ 4K OLED TV series are similar. Within Samsung Electronics’ entire TV series, QD-OLED TV is located between 4K Neo QLED and 8K Neo QLED. Sony’s OLED TV series, which is highly evaluated in terms of picture quality, is competing in price with Samsung Electronics’ 8K Neo QLED TV series.
Although this price trend is expected to continue this year, aggressive marketing following the Amazon Prime event in the second half of the year and the Qatar World Cup is expected to be strong variables. Attention should be paid to how LG Electronics’ OLED TV with micro lens array technology, which is expected to be released next year, will affect the premium TV market in the future.

OLED Smartphone Launch Products Slows Down In The First Half of 2022

July 6, 2022/in Display, Focus on /by olednet

The number of OLED smartphone launches, which had steadily increased from 2019 to 2021 reached only 110 units in the first half of 2022. 137 units had been released in 2019, 166 units in 2020, and 225 units in 2021. If this industry trend continues in 2022, OLED smartphones expected release will only be similar to 2021 or even slightly fewer than it had been last year.
Most of the smartphones released in the first half of 2022 were made in China. 98 products from China accounted for 89% of market share, followed by 9 products from Korea, 2 from Japan, and 1 from India.
By size, 6.6-inch products were the most with 34 types, followed by 6.4-inch products with 31 types and 6.7-inch products with 21 types. The largest sized product was Vivo’s ‘X Fold’, which was an 8.03-inch foldable. Not including the foldables, Vivo’s ‘X Note’ was the largest at 7.0 inches. The smallest product was Sony’s ‘Xperia 10 IV’, which was 6.0 inches.
By design, 102 types of punch hole models were released, with 4 narrow bezel types, 2 notch types, and 2 UPC types. There were two types of smartphones with UPC (Under Panel Camera) applied: ZTE’s Axon 40 Ultra and Nubia Red Magic 7 Pro.

By resolution, 51 products with 300ppi range, 50 products with 400ppi range, and 9 products with 500ppi or higher were released. No products under 300ppi were released. The product with the highest resolution was Sony’s ‘Xpeia 1 IV’, which had a resolution of 643ppi.
There were three foldable phones released in the first half of the year: Vivo’s ‘X Fold’, Honor’s ‘Magic V’, and Huawei’s ‘Mate Xs2’. All three types of foldable phones have a punch-hole design. The resolution of ‘Mate Xs2’ was 424ppi, which is 10ppi higher than the average OLED smartphones released in the first half of the year. Whereas ‘X Fold’ and ‘Magic V’ were two products with the lowest resolution among OLED smartphones released in the first half of the year.

Merck, now it is time to consider the refractive index of common layer materials.

June 29, 2022/in Display, Focus on /by olednet

At the ‘OLED settlement seminar for the first half of 2022’ held at COEX on June 23, Merck’s Kim Jun-ho, head of research institute, said, “The concept of the refractive index of the emitting layer is often applied to the capping layer on the cathode, but now it is also required for HTL” and mentioned that the light extraction efficiency can be improved through the optimized refractive index design of HTL.

Next, Kim said, “Because the refractive index of HTL has a trade-off relationship with the hole transport capacity, it is difficult to adjust the refractive index,” and “Even though it was lowered to 1.77 from 1.85, the light extraction efficiency could be improved by 7% without an increase in the driving voltage or a decrease in electron mobility.”

Recently, panel makers are continuously developing the OLED light extraction efficiency. This is because by increasing the light extraction efficiency, as a result, the battery life can be increased. Representative examples include a high-refractive capping layer and micro lens array, and an on-cell film that removes the polarizer and uses a color filter.
The concept of the refractive index of the light emitting, which had been concentrated on the capping layer, is extended to the common layer, and it is expected that panel makers will intensify technological competition, and that there will be many changes in the supply chain of emitting materials of panel makers in the future.

Choong-Hoon Yi, CEO of UBI Research, “Korean display companies must have price competitiveness as well as OLED technology competitiveness”

June 24, 2022/in Display, Focus on /by olednet

Although there is still a gap in display technology between Korea and China, it has been argued that Korean display companies should have price competitiveness as soon as possible.

On the 23rd, at the ‘OLED Settlement Seminar for the first half of 2022’ held at COEX in Samsung-dong, Seoul, UBI Research CEO Choong-Hoon Yi made a presentation on ‘Forecast of the small OLED market, which China is chasing fiercely’.

CEO Yi announced, “Currently, the media reports that the technological gap between Korea and China has almost narrowed, but making and displaying products and mass-producing products are two different things, and the technological gap between Korea and China is still significant.” He continued, “Samsung Display is planning various products such as slideable and Z-folding based on technological competitiveness. However, it will be difficult to commercialize it immediately because the slideable phone invades the existing foldable phone market.”

CEO Yi said, “It is very important not only to develop technological competitiveness, but also to increase price competitiveness. The reason Korean companies closed the LCD business is not because of the good technology of Chinese companies, but because they were pushed back in price competitiveness.”, and “As the technology advances, the performance difference felt by ordinary consumers becomes insignificant, so products with good price competitiveness are inevitable in the market,” he analyzed.

Finally, “China’s OLED industry is growing under the enormous support from the government. In order not to lose the lead in the OLED market like LCD to China, it is essential for domestic companies to prepare for price competitiveness and the government’s support policy,” he concluded.

GrapheneLab surpasses the ppi limit with a plated metal mask

June 24, 2022/in Display, Focus on /by olednet

GrapheneLab, a graphene commercialization technology company, announced that it is possible to manufacture FMMs over 800ppi using graphene.

At the ‘UBI Research First Half 2022 OLED Settlement Seminar’ held at COEX in Samseong-dong, Seoul on the 23rd, GrapheneLab CEO Yong-duk Kwon said, “In the early 2000s, FMM technology, which started in the early 2000s, was not interested in the plating method. It is changing,”, and “After 2013, many patents related to the plating method FMM manufacturing technology have been applied, and it is easier to apply the plating method than the currently used etching method in order to go to high resolution.”

Next, CEO Kwon said, “We moved away from the existing limiting etching method FMM and applied the plating method FMM. Compared to the etching method, where 400ppi was the limit at the same thickness, the plating method realized more than 600ppi.”, “Etched metal mask has a dead zone of 8um in length due to the INVAR structure that becomes sharp like a dot when etching at a depth of 20um, whereas there is no dead zone during pattern plating of the plated metal mask.”

Lastly, CEO Kwon said, “For the MSAP electroforming technology, a low coefficient of thermal expansion with a thin thickness is required. As a result of measuring the coefficient of thermal expansion using TMA on the plated sample, it was measured up to 3.1ppm, and it went down to 2.5ppm without heat treatment.”

Will BOE Resume iPhone 13 Production?

June 17, 2022/in Display, Focus on /by olednet

It seems that BOE has started line operations for iPhone 13.
Back in March, most of the iPhone 13 shipments were canceled due to an issue with Apple. BOE will now resume production. With this new development, BOE’s forecast for iPhone 13 production this year is expected to increase after being adjusted down in March.
BOE has a total of 20 iPhone module lines at its B11 (Mianyang) plant. BOE’s production of the iPhone 13 is believed to have begun in early June and production of the iPhone 14 is expected to begin as well. The B11 factory has iPhone 13 line to produce iPhone 12 and 13 and iPhone 14 module line exclusively for iPhone 14, as the process is quite different from iPhone 13 line.
Details of BOE’s iPhone 13 and 14 production volume, panel unit price, and module line by product can be found in UBI Research’s ‘China Trend Report’. UBI Research’s ‘China Trend Report’ can be inquired on the UBI Research website.

1Q of 2022 OLED Emitting Material Market $420 million, up 9% Compared to the Same Quarter of the Previous Year

June 14, 2022/in Display, Focus on /by olednet

According to “2Q22 OLED Emitting Material Market Track”, a quarterly report published by UBI Research, the sales of emitting materials in the first quarter were $421 million, down 21.1% (QoQ) from $533 million in the previous quarter but was an increase by 9% (YoY)when compared to $386 million in the first quarter of 2021.
Although sales of emitting materials for TV and mobile devices decreased compared to the previous quarter, IT sales recorded a meaningful figure of $6.6 million. Although sales fluctuate depending on seasonal demand for applied products, if the sales of emitting materials are analyzed by application product, TV use is gradually increasing.

The top 3 companies in 1Q sales were UDC($86.6 million), DuPont($41.3 million), and Duksan($37.5 million). Duksan became the number one company in sales as a Korean company. The overall sales of luminescent materials in the first quarter decreased compared to the previous quarter but only UDC’s sales increased. Sales decreased to $421.5 million in 1Q22 from $533.8 million in 4Q21. However, UDC’s 1Q22 sales increased to $86.6 million from 4Q21’s sales of $85.5 million. It is estimated that this is due to the rise in the price of rare earth metals, a key material for manufacturing dopant.
Estimated sales of emitting materials in 2022 are $1.77 billion and are expected to grow to $2.4 billion in 2026.
By application product, the projected sales of emitting materials for smartphones this year are $1.4 billion, accounting for 79% of the total.
Of the projected sales in 2026, emitting materials for TV are expected to reach $550 million, which is expected to increase by 23%. In addition, emitting materials for IT are expected to account for 9% of $210 million.

“OLED Emitting Material Market Track” surveys and analyzes the market for quarterly OLED emitting materials. The total market of light emitting materials was identified by examining sales by light emitting layer and common layer. Performance analysis was categorized by country, panel maker, application product, layer, and OLED method (RGB, WRGB, QD-OLED). In addition, OLED market information for the next five years (up to 2026) was forecasted by predicting the amount of emitting material usage and sales by company. The quarterly market track provides necessary information to industry professionals who lead the OLED industry.

Chinese Panel Makers in Crisis! Will the Display Business’s Deficit Increase This Year?

June 14, 2022/in Display, Focus on /by olednet

Honor 70 With Panels Supplied by Visionox

Chinese panel makers such as Visionox and BOE are expected to face losses due to cost pressures.
The operation rate of Visionox was analyzed to be high. This is because Visionox is exclusively producing 70-80% of Honor, a large Chinese smartphone manufacturer.
However, despite the high operation rate, Visionox’s business status is precarious at best. Through cooperative efforts, Visionox was allocated most of Honor’s panel production quantity, but it is known that Honor has requested additional panel price reduction. According to some sources, Visionox is currently facing a loss of about 200 million yuan per month due to the reduced panel price.
BOE, the largest panel maker in China is also facing trouble. BOE along with Visionox had previously been in charge of panel production for Honor but received almost no allocation of production volume from Honor. Earlier this year, BOE faced tremendous difficulty due to the cancellation of existing iPhone 13 shipments to Apple. In April, BOE’s CEO Gao Wenbao felt a sense of crisis due to pressure on OLED and LCD volume and price and gave direct orders on cost reduction. Currently, BOE’s OLED line operation rate is less than 40% and it is estimated that the OLED business unit may incur a loss of about 10 billion yuan this year.
LCD, which is one of the main businesses of Chinese panel makers, is continuously falling in prices and the supply and demand of panels from smartphone set makers are sluggish. If an appropriate countermeasure is not found, Chinese panel makers will continue to experience a growing deficit in the display business.

Samsung Display Unveils World’s First High Refresh Rate 240Hz OLED

June 8, 2022/in Display, Focus on /by olednet

□ OLED supporting 240Hz, installed in new MSI notebooks
□ Emerging as a ‘game changer’ in the gaming laptop market with high refresh rate OLED

<World’s first 240Hz OLED laptop from MSI featuring Samsung Display OLED delivers game changing lifelike immersiveness>

Samsung Display today announced the start of mass production of the world’s first OLED displays for laptops with high refresh rate of 240Hz. The new panel will make its debut in MSI’s latest 15.6-inch gaming laptop, Raider GE67 HX, upping the ante in the fiercely competitive gaming market for high-performance displays.
Samsung Display’s OLED exceptional advantages of wide color gamut, high contrast ratio, true black and low blue light are not only recognized by smartphone users but by discerning laptop users as well. Beyond visual elements, specifications that affect actual gameplay such as response time and refresh rate, are more critical to gaming laptop users and the reason many players are opting for OLED products.
Refresh rate, or the number of times a display can update its image in one second, is a key factor in display performance. The higher the refresh rate, the smoother the movements on a screen without afterimages. As displays featuring higher refresh rates present better image transitions, they are the tools of choice among first-person shooter (FPS) players who need to perceive fast-changing game situations as quickly as possible.
“OLED with high refresh rate is the perfect combination for a premium gaming experience, with super-low response time, super-wide color gamut, and super-high contrast ratio. In addition, it balances well between high resolution and high refresh rate performance,” said Clark Peng, Vice President of MSI Notebook Product Management Division. “Therefore, the latest 240Hz OLED display is suitable for high-performance enthusiasts and content creators as well as for gamers enjoying premium games,” he added.
“Our new 240Hz refresh rate OLED meets and exceeds the demand of consumers who have long been waiting for a laptop with a high refresh rate OLED panel,” said Jeeho Baek, Executive Vice President and Head of Samsung Display Strategic Marketing for Small and Medium Business. “The clear advantages offered by high refresh rate OLED panels compared to LCDs will be a game changer for the gaming industry.”
To introduce Raider GE67 HX to the world, MSI will hold a new product launching event on its YouTube channel on June 7, 2022, 10:00 a.m. PDT under the theme “MSIology: Ahead of the Curve.”

What is the future change of WRGB OLED to respond to QD-OLED?

May 27, 2022/in Display, Focus on /by olednet

2As Samsung Display’s QD-OLED begins to be applied to TVs and monitors in earnest in 2022, technological changes are being detected for LG Display’s WRGB OLED, which has been leading the large OLED market.

LG Display’s WRGB OLED has produced a WBC structure consisting of two blue layers and one red+yellow green layer in Paju by the end of 2021, and a WBE structure consisting of two blue layers and one red+green+yellow green layer in Guangzhou. Deuterium substitution technology was applied to the blue of the WBE structure.

Since 2022, LG Display has stopped producing WBC panels from its Paju line and has been producing ‘OLED.EX’ panels with deuterium substitution technology applied additionally to green of WBE produced in Guangzhou.

At SID 2022, LG Display also exhibited a large OLED panel with micro lens array technology. Micro lens array technology was applied to Samsung Electronics’ ‘Galaxy S Ultra’ series, and it is the first technology applied to large OLEDs. LG Display is known to expect a 20% improvement in luminance compared to the previous one by applying micro lens array technology. Panels which micro lens array technology is applied are expected to be produced in Paju from the second half of this year.

Lastly, it is known that LG Display is developing a structure in which yellow green is removed from WRGB OLED. By eliminating yellow green, material and processing costs can be saved, and color gamut is expected to be improved.

Attention is paid to how LG Display’s WRGB OLED will evolve to compete against QD-OLED.

[SID2022] Samsung Display Tour 2 Display Week

May 19, 2022/in Display, Focus on, Oled Video /by olednet

[SID2022] Display Week Booth Tour

May 19, 2022/in Display, Focus on, Oled Video /by olednet

[SID 2022] E Ink Gallery™3 Display Week 2022

May 18, 2022/in Display, Focus on, Oled Video /by olednet

[SID 2022] AUO 14 6” Rollable Micro LED Display Display Week 2022

May 18, 2022/in Display, Focus on, Oled Video /by olednet

[SID 2022] TCL CSOT 14” Riseable Inkjet Printing OLED Display Week 2022

May 18, 2022/in Display, Focus on, Oled Video /by olednet

[SID 2022] BOE 8” Slidable OLED Display Week 2022

May 18, 2022/in Display, Focus on, Oled Video /by olednet

[SID 2022] Samsung Display Booth Display Week 2022

May 17, 2022/in Display, Focus on, Oled Video /by olednet

[UBI Research China Trend Report] Will BOE Provide UPC Panel with Transparent PI Substrate to Oppo?

May 16, 2022/in Display, Focus on /by olednet

BOE, the largest display maker in China, produces UPC (Under Panel Camera) panels with transparent PI substrates.

UPC is a technology that makes a full screen of a smartphone possible by placing the front camera under the screen. The UPC technology that is currently commercialized is a method of patterning the cathode electrode and changing the resolution near the camera. However, this time it is expected that a transparent PI substrate will be additionally applied to the UPC panel supplied by BOE to Oppo.

Existing transparent PI substrates had difficulties in mass production due to the high process temperature of LTPS TFT. Yet, the recent test results of the panels with the transparent PI substrate produced by BOE reached most conditions of satisfactory levels even at the LTPS TFT process temperature.

The UPC OLED panel with the transparent PI substrate developed by BOE is expected to be installed in Oppo’s upcoming products.

Introducing iPhone 14 Display Specifications and Panel Vendors

May 2, 2022/in Display, Focus on /by olednet

Samsung Display, LG Display, and BOE are expected to supply panels to Apple’s new iPhone 14 series in 2022. It is expected that Samsung Display will supply panels to all models in addition to iPhone 13 series. LG Display will supply 6.12-inch LTPS models and 6.69-inch LTPO models. BOE will supply panels only to 6.12-inch LTPS models.

The existing 5.4-inch mini model has been removed from the iPhone 14 series and a 6.69-inch Max model has been added. The size and resolution of iPhone 14 Max are the same as iPhone 14 Pro Max and LTPS TFT is applied instead of LTPO TFT.

In terms of design, the iPhone14 Pro and 14 Pro Max will have a punch hole design instead of the conventional notch. Apple’s punch hole design is expected to be applied as a double punch hole design due to various sensors and cameras.

Meanwhile, the total OLED panel supply to Apple in 2022 is expected to be about 215 million units, with Samsung Display expected to supply 135 million units, LG Display 55 million units, and BOE 25 million units. However, shipments are expected to be organically controlled due to market conditions and Apple’s policies.

[2022 OLED KOREA CONFERENCE] LG Display’s OLED 3.0 Captures Brightness and Lifespan Simultaneously

April 25, 2022/in Display, Focus on /by olednet

At the keynote session of UBI Research’s ‘2022 OLED Korea Conference’ held from April 6th to 8th, Sang-Hyun Ahn, Managing Director of LG Display, announced, ‘The Present and Future of Automotive OLED Display: LG Display’s Future Outlook’.

Director Ahn announced, “The future will transform people and vehicles, and vehicles and vehicles to be connected, autonomous, shareable, and electrically driven. In order to respond to these changes, vehicle displays are getting bigger and more diverse in design, and displays are being applied to various locations to provide sights and information”.

Director Ahn continued, “The automotive display industry was led by LCD, but the OLED market is also gradually expanding its area.” He predicted, “The automotive OLED market will be worth $1.2 billion in 2025, It is also possible to grow to $6 billion.”

In addition, Director Ahn said, “LG Display has already introduced an OLED 1.0 structure that satisfies the minimum requirements for automotive display: brightness of 800 nits and lifespan of 10,000 hours. Unlike OLED for smartphones, OLED for automobiles requires brightness of 800 nits or more to grasp accurate information even during the day, and lifespan of 10,000 hours or more is essential because the use cycle is more than 10 years. Although there is a trade-off between brightness and lifetime, we plan to develop OLED 3.0 with a brightness of 1,000 nits or more and a lifetime of 10,000 hours or more by overcoming this through development of materials and structures.”

Lastly, Director Ahn mentioned about future displays such as extra-large and transparent, slidable, and rollable that are applied to vehicles and said, “Many companies want large and many screens, but they want to hide those screens inside the vehicle. Slidable panels, which can be a solution to this, are already technologically stable and can become common around 2025. On the other hand, rollable panels, such as those that come down from a vehicle sunroof, still have a long way to go, but we will continue to develop them.”

[2022 OLED KOREA CONFERENCE] LG Display Executive Vice President Hyun-Woo Lee, Advancements in the Display Market with Technological Innovation that Suits Changing Lifestyles

April 25, 2022/in Display, Focus on /by olednet

Executive Vice President Lee explained OLED technology innovation, future application fields, and market changes. He mentioned that COVID-19 has increased everyone’s time at home and changes in life display is necessary to match it.

Executive Vice President Lee first explained LG Display’s OLED.EX, and said, “LG Display’s OLED.EX is the most advanced OLED panel to which EX technology is applied. OLED.EX applies deuterium to increase brightness (an important element in OLED panels) by 30%. Through personalize algorithm based on AI and big data, reliability will be increased.” He also emphasized that “LG Display’s OLED.EX will be applied to all OLED TVs in the second quarter of 2022 and LG Display will lead the display market with innovative technologies including OLED.EX.”

Next, Executive Vice President Lee announced about life displays applied to everyday life, and said, “OLED is applied to life displays such as gaming, transparent, and portable displays. OLED realizes 100% original color to increase the sense of reality and enables excellent interaction with eye care, making it suitable as a gaming display.” Also “Transparent OLED maximizes the advantages of OLED, enabling the highest level of transparency and picture quality. By applying it to signage, it provides an effective experience to customers, and by applying it to mobility, it can use the dead space to indicate the current operation status or use it for advertisements. In addition, it is possible to create a space of new value and change a creative lifestyle by applying it to life”.

‘2022 OLED Korea Conference’ was a conference for exchange of ideas, business relationships, and partnerships with renowned speakers from major companies in the display industry from all over the world. ‘2022 OLED Korea Conference’ held a business conference on the 7th and 8th, beginning with a tutorial on April 6th.

[2022 OLED KOREA CONFERENCE] Samsung Electronics Joins the OLED TV Market, and the TV Panel Market is Expected to Exceed 20 million Units in 2025

April 25, 2022/in Display, Focus on /by olednet

At UBI Research’s ‘2022 OLED Korea Conference’ held on April 6th-8th, UBI Research CEO Choong-Hoon Lee gave a presentation on, ‘OLED Market Review’.

CEO Lee presented the status of the entire OLED industry, market, and outlook with a focus on issues in 2022.

CEO Lee first announced the OLED TV business, a major issue in the recent OLED industry. CEO Lee said, “The biggest issue that has been heating up the OLED industry since the end of last year is OLED TV. There are topics such as Samsung Display’s re-entry into the large OLED business, sales of QD-OLED TVs between Samsung Electronics and Sony, and visualization of collaboration between Samsung Electronics and LG Display.”

In the TV OLED panel demand and supply forecast, CEO Lee said, “If Samsung Electronics purchases OLED panels from LG Display and conducts OLED TV business, LG Display and Samsung Display can supply a total of 12 million TV OLED panels this year. Among them, demand is 11.7 million units, and oversupply accounts for only 3%.” In addition, “With the joining of Samsung Electronics, the demand for OLED TV panels is expected to expand to 13 million units in 2023 and 20 million units in 2025. According to the expanding market, companies need to expand their facilities by the third quarter of this year” he predicted.

CEO Lee continued, “LG Display has been working hard to secure funds for 8.5 generation OLED line expansion since last year, and it is estimated that it will secure additional funds for 45K expansion within this year. With LG Display’s additional measures, the TV OLED panel market is expected to reach 13.5 million units in 2023 and 16 million units after 2024. However, to secure a market of more than 20 million units, it is necessary to plan to invest in the 10.5 generation by next year” he analyzed. He also said, “If Samsung Display invests, 10.5G investment is desirable, but 8.5G investment is expected.” He said, “Whether LG Display invests or Samsung Display invests, a long-term supply contract with Samsung Electronics for 10.5G investment should take precedence. If the investment proceeds, Samsung Display is expected to secure its own funds, but LG Display is expected to require joint investment with Samsung Electronics.”

‘2022 OLED Korea Conference’ was a conference for exchange of ideas, business relationships, and partnerships with renowned speakers from major companies in the display industry from all over the world. ‘2022 OLED Korea Conference’ held a business conference on the 7th and 8th, beginning with a tutorial on April 6th.

[2022 OLED KOREA CONFERENCE] What New Technology Will Advance OLED for Mobile Devices?

April 25, 2022/in Display, Focus on /by olednet

At UBI Research’s ‘2022 OLED Korea Conference Tutorial’ held on April 6th-8th, Dr. Jae-Jin Yoo from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Seoul National University gave a presentation on, ‘An Overview of OLED Materials and Devices’.

Dr. Yoo explained the paradigm and market prospect of OLED for mobile devices, the structure of each layer, and the light emitting material. Although LCD is still leading the market by introducing mini-LED and other technologies, it is predicted that OLED will lead the display market in the future.

Dr. Yoo explained that among the latest technologies, “LTPO TFT is a technology newly applied to mobile by supplementing the shortcomings of LTPS TFT and oxide TFT process. LTPO TFT is a double-designed display with low electron mobility but no leakage current by changing at least one transistor to oxide in the LTPS TFT process”. He also explained, “In still images, LTPS TFT needs to be driven at 60Hz to maintain the brightness of the screen due to high leakage current, but for oxide TFTs, 1Hz operation is possible because of low leakage current.” Dr. Yoo added, “Although there is an issue that the process of LTPO TFT is more complicated than that of LTPS TFT, it can reduce the total power of mobile devices by 10~15% and it has the advantage that it can be applied to AOD (Always on Display).”

Next, introducing the OLED deposition method and vapor deposition machine, he explained that if the 8.5 generation vertical deposition method, which is currently an issue for IT, is commercialized, it has many advantages in terms of productivity and is a much anticipated technology.

‘2022 OLED Korea Conference’ was a conference for exchange of ideas, business relationships, and partnerships with renowned speakers from major companies in the display industry from all over the world. ‘2022 OLED Korea Conference’ held a business conference on the 7th and 8th, beginning with a tutorial on April 6th.

[2022 OLED KOREA CONFERENCE] Expected iPhone Shipments to Remain Strong at 249 Million Units in 2022

April 25, 2022/in Display, Focus on /by olednet

At UBI Research’s ‘2022 OLED Korea Conference’ held from April 6th to 8th, Yasuo Nakane, senior analyst at Mizuho Securities, presented ‘Consumer Electronics/Flat Panel Display Industry What is the Outlook for Turbulent 2022?’ .

Regarding Apple’s iPhone industry, Senior Vice President Nakane said, “The strength of iPhone continued in 2021. iPhone production in 2021 was 234 million units, which was 3 million less than shipments of 237 million units. Sales were 240 million units which made it so that no inventory was accumulated.” He also announced that “In the first quarter of 2022, 62 million iPhones were produced, a 13% increase compared to the same period last year, and 53 million units are expected to be produced in the second quarter”. He analyzed the outlook of 2022, “Considering the strong first half of 2022 and the impact of new product price hikes in the second half of 2022, annual iPhone production in 2022 is estimated to be 249 million units, a 6% increase from the previous year, of which iPhone 14 is estimated to be 83 million.”

Next, regarding the older iPhone models, he analyzed that “iPhone13 series is expected to continue sales for the time being except for iPhone13 Mini. Among iPhone12 series, only iPhone12 will continue to be sold”. He also announced, “Samsung Display supplies panels for all models of the iPhone series, LG Display supplied LTPO models for the first time, and BOE’s panels will continue to be used in iPhone12.” In addition, he predicted, “Suggestions to apply not only LCD but also OLED to iPhone SE3 would continue and iPhone 11’s camera is expected to be used. Face ID would not be applied.”

Regarding the timing of OLED application for iPad and MacBook, Nakane said, “It is expected that two models of iPad air with OLED will come out in the second half of 2024 at the earliest and OLED will be applied to MacBook Air in the second half of 2025 at the earliest.” Finally, “the business plan for the foldable model has not been decided, but it seems that they are interested in a PC-size foldable model rather than a smartphone-sized foldable model. The plan is to release them after 2026.” he predicted.

2022 OLED KOREA Conference Day2 (Session highlights)

April 20, 2022/in Display, Focus on, Oled Video /by olednet

2022 OLED KOREA Conference Day1 (Session highlights)

April 20, 2022/in Display, Focus on, Oled Video /by olednet

[China Trend Report] TCL CSOT’s T8 Project to Invest in Generation 8.5 Inkjet Printing Technology

March 30, 2022/in Display, Focus on /by olednet

According to the ‘China Trend Report’ published by UBI Research, TCL CSOT plans to apply the generation 8.5 inkjet printing OLED technology to the T8 line. It is expected that some layers will be formed by vapor deposition in the inkjet printing method rather than the complete inkjet printing method. The location is likely to be Guangzhou.

TCL CSOT’s T8 line was scheduled to start construction in March 2022 using the inkjet method, but there were rumors that the schedule continued to be delayed due to investment scale and yield issues. There are also talks about the project being canceled altogether. However, it seems that TCL CSOT has continuously improved its technology by continuously collaborating with JOLED. They also announced related contents at DTC 2021 held in November 2021.

It is is expected that mainly OLEDs for IT and automobiles will be mass-produced at the T8 line. The investment schedule and details of the TCL CSOT T8 project can be found in the ‘March China Trend Report’.

[China Trend Report] Honor Magic4 Series, Panel Supply from BOE and Visionox

March 11, 2022/in Display, Focus on /by olednet

According to the ‘China Trend Report’ published by UBI Research, Honor, a Chinese smartphone manufacturer, announced Magic4 and Magic4 Pro at MWC 2022 held on February 28th.

Both products are 6.81 inches in size. Magic4 has a resolution of 1224×2664 and Magic4 Pro has a resolution of 1312×2848. The peak brightness of both products is 1,000nits and the refresh rate is 120Hz. LTPO TFT and 1,920Hz high frequency PWM dimming technology are applied.

The display panel is supplied by Chinese panel makers BOE and Visionox. The DDIC is supplied by Taiwanese IC chip maker Novatek. BOE supplies panels of three models: Magic4, Magic4 Pro, and Magic4 Pro plus. Visionox supplies panels of two models, Magic4 and Magic4 Pro.

Detailed mass production line and quantity estimation of Honor Magic4 series are included in ‘China Trend Report’. The ‘China Trend Report’ provides various information on the Chinese display industry trends, such as the latest issues of major Chinese display companies, line trends and shipments, equipment disclosures by company, and introduction of new products in China. The report can be inquired on the UBI Research website.

Simbeyond enters new phase of growth with investor and partner ECFG

March 8, 2022/in Display, Focus on /by olednet

Eindhoven, 25 February 2022. ECFG has acquired a minority share in Simbeyond through Eindhoven Venture Capital Fund II (EVCF II). Simbeyond has developed simulation software (Bumblebee) that can very accurately measure the effects of OLED materials at the device level. This is the first financing round for Simbeyond. The financing will be used to accelerate company growth (R&D and sales organization).

The software

Simbeyond offers a software tool, Bumblebee. The software tool is a computer simulation for the use of materials in the engineering process of OLED materials. The current process is often based on trial & error, which means that this is expensive and involves time-consuming and experimental efforts. The software is developed for companies that want to simulate the effects of organic light-emitting or light-emitting diodes at the device level. Customers include research & development (R&D) companies and departments of large tech companies and other relevant R&D institutes (such as universities). The unique approach allows customers to analyze, predict and improve device performance. This leads to a shorter time-to-market and to reduced R&D costs for the electronic devices of today and tomorrow.

Investment objectives

Simbeyond is a technology-driven organization. The past few years have mainly been dominated by product development. The goal in this new growth phase for Simbeyond is to become the preferred supplier of organic materials simulation software for the high-tech industry. Additionally, two more application areas will be materialized into an expansion of the current product line: batteries and nanolithography.

Cooperation

“Simbeyond is entering a new growth phase with ambitious goals and a drive for new opportunities. This investment and collaboration mean not only securing the resources to become the number one simulation tool in the OLED market, but also taking a step forward into new products,” said Siebe van Mensfoort, CEO of Simbeyond.

Hans Bloemen of ECFG: “To measure is to know and Simbeyond does that in its purest form. Bumblebee is only just getting ready to really enter the market. It now needs the right commercial attention with the most suitable profession. The investment ensures that this step towards growth can be realized. In addition to further developing the current market, a step can also be taken in a new market, battery technology. Together we hope to bring this technical gem to fruition.”

About ECFG | Ecfg.nl

ECFG is an independent fund manager that advises, guides and invests in SME companies active in the business-to-business segment. The activities are primarily aimed at strategically and financially supporting innovative, sustainable and promising companies. The broad entrepreneurial investor base and relevant network also offer additional added value. Since the start of ECFG in 2008 and has guided more than 400 entrepreneurs and companies in business development, financing and strategy and realized more than 30 participations. ECGF operates in line with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The ECFG team consists of fourteen people and is located in the center of Eindhoven.

About Simbeyond | simbeyond.com

Simbeyond is a simulation software company which accelerates development of advanced materials and high-tech devices as used in state-of-the-art display, lighting and signage applications. Organic electronics, such as the organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays of present-day smartphones, paves the way for mechanically flexible electronics. The unique approach provided allows customers to analyze, predict and improve device performance. This leads to a shorter time-to-market and to reduced R&D costs for the electronic devices of today and tomorrow. Simbeyond was founded in 2015, as a spin-off launched by the Technical University of Eindhoven (TU/e). The company is located in Eindhoven and its team consists of thirteen people.

More information

Simbeyond | Polina Vasilkovska | Simbeyond | marketing@simbeyond.com

ECFG | Silvia Dekkers | +31 6 288 30 330 | communicatie@ecfg.nl

[China Trend Report] Significant Reduction of BOE’s Panel Supply to Apple in February and March due to Touch IC Supply Issue

March 3, 2022/in Display, Focus on /by olednet

According to the ‘China Trend Report’ published by UBI Research, BOE B11 (Mianyang) plant is experiencing difficulties in supplying quantities to Apple due to the supply and demand problem of Touch IC. The report analyzed that BOE’s shipments to Apple have decreased significantly due to the supply and demand problem of Touch IC. As a result, shipments are expected to fall far short of the 2022 target set by BOE.

Along with the Touch IC supply issue, the overall shipments of major Chinese panel makers are also on the decline. According to the report, the total shipment of OLED panels for smartphones in China in January this year was 12.7 million units, a decrease of 27% compared to 17.4 million units in December last year.

The ‘China Trend Report’ provides various information on China’s display industry trends. It covers the latest issues of major Chinese panel makers, including BOE’s reduced shipments to Apple, line trends and shipments, equipment disclosures, and new product lists. The report can be inquired on the UBI Research website.

Foldable Phones Predicted to Exceed 100 Million Units by 2026

February 24, 2022/in Display, Focus on /by olednet

According to UBI Research’s “1Q22 Small OLED Display Market Track” Small OLED Display (10-inches or smaller watch, smartphone, foldable phone, etc.) shipment in 2021 was 746 million, a 34.4% increase from the previous year’s 555 million. The reason for the increase in shipments compared to 2020 can be attributed to the increased sales of iPhone 12, iPhone13, and the unexpectedly strong sales of Galaxy Z’s Fold 3 and Flip 3.

Compared to the previous year, Small OLED sales in 2021 was up from $26.5 billion to $38.1 billion, a 43.9% increase.

Graphs are categorized by application product; Watch, Smartphone, Foldable Phone.

Since 2019, foldable phones have been on an upward trend. The market for foldable phones in 2021 exceeded 10 million units, accounting for 1.4% of all small displays. It is predicted that foldable phones’ yearly upward trend will result in exceeding 100 million units by 2026, accounting for 9.7% of all small displays.

“1Q 2022, Small OLED Display Market Track” analyzes the production capacity for 10-inches or smaller OLED Displays. Quarterly sales market and shipment market were investigated by these categories; major panel makers, country, generation, substrate, TFT technology (LTPO and LTPS), and by application products (watch, smartphone, foldable phone).

An analysis of ASP and OLED supply/demand by application is also provided. Small OLED Display market forecast data is predicted until 2026 on Excel.

SDC, 4Q2021 The Highest Smartphone Shipments 125 million units, Highest market share of flexible OLED 50.1%

February 9, 2022/in Display, Focus on /by olednet

According to UBI Research Weekly Report, Samsung Display’s OLED shipped 480 million units in 2021. The highest number of shipments were in the 4th quarter at 133 million units and the second highest was in the in 3rd quarter at 129 million units.

Samsung Display OLED application products shipped in 2021 were smartphones, watches, tablet PCs notebooks and TVs. OLED for TVs started shipment in the fourth quarter of last year. It was the first OLED for TV shipment in eight years since 2013 when they had discontinued mass production.

Samsung Display OLED for smartphones shipped 456 million units, which was 94% of the total shipments. OLED for watches shipped 14 million units, just 2.9% of the total shipments.

OLED for notebooks had the most significant growth in 2021. 5 million units were shipped, representing a 2.5 times higher growth than the 1.9 million Tablet PC units shipped.

According to a quarterly analysis of Samsung Display smartphones shipments in 2021, 125 million units were shipped in the fourth quarter, showing the highest performance. This is mainly due to high shipments to Apple in the fourth quarter for OLED for iPhone. In 2021, 102 million units of OLED for iPhone were shipped and 45.4 million units were supplied to Apple in the fourth quarter. Therefore, the market share was the highest at 50.1% in the fourth quarter for flexible OLED shipments.

Flexible OLED and rigid OLED shipments were 190 million units and 257 million units respectively in 2021. The annual shipment market share was 41.6% and 56.5% respectively. Foldable OLED shipments were 8.7 million units, a market share of 1.9%.

LG Display Achieves Record Sales in 2021, Swinging a Profit after Three Years

February 3, 2022/in Display, Focus on /by olednet

As LG Display posted the highest sales ever, at the same time it also made a sharp pivot into a profit for the first time in three years. On the 26th, LG Display announced that it had achieved annual sales of 29.878 trillion won and operating profit of 2.23 trillion won in 2021. “This is the result of the large-sized OLED panels in the premium market, the strengthening of the small and medium-sized OLED business base, and the innovation of LCD structures centered on IT products,” LG Display goes on the explain. While the overall TV market experienced negative growth last year, LG Display led the large-sized OLED business. OLED TV panel shipments grew by more than 70% compared to the previous year, which turned to profit in the second half of the year. This helped reach a break-even point.

Following the previous year’s earnings announcement, LG Display stated, “This year, we plan to expand profitability in stages based on shipment growth of more than 20% compared to the previous year and strengthened business capabilities,” and “From the second quarter, ‘OLED.EX’ will be applied to all OLED TV panel series to accelerate the trend toward OLED in the premium TV market.” OLED.EX is a TV panel that increases screen brightness (luminance) by 30% and reduces bezel by 30% by applying ‘deuterium technology’ and ‘personalization algorithm’ to organic light emitting devices. These are the core elements of OLED picture quality. In the case of small and medium-sized OLEDs, the mobile sector plans to improve profitability by expanding new models and high-end products in the second half of the year and expand to the overall mobility industry. The LCD division will continue its strategy of selection and concentration focusing on IT products.

LG Display also expressed confidence in Samsung Display, which has emerged as a new competitor in the OLED market. When asked about LG Display’s competitiveness compared to Samsung Display’s QD-OLED, Large-Scale Marketing Manager Lee Tae-Jong remarked, “Our competitor’s products have not been released yet, so an accurate comparison will be possible only after the actual launch.” He continued, ”LG Display, which has been in business for more than 10 years is far superior in our overall competitiveness in our products and cost, economies of scale, and customers. We will continue to widen the gap in the future.”

Analysis of 65-inch Premium TV Price Trend in 2021

January 17, 2022/in Display, Focus on /by olednet

Analysis of 65-inch Premium TV Price Trend in 2021

This is an analysis for the 65-inch TV prices for Samsung Electronics’ QNED TV, LG Electronics’ OLED TV, and Sony’s OLED TV in 2021.

Samsung Electronics started with the 4K high-end models QN90A and the 8K models QN800A and QN900A. The entry-level models QN80A and QN85A were released sequentially. The 4K models QN90A, QN85A, and QN80A were priced at $2,600, $2,200, and $1,700 respectively. The 8K models QN900A and QN800A were priced at $5,000 and $3,500.

Starting with the high-end model G1, LG Electronics launched the entry-level models A1 and C1 models. The launch prices were $3,000, $2,300, and $2,000 for the G1, C1, and A1, respectively.

Sony launched two models, the XR65A80J and XR65A90J. The starting price was $4,000 for the XR65A90J

In 2021, events such as the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Black Friday played a major factor in aggressive marketing by companies.

Samsung Electronics’ 8K models QN900A and QN800A had two prices cuts, the first one for the Tokyo Olympics and then for Black Friday. In the end, the QN900A was lowered by $1,700 and QN800A by $800 than their launch prices. Similarly, the 4K models 90A cut its price by $700, the 85A by $800, and the 80A by $500 from the launch prices, forming an average price of $300 lower than LG Electronics’ comparable models.

LG Electronics’ TVs had also began marketing in June when they were affected by the Tokyo Olympics and averaged a $300 price cut on all their OLED products. In anticipation for Black Friday, in October they lowered their prices by another $200 on average when compared to their launch prices.

Meanwhile, LG Electronics’ 8K QNED TV 65QNED99UP model was priced at $2,500, the lowest price among 8K models.

Finally, Sony’s XR65A80J model dropped to $1,800 in November, which was a $1,000 price cut from the launch price, but recovered its price to $2,000 in December. No price changes for the high-end model, the X65A90J other than one $200 price cut a month after its launch.

Chinese OLED smartphones released in 2021, 62% increase compared to 2020

January 7, 2022/in Display, Focus on /by olednet

Of the total 226 OLED smartphones released in 2021, China released 175. This is an overwhelming 77.4% share in the market. Korea released 20, which is half of the 39 in 2020. The United States released 16 and other countries released 15.

By size, there were 218 products in the 6-inch range, accounting for 96.5% of the market share, indicating that 6-inch products have established themselves as mainstream. In addition, 3 products in the 8-inch range, 2 products in the 5-inch range and 7-inch range, and 1 product in the 4-inch range were released. All 7-inch and larger products were foldable.

By display design, the punch hole model was released at an overwhelming 173, followed by the notch model at 31, the narrow-bezel model at 15, the under display camera (UDC) and pop-up camera at 3 models each, and 1 product with a home button was released.

Finally, in the display area (D.A), which is the display area to the size of the smartphone, 194 products belonging to 80-90% accounted for 85.8% of the product, 29 products above 90% and 1 product under 80% were released. The home button is now gone, the notch design is reduced, and the average D.A. has increased due to the continuous launch of full-screen smartphones. The product with the highest D.A was 94.9%, which occupies the Honor’s Magic3 series.

LG Display’s automotive OLED panel recognized for ‘best picture quality’ for passengers

December 27, 2021/in Display, Focus on /by olednet

LG Display’s automotive OLED panel recognized for ‘best picture quality’ for passengers

Obtained international certification for ‘High Visibility Vehicle OLED’ from German TUV, a global certification body
Provides a wide viewing angle while consistently maintaining high image quality in a wide range of driving environments and low temperatures of -40 degrees Celsius

Applying new OLED technology that stacks light emitting devices in multiple layers, improving screen brightness and lifespan

LG Display (CEO and President Ho-Young Jung)’s automotive OLED panel was recognized for its best picture quality in the global market.

LG Display announced on the 26th that it had obtained the ‘High Visibility Automotive OLED (OLED)’ certification from Germany’s ‘TUV Rheinland’, a global certification body.

LG Display’s automotive OLED panel consistently realizes the best picture quality in a wide range of driving environments, including the brightness (10 to 5,000 lux) that the driver encounters during the day and at night, and maintains the same picture quality even at a harsh low temperature of minus 40 degrees Celsius. In addition, it was evaluated that it accurately expresses even small contents that are only 5% of the full screen size without distortion at any viewing angle between the driver’s seat and the front passenger’s seat.

This product applies a new OLED technology(tandem) that stacks R(red), G(green), and B(blue) light emitting devices in multiple layers to significantly improve screen brightness and lifespan compared to products with only one light emitting device. Existing LCDs for vehicles have limitations in that light leak around small content, lowering the contrast ratio, and slowing the response time in a low-temperature environment, leaving an afterimage. On the other hand, LG Display’s self-luminous vehicle OLED has a contrast ratio of 600,000 to 1, which greatly exceeds the certification standard (50,000 to 1) and maintains more than 99% of luminance and color despite rapid changes in the external environment of the vehicle. Also, the response speed is 0.66ms faster than the authentication standard (3ms, milliseconds), so there is no afterimage.

Sohn Ki-hwan, managing director of LG Display Auto Marketing/Product Planning, said “This certification proves that tandem OLED for automobiles is the only display that satisfies the highest picture quality and extreme lifespan”. So “We will provide our customers with a differentiated customer experience with a display that is safer to use while driving and more convenient when stopped” he said.

프리미엄 TV존 OLED TV와 Micro LED?

September 20, 2018/in 미분류 /by olednet

2분기 실적 갱신을 하며 OLED TV 덕을 톡톡히 보고 있는 LG전자에 비해 삼성전자는 최근 프리미엄 TV 시장에서 고군 분투하고 있다. 마케팅을 앞세워 QD-LCD로 프리미엄 TV 시장에서 대응해 오다 점차 그 힘을 잃고 있는 것으로 보인다. 2017년부터 IFA, CES등 가전 전시회에서 QLED TV 개발 발표, 프라이빗 부스 전시 등 새로운 시도를 하고 있지만 개발이 더딘 와중 삼성전자의 Micro LED 상용화의 공식 발표로 향후 프리미엄 TV 시장의 구도에 대한 관심이 뜨겁다.
2018 CES와 2018 IFA에서 대중에 공개한 삼성전자의 Micro LED (Mini LED) TV “The Wall”은 상당 수준 발전한 Micro LED 기술을 보여주고 있으며 이에 따라 대만의 관련 업체 들의 주가도 높아지고 있다. 이런 흐름에 대응하는 차원에서 2018 IFA에서 LG전자도 173인치의 Micro LED TV를 전시한 것으로 보인다.

넓은 시야각, 완벽한 블랙의 표현, 빠른 응답 속도 등이 OLED TV의 장점으로 언급되며 프리미엄 TV 시장을 점유해 가고 있다. 산업에서는 아직까지는 Micro 수준이라고 할 수 없는 픽셀을 더 줄이고 가격을 경쟁 가능한 수준으로 하락, 전사에서 오는 신뢰성을 극복하는 등의 한계점 들을 극복한다면 150인치 정도의 초대형 디스플레이 시장을 형성할 수 있을 것으로 예상하고 있다. 이론적으로 Micro LED는 OLED 와 같이 RGB가 스스로 빛을 내는 자발광 디스플레이이며, 작은 부피와 높은 명암비, 사이즈를 줄임으로서 단위 면적당 더 많은 화소수를 넣을 수 있어 고해상도 구현에 유리하다. 또한, 초소형 픽셀사이즈로 구부러지는 디스플레이 구현도 가능한 것으로 알려져 있다.
하지만 여전히 가정용 TV로 생산하기에 Micro LED 는 제조 비용의 문제와 발열등 극복해야될 한계점을 가지고 있어 본격적인 상용화 까지는 시일이 꽤 걸릴것으로 내다 보고 있다. 각종 전시회에서 지속적으로 발전된 제품을 공개하고 있는 만큼 산업의 기대도 큰 것으로 보인다. 또한 동시에 OLED TV 또한, CSO(Crystal Sound OLED) 등 다양한 각도로 진화하고 있어 앞으로의 프리미엄 TV 시장이 기대된다.

(사진: 삼성전자, The wall, 2018 IFA, 출처: 유비리서치)

IFA 2018 TV 전시 동향

September 11, 2018/in 미분류 /by olednet

2018년 8월 30일부터 9월 5일까지 베를린에서 유럽 최대 가전 전시회인 IFA2018이 개최되었다. IFA2018에서 전시된 TV는 OLED TV를 비롯하여 LCD TV와 micro LED TV, laser TV 4종류가 있었으며, 전시 참가 업체는 삼성전자, LG전자, 소니, 파나소닉, 샤프, 도시바, TCL, 하이센스, 창홍, 필립스, 베스텔, 메츠, 그룬딕, 레베 등이 있었다.

유비리서치는 IFA2018에 전시된 전세계 주요 TV 업체들의 전시 제품을 조사하여 OLED TV를 중심으로 “전시 동향 분석 보고서”를 출간하였다.

본 보고서에 따르면 IFA2018에서 TV 전시 주요 특징은 75인치 LCD TV 부상과 8K TV, micro LEDTV 세가지로 요약되었다.

첫째 LCD TV는 75인치가 중점적으로 부각된 이유는 65인치 LCD TV 가격 하락으로 2,000달러 이상의 프리미엄 TV시장에서 수익을 내기 위해서는 75인치 이상의 LCD TV가 필요해졌기 때문이다. 삼성전자 부스에서는 75인치가 65인치에 비해 차이가 별로 나지 않음을 홍보하였다.

두번째 특징은 8K TV이다. 이전 전시회까지는 샤프만이 8K LCD TV를 전시하여 왔으나 IFA2018에서 삼성전자가 8K LCD TV (QLED TV)를 처음으로 전시하며 많은 관람객을 끌었다. 88인치 8K OLED TV도 처음으로 LG전자 전시장에서 공개되었다. 완벽한 블랙과 OLED만의 생동감 있는 화면에 8K 고해상도가 겹쳐 가장 현실감이 있는 TV로 인정받았다. 8K LCD TV는 삼성전자와 샤프 이외에도 베스텔에서도 전시되었다.

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<LG전자 88인치 8K OLED TV>

<베스텔 75인치 8K LCD TV>

세번째는 올해의 화두로 떠오른 micro LED TV다. CES2018에 처음으로 삼성전자가 공개한 micro LED TV는 100인치 이상 크기의 초대형 TV와 퍼블릭 시장을 만들수 있는 제품으로 인지되고 있다, 이 시장에 LG전자도 가세하기 위해 IFA2018에 173인치 4K micro LED TV를 출품하였다.

[IFA2019] 소니 4K OLED TV 브라비아 마스터 시리즈 AF9 공개

September 3, 2018/in 미분류 /by olednet

소니가 IFA2019에서 공개한 AF9 시리즈 OLED TV는 차세대 고화질 프로세스 X1 Ultimate로서 약 2배의 리얼타임 화상처리 능력을 실현하여 현실 세계에 가까운 깊은 검정색과 밝은 흰색 표현이 가능하도록 했다.

음향 처리부분에서는 acoustic surface audio+ 기술로서 본체 후면 좌우의 actuator에 더하여 가운데에도 actuator를 설치하였다. 여기에 배면 스탠드에 서브 우퍼를 좌우 설치하여 3.2 채널 98W의 임장감을 표현하는 고화질 사운드를 완성하였다.

9월부터 유럽에 판매 예정이며 65인치 가격은 3,999 유로, 55인치는 2,999유로이다.

일본에서 OLED TV를 판매하고 있는 회사는 엘지전자와 소니, 파나소닉, 토시바 4개사이다. 이들 회사들에서 OLED TV 가격이 가장 높은 회사는 소니이지만 판매량은 가장 높은 것으로 알려져 있다.

소니의 일본애 시장뿐만 아니라 해외 시장에서도 높은 브랜드 인지도를 바탕으로 OLED TV 사업을 확충할 예정이다. 내년에는 8K OLED TV 판매도 계획하고 있다.

2018 imid_ 투명디스플레이와 자동차용 디스플레이 전시를 통한 신규 사업 방향 제시

August 30, 2018/in 미분류 /by olednet

2018년 8월 부산에서 개최된 imid는 점점 전시의 규모를 키워가고 있음을 보여주었다. 대한민국 디스플레이 산업을 이끄는 삼성디스플레이와 엘지디스플레이는 모두 투명 디스플레이를 전시하였다. 엘지디스플레이는 77인치 탑에미션 방식의 투과율40% 투명 디스플레이와 55인치 FHD OLED 패널 3장을 이어 붙인 비디오 월을 전시하였다. 비디오 월은 베젤이 3.5mm 에 불과하며 이 외에도 VR OLED 패널을 전시 지속적인 개발을 통해 성능이 향상되고 있음을 보여주었다.

삼성디스플레이 역시도 투명 디스플레이를 전시하였는데, 엘지디스플레이가 대형 OLED 산업을 이끈다면 삼성디스플레이는 중소형 OLED 산업을 이끄는 위치에 있음을 대변 하듯, 자동차용 사이즈의 투명 디스플레이를 전시하였다. 투명 OLED 디스플레이 사용을 통해 HUD 디자인 발전 가능성을 시사하였으며 이 외에도 다양한 자동차용 플렉서블 OLED 디스플레이를 전시하였다. 이를 통해 삼성디스플레이가 본격적으로 자동차용 OLED 패널 사업을 하고자 하는 의지를 엿볼 수 있었다. 또한 616ppi의 3.5인치 OLED패널을 사용한 VR과 1200ppi의 2.43인치 OLED 패널을 사용한 VR 을 전시하였다.

두 패널 회사들 외에도 머크, 희성소재를 비롯한 다양한 재료와 장비 업체에서도 학회 전시 참여를 통해 학계와 산업에 기여함과 동시에 사업을 소개하는 장소로 활용하고 있었다. 세계 최고의 OLED 산업리서치 업체인 유비리서치도 이번 기회를 통해 2018년 새롭게 구성한 Market Track등의 보고서를 소개하고 있다.

8K OLED TV, 하반기에 볼 수 있을까?

July 11, 2018/in 미분류 /by OLEDNET

프리미엄 TV시장 경쟁이 더욱 치열해질 전망이다. Sony의 OLED TV 시장 진입과 LG전자의 공격적인 가격 인하로 프리미엄 TV 시장에서 OLED TV의 점유율이 상승곡선을 그리고 있다. 하지만 LCD진영에서는 8K 고해상도 전략으로 대응하고 있는 추세로 프리미엄 TV시장에서 OLED의 상승세를 저지할 수 있을지 관심이 집중되고 있다.

샤프는 이미 지난해부터 8K LCD TV를 세계 최초로 판매하기 시작하였고, 삼성전자도 올 초 CES에서 8K TV를 전시한데 이어 올 하반기 8K QLED(QD-LCD) 제품을 출시할 예정이다. OLED 진영에서는 LG Display가 CES에서 88inch 8K OLED TV를 전시했지만 8K OLED TV의 하반기 출시 여부는 아직 미지수이다.

현재 양산되고 있는 OLED TV는 bottom emission 방식으로 빛이 TFT를 통과해서 나오기 때문에 pixel에서 TFT영역을 제외한 나머지 부분에서 빛이 나오는 방식이다. 따라서 동일 크기의 TV에서 해상도가 높아질수록 pixel size는 작아지지만 TFT의 크기가 작아지는 부분은 제약이 있기 때문에 빛이 나가는 영역이 더 좁아지게 된다. 따라서 동일 사이즈에서 고해상도 구현을 위해서는 개구율을 최대한 넓히거나 발광재료의 성능을 개선해야 된다.

개구율을 넓히는 방법으로는 top emission 구조를 적용하는 방법이 있다. Top emission구조는 빛이 TFT 방향이 아닌 encapsulation 방향으로 나오기 때문에 bottom emission 대비 더 넓은 개구율을 확보할 수 있다. 하지만 현재 불투명한 metal sheet를 사용하는 encapsulation이 투명한 소재로 바뀌어야 되는 점과 color filter가 encapsulation 위쪽으로 형성되어야 하며 공정이 바뀌는 문제가 있다.

발광재료 쪽에서는 TADF blue나 새로운 blue 재료에 대한 개발이 적극적으로 진행되고 있는 중이다.

LG Display에서 공개한 88inch 8K OLED TV는 bottom emission 구조로 만들어 졌으며 약 100 ppi로 현재 판매되고 있는 55inch 4K의 ppi인 80ppi 보다 20% 높은 수치이다. 단순 전체 display size 대비 pixel size를 비교해보면 55 inch 4K의 pixel이 88inch 8k의 pixel보다 약 40% 넓은 것으로 계산된다.

즉 55inch 4K와 동일 수준의 휘도와 수명을 확보하기 위해서는 TFT 설계를 최적화하고 발광재료 성능을 향상시켜 pixel 크기가 40% 감소한 부분을 만회해야 한다.

이러한 문제를 해결하고 하반기에 출시 본격화가 예상되는 8K LCD TV에 맞서 8K OLED TV가 출시 될 수 있을지 업계의 관심이 주목되고 있다.

The second half of 2018 just started, Chinese OLED panel makers are chasing Korea. Where are they?

July 10, 2018/in 미분류 /by OLEDNET

작성자: 오하나 (Analyst, hanaoh@ubiresearch.com)
The display industry has been in a state of confusion by the recent leaking of OLED display panel production technology into China.

As of 2018, five companies (BOE, Everdisplay, Tianma, Truly, and Visionox) have OLED production lines in China, among which only BOE has a line that can produce OLED displays (“Plastic OLED”) using plastic substrates, applied to the premium smart phones such as Samsung Galaxy and Apple’s iPhone. Other panel makers are building lines to produce plastic OLED displays targeting mass production this year and next year.

Monthly production capacity planned by Chinese panel makers by the end of 2020 is about 250K, which is more than the monthly production capacity of Samsung Display (about 180K). If China produces a similar level of panels through mass production, it is clear that Korea cannot defeat China in terms of production costs. The main application of the 6G plastic OLED display is a smart phone; however, the global Smartphone market has slowed down since 2015, especially in the premium Smartphone market, there seem no new markets. If mass applications such as smartphones are not developed, panel makers that do not have cost competitiveness will be hard to survive due to a large oversupply in the near-term and falling panel prices.

Korea is evaluated to have a considerable technical advantage since the production of plastic OLED displays requires a high level of technology and process know-how for the time. However, the industry expects that Chinese government’s support for the panel makers with the background of capital as part of the “China Manufacturing 2025” strategy, will shorten the technology gap quickly.

Chinese panel makers ahead of their mass production by 2019 are also reported to be more aggressively scouting Korea’s major OLED engineers. There are about 100 Korean OLED engineers in Chengdu (B7) plant that produces plastic OLED display of BOE. GVO is also known to have recently hired some important OLED engineers with high salaries. CSOT, which has been known to suffer difficulties from the initial research stage, seems to be expediting the construction of mobile OLED production line, employing Korean OLED engineers at major processes from last year. In addition, HKC, which is not a panel maker, is reported to have hired OLED engineers. This is interpreted as a work for investing in the OLED production line of HKC which has only LCD line, and HKC has recently been named as the merger of TIANMA OLED division.
As of 2018, there are no panel makers in China that can produce OLED display panels at the level produced by Korean panel makers. Although the production capacity and sales structure of Chinese panel makers are different from those of Korea, it is difficult to define yields on the same basis. However, the yield of BOE’s Chengdu (B7) plant, known as the mass production line, is still investigated as a single digit. Other panel makers also expect the product quality and yield problems to be difficult to be resolved by the first half of 2019 even if the mass production lines are launched within the year.

In order for the display industry, which contributes significantly to the Korean economy, to maintain its dominant position in the global display industry, it must maintain its competitiveness through various product development, production and sales strategies. Meanwhile, the size of the display industry needs to grow for the growth of the worldwide OLED industry. In order for Chinese panel makers to supply OLED panels with diverse applications, securing the yield might be the key.

2018년 2H 시작, 중국 OLED 패널 업체들의 추격어디까지?

July 9, 2018/in 미분류 /by oled

최근 중국으로의 OLED 디스플레이 패널 생산기술 유출 사건과 관련하여 디스플레이 산업이 시끌시끌하다.

2018년 현재, 중국내 OLED 생산라인을 보유하고 있는 업체는 총 5업체로 (BOE, Everdisplay, Tianma, Turly, Visionox) 이중 삼성전자의 Galaxy와 Apple의 iPhone등 프리미엄 스마트폰에 사용되는 플라스틱 기판을 사용하는 OLED 디스플레이(“Plastic OLED”)를 생산할 수 있는 라인을 가지고 있는 곳은 BOE 한 곳에 불과하다. 다른 패널 업체들은 올해와 내년 양산을 타겟으로 Plastic OLED 디스플레이를 생산할 수 있는 라인 건설을 진행하고 있다.

2020년 말까지 중국 패널 업체들이 양산을 계획하고 있는 월 생산 Capa는 약 250K로, 현재 삼성디스플레이의 월 생산 Capa(약 180K)를 넘어서는 수준이다. 중국이 본격적인 양산을 통해 비슷한 수준의 패널을 생산하게 될 경우 생산 원가 측면에서 한국은 중국을 이길 수 없는 구조임은 분명해 보인다. 6세대 Plastic OLED 디스플레이의 주 사용 어플리케이션이 스마트폰인데 전세계 스마트폰 시장은 2015년 이후 성장이 둔화되었으며 특히 프리미엄 스마트폰 시장은 신규시장이 거의 없는 상황이다. 스마트폰과 같은 매스 어플리케이션이 개발되지 않을 경우, 머지 않아 매우 큰 과잉공급과 이는 패널 가격의 하락으로 이어져 원가 경쟁력이 없는 패널 업체는 살아남기 힘들게 될 것이다.

일단은 Plastic OLED 디스플레이 생산은 높은 기술수준과 공정 노하우 등이 필요해 한국이 상당한 기술 우위에 있는 것으로 평가한다. 하지만 산업에서는 “중국제조 2025” 전략의 일환으로 자본을 앞세운 중국 정부의 패널업체 지원이 기술 격차를 빠른 시간안에 단축시킬 것으로 예상하고 있다.

2019년까지 양산을 앞두고 있는 중국 패널 업체들 역시 최근 더욱 적극적으로 한국의 주요 OLED 엔지니어 모셔가기를 하고 있는 것으로 알려지고 있다. BOE의 Plastic OLED 디스플레이를 생산하는 청두(B7) 공장에는 약 100여명에 가까운 한국 OLED 엔지니어가 있는 것으로 알려져 있으며 GVO도 최근 고액 연봉의 중요한 OLED 엔지니어들을 수명 고용한 것으로 파악되고 있다. 초기 연구개발 단계에서부터 어려움을 겪는 것으로 알려져 왔던 CSOT 역시 작년부터 주요 공정의 한국 OLED 엔지니어들을 고용 모바일 OLED 생산 라인 구축에 박차를 가하고 있는 것으로 보여진다. 이밖에 패널업체가 아닌 HKC 역시 OLED 엔지니어들 영입하고 있다고 조사되고 있으며 이는 LCD 라인 밖에 없는 HKC의 OLED 생산 라인 투자를 위한 밑 작업으로 해석되고 있으며 HKC는 최근 티안마 OLED 사업부 합병설에 이름을 올리기도 하였다.

2018년 현재를 기준으로 아직까지는 한국 패널 업체들이 생산하는 수준의 OLED 디스플레이 패널 양산이 가능한 중국의 패널 업체는 없다. 중국 패널 업체들의 생산능력 기준과 판매 구조는 대한민국과 달라 같은 기준으로 수율을 정의 하기는 어렵지만 양산라인이라고 알려져 있는 BOE의 청두(B7)공장의 수율은 여전히 1자리 숫자인 것으로 조사되고 있다. 다른 패널 업체들 역시 올해 안에 양산라인 가동을 한다고 해도 제품 품질과 수율문제는 2019년 상반기까지도 해결이 힘들것으로 예상하고 있다.

한국 경제에 상당부분 일조하는 디스플레이 산업이 지속적으로 전세계 디스플레이 산업에서 우위를 지키기 위해서는 다양한 제품 개발, 생산과 판매 전략을 통해 경쟁력을 유지해야 할 것이다. 또한 전세계 OLED 산업의 성장을 위해 디스플레이 산업의 규모가 커지고 많은 플레이어들이 다양한 어플리케이션에 OLED 패널을 공급하기 위해서는 중국 패널 업체들의 수율 확보가 관건일 것이다.

Samsung Display’s 1Q 2018 shipment declined, but it is expected to recover in 2Q.

June 11, 2018/in 미분류 /by OLEDNET

According to UBI Research’s first quarter display market track, Samsung Display’s OLED shipments for smart phones dropped to 88 million units, down 26.0% from the previous quarter, and 4.7% year-on-year decrease.

On the other hand, the sales revenue was US$ 5.37 billion, down 32.4% from the previous quarter and 30.4% year-on- year increase.

For rigid OLED, the utilization rate of rigid OLED mass production lines dropped in 1Q due to the keeping adoption of LCD in Samsung Electronics’ entry-level model and the decline in demand from Chinese set makers. For flexible OLED, its capacity utilization rate also declined due to falling demand from Apple and sluggish sales of Galaxy S series .

UBI Research mentioned, “In the first quarter of 2018, the sales were sluggish due to falling demand of set makers; however, the full-screen rigid OLED demand began to increase in April, and accordingly the utilization rate of rigid OLED production lines began to rise gradually. From June, the utilization rate is expected to recover to the previous year level. Also, the flexible OLED mass production lines will be likely to be in full operation since Samsung Electronics will start mass production of the next model and Apple will start mass production of new models.”

The overall OLED market was totaled as US $ 6.12 billion in the first quarter of 2018, of which the OLED market for smart phones was 91.1% and the market of OLED for TV was 5.7%.

The OLED market for smartphones is projected to reach 4.4 billion units in 2018, and Samsung Display is expected to hold a market share of 93.4%.

<2018 OLED market forecast>

Samsung Display’s 1Q 2018 shipment declined, but it is expected to recover in 2Q.

June 11, 2018/in 미분류 /by oled

According to UBI Research’s first quarter display market track, Samsung Display’s OLED shipments for smart phones dropped to 88 million units, down 26.0% from the previous quarter, and 4.7% year-on-year decrease.

On the other hand, the sales revenue was US$ 5.37 billion, down 32.4% from the previous quarter and 30.4% year-on- year increase.

For rigid OLED, the utilization rate of rigid OLED mass production lines dropped in 1Q due to the keeping adoption of LCD in Samsung Electronics’ entry-level model and the decline in demand from Chinese set makers. For flexible OLED, its capacity utilization rate also declined due to falling demand from Apple and sluggish sales of Galaxy S series .

UBI Research mentioned, “In the first quarter of 2018, the sales were sluggish due to falling demand of set makers; however, the full-screen rigid OLED demand began to increase in April, and accordingly the utilization rate of rigid OLED production lines began to rise gradually. From June, the utilization rate is expected to recover to the previous year level. Also, the flexible OLED mass production lines will be likely to be in full operation since Samsung Electronics will start mass production of the next model and Apple will start mass production of new models.”

The overall OLED market was totaled as US $ 6.12 billion in the first quarter of 2018, of which the OLED market for smart phones was 91.1% and the market of OLED for TV was 5.7%.

The OLED market for smartphones is projected to reach 4.4 billion units in 2018, and Samsung Display is expected to hold a market share of 93.4%.

<2018 OLED market forecast>

삼성디스플레이 1사분기 출하실적 하락, 2사분기 회복 전망

June 7, 2018/in 미분류 /by OLEDNET

유비리서치의 1사분기 디스플레이 마켓트랙에 따르면 삼성디스플레이의 스마트폰용 OLED 출하량은 전분기 대비 26.0%, 전년대비 4.7% 감소한 8,800만개로 집계되었다.

반면 매출액은 전분기 대비 32.4% 감소, 전년대비 30.4% 증가한 53.7억 달러로 집계되었다.

<1사분기 삼성디스플레이 스마트폰용 OLED 실적>

Rigid OLED는 삼성전자의 보급형에 LCD 채택 유지와 중국 set업체의 수요감소로 rigid OLED 양산라인 가동률이 1사분기에 하락하였으며, flexible OLED도 Apple의 수요감소와 Galaxy S series의 실적 부진으로 가동률이 감소하였다.

유비리서치에 따르면 “1사분기는 set 업체들의 수요 감소로 실적이 저조하였지만, 4월부터 full screen rigid OLED 수요 증가로 rigid OLED 양산라인 가동률이 점차 상승하기 시작하였다. 6월부터는 전년수준으로 가동률이 회복될 것으로 예상된다. 또한 flexible OLED 양산라인에서도 삼성전자의 차기모델 조기 양산과 Apple의 신모델 양산이 시작되어 다시 풀가동을 할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.” 라고 밝혔다.

OLED 전체 시장은 2018년 1사분기 61.2억 달러로 집계되었으며, 이중 스마트폰용 OLED 시장은 91.1% 대면적 OLED 시장은 5.7%로 집계되었다.

2018년 스마트폰용 OLED 시장 예상규모는 4.4억개로 전망되며 삼성디스플레이가 93.4%의 점유율을 차지할 것으로 전망된다.

<2018년도 업체별 스마트폰용 OLED 출하 점유율 전망>

[SID2018] Samsung display’s OLED technology, one step closer to full screen

May 24, 2018/in Exhibition, 미분류 /by OLEDNET

At the SID2018 exhibition in Los Angeles, a new concept OLED with no front speakers on the Smartphone was introduced.

Samsung Display’s new “Sound on display” removes the speaker at the top of the smart phone. Instead, it has a piezo electric actuator on the back of the panel that can turn the electrical signal into vibration. This is the mechanism by which the actuator vibrates the OLED panel to produce sound. It is the same method as LG Display’s “Crystal sound OLED”.

When this technology is utilized, the speaker can be removed from the front of the smart phone, resulting in a wider display area. Following the trend that the home button is embedded in the display, OLED will continue to evolve in the direction that the speaker is also embedded in the display.

OLED smartphones launched in the first quarter of 2018 exceeded the average DA 80%

April 23, 2018/in 미분류 /by OLEDNET

Analysis of OLED smartphones released in the first quarter of 2018 shows that the average display size of OLED smartphones and the display area (DA), which represents the size of the display compared to the size of the smartphone, have increased significantly.

In the first quarter of 2018, 13 OLED smartphones were launched from five major companies. Samsung Electronics released the largest number of OLED smartphones with 5 models and Vivo launched 3 models, Oppo 2 models, Elephone 2 models and Huawei 1 OLED smartphone respectively.

Of the 13 types of OLED smartphones launched during 1Q, 2018, 12 full screen OLED smartphones have been released with removing the home button on the screen. Among them, four smartphones adopted the notch design. In the first quarter of 2018, the smartphones with full-screen OLED, which had been adopted in order to expand the display size from the limited smartphone size from the second half of 2017, were launched in earnest.

As the full screen OLED smartphones were released, the average size of display and DA also increased sharply.

The average display size of OLED smartphones launched in the first quarter of 2018 was 6.01 inch. This is 6.7% up from 2016 and 7.7% up from 2017. In addition, the display area (DA) is 81.6%, which is much larger than 71.6% in 2016 and 74.1% in 2017.

Meanwhile, the average ppi of OLED smartphones released in 2018 was 422.9, which was 5.9% higher than in 2016, but similar to the average ppi of 422.2 in 2017. This is because the number of high-resolution OLED smartphones with a QHD level or higher have been released since 2017.

2018년 1분기에 출시 된 OLED 스마트폰의 평균 D.A 80% 돌파

April 20, 2018/in 미분류 /by OLEDNET

2018년 1분기에 출시 된 OLED 스마트폰을 분석 한 결과, OLED 스마트폰의 디스플레이 평균 크기와 스마트폰 크기 대비 디스플레이 크기를 나타내는 D.A(display area)가 크게 증가한 것으로 나타났다.

2018년 1분기에 OLED 스마트폰은 5개의 주요 업체에서 총 13종이 출시된 것으로 조사되었다. Samsung Electronics가 5종으로 가장 많은 OLED 스마트폰을 출시하였으며, Vivo가 3종, Oppo가 2종, Elephone이 2종, Huawei가 1종의 OLED 스마트폰을 출시하였다.

출시 된 13종의 OLED 스마트폰 중 홈버튼이 제거 된 full screen OLED 스마트폰이 12종 출시 되었으며, 그 중 노치 디자인이 적용 된 스마트폰은 4종이 출시 되었다. 2017년 하반기부터 제한 된 스마트폰 크기에서 디스플레이 크기를 확장 시키기 위해 본격적으로 적용 된 full screen OLED 스마트폰이 2018년 1분기에 다수 출시 되었다.

<2018년 1분기에 출시 된 OLED 스마트폰>

Full screen OLED 스마트폰이 대거 출시 된 만큼 디스플레이의 평균 사이즈와 D.A도 크게 증가했다.

2018년 1분기 출시 된 OLED 스마트폰의 디스플레이 평균 사이즈는 6.01인치로 나타났다. 이는 2016년 대비 6.7% 증가한 수치이며, 2017년 대비 7.7% 증가한 수치다. 또한, D.A(display area)는 81.6%로 나타나며 2016년 71.6%, 2017년 74.1%보다 크게 증가한 수치를 보였다.

<연도별 디스플레이 크기와 D.A 변화>

한편, 2018년 출시 된 OLED 스마트폰의 디스플레이 평균 ppi는 422.9ppi로 나타나 2016년 대비 5.9% 증가하였지만, 2017년 평균 ppi인 422.2ppi와 비슷한 수치를 나타내었다. 이는 2017년부터 QHD급 이상의 고해상도 OLED 스마트폰이 다수 출시됨에 따라 상향 평준화 된 것으로 분석된다.

Blue TADF emitters getting ready for commercial production

March 7, 2018/in 미분류 /by OLEDNET

Next week, the leading OLED players will meet in Seoul at the 4^th OLED Korea Conference and discuss new technologies for next-generation displays. One of the most exciting new technologies is the TADF (Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence) technology and this topic will be not missing at this conference, which is hosted by UBI Research.

The TADF technology is receiving much attention as the main method for improving efficiency of blue emitting materials. High-efficiency blue OLEDs are currently missing on the market and the demand for this material is constantly growing year by year.

A high-efficiency TADF blue would enable display manufacturers to reduce the power consumption of the display. Thus, consumers would benefit from a longer battery life of their mobile devices and less energy consumption in large displays. Additionally, an efficient blue would enable to make smaller blue pixels to yield the same amount of light, which would pave the way again to increase the resolution and to offer a better picture quality. Both improvements could significantly increase consumer satisfaction. CYNORA, the current leader in TADF, has shown that its TADF blue material surpassed previous achievements of high-efficiency blue emitters. The latest performance of CYNORA’s materials is getting very close to the customer requirements and thereby also to the market entry barrier. An update of the status of CYNORA’s TADF emitters and their implementation into next-generation AMOLED displays will be shown by the CMO, Dr. Andreas Haldi, during his talk at the OLED Korea Conference. Dr. Haldi will present the newest OLED device results with a deep blue material and disclose some more details on how CYNORA is working very closely with the OLED manufacturers towards mass production.

This most challenging material, efficient blue, is on everybody’s radar as a better efficiency in the blue region is one of the main barriers to OLEDs improvement. But besides blue, TADF materials are also expected to reach the market requirements for green and red in the next couple of years. Thus, TADF can be used efficiently for all RGB pixels, which is something no other emitter technology was able to do so far.

상업적인 생산 준비중인 블루 TADF(열 활성 지연 형광물질) Emitter

March 6, 2018/in 미분류 /by OLEDNET

다음 주, 주요 OLED 산업 관계자들은 서울에서 열리는 제 4 회 OLED Korea Conference에서 차세대 디스플레이 관련 새로운 기술에 대해 논의할 예정이다. 가장 흥미 있는 새로운 기술 중 하나는 TADF (열 활성 지연 형광) 기술이며, 이 주제는 UBI Research에서 주최하는 이번 컨퍼런스에서 놓치지않고 다루어 질 것이다.

TADF 기술은 청색 발광 물질의 효율을 개선하기위한 주요 방법으로서 많은 주목을 받고있다. 고효율 블루 OLED는 현재 시장에 나와 있지 않으며, 이 소재에 대한 수요는 매년 지속적으로 증가하고 있다.

고효율 TADF 블루는 디스플레이 제조업체가 디스플레이의 전력 소비를 줄일 수 있게 한다. 따라서 소비자는 휴대 기기의 배터리 수명을 연장하고 대형 디스플레이에서 에너지 소비를 절감할 수 있다. 또한 효율적인 블루를 사용하면 동일한 양의 빛을 산출 할 수 있는 보다 작은 블루 픽셀을 만들 수 있으므로 해상도를 높이고 화질을 향상시킬 수 있다.

이러한 두 가지의 개선 사항은 소비자 만족도를 크게 높일 수 있다. TADF의 선도업체인 CYNORA는 TADF 블루 소재가 고효율 블루 Emitter의 이전 성능을 넘어섰다는 것을 보여주었다. CYNORA 재료의 최신 성능은 고객의 요구 사항에 매우 근접하고 있으며, 따라서 시장 진입의 장벽이 될 수도 있다. CYNORA의 TADF Emitter 현황 및 차세대 AMOLED 디스플레이로의 구현에 대한 업데이트는 OLED Korea Conference 에서 CYNORA의 CMO인 Andreas Haldi 박사에 의해 발표 될 것이다. Haldi 박사는 효율적인 블루 재료의 최신 OLED 디바이스에 대한 적용 결과를 설명하고, CYNORA가 대량 생산을 위해 OLED 제조업체와 긴밀하게 협력하는 방안에 대해 자세히 언급할 예정이다.

기술적으로 가장 도전적인 물질인 효율적인 Blue는 모든 관계자의 관심이 집중되는 분야로서, Blue 영역에서의 더 나은 효율성은 OLED 개선의 주된 장벽 중 하나이다.

그러나 Blue 이외에, TADF 재료는 앞으로 몇 년 안에 Green과 Red에 대한 시장 요구 사항에 도달 할 것으로 예상된다. 따라서 TADF는, 지금까지 Emitter기술이 할 수 없었던, 모든 RGB 픽셀에 대해 효율적으로 사용될 수 있다.

Visionox, UDC와 OLED 평가 계약 발표

February 12, 2018/in 미분류 /by OLEDNET

UDC(Universal Display)는 Visionox가 OLED 평가 계약에 서명했다고 발표했다. 이번 계약에 따라 UDC는 Visionox에 디스플레이 어플리케이션용 인광 OLED 발광 재료를 공급할 예정이다. 계약의 세부 사항이나 금액 등은 밝혀지지 않았다.

2008년 중국 최초로 PMOLED를 양산한 Visionox는 2015년 2분기에 Kunshan에서 Gen5.5 Rigid OLED 양산 라인을 가동하였다. 지난 2017년 10월에 열린 IMID 2017 비즈니스 포럼에서 Visionox의 Xiuqi Huang 박사는 2018년 2분기에 Guan에서 Gen6 flexible OLED 양산 계획과 flexible OLED 개발 로드맵 등을 밝히기도 하였다.

<Visionox의 OLED 라인 현황>

Xiuqi Huang 박사는 ”2018년부터 2020년까지 6 inch에서 8 inch 급의 스마트폰용 full screen OLED와 foldable OLED 개발을 목표로 하고 있다”며, “2021년 이후부터 6 inch에서 12 inch 급의 스마트폰용과 노트북, 자동차용 flexible OLED 개발 할 예정이다”라고 언급하였다.

<Visionox의 flexible OLED 제품 로드맵>

Visionox, announced OLED evaluation contract with UDC

February 12, 2018/in 미분류 /by OLEDNET

UDC (Universal Display) announced that Visionox has signed an OLED evaluation contract. Under the agreement, UDC will supply Visionox with phosphorescent OLED emitting materials for display applications. Details of the contract such as the amount were not disclosed.

Visionox, which had produced the first PMOLED in China in 2008, started the operation of Gen5.5 rigid OLED mass production line in Kunshan in Q2 2015. At IMID 2017 Business Forum held in October 2017, Dr. Xiuqi Huang of Visionox revealed his plans for mass production of Gen6 flexible OLED and flexible OLED development roadmap in Guan in Q2 of 2018.

<Visionox, OLED Line Status>

Dr. Xiuqi Huang said that “from 2018 to 2020, we aim to develop full-screen OLEDs and foldable OLEDs for smart phones ranging from 6 to 8 inches.” Also he commented that “from 2021, we will develop 6 inch to 12 inch smart phones, notebooks and automotive flexible OLEDs.”

<Visionox, Roadmap for flexible OLED products>

Merck, Started research on ELQ-LED, a new high-efficiency OLED using quantum materials

February 8, 2018/in 미분류 /by OLEDNET

Merck said it has begun research on electroluminescent quantum materials-based light-emitting diodes (ELQ-LED) that combine quantum materials in OLED. The project, funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) for a total amount of € 5.5 million, is to develop quantum materials for the display and lighting industries, with a total budget of € 9.1 million.

According to Merck, ELQ-LED, which uses quantum materials in OLED, can achieve high color purity and high energy efficiency at low production costs. However, the use of cadmium, a toxic substance in the quantum materials, has been ruled out. “ELQ-LED shows a systematic improvement in OLED and offers great potential for synergy between OLEDs and quantum materials,” said Michael Grund, Merck’s director of OLED and quantum materials.

Merck, OSRAM OLED, Fraunhofer Applied Polymer Research Institute and University of Augsburg are expected to participate in the project, and Merck will test and develop components, processes, matrix materials, transport materials and inks.

Merck announced that all components would be developed as print materials to save production costs, and printed parts would be tested on displays and automotive tail lamps.

The research project is scheduled to run for three years until the summer of 2020.

Merck, 양자 물질을 이용한 새로운 고효율 OLED인 ELQ-LED 연구에 착수

February 7, 2018/in 미분류 /by OLEDNET

Merck는 OLED에 양자 물질을 혼합한 ELQ-LED(electroluminescent quantum materials-based light-emitting diode) 연구에 착수 했다고 밝혔다. 독일 연방 교육 연구부(BMBF)로부터 총 550만 유로의 자금을 지원받는 것으로 알려진 이 프로젝트는 디스플레이와 조명 산업을 위한 양자 재료를 개발하는 것으로써 프로젝트의 총 예산은 910만 유로이다.

Merck는 OLED에 양자 물질을 적용한 ELQ-LED가 낮은 생산 비용으로 고색순도와 고에너지 효율 구현이 가능할 것이라고 밝혔다. 다만, 양자 물질 중에서 독성 물질인 카드뮴의 사용은 배제되었다. Merck의 OLED 및 양자 재료 책임자인 Michael Grund는 “ELQ-LED는 OLED의 체계적으로 개선 된 모습을 보여주고 OLED와 양자 재료 사이의 시너지를 위한 큰 가능성을 제시한다.”고 밝혔다.

이 프로젝트는 Merck와 OSRAM OLED, 프라운호퍼 응용 폴리머 연구소, 아우크스 부르크 대학교 등이 참여 할 것으로 알려졌으며, Merck는 구성 요소와 프로세스, 매트릭스 재료, 운송 재료(transport materials), 잉크를 테스트 하고 개발할 예정이다.

Merck는 모든 구성 요소들이 생산비 절약을 위해 모두 인쇄 재료로 개발 될 것이라 밝혔으며, 인쇄 된 부품은 디스플레이와 자동차 테일 램프 부분에서 테스트 될 예정이라 언급했다.

이 연구 프로젝트는 2020년 여름까지 3년 동안 진행 될 예정이다.

LG Display, exceeding 2 trillion KRW of the annual operating profit of in 2017

January 23, 2018/in 미분류 /by OLEDNET

LG Display announced through the conference call for the 4^th quarter of 2017 that it hit the sales record of 27.7902 trillion won with the operating profit of 2.461 trillion KRW in 2017, which means 4.9 percent increase in revenue and 87.7 percent increase in operating profit compared to the previous year. This is the first time that LG Display has exceeded 2 trillion KRW of the annual operating profit.

LG Display reported the revenue in the 4^th quarter of 2017 was recorded as 7.1261 trillion KRW and operating profit as 44,476 million KRW. The revenue was increased by 2% to the previous quarter but decreased by 10.2% to the previous year. Although the operating profit was decreased by 92% to the previous quarter, and by 95.1% to the previous year, LG Display made the operating profit successfully in the black for 23 consecutive quarters.

The decrease in operating profit in the 4^th quarter is due to several reasons such as the overall decrease in price of display and strengthened KRW currency at the end of last year, product development cost to prepare for OLED business expansion in 2018, promotion costs and some one-off expenses, all of which are said to be settled down in the 1^st quarter of this year.

LG Display plans to invest 9 trillion KRW by 2020 in large and small/ medium-sized OLEDs, and to accelerate the transition to OLED by implementing new technologies for OLED and oxide technologies. The 8G OLED investment in Guangzhou, China, has been postponed for three months for delayed government approval, but soon will be back on the right track in the second half of 2019.

TV OLED panels are expected to ship 250,000 to 2.8 million units in 2018 while 1.7 million units in 2017. LG Display is reported to strive to defend the price with valuable products offered to the market consumers as the market demand to supply still lacks. This year, securing profitability is the highest priority in the organization as well as maintaining ASP at the average annual level.

“As confirmed by CES 2018, the adoption of OLED panels has increased, and the market demand for OLED TVs will be steeply increased such as wall-paper, crystal sound OLED (CSO), and roll-able products,” stressed Sang-Don Kim, vice president of chief financial officer. ”

As for small and medium-sized OLEDs, the 6th generation plant E5 in Gumi is increasing productivity by stabilizing mass production while the 6th generation E6 in Paju is preparing for mass production in the third quarter of this year. LG Display will secure the competitiveness of smart phone and prepare for the future by preempting the next generation products such as foldable. Further expansion of the POLED facilities investment will proceed according to the market situation and customer demand.

Meanwhile, in term of the share of sales by product based on the revenue in the 4^th quarter of 2017, TV panel account for the largest portion as 40%, followed by mobile panel 28%, notebook and tablet 18% and monitor panel 14%, respectively.

LG 디스플레이, 2017년 연간 영업이익 2조원 돌파

January 23, 2018/in 미분류 /by OLEDNET

LG 디스플레이는 23일 진행된 2017년 4분기 실적 컨퍼런스콜을 통해 2017년 매출은 27조 7,902억원, 영업이익 2조 4,616억원을 기록했으며, 매출은 전년 대비 4.9%, 영업이익은 87.7% 증가했다고 밝혔다. LG 디스플레이가 연간 영업이익 2조원을 돌파한 것은 이번이 처음이다.

2017년 4분기 매출은 7조 1,261억원, 영업이익은 444억 7,600만원을 기록했다고 밝혔다. 매출은 전분기 대비 2% 증가했으나, 전년 동기 대비 10.2% 감소했다. 영업이익은 전분기 대비 92%, 전년 동기 대비 95.1% 감소했지만 23분기 연속 영업이익 흑자에 성공했다.

4분기 영업이익 감소는 지난해 말 전반적인 판가 하락과 원화 강세, 2018년 OLED 사업 확대 준비를 위한 신규 고객향 제품 대응 개발, 프로모션 비용, 일부 일회성 비용 등이 증가한 것이며, 이는 올해 1분기 말에 안정될 것이라고 전했다.

LG 디스플레이는 2020년까지 대형 및 중소형 OLED 중심으로 9조원 규모를 투자할 계획이며, OLED와 oxide 등 미래를 위한 신기술에 집행하여 OLED로의 사업 전환을 가속화할 계획이라고 밝혔다. 중국 광저우의 8세대 OLED 투자는 정부 승인 지연으로 계획보다 3개월 연기되었지만, 2019년 하반기에 차질없이 가동하도록 노력할 것이라고 밝혔다.

TV용 OLED 패널은 2017년 170만대에서 2018년에는 250~280만대의 출하를 기대하고 있으며, 고객의 수요 대비 공급이 여전히 부족하기 때문에 고객에게 가치를 주는 제품으로 가격을 방어하는 노력을 기울일 것이라고 밝혔다. 올해는 수익성을 확보하는 것이 내부 우선순위 목표이며, ASP를 예년 수준으로 유지하도록 노력하겠다고 덧붙였다.

김상돈 최고재무책임자(CFO) 부사장은 “이번 CES 2018을 통해 확인되었듯이 OLED 패널 채용이 증가하였으며, 워페이퍼(wall-paper), 크리스탈 사운드 OLED(CSO), 롤러블(rollable) 등 OLED TV에 대한 수요가 가파르게 증가할 것”이라고 강조했다.

중소형 OLED는 구미의 6세대 E5 공장은 양산을 안정화 시켜 생산력을 더욱 높이고, 파주의 6세대 E6는 올해 3분기 양산을 목표로 준비하고 있다. 스마트폰 경쟁력을 확보하고 foldable 등 차세대 제품을 선점하여 미래를 대비할 것이며, 추가적인 POLED 설비 투자 확장은 시장 상황과 고객 수요에 따라 적기에 진행할 것이라고 덧붙였다.

한편, 2017년 4분기 매출액 기준 제품별 판매 비중은 TV용 패널이 40%, 모바일용 패널이 28%, 노트북 및 태블릿용 패널이 18%, 모니터용 패널이 14%를 차지한 것으로 나타났다.

OLED lighting, growing their presence

December 21, 2017/in Lighting /by OLEDNET

By HyunJun JANG (hyunjun@ubiresearch.com)

As the OLED lighting has expanded its applications, the expectation is raised for the beginning of the OLED lighting market. In particular, LG Display has recently completed the OLED lighting production line and started attracting customers. As a result, there is much attention towards the growing OLED lighting market.

LG Display is said to supply its OLED lighting to Baskin Robbins Brown store in Cheongdam Dong and the ‘transparent connection solution’ applied OLED lighting to IOPE store in Myeong Dong. The company explains as the thickness of lighting is as thin as 0.88mm, it enhances aesthetic effect, and does not effect on cosmetics and other displays with less heat generated.

Until recently, compared to OLED display for mobile devices and TVs, OLED lighting has shown slow growth. However, OLED lighting is thinner, lighter, and more flexible so that it is now being consideres as a next generation lighting. By tapping on the strengths, it has applied not only to indoor lighting but to cars, exhibitions, and many other industries.

More recently, IKEA announced to release a new lighting product of Vitsand with 7 OLED panels while Mercedez-Benz decided to apply OLED lighting for taillights of both 2018 Benz S class Coupe and Cabriolet.

According to the 2017 OLED Lighting Annual Report published by UBI Research, the global OLED lighting panel market is expected to grow rapidly from 2020, becoming $1.9 billion worth of market by 2021.

RGB ink-jet printing, also applied to small and medium-sized OLED?

December 13, 2017/in Technology /by OLEDNET

At the “Year End Seminar of OLED/Display” held at COEX in Seoul, Korea, on December 7, Kim, Seok-Soon, CEO of Unijet said that ink-jet printing technology can implement over 550 RGB ppi and ink-jet printing can be applied to small and medium-sized OLED process as well.

The currently mass-produced QHD resolution of 5.5-inch mobile device is 550 ppi but it is actually 400 ppi with pentile structure. Moreover the ink-jet printing technology for RGB pixels is currently in the range of 150 to 200 ppi which can achieve 8K resolution on over 55inch OLED, yet inapplicable to the small and medium-sized OLED process. As Kim announced, if the ink-jet printing technology is applicable, implementing 550 ppi in the small and medium-sized OLED process, beyond QHD resolution in 5.5 inches, it is possible to implement UHD resolution in pentile structure.

Kim said, “In 2012, single droplet measurement technology showed 2.5% or less of volume accuracy, which was, however, insufficient for RGB printing. In 2017, the laser droplet measurement technology enabled the discharge volume control less than 0.1 μm and the real-time internal pressure control reduced the volume accuracy by less than 0.1%.” Kim added that it is possible to form over 550 RGB ppi regardless of the pixel structure.

Lastly, Kim noted that the solvent purity for OLED RGB pixel is very important; “Inkjet printer can be commercialized only if ink materials are fully developed first to satisfy panel makers. He expected that it will be applied to the mass production line in earnest since 2020. ”

RGB ink-jet 프린팅 중소형 OLED 에도 적용되나

December 12, 2017/in 미분류 /by OLEDNET

지난 12월 7일 서울 삼성동 코엑스에서 열린 ‘OLED/디스플레이 결산세미나’에서 Unijet의 김석순 대표는 ink-jet 프린팅 기술로 550 ppi 이상의 RGB pixel 형성이 가능하다며 중소형 OLED 공정에서도 ink-jet 프린팅이 적용 가능하다고 발표하였다.

현재 양산 되고 있는 5.5 inch mobile 기기의 QHD 해상도는 550ppi 수준으로서 pentile 구조임을 감안하면 실제로는 400ppi 수준이다. 반면 RGB pixel을 형성하기 위한 ink-jet 프린팅 기술은 현재 150~200ppi 수준으로 이는 55 inch 이상의 OLED에서 8K 해상도까지 구현 가능하나 중소형 OLED 공정에 적용하기에는 부족하다. 김 대표 발표대로 중소형 OLED 공정에 550ppi가 형성 가능한 ink-jet 프린팅 기술이 적용 된다면 5.5 inch에서 pentile 구조 기준으로 UHD 해상도까지 구현이 가능하다.

<Size와 해상도에 따른 ppi>

김 대표는 “2012년 single droplet measurement 기술은 2.5% 수준의 토출량 오차로 RGB 프린팅에는 부족한 기술이었다”라고 언급하며 “2017년 laser droplet measurement 기술로 0.1 um 이하로 토출량 제어가 가능하게 되었고 또한 실시간으로 내부 압력 조절을 통해 0.1% 이하의 오차를 보였다”라고 언급했다. 이를 통해 김 대표는 pixel 구조와 관계 없이 550 ppi 이상의 RGB pixel 형성이 가능하다고 설명했다.

마지막으로 김 대표는 OLED RGB pixel용 ink는 solvent의 순도가 매우 중요하다고 언급하며 “panel 업체가 만족할 수 있는 ink 재료가 먼저 개발이 되야 ink-jet 프린터가 상용화 될 수 있을 것”이라며 “2020년 이후 본격적으로 양산라인에 적용이 될 수 있을 것”이라 전망하였다.

유비리서치 2017년 OLED 결산 세미나: 2018년도 디스플레이 산업의 차별화 전략을 위한 시장 전망과 주요 기술 이슈 세미나 개최

November 23, 2017/in 미분류 /by OLEDNET

2017년 OLED 시장을 디스플레이 전문 리서치 기관의 분석을 통해 주요 이슈를 되짚어 볼 수 있는 자리 마련
2018년 OLED 산업의 투자 관점, 경제 관점에서 시장을 전망하고 이에 따른 변화 포인트 예측

시장조사 전문 기관인 유비리서치는 2017년 하반기 결산 세미나 12월 7일(목) 서울 삼성동 코엑스 컨퍼런스룸에서 개최한다. 이번 세미나는 ‘2018년도 디스플레이 산업의 차별화 전략을 위한 시장 전망과 주요 기술 이슈’라는 주제하에 2017년 OLED 시장의 주요 이슈를 되짚어 보고 2018년 시장 전망과 변화 포인트를 예측해보는 자리를 마련한다.

2018년 디스플레이 시장은 국내외 디스플레이 업체에서 앞다투어 제품에 OLED를 채택함으로써 매출액 또한 상승곡선을 그릴 것으로 예상하고 있다. TV용 대형 패널 수요가 빠르게 증가하고 있고, 장기적으로 중소형 패널의 수요도 계속 증가될 것으로 기대되기 때문에 전략적 투자 방향은 긍정적으로 평가된다.

이번 세미나는 ‘최근 LG디스플레이의 중국 8.5세대 투자에 대한 이슈’, ‘삼성 디스플레이의 A5투자가 각 대형디스플레이 패널 시장과 중소형(모바일) OLED패널 시장에 어떤 영향을 미치는지’에 대한 내용으로 신한금융투자 소현철 기업분석부서장이 발표한다.

또한 2018년 가장 주목되는 차세대 Inkjet Printing 기술의 대표 업체 유니젯 김석순 대표가 ‘디스플레이를 위한 잉크젯 프린팅 기술의 개발 역사와 동향’을 발표한다. 스트레쳐블 기술에 핵심 전문가인 고려대학교 홍문표 교수가 현재 기술 개발 상황과 방향에 대하여 심도 있는 발표를 진행한다.

유비리서치 이충훈 대표는 ‘키워드로 돌아보는 2017년 OLED 디스플레이 시장과 2018년 전망’과 ‘중국, 일본 OLED 산업 전망’에 대한 내용으로 2017년을 종합적으로 정리하고 2018년 OLED산업 시장과 기술을 투자 관점, 경제 관점으로 발표한다.

이번 유비리서치 하반기 결산 세미나는 국내 핵심 전문가와 함께 다양한 양질의 정보와 인맥 교류의 장이 형성은 물론 디스플레이 기술의 현황과 미래를 예측할 수 있는 자리가 될 것으로 예상된다. 세미나에 대한 자세한 정보는 공식 홈페이지(http://www.ubiresearch.co.kr/12_sem/)를 통해 찾아볼 수 있다. 또한 사전등록은 12월 6일까지 접수 가능하다.

IT Industry in China is still hot, OLED is center on that

November 22, 2017/in Exhibition /by OLEDNET

News about when, where, what size of new investments emerge from Samsung display who leads Recent Small and Medium-sized OLED Market and LG display who leads large OLED market should come true are continuously main news in Display industry. In the middle, Maybe, publics who are invovled in industry, are interested in watching when will China’s panel companies who are processing on construction of flexible OLED line supported by government between Korea narrows the technology gaps.

The Hi-Tech Fair, which celebrates its 19th anniversary this year, is a representative event showing how much China is interested in the IT industry.
Hi-Tech Fair held in Shenzhen, China from November 16th to 19th exhibits almost all fields relevant to IT industry. Communication with Display is a key point to increase importance of IT industry and these two field is developing by complex connecting with another field.

Exhibition include total 9 hall and the newest technology such as Smart cities, robots, aviation, telecommunications, home appliances, games, and other technologies that connect with IT can be seen in that area. Among them, one that stick out in 1 Hall is Visionox which is large panel company in China, many people are gather together to watch China’s Display Panel technology.

Current smart phone display’s trends are a bezel-less design that maximizes the screen by minimizing the bezel and a curved design represented by the Galaxy Edge series. In this exhibition, Visionox showed a the bezel-less design smartphone which applied rigid OLED and a curved design smartphone which applied flexible OLED having 8R bending radius.

According to officials, disclosed curved display is going to apply to smartphone which will launched in market earlier in 2018. So, this process is currently making decision about supplying with china’s smartphone company. In addition, a variety of flexible displays being developed for future foldable and rollable applications have been on display.

On the other side in Hall, Royole, who manufactures and sells VR devices for China’s leading OLED applications, exhibited flexible sensors with VR device “Noon” Also, they did not exhibit their technology, they disclose a very thin flexible display of 0.01mm through wathcing a video and keep delivering message about continous Display technology development. Also, we can see the various forms and functions of display panel is applied to electrical instruments such as car, robot in many booths. Among them, OLED is expected to continue to grow in significance of IT industry in the future due to its wide range of applications and its technical strengths such as design excellence, thin panel and high resolution.

점차 영역을 확대해 나가고 있는 OLED 조명

November 21, 2017/in 미분류 /by OLEDNET

OLED 조명이 점차 적용 영역을 확대해 감에 따라 OLED 조명 시장 개화의 기대감이 높아지고 있다. 특히 LG Display는 최근 OLED 조명 생산라인 가동 준비를 완료했으며 고객사 유치에 나서고 있어 OLED 조명 시장이 본격적으로 확대될지 귀추가 주목되고 있다.

LG Display는 최근 청담동에 위치한 배스킨라빈스 브라운 매장에 OLED 조명을 납품한데 이어 명동에 위치한 IOPE 매장에 ‘transparent connection solution’이 적용 된 OLED 조명을 납품했다고 전했다. LG Display는 OLED 조명의 두께가 0.88mm 수준으로 얇아 미적 효과를 향상 시키고 발열이 적기 때문에 화장품 등 전시 제품에 영향을 주지 않는다고 설명했다.

그 동안 OLED 조명 시장은 모바일 기기와 TV에 적극 적용되고 있는 OLED 디스플레이 시장에 비해 더딘 성장세를 보였다. 하지만 OLED 조명은 얇고 가벼우며 유연한 패널 구현이 가능하기 때문에 차세대 조명으로 주목 받아 왔으며, 이러한 장점으로 실내 조명 뿐만 아니라 차량용 조명, 전시용 조명 등 다양한 분야에 걸쳐 적용되고 있다.

최근에는 IKEA가 7개의 OLED panel이 적용 된 조명기구 Vitsand를 출시했다고 밝혔으며 Mercedes-Benz는 2018년형 Benz S class Coupe와 Cabriolet 후미등에 OLED 조명을 적용하기로 하는 등 그 입지를 점차 넓혀가고 있다.

한편 유비산업리서치에서 발간한 ‘2017 OLED Lighting Annual Report’에 따르면, 전세계 OLED 조명 패널 시장은 2020년부터 크게 성장해 오는 2021년에는 약 19억 달러의 규모를 형성할 것으로 전망했다.

여전히 뜨거운 중국의 IT 산업, 그 중심에 있는 OLED

November 17, 2017/in 미분류 /by OLEDNET

최근 중소형 OLED 시장을 주도하는 삼성디스플레이와 대형 OLED 시장을 이끌어가고 있는 LG 디스플레이의 신규 투자가 언제, 어디서, 어떤 규모로 이루어 질 것인지에 대한 소식이 지속적으로 디스플레이 산업의 주요 뉴스로 오르내리고 있다. 와중에 정부의 지원을 받아 집중적인 플렉서블 OLED 라인 건설을 진행하고 있는 중국의 패널 업체들이 언제쯤 현재 한국과의 기술격차를 좁힐 것인가는 아마 산업에 있는 모든 사람들의 관심사일 것이다.

올해 19회를 맞이하는 Hi-Tech Fair는 중국이 IT 산업에 얼마나 관심이 많은지를 보여주는 대표적인 행사이다. 11월 16일부터 19일까지 중국 심천에서 개최되는 Hi-Tech Fair에는 IT산업과 관련이 있는 거의 모든 분야의 전시가 진행된다. IT산업에서 점점 더 그 중요성을 높여가고 있는 것이 디스플레이와 통신이며, 이 두 분야는 다른 분야와 복합적으로 연결되어 발전하고 있다.

전시관은 총 9홀까지 있으며 스마트 시티, 로봇, 항공, 통신, 가전, 게임 등 IT와 연결지어 생각할 수 있는 다양한 산업들의 최신기술들을 엿볼 수 있다. 그 중 1홀에서 가장 눈에 띄는 것은 중국의 한 대형 패널 업체인 Visionox로 많은 사람들의 중국의 디스플레이 패널 기술을 보기 위해 모여 있었다.

현재 스마트폰 디스플레이의 트렌드는 갤럭시 엣지 시리즈로 대표되는 커브드(curved)디자인과 베젤을 최소한으로 하여 최대한의 화면을 구현하는 bezel-less 디자인이다. Visionox는 이번 전시에서 플렉서블 패널을 적용한 8R의 커브드 디자인과 Rigid 패널을 적용하여 bezel-less 디자인 스마트폰을 모두 제작하여 공개하였다.

관계자에 따르면 공개된 커브드 디스플레이는 2018년 초 시장에 론칭되는 스마트폰에 적용될 계획으로 중국 스마트폰 업체와 공급 협의가 진행중이다. 이 외에도 향후 폴더블과 롤러블 어플리케이션을 위해 개발중인 다양한 형태의 플렉서블 디스플레이가 전시되었다.

다른 한쪽에선 중국의 대표적인 OLED 적용 VR 기기를 제작, 판매하는 Royole이 VR 기기 “Noon” 과 함께 플렉서블 센서 등을 전시했다. 또한, 직접 전시하진 않았지만 동영상을 통해 0.01mm의 아주 얇은 플렉서블 디스플레이 시연을 공개하며 지속적인 디스플레이 기술 개발에 대한 메시지메 전달하고 있다.

이 외에도 많은 부스에서 자동차와 로봇을 비롯하여 각종 전자 기기에 디스플레이 패널이 다양한 형태와 기능을 가지고 적용되고 있는 것을 확인 할 수 있다. 그 중에서도 OLED 는 디자인의 우수성, 얇은 패널, 고해상도 등의 기술적 강점으로 적용범위가 무수히 넓어 향후 IT 산업에서 중요성은 계속 커져갈 것으로 보여진다.

Samsung Electronics, sets a profit record of 0.97 Trillion Won in the 3rd Quarter

November 3, 2017/in 미분류 /by OLEDNET

Samsung Electronics reported sales of KRW 62.05 trillion and operating profit of KRW 14.53 trillion through the conference call of the third quarter in 2017, and the display business recorded sales of KRW 8.28 trillion and operating profit of KRW 0.97 trillion. Display business sales increased 7.4% compared to the previous quarter and 17.3% compared to the previous year, but operating profit of 1 trillion fell with a decrease of 43.3% of the previous quarter and 4.9% the previous year. OLED sales are shown to occupy 60% of the display industry.

According to Samsung Electronics, in the 3^rd quarter of 2017, main customers of OLED have increased through the launch of new flagship products focused on flexible products. However, its performance has decreased than the previous quarter due to factors such as increased costs of new OLED lines initial ramp-ups, and intensified price competition between rigid OLEDs and LCD panels.

Samsung Electronics plans to increase supply of flexible products in OLED in the 4^th quarter, and expand sales of rigid OLED products to secure profitability. In the LCD industry, there are off-seasons and excess supplies resulting to supply and demand imbalance, but profitability is to be secured by strengthening yield and cost activities and expanding sales portion of high value-added products such as UHD, large-format, and QD.

In 2018, OLEDs are expected to become the mainstream in the mobile display market, with expectations that flexible panel dominance will be particularly strong in the high-end product line. Samsung Electronics said it plans to develop a system to meet the flexible demand of major smartphone manufacturers and improve earnings by securing differentiated technologies.

In 2018, the LCD market may continue to expand in China and intensify competition among companies, but trend of large-sized and high-resolution TVs are expected to continue. Samsung Electronics states it will strengthen its strategic partnership with its customers and concentrate on improving profitability by promoting sales of high value-added products such as UHD, large format, QD, and frameless products.

Samsung Electronics sold 97 million mobile phones and 6 million tablets in the 3^rd quarter of 2017. Mobile phone sales in the 4^th quarter are expected to decline Quarter on Quarter, but tablet sales are expected to increase QoQ. TV sales reached a record around 10 million units, and sales in the 4^th quarter were expected to rise to mid-30%.

10.4 trillion was invested in facility during the 3^rd quarter of Samsung Electronics, of which 2.7 trillion was invested in display. Displays are reported to have additional production lines to meet customer demands for flexible OLED panel.

CEO Chang-Hoon Lee of Samsung Display said, “In the case of small and medium-sized OLEDs, we are planning to apply it to AR, VR, foldable, and automotive industry.” Also, “In Automotives, OLEDs are focused on energy efficiency, design differentiation, and black image quality which is critical to driver safety, in preparation with client company cooperation.” Additionally, “Foldable is constantly being researched and developed in line with customer demand, and is centered on enhancing the level of perfection demanded by the market and customers. We will work with our clients to prepare these for mass production desired by our customers.”

삼성전자, 3분기 디스플레이 사업 영업이익 0.97조원 기록

October 31, 2017/in 미분류 /by OLEDNET

삼성전자는 31일 진행된 2017년 3분기 실적 컨퍼런스콜을 통해 매출 62.05조원, 영업이익 14.53조원을 기록했으며, 이 중 디스플레이 사업에서 매출 8.28조원, 영업이익 0.97조원을 기록했다고 밝혔다. 디스플레이 사업 매출은 전분기 대비 7.4%, 전년 동기 대비 17.3% 증가했지만, 영업이익은 1조원대가 무너지며 전분기 대비 43.3%, 전년 동기 대비 4.9% 감소했다. 디스플레이 사업에서 OLED 매출은 60% 후반의 비중을 차지했다고 밝혔다.

삼성전자에 따르면 2017년 3분기에는 OLED 부문에서 주요 고객사의 플래그십 신제품 출시로 flexible 제품을 중심으로 매출이 증가했다. 하지만 신규 OLED 라인 초기 ramp-up에 따른 비용 증가, rigid OLED와 LCD 패널 간의 가격 경쟁 심화 등의 영향으로 전분기 대비 실적이 감소했다고 설명했다. LCD 부문은 주요 고객의 재고 조정 등에 의해 판가 하락 영향으로 실적이 약화되었고 밝혔다.

삼성전자는 4분기 OLED 부문에서 flexible 제품의 생산성을 높여 공급을 본격적으로 확대하고, rigid OLED 제품 판매를 확대해 수익성을 확보할 계획이다. LCD 부문의 경우 계절적 비수기와 업계의 공급 초과 상황이 지속되어 수급 불균형의 우려가 있으나, 수율과 원가 개선 활동을 강화하고, UHD, 대형, QD 등의 고부가 제품 판매 비중을 확대해 수익성 확보에 주력할 방침이라고 밝혔다.

2018년에 OLED는 모바일 디스플레이 시장에서 mainstream이 될 것으로 기대되며, 특히 high-end 제품군에서 flexible 패널의 지배력 강화가 전망된다고 밝혔다. 삼성전자는 주요 스마트폰 업체들의 flexible 수요에 적기 대응할 수 있는 시스템을 구축하고, 차별화된 기술 확보를 통해 실적 개선을 추진할 계획이라고 설명했다.

2018년에 LCD 시장은 중국의 생산량 확대가 지속되고 업체간 경쟁도 심화되지만, TV의 대형화와 고해상도 트렌드 또한 지속될 것으로 전망된다고 밝혔다. 삼성전자는 고객사와의 전략적 파트너십을 견고히 하고, UHD, 대형, QD, frameless 등 고부가 제품과 디자인 차별화 제품의 판매 확대를 추진해 수익성 제고에 집중할 방침이라고 밝혔다.

삼성전자는 2017년 3분기에 휴대폰 9,700만 대, 태블릿 600만 대의 판매량을 기록했다. 4분기 휴대폰 판매량은 전분기 대비 감소할 것으로 예상하지만, 태블릿 판매량은 전분기 대비 증가할 전망이라고 밝혔다. TV의 판매량은 약 1,000만대를 기록했으며, 4분기 판매량은 30% 중반대의 상승을 예상했다.

삼성전자의 3분기 시설 투자는 총 10.4조원이 집행되었고, 이 중 디스플레이에 2.7조원이 투자됐다. 디스플레이의 경우는 flexible OLED 패널 고객 수요에 대응하기 위한 생산라인 증설 투자가 진행중이라고 설명했다.

삼성디스플레이 이창훈 상무는 “중소형 OLED의 경우 현재 주력인 스마트폰 외에도 AR, VR, foldable, automotive 등에 확대 적용할 예정”이라고 설명했다. 이어 “Automotive에서는 OLED가 에너지 효율, 디자인 차별화, 운전자의 안전에 중요한 블랙 화질 구현 등의 장점으로 관심이 집중되고 있어 앞으로 고객사와 협력을 통해 준비하겠다”고 설명했다. 또한, “Foldable은 고객 수요에 맞춰 지속적으로 연구, 개발 중이며 시장과 고객이 원하는 수준의 완성도 제고에 중심을 두고 있다. 고객사와 협력을 통해 고객이 원하는 시점에 양산 가능하도록 준비하겠다”고 덧붙였다.

OLED TV, leading the premium TV market, LG Electronics HE division created the largest operating profit

October 30, 2017/in Market /by OLEDNET

On the 26th, LG Electronics announced its 2017 Q3 performance through conference call. LG Electronics recorded consolidated sales of KRW 15.2241 trillion in 3Q and operating profit of KRW 516.1 billion. Sales and operating profit grew by 15.1% and 82.2% YoY respectively. Sales are the highest in 3Qs ever.

In particular, sales of premium TV increased, and HE division posted record-high quarterly results with operating profit (KRW 458.0 billion) and operating margin (9.9%). In addition, operating profit (KRW 882.9 billion) and operating margin (9.2%) are the highest in the household appliances business including household appliances and TVs.

LG Electronics announced that its HE division posted sales of KRW 4.6376 trillion and operating profit of KRW458 billion, and sales of premium TVs such as OLED TVs and UltraHD TVs increased steadily, with 12.0% YoY growth. It is known that the operating profit and operating margin (9.9%) reached a record high on a quarterly basis due to improved profit structure by expanding sales of premium products.

LG Electronics said on Oct 11 that monthly sales of OLED TV have exceeded 10,000 units for the first time in Korea and that it is speeding up its popularization. LG OLED TV has been recognized for its image quality by being awarded the top spot in the performance evaluation conducted by non-profit consumer magazines in 11 countries including the US and UK this year and the price of the 55-inch OLED TV has dropped to the mid-2 million level, and It is regarded as the cause of goodness of its sales.

LG OLED TV accounted for about 30% of domestic TV sales of LG Electronics, and it is known to have completely settled in the market. LG Electronics official announced plans for the future, ” HE division plans to continue sales growth and stable profit structure focusing on premium products such as OLED TV and UltraHD TV.”

Premium TV 시장 주도하는 OLED TV, LG Electronics HE부분 최대 영업이익 이끌어

October 27, 2017/in 미분류 /by OLEDNET

지난 26일 LG Electronics는 컨퍼런스콜을 통해 2017년 3분기 실적을 발표하였다. LG Electronics의 3분기 연결기준 매출액 15조 2,241억 원, 영업이익 5,161억 원을 기록했다. 매출액과 영업이익은 전년동기 대비 각각 15.1%, 82.2% 증가했다. 매출액은 역대 3분기 가운데 가장 많다.

특히 premium TV 판매가 늘면서 HE사업본부는 영업이익(4,580억 원)과 영업이익률(9.9%)에서 역대 분기 실적으로는 사상 최고치를 기록했다. 또한 생활가전, TV 등을 아우르는 전체 가전 사업 또한 역대 3분기 기준으로는 영업이익(8,829억 원)과 영업이익률(9.2%)이 가장 높다

LG Electronics는 HE사업본부의 매출액은 4조 6,376억 원, 영업이익은 4,580억 원으로서 매출액은 OLED TV와 UltraHD TV 등 premium TV 판매가 꾸준히 늘며 전년동기 대비 12.0% 증가했다고 밝혔다. 프리미엄 제품 판매 확대를 통한 수익구조 개선으로 영업이익과 영업이익률(9.9%)은 분기 기준 사상 최고치를 기록한 것으로 알려졌다.

LG Electronic는 지난 10월 11일 OLED TV가 국내에서 월 판매량 1만 대를 처음으로 넘어서며 대중화 속도를 높이고 있다고 언급한 바 있다. LG OLED TV는 올해 미국과 영국을 포함한 11개 국가의 비영리 소비자 매거진이 실시한 성능 평가에서 1위를 싹쓸이 할 만큼 화질을 인정받고 있으며 55형 OLED TV의 가격이 200만원 중반까지 낮아진 만큼 합리적인 가격도 판매 호조의 원인으로 손꼽히고 있다.

LG OLED TV는 LG Electronics 국내 TV 매출의 약 30%를 차지하며 시장에 완벽히 정착한 것으로 알려졌다. LG Electronics 관계자는 “HE사업본부는 OLED TV, UltraHD TV 등 프리미엄 제품을 중심으로 매출 성장과 안정적인 수익구조를 이어갈 계획”이라고 향후 계획을 밝혔다.

LG디스플레이, 2018년 OLED 매출 비중 2배로 확대

October 26, 2017/in 미분류 /by OLEDNET

LG디스플레이는 25일 진행된 3분기 실적 컨퍼런스 콜을 통해 2018년까지 OLED 매출 비중을 10%에서 20%로, 2배 확대할 예정이라 밝혔다.

LG디스플레이 김상돈 전무는 ‘대형 OLED 생산 capa. 확대를 통해 OLED TV 출하량이 증가하고 있고, wallpaper와 CSO(crystal sound OLED) 등 프리미엄 신제품 등이 좋은 반응을 얻고 있다’며, ‘LCD TV와의 차별성이 인정되고 있다’고 설명했다.

이에 따라 ‘2017년 OLED TV 패널 출하량은 170만대로 예상하고 있다’며, ‘2018년에는 출하량이 250만~280만대, 2020년에는 650만대 이상이 될 것으로 기대하고 있다’고 말했다.

LG디스플레이는 ‘OLED 패널의 수익성을 확보하기 위해 경제적인 규모를 늘리고 있다’고 설명했다. 동시에 ‘재료비와 제반비를 줄이기 위해 중국에 OLED 패널 공장을 짓고, 효율적인 라인과 규모의 경제, eco system 확대 등을 통해 원가를 절감할 것’이라 덧붙였다.

2017년 4분기 출하 면적은 ‘연말 및 내년 춘절 등 성수기 대응 영향에 힘입어 한자리 수 중반 증가하고, 판가는 제품별, 사이즈별 수급 상황에 따라 차이는 있겠지만 전반적으로 하락할 것으로 예상되나 하락세는 점차 둔화될 것’이라 전망했다.
모바일용 디스플레이에 대해서는 현재 ‘LCD에서 POLED로의 전환되고 있다’며, ‘LCD패널의 매출이 전체 매출의 30%를 차지하고 있으나, 2019년 투자가 완료되는 시점에서 매출이 본격적으로 이루어질 것’이라 설명했다.

이어 ‘LG디스플레이는 장기적 미래 준비 계획으로 향후 OLED 중심의 투자를 진행할 예정인 가운데, 어려운 시장 환경이 지속될 수 있다는 보수적인 기조 하에 LCD 차별화 제품 위주의 수익성 극대화 및 OLED 사업 확대를 통한 수익성 개선 노력을 지속하겠다’고 덧붙였다.

한편, LG디스플레이는 판가 하락세 지속에도 불구하고 2017년 3분기 기준 매출 6조 9,731억원, 영업이익 5,860억원으로 22분기 연속 영업이익 흑자를 달성했다. 매출은 OLED TV 제품 확대 등 프리미엄 제품 강화 및 계절적 성수기에 따른 중소형 모바일 제품 출하 증가 영향으로 전분기 6조 6,289억원 대비 5%, 전년 동기 6조 7,238억원 대비 4% 증가했다.
2017년 3분기 매출액 기준 제품별 판매 비중은 TV용 패널이 40%, 모바일용 패널이 27%, 노트북 및 태블릿용 패널이 17%, 모니터용 패널이 16%를 차지한 것으로 나타났다.

Idemitsu Kosan과 Toray, 새로운 OLED 재료 공동 개발을 위한 기술 협력 협약 체결

September 27, 2017/in 미분류 /by OLEDNET

2017년 9월 26일, OLED 발광 재료 전문 업체인 Idemitsu Kosan과 Toray가 OLED 재료를 공동 개발하기 위한 새로운 기술 협력 협약을 체결했다.

Toray와 Idemitsu Kosan은 양사의 OLED 재료와 전문 기술 등을 상호 활용하여 새로운 재료의 개발과 평가에 협조 할 것으로 알려졌다. 두 회사는 공동으로 평가 시설과 생산 시설을 사용할 예정으로써, 이번 기술 협력 협약이 OLED 소재 개발을 가속화하고 저비용 생산을 가능하게 하기를 희망한다고 밝혔다.

Idemitsu Kosan은 OLED emitter 재료와 홀 수송 재료를 주력으로 개발하고 있으며 Toray는 독점적인 분자 디자인 기술을 기반으로 전자 수송 재료를 중점적으로 개발하고 있다.

한편 UBi Research에 따르면, OLED 모바일 기기와 TV에서 한국과 중국의 적극적인 투자에 따라 2017년 발광재료 시장은 9.6억달러 규모를 형성하고 2021년 발광재료 시장은 33.6억달러 규모로 확대 될 것으로 전망했다.

Idemitsu Kosan과 Toray 양사의 이번 기술 협력 협약이 OLED 디스플레이 산업의 발전과 더욱 향상 된 OLED 재료의 상업화에 기여할 수 있을지 귀추가 주목되고 있다.

Idemitsu Kosan and Toray, Signed on technical cooperation agreement for joint development of new OLED materials

September 27, 2017/in 미분류 /by OLEDNET

On September 26, 2017, Idemitsu Kosan and Toray, specializing in OLED light emitting materials, signed on a new technology cooperation agreement to jointly develop OLED materials.

Toray and Idemitsu Kosan are expected to collaborate on the development and evaluation of new materials through the mutual use of OLED materials and expertise from both companies. The two companies will jointly use evaluation facilities and production facilities, and said they hope this technical cooperation agreement will accelerate the development of OLED materials and enable low-cost production.

Idemitsu Kosan is developing OLED emitter materials and hole transport materials and Toray is focusing on electron transport materials based on proprietary molecular design technology.

According to UBi Research, upon the active investment of Korea and China in OLED mobile devices and TVs, the light emitting material market is expected to reach $ 960 million in 2017 and $ 33.6 billion in 2021.

It is expected whether this technical cooperation agreement between Idemitsu Kosan and Toray could contribute to the development of the OLED display industry and the commercialization of more advanced OLED materials.

AUO unveils round OLED and foldable OLED for the smart watch in Touch Taiwan 2017.

September 21, 2017/in Set, Technology /by OLEDNET

AUO showed the OLED that can be collapsible and three kinds of round OLEDs (1.2-inch, 1.3-inch, 1.4-inch) for the smart watch in Touch Taiwan 2017 held on 20^th.

The round OLEDs in 1.2-inch and 1.4-inch of AUO are 326ppi, and it lowers an electric consumption at 30% versus former production goods. AUO also improves the visibility capacity in outdoor by embedding the brightness increase mode to make a display screen of two kinds of round OLEDs be clear even under bright sunlight.

The 1.3-inch OLED aimed at the smart watch for kids is light in weight, and strengthens the usability with a power saving mode and an intuitive touch interface function.

AUO displays two types of 5-inch flexible OLEDs that can be rolled or folded. Such two types of 5-inch flexible OLEDs apply the plastic board and AUO self-developed structure (special structural layer).

<AUO, 5 inch foldable OLED touch panel>

The 5-inch foldable OLED combines a flexible touch screen sensor that is developed by AUO itself. The company said “it would provide excellent image quality, even if the curvature radius of the folded part is 4mm and less”.

For 5-inch rollable OLED, they explained “The thickness of the panel is just 0.1mm and only 5g. This model with the rolling radius of 4mm will provide wide color gamut”.

In last SID 2017, AUO has announced about that they applied the structure locating the TFT (Thin Film Transistor) and TFE (Thin Film Encapsulation) at the neutral axis to stand the compression stress or tensions during being folded.

UBi Research, Lee Choong-Hoon, CEO, announce OLED market and forecast

September 14, 2017/in Exhibition, Market /by OLEDNET

Mr. Choong-Hoon Lee, the CEO of UBi Research, OLED specialist presented the market trend and prospects of the OLED industry following last year at the Japan Conference, host by Merrill Lynch Japan Securities, from 5th to 7th of September in Tokyo, Japan. The annual conference was held for Merrill Lynch Securities customers, consisting of a forum-type presentation on major industry trends in Japan and small meetings with presenters.

The fact that Mr. Lee, the CEO of UBi Research was invited to the event indicates the importance of the display market, not just in the IT industry but also in the global market industry. Among investors in recent years, display is in the spotlight at as an emerging industry and participants have shown their interest in the latest OLED technology trend as well as current and future production scale of OLED panel manufacturers.

Mr. Lee was also had an interview with Nikkei Business Publication regarding “Global OLED Market Trend and Forecast” during the conference. The main interview question is focused on “OLED industry trend and future OLED TV market development”. According to Naoki Tanaka, editor of Ronny Keikyo Newspaper, Japanese electronics industry is expecting to revive the old glory of display industry, showing its interest in the OLED industry and OLED TV.

In the interview, Mr. Lee stressed, referring to the market data in the UBi Research OLED display report, that Japanese display manufacturers who still believe perpetuation of LCD need more reliable OLED market analysis.

In addition, he said that through the exhibition trend of OLED TV at 2017 IFA held in Berlin, Germany it is worthwhile paying continuous attention to the premium OLED TV market in the future. At the end of the interview, he emphasized how important OLED production by Japanese panel manufacturers would be to Japan’s entire display and set industry.

UBi Research publishes a monthly report on a variety of topics of OLED industry, market, and technology trend, and draws more and more attention along with the recent OLED market expansion. For more information, please contact UBi Research (info@ubiresearch.com); useful sample reports and information are provided.

유비리서치, 이충훈 대표 OLED 시장과 전망에 대해 발표

September 14, 2017/in 미분류 /by OLEDNET

OLED 전문 글로벌 리서치 기관 유비리서치 이충훈 대표는 9월 5일부터 7일까지 일본 동경에서 일본 메릴린치 증권사의 주관으로 개최된 Japan Conference에서 작년에 이어 OLED 산업을 대표하여 시장동향과 전망에 대해 발표하였다. 매년 개최되는 본 컨퍼런스는 메릴린치 증권사의 고객을 대상으로 일본의 주요 산업의 동향에 대해 포럼형식의 발표와 발표자들과의 소규모 미팅들로 구성된다.

유비리서치 이충훈 대표가 초청 받은 것은 IT 산업에서 뿐만 아니라 전체 산업에서 디스플레이 시장의 중요성을 보여주고 있다. 최근 투자자들 사이에서 디스플레이는 관심산업으로 조명 받고 있으며 참석자들은 최근 OLED 기술 동향과 OLED 패널 회사들의 현재와 미래 생산규모에 대한 궁금증을 보였다.

유비리서치 이충훈 대표는 같은 기간 니케이 경제 신문 (Nikkei Business Publication)과 “글로벌 OLED 시장 동향과 전망”에 관해 인터뷰를 진행하였다. 주요질문은 “OLED 산업동향과 앞으로 OLED TV 시장의 전개” 로 니케이 경제 신문의 에디터 나오키 타나카 (Naoki Tanaka)에 따르면 현재 일본 전자 산업은 예전의 디스플레이 산업의 부흥을 기대하여 OLED산업과 OLED TV에 많은 관심을 보이고 있다.

인터뷰를 통해 이충훈 대표는 유비리서치 OLED 디스플레이 보고서에 수록된 시장 자료를 바탕으로 OLED 시장 전망에 대한 의견을 피력하였으며 아직까지도 LCD가 영원할 것으로 믿는 일본 디스플레이 관련 기업에 대하여 보다 신뢰성 있는 OLED 시장 분석 정보의 필요성을 강조하였다.

또한 최근 참석한 독일 베를린에서 개최된 2017 IFA의 OLED TV 전시동향 공유를 통해 앞으로 OLED TV가 이끌어갈 프리미엄 시장을 계속적으로 주목해 볼만 하다고 전하였다. 인터뷰 말미에서 일본 전체 디스플레이와 세트 산업에 일본 패널 업체들의 OLED 패널 생산이 가지는 중요성에 대하여 강조하며 인터뷰를 마쳤다.

유비리서치는 매달 다양한 주제로 OLED 산업과 시장, 기술 동향에 대한 보고서를 발간하고 있으며 최근 OLED 시장의 확대와 함께 더욱 주목받고 있다. 보다 자세한 내용은 유비리서치(info@ubiresearch.com)으로 문의하면 다양한 보고서 샘플과 정보 서비스에 대한 설명을 받을 수 있다.

[iMiD 2017] You Dream, We OLED

August 30, 2017/in 미분류 /by OLEDNET

LG Display의 OLED시장에서의 영역 확대가 본격적으로 시작되고 있다.

29일부터 부산에서 개최중인 IMID 2017의 keynote session에서 LG Display의 강인병 CTO는 ”OLED가 미래의 디스플레이 산업을 이끌어 나갈 강력한 후보”라며 LG Display의 future plan을 제시하였다.

강인병 CTO는 대면적 OLED는 2020년까지 현재의 7배로 생산 capa를 증가시켜 LCD와의 cost cap을 줄이고 wall paper와 sound integration, rollable, transparent flexible등의 기술력을 바탕으로 지속적으로 시장을 리딩할 것이라고 밝혔다. LG Display는 최근 중국에 Gen8.5 투자를 진행하였으며 향후 파주 P10 공장에 Gen10.5 OLED 양산라인 투자를 할 것으로 기대되고 있다.

반면 중소형 OLED에서는 plastic OLED를 바탕으로 fast follower전략을 구사할 것으로 발표했다. LG Display는 LG전자의 차기 스마트폰인 V30에 적용될 plastic OLED panel을 양산 중에 있으며, 구미의 E5라인에서 본격적인 양산을 앞두고 있다.또한 추가적인 Gen6 라인에 10조원을 투자할 예정으로 2020년 까지 현재 capa의 13배를 늘릴 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

이처럼 공격적인 OLED 투자를 바탕으로 LG Display는 대면적 OLED와 중소형 OLED에서 현재 5%에 불과한 OLED 매출액 비중을 2020년에 40%까지 끌어올리겠다는 전략이다.

현재 대면적 OLED는 지속적인 capa증가와 수율 확보가 된 상황으로 LG전자뿐만 아니라 SONY, Philips, Panasonic등 진영을 확대해나가고 있는 추세로 프리미엄 TV 시장을 장악하고 있어 앞으로의 LG Display의 매출액 확대가 유력한 상황이다. 중소형 OLED에서의 양산 성공 여부가 LG Display가 제시한 계획의 달성 여부가 결정될 전망이다.

[iMiD 2017] You Dream, We OLED

August 30, 2017/in Exhibition, Market /by OLEDNET

LG Display is expanding in earnest in OLED market.

In the keynote session of IMID 2017 held in Busan on 29th, LG Display’s CTO Kang In-byeong pointed out the future plan of LG Display as “OLED is a strong candidate to lead the future display industry”.

Kang In-byeong, CTO, said that by 2020, large-area OLED will increase its production capacity by 7 times to 2020, thereby reducing the cost cap with LCD and leading the market on the basis of technology such as wall paper, sound integration, rollable and transparent flexible. LG Display recently invested in Gen8.5 in China and is expected to invest in Gen10.5 OLED mass production line at Paju P10 plant.

On the other hand, for small and medium-sized OLEDs, they have announced that they will use a fast follower strategy based on plastic OLED. LG Display is in mass production of plastic OLED panel to be applied for LG Display’s next smartphone, V30, next smartphone, and is ready for the mass production in the E5 line of Gumi. In addition, they plan to invest 10trn won additionally to Gen6 line, which is expected to increase 13 times the current capacity by 2020.

Based on this aggressive OLED investment, LG Display plans to raise its portion of OLED sales up to 40% in 2020 from current 5% in large-area OLEDs and small- and medium-sized OLEDs.

Currently, large-area OLEDs continue to increase capacity and yield and LG Display is likely to expand sales in the future, as it is dominating the premium TV market as it is expanding the camps of Sony, Philips and Panasonic as well as LG Electronics. The success of mass production in small- and mid-sized OLEDs will determine whether or not LG Display plans to achieve its plan.

JDI announces restructuring plan including 30% labor reduction and OLED business transformation

August 11, 2017/in 미분류 /by OLEDNET

Japanese display panel maker JDI (Japan display) announced a restructuring proposal on July 9 that includes the reduction manpower about 3,700 jobs in 30% of group employees and securing external fund. According to the Nippon Keizai and Yomiuri newspapers report, JDI will reduce about 3,500 people, mainly assembly plants in China and the Philippines and about 200 people from their own country as well as decided to suspend operation of Nomi factory this year which LCD production plant located in Ishikawa. It is said, Nomi plant will be used as an OLED production base.

JDI, which was launched in 2012 through the integration of Hitachi, Toshiba and Sony’s liquid crystal business, is reportedly suffering from deteriorating performance due to business depression of LCD and OLED business transition in recent years. So, the company carried out structural reforms for the first time in five years and the LCD panel production line will be reviewed to cover a loss of 150 billion yen in the fiscal year ending March 2018, foreign sources said.

In addition, it is reported that JDI will receive a loan of 110 billion yen from the main bank, which is guaranteed by the Industrial Development Organization, the largest shareholder and private-equity fund of JDI. Three major banks, including Mizuho Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust, are planning to support new granting of credit, the Nihon Keizai newspaper reported.

Accordingly, JDI’s conversion of OLED business is expected to accelerate. “There is no future without OLED,” said Higashii Riki, chairman of JDI. “We will increase the cost of R & D in this sector.”

JDI highlighted the advantages such as brightness and contrast ration of OLED which has exhibited 5.2 inch FHD flexible OLED with RGB structure at SID 2016 and FULL ACTIVE ™ FLEX OLED with 5.5 inch FHD and LCD were compared at SID 2017.

<JDI’s FULL ACTIVE ™ FLEX OLED and LCD comparison>

In addition, it is known to be in mess production testing and carried in Gen6 OLED evaporators in the first quarter of 2017. It is worth of notice whether JDI can overcome the current crisis with structural reform and OLED business transformation.

What is the next-generation display poised to outshine OLED?

July 21, 2017/in Exhibition /by OLEDNET

The micro LED, QLED and hologram, which are referred to as the next generation displays, were presented at the seminar entitled ‘Recent Trends in Display and Vehicle Display Technology’ hosted by UBI Research on the 14th.

Under the theme ‘Technical Issues of micro LED Display and Market Trend’, professor Moon Dae-gyu of Soonchunhyang University said, “Micro LED can be realized in high resolution and it is easy to implement curved display or flexible display because there is no limit of panel shape and size” He added “When applying micro LED to a display, high resolution is feasible even on a small substrate size, so that it can be applied to VR, etc.” and expected “When applied to a public display, it will be able to escape from the method of tiling many display panels”. However, there remain some technical problems such as the problem of transferring and connecting millions of LED chips quickly and accurately, the deviation problem of color and luminous efficiency between LED chips, and the technical problem of implementing an active matrix for the application of a display.

Next, Dr. Hwang Do-Kyung of Korea Institute of Science and Technology(KIST), Dr. Bae Wan-ki, senior researcher of KIST, and Dr. Oh Min-Suk of Korea Electronics Technology Institute(KETI) announced the manufacturing principle of quantum dot and the possibility of self-emitting QLED using it. Dr. Hwang said, “The quantum dot has the advantage of not only color change depending on the size and but also narrow half width.” “Self-emitting QLED can display higher color purity than OLED.” he added.

Dr. Bae expected “If research is carried out on an enterprise scale, the speed of technology development will increase more rapidly.” saying that “At present, the efficiency of quantum dot devices is continuously improving, but the life span is insufficient compared to OLED.”

“We need the next generation display technology to follow the LCD and OLED,” said Dr. Oh Min-Seok of Korea Electronics Technology Institute(KETI). He added “QLED is attracting much attention as a next-generation display, but there remain such issues as too much focus on the development of emitting devices, the lack of solution process-related devices and technologies, and the non-cadmium-based high-efficiency blue light emitting devices”.

<Dr. Oh Min-Seok of Korea Electronics Technology Institute(KETI)>

As the last speaker, Kang, Hoon-Jong, team leader of Korea Electronics Technology Institute(KETI) explained the digital hologram technology and its application, and emphasized that a display panel capable of expressing the hologram is necessary to implement it. He said “We have a holographic printer or a microscope but there is no enough technology to apply it to TV”. Then, he closed his presentation saying “We need to develop a film for hologram first and then a functional design that can implement the screen.”

During the presentation about the next generation display, many of the speakers emphasized the importance of cooperation and participation among schools, research institutes and companies in order to overcome technical problems and realize them as actual displays. The display competition is expected to become even more intense in the future, as R&D in micro OLED, QLED, and hologram, which are considered as the next generation display, is concentrated

OLED와 경쟁할 차세대 디스플레이는?

July 21, 2017/in 미분류 /by OLEDNET

지난 14일 열린 유비리서치 주관 ‘최신 디스플레이 및 차량용 디스플레이 기술 동향’ 세미나에서 차세대 디스플레이로 언급되고 있는 micro LED와 QLED, hologram 등의 발표가 진행됐다.

순천향대학교의 문대규 교수는 ‘마이크로 LED 디스플레이의 기술 이슈와 시장 현황’을 주제로 하여 “micro LED는 고해상도 구현이 가능하고 패널의 모양과 사이즈의 제한이 없어 curved display나 flexible display 구현이 용이하다”라고 언급했다. 또한 “micro LED를 디스플레이에 적용 시 작은 기판 사이즈에서도 고해상도 구현이 가능하여 VR 등에 적용이 가능하다”며, “public display에 적용 시 기존에 다수의 디스플레이 패널을 타일링 하던 방식에서 벗어날 수 있을 것”으로 전망했다. 다만, 수백만개의 LED chip을 빠르고 정확하게 이송하여 접합하는 문제와 LED chip간의 색과 광 효율 편차 문제, 디스플레이 적용 시 active matrix 구현 문제 등의 기술적 문제가 남아있다고 밝혔다.

<순천향대학교 문대규 교수>

이어서 황도경 한국과학기술연구원 박사와 배완기 한국과학기술연구원 선임연구원, 오민석 전자부품연구원 박사는 quantum dot의 제조 원리와 이를 이용한 자발광 QLED의 가능성을 발표했다. 황도경 박사는 “quantum dot은 크기에 따라 색 변형이 자유롭고 반치폭이 좁다는 장점이 있다”며, “자발광 QLED는 OLED에 비해 색순도가 높은 디스플레이 구현이 가능하다”고 언급했다.

배완기 선임연구원은 “현재 quantum dot 소자의 효율은 지속적으로 향상이 되고 있으나 수명은 OLED 대비 부족한 실정이다”라며, “기업 규모로 연구가 진행 되면 기술의 발전 속도가 더 빠르게 증가 할 것”으로 전망했다.

오민석 전자부품연구원 박사는 “LCD와 OLED의 뒤를 이을 차세대 디스플레이 기술이 필요하다”며 “현재 QLED가 차세대 디스플레이로 많은 관심을 받고 있지만, 발광소재 개발에만 집중하는 문제와 용액 공정 관련 소재와 기술 부족, 비 카드뮴계 고효율 블루 발광 소재 개발 등의 이슈가 있다”고 언급했다.

<오민석 전자부품연구원 박사>

마지막 순서로 강훈종 전자부품연구원 팀장이 digital hologram 기술과 응용 방안을 설명하며 hologram을 구현하기 위해서는 이를 표현할 수 있는 디스플레이 패널이 반드시 필요하다고 강조했다. 또한, “현재 홀로그래픽 프린터나 현미경이 있지만 TV에 적용하기에는 아직 기술이 부족하다”며 “hologram용 film을 먼저 개발하고 그 후 화면을 구현할 수 있는 functional 설계가 필요하다”고 발표를 마쳤다.

차세대 디스플레이 발표가 진행 되는 동안 다수의 연사자들은 기술적인 문제 극복과 실제 디스플레이로 구현하기 위해 학교와 연구소, 기업들 간의 협동과 참여가 중요하다고 강조했다. 대표적인 차세대 디스플레이로 언급되는 Micro OLED와 QLED, hologram의 연구 개발이 집중되면서 앞으로 시장 선점을 위한 디스플레이 경쟁이 더욱 더 치열해질 전망이다.

최적의 자동차용 디스플레이는 OLED

July 18, 2017/in 미분류 /by OLEDNET

지난 7월 14일 서울 코엑스에서 유비리서치 주최 ‘최신 디스플레이 및 차량용 디스플레이 기술 동향’을 주제로 차세대 디스플레이 최신 기술 현황 분석 세미나가 개최됐다.

이 세미나에서 자동차부품연구원의 박선홍 선임연구원은 “시각적 정보 제공의 중요성으로 인해 디스플레이의 관심이 높아지고 있다”며 “OLED는 유연한 설계가 가능하고 투명 디스플레이 구현이 용이하기 때문에 채용이 점차 증가할 것”이라 전망했다.

또한, 자동차의 디지털화가 계속 진행 될 것이라 언급하며 “특히 중국이 2020년 전세계 자동차 소비 시장의 50% 이상을 차지 할 것으로 예상되고 화려한 디자인을 선호하는 중국인의 특성 상 OLED를 포함한 디스플레이 채용이 증가할 것”으로 전망했다.

최근 이슈가 된 사이드미러 없는 자동차를 소개하며 “응답속도가 빠르고 시야각이 넓은 OLED가 채용 가능성이 높다. 신뢰성만 극복한다면 OLED는 최적의 자동차용 디스플레이가 될 것”이라 언급했다.

한편, 유비리서치에서 발간한 “Automotive Display Report – application & market trend analysis and the market forecast”에 따르면, OLED panel은 2018년부터 자동차의 cluster나 CID에 본격적으로 적용될 수 있을 것으로 예상했으며, 자동차용 display 시장은 연평균 약 17%로 성장하여 2022년까지 약 US$ 25,000 million의 규모가 될 것으로 내다봤으며, 이 중 AMOLED panel 시장은 약 20%를 차지할 것으로 전망했다.

The OLED is the best automotive display

July 18, 2017/in Lighting, Technology /by OLEDNET

The seminar on the trend of the up-to-date technology for the next generation display which was themed ‘The technology trend for latest display and the automotive display’ hosted by the UBI Research, was held on July 14th at COEX in Seoul.

In the seminar, Sun-hong, Park, a senior researcher of automotive parts, said that “The attention to the display is increasing due to the importance of the visual intelligence, and its application will also grow because the OLED is able to easily realize the flexible deign and the transparent display.”

In addition, he expected that “The digitalization for the automotive will be lasting, and the China will take 50% and more of the worldwide consumption market for automotive in 2020, and the application of display including OLED will increase in accordance with the attributes of the Chinese who prefer colorful design.”

During the briefing of a car not having a side mirror which became an issue in recent, “The application of the OLED which has rapid response speed and wide viewing angle is highly likely to be employed. If it can just overcome the reliability, the OLED will be the best display for the automotive.”

In the other side, according to the “Automotive Display Report – application & market trend analysis and the market forecast” published by the UBI Research, it expected the OLED panel will be started in earnest applying to the cluster or CID of the automotive from 2018, and the automotive display is expected to grow about 17% annually, reaching around US$ 25,000 million by 2022. The AMOLED panel market among this will be account for about 20%.

2017년 9월 7일 독일 프랑크푸르트에서 국제 TADF 심포지엄 개최

July 12, 2017/in 미분류 /by OLEDNET

TADF(Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence) 기술은 OLED에 매우 효율적이고 안정적인 emitter 재료를 제공하는 새로운 기술로 알려져 있다. TADF emitter는 OLED 산업의 차세대 재료 발전에 기여하고 더 많은 OLED application을 창출할 수 있을 것으로 기대를 모으고 있다. 현재 TADF는 OLED를 개선할 수 있는 주요 기술로 많은 주목을 받고 있으며, 이러한 TADF 기술의 중요성과 차세대 OLED에서의 TADF 영향력은 독일 프랑크푸르트 국제 TADF 심포지엄에서 강조 될 예정이다. (www.tadf-symposium.com)

IFA 컨퍼런스 직후, 유럽과 한국 대학의 세계 유수 연구원들이 TADF OLED 소재의 개발과 관련 된 모델링부터 분석, 소자 제작에 이르기까지 다양한 측면에서 논의 할 예정이다. 또한, OLED의 선도적인 제조업체인 LG와 Samsung은 OLED 산업의 견해와 고효율 TADF가 어떠한 영향을 미칠 것인지를 발표할 예정이다. 이어서 대표적인 TADF 재료 공급 업체인 CYNORA는 최초의 blue TADF emitter의 상업화 진행 상황과 최종 단계들을 공개 할 예정이다.

국제 TADF 심포지엄은 9월 7일 독일 프랑크푸르트에서 개최되며 등록은 8월 15일 까지 가능하다.

LG and Samsung at the International TADF Symposium in Germany

July 12, 2017/in Exhibition, Technology /by OLEDNET

TADF (Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence) is an exciting new technology to provide highly efﬁcient and stable emitting materials for OLED devices. TADF emitters are poised to contribute to the next material-driven advancement of the OLED industry, making OLEDs ideal for even more applications. Right now, TADF technology is receiving much attention as it will lead to major improvement of OLED displays again. The importance of TADF technology and its impact of the Next-Generation OLEDs will be highlighted at the International TADF Symposium in Frankfurt, Germany. (www.tadf-symposium.com)

Directly after the well-known IFA conference, the world’s leading researchers from European and Korean universities will discuss aspects related to the development of TADF OLED materials from modelling through synthesis to analytics and device fabrication. In addition, the leading OLED manufactures LG and Samsung will reveal some of their views on the OLED industry and what impact high-efficiency TADF materials will have on it. Furthermore, CYNORA, the leading TADF materials provider, will present an update of its status and its finals steps in commercialization of first blue TADF emitters.

The registration for the International TADF Symposium will be open till 15^th August. The TADF event is sponsored by Lesker Tool, Schrödinger and CYNORA.

Meet the leading experts from OLED industry and academia on September 7th in Frankfurt, Germany.

OLED TV는 화질 뿐만 아니라 디자인과 음질 등 전영역을 아우르는 차별화 된 TV

July 6, 2017/in 미분류 /by OLEDNET

“기존의 OLED TV가 화질 중심으로 진행 됐다면 현재의 OLED TV는 화질 뿐만 아니라 디자인과 음질 등 전 영역을 아우르는 TV다.”

지난 5일 강원도 횡성에서 열린 ‘제 12회 디스플레이 국가연구개발사업 총괄 워크샵’ 기조 연설에서 LG Display의 윤수영 상무는 명암과 색 표현력을 포함한 우수한 화질과 자유로운 디자인 설계, 음질 항샹 등 OLED TV의 장점을 소개하였다.

윤수영 상무는 “LCD와 다르게 OLED는 자발광으로 픽셀 단위로 제어가 가능해 완전한 black을 표현하고 무한대의 명암비를 구현할 수 있어 표현의 범위가 넓다”며, “밤하늘의 별이나 밝은 달을 표현하는 최적의 디스플레이는 OLED”라고 언급하였다. 또한 “OLED TV는 정확한 색 표현력으로 중간 계조 표현이 자유로워 실제와 같은 생생한 컬러를 구현할 있다”고 OLED TV의 우수한 화질을 강조했다.

이어서 지난 CES 2017에서 많은 관심을 끌었던 wall paper와 CSO(crystal sound OLED)를 소개하며 “기존의 OLED TV가 화질 중심의 TV였다면 현재의 OLED TV는 화질 뿐만 아니라 디자인과 음질 등 전 영역을 아우르는 TV다”라고 밝혔다. 특히 스피커를 내장하는 방식은 “디자인 개선의 효과와 더불어 입의 위치와 사운드의 위치를 일치시켜 몰입감 있는 화면 구현이 가능하다”고 강조했다.

또한 윤수영 상무는 상용화를 목적으로 개발 된 77 inch UHD 해상도, 투과율 40%, 곡률반경 80R을 구현하는 투명 flexible OLED를 소개하며 투명 디스플레이와 flexible 디스플레이가 미래의 디스플레이가 될 것임을 언급하였다. 더불어 solution process용 장비와 재료를 개발하고 있으며, 새로운 형태의 application과 form factor 발굴이 필요하다고 밝혔다

마지막으로 파주의 P10 공장을 언급하며 “올해 말 완공이 예상되는 P10은 많은 준비를 해서 궁극적으로 새로운 OLED TV를 생산할 수 있을 것”으로 기대했다.

OLED TV is the competitive TV covering the whole areas such as the design and the sound quality as well as the image quality.

July 6, 2017/in Market, Set, Technology /by OLEDNET

“While the existing OLED TV is focused on the image quality, the current OLED TV is not only picture quality but also covering any areas including the design and the sound quality.”

In the keynote address for the workshop of ‘the 12^th Display National R&D Projects’ held on 5 July in Hoengseong, Gangwon-do, Soo-young, Yoon, a director of LG Display, introduced the advantages of OLED TV such as superior image quality, design freedom, and sound quality improvement including the capacity of the light and shade, and color implementation.

He said, “It is unlike LCD, OLED is the self-emitting, and be able to be controlled by a pixel unit, so that it is capable of expressing the perfect black, and implementing the unlimited contrast range. Therefore, OLED is the best display to express the stars or a bright moon in the darkness.” And also, he emphasized that “OLED TV is free to express the middle gradation through the precise color expressiveness, so that it is able to realize the vivid color as realistic.”

Subsequently, he introduced the wallpaper and CSO (crystal sound OLED) which attracted lots of attention in last CES 2017, “If the existing OLED TV is an image quality-oriented, the current OLED TV goes through any areas such as the design, sound quality but also the image quality. Especially, the embedded speaker methods are able to realize the high level of immersion, by agreeing the position of the mouth and the sound along with the effect of design advancement.”

A director, Soo-young, Yoon, also introduced the transparent flexible OLED which can implements the radius of curvature 80R, 40% penetration ratio, and 77-inch UHD, that developed for the commercialization, and mentioned that the transparent and flexible display will be a future display. He also said that they are on-going to develop the devices and materials for solution process, and it needs to be discovered the new application and new form factor.

Finally, he mentioned the P10 factory at Paju, “We expect to ultimately produce new OLED TV at P10 factory which plans to be completed by the end of this year through thorough preparation.”

유비리서치 상반기 결산세미나 “OLED 시장 분석과 최신기술 세미나” 개최(2017.06.30 전경련회관)

June 7, 2017/in 미분류 /by OLEDNET

■ 17년 상반기 OLED 산업에서의 기술적 이슈와 시장을 종합적으로 되짚어보는 자리 마련

■ 상반기 이슈 분석을 통한 하반기 시장 전망과 변화 포인트 예측

유비리서치에서는 2017년 상반기 OLED 시장 이슈 결산 및 2017년 하반기 시장 전망과 변화 포인트를 예측 할 수 있는 상반기 결산 세미나: OLED 시장 분석과 최신기술 세미나를 오는 6월 30일(금) 여의도 전경련회관 컨퍼런스 센터에서 개최한다.

“OLED 시장 분석과 최신기술”이라는 주제로 17년 상반기 OLED 산업에서의 기술적이슈와 시장을 종합적으로 전망 분석한다. 또한 상반기 이슈 분석을 통한 하반기 OLED 시장 전망과 변화 포인트를 예측 할 수 있을 것으로 예상된다.

이번 세미나에서는 차세대 OLED 기술로 각광받고 있는 TADF OLED, Soluble OLED, Flexible OLED 기술 개발 현황과 전망에 대해 관련분야 핵심 전문가분들을 모시고 집중적으로 소개될 예정이다. OLED 최신기술을 살펴보고 OLED 미래 기술이 어떻게 전개될 것인지 미리 확인 할 수 있는 자리가 될 것이다.

OLED 전문 리서치회사, 유비산업리서치의 이충훈 대표 ▲2017년 상반기 OLED 산업 투자와 양산 상황 분석을 통한 시장 실적예상과 동부증권 권성률 팀장 ▲디스플레이 새로운 패러다임 ‘OLED’이라는 주제로 미래 디스플레이 산업을 집중적으로 분석할 계획이다. 더불어, 성균관대학교 이준엽 교수 ▲TADF OLED 발광재료 최근 동향, 한양대학교 김재훈 교수 ▲OLED발광효율 향상을 위한 새로운 접근방법, 부산대학교 진성호 교수 ▲Development of Highly Efficient Multi-Functional Emitting Materials for Organic Light-Emitting Diode Application, 한양대학교 이기용 교수 ▲플랙서블 디스플레이 기술개발 동향 및 도전과제, OLEDON/단국대학교 황창훈 교수 ▲Plane Source Evaporation for Very High ppi AMOLED. It is time to challenge라는 주제로 디스플레이 산업이 보다 성장하기 위한 최신 기술 이슈와 발전 방향에 대해 발표할 예정이다.

이번 세미나에서는 전체적인 OLED 산업, 투자 관점, 경제 관점에서 종합적으로 시장과 기술을 전망할 수 있는 자리로 국내 핵심 전문가와 함께 다양한 양질의 정보와 인맥 교류의 장이 형성되고 디스플레이 기술의 현황과 미래를 전망할 수 있는 자리가 될 것으로 예상된다

UBI Research holds the 1H Semester Seminar “OLED Market Analysis and Latest Technology Seminar (June 30, 2017 Federation of Korean Industries Head Office Building)

June 7, 2017/in Exhibition /by OLEDNET

■ 2017 1H general review of the technical issues and the market of OLED industry.

■ 2H09 market outlook and change point forecast through 1H issue analysis.

UBI Research will hold the 1H semester seminar: OLED market analysis and latest technology seminar which will be able to forecast OLED market issues in the first half of 2017 and predict market outlook and change points in 2H07 on June 30 (Fri) at Yeouido FKI Conference Center.

It will be analyzed the technical issues and market in the OLED industry in the first half of the 17th year under the theme of “OLED Market Analysis and Latest Technologies”. In addition, it seems to forecast the 2H OLED market and change points for 2H through 1H issue analysis.

In this seminar, technology development status and prospects of TADF OLED, Soluble OLED, and Flexible OLED technology that are emerging as next generation OLED technology will be intensively introduced with the key experts in related fields. It will be a place to look at the latest OLED technologies and to see in advance how OLED future technologies will evolve.

▲ Market forecasts by analyzing OLED industry investment and mass production in the first half of 2017(Lee Choong-Hoon, representative of UBI Research), ▲ A new display paradigm ‘OLED'(Kwon Seong-Ryul, team leader of Dongbu Securities), will intensively analyze future display industry with the theme. ▲ Recent trends of TADF OLED luminescent materials(Prof Lee Jun-Yeob of Sungkyunkwan University), ▲ A New approach to improve OLED luminescence efficiency(Prof. Kim Jae-Hoon, Hanyang University), ▲ Development of Highly Efficient Multi-Functional Emitting Materials for Organic Light-Emitting Diode Application(Prof Jin Sung-Ho of Pusan National University), ▲ Flexible Display Technology Development Trends and Challenges(Prof. Lee Ki-Yong, Hanyang University), ▲Plane Source Evaporation for Very High ppi AMOLED (OLEDON/Prof. Hwang Chang-Hoon of Dankook University). With the theme of ‘It is time to challenge’ he will present the latest technology issues and directions for further growth of the display industry.

In this seminar, we will take a comprehensive view of the market and technology from the overall OLED industry, investment perspective, and economic perspective, it is expected to be a place where various high-quality information and networking exchanges will be formed along with domestic core experts, and the status and future of display technology can be forecasted.

OLEDON with Dankook University succeeding in developing next-generation ultra high resolution patterning deposition technology

June 1, 2017/in Technology /by OLEDNET

Chin Byung-Doo, professor at Dankook University and Hwang Chang-Hoon, professor at Dankook University and CEO of OLEDON announced that they have succeeded in developing evaporation pattern deposition technology which can realize 0.38um shadow distance (SD) at SID 2017.

Mr. Hwang, CEO of OLEDON announced at 2016 IMID Business forum that he succeeded in implementing plane source evaporation and 1.1um shadow distance with 100um-thick shadow mask. At that time, Mr. Hwang said, ‘If we reduce the step height to 3μm, theoretically, we can implement the shadow distance down to 0.38 um, so the OLED panel resolution will be possibly more than 2250ppi.’

At the SID 2017, OLEDON’s solid result of implementing SD 0.38um in application of actual plane source drew great attention from people in relevant industries regarding the possibility of mass production.

Current OLED panel production technology has the limits on implementing the resolution higher than QHD (about 600ppi) for about 3 um thick shadow which causes overlapping micro patterns in the UHD (over 800ppi) AMOLED patterning process to degrade the fine pattern density. Consequently, OLED panels are produced only at QHD level.

If OLEDON’s surface source patterning deposition technology is applied to mass production, the shadow distance can be reduced to 0.38 ~ 0.56um, which can improve the resolution about 8 times higher. In addition, if scale-up development is applied to a large size OLED display production in the future, it is possible to manufacture a micro AMOLED device equipped with super ultra resolution (SUHD) resolution higher than 3300ppi.

Hwang Chang-hoon, CEO of OLEDON said, ‘using the idea of primarily evaporating the organic material and its deposition on the metal surface in the vacuum environment to form organic molecular film and re-evaporate it for the second coating deposition, we have found a condition to minimize the evaporation angle of the organic molecular beam. ”

With the recent focus on display resolution, OLEDON’s research results are expected to bring significant impact on the relevant industry.

Meanwhile, Prof. Hwang Chang-hoon has been developing new deposition technology for 25 years via a deposition specialist company. He holds the original patent of surface source deposition technology (Linear organic device mass production equipment with top-down thermal induction deposition: Registration No. 101206162000).

[SID 2017] OLEDON, 단국대학교와 공동으로 차세대 초고해상도 패터닝 증착기술 개발 성공

May 31, 2017/in 미분류 /by OLEDNET

OLEDON

지난 SID 2017에서 단국대학교의 진병두 교수와 단국대학교 겸임 교수이자 OLEDON의 대표인 황창훈 박사는 0.38 um의 shadow distance(SD) 구현이 가능한 면소스 패터닝 증착 기술 개발에 성공했다고 발표했다.

황창훈 대표는 과거 2016 IMID Business forum에서 면소스 패터닝 증착 기술과 100 um두께의 shadow mask로 1.1 um의 shadow distance 구현에 성공했다고 발표한 바 있다. 당시 황창훈 대표는 ‘Step height를 3 um까지 줄인다면 이론상 shadow distance를 0.38 um까지 구현할 수 있어 OLED panel의 해상도는 2250ppi이상 가능해질 것이다’고 설명한 바 있다.

이 발표는 실제 plane source를 적용하여 SD를 0.38um까지 구현한 실질적인 결과이므로, 양산 적용 가능성을 한층 높인다는 점에서 이번 SID 2017에 참석한 업계 관계자들의 큰 관심을 모았다.

현재의 OLED panel 양산 기술은 약 3 um의 shadow로 인해 QHD(약 600ppi) 이상의 해상도를 구현하는데 한계가 있다. 3 um shadow는 UHD급(800ppi이상) AMOLED 패터닝 공정 시, 미세 인접 패턴들의 중첩을 발생시켜 미세패턴밀도를 향상을 저하시킨다. 이로 인해 현재 OLED panel은 QHD급만 생산되고 있다.

OLEDON이 개발한 면소스 패터닝 증착기술이 양산에 적용된다면 shadow 거리를 0.38~0.56 um까지 줄일 수 있어 해상도를 기존보다 약 8배 향상할 수 있다. 또한, 향후 스케일업 개발을 통해 대면적 OLED 디스플레이 생산산업에 응용된다면 3300ppi 이상의 초고해상도를 가지는, 수퍼울트라(SUHD) 해상도를 가지는 마이크로 AMOLED소자의 제조가 가능하다.

<면소스 증착기술로 얻은 세도우 데이터>

황창훈 대표는 ‘고 진공환경에서 금속면에 유기물을 1차 증발, 증착하여 유기분자박막을 형성한 후, 이를 재 증발하여 기판에 2차 코팅 증착하는 아이디어를 활용하여 유기물 분자빔의 증발각을 최소화하는 조건을 발견하게 되었다’라고 밝혔다.

<SID2017에서 황창훈 대표가 발표한 면소스의 원리>

최근 디스플레이의 해상도에 대해 많은 관심이 집중되고 있어, OLEDON의 연구결과는 업계에 큰 파장을 불러올 것으로 전망된다.

한편, 황창훈교수는 증착기 전문 업체를 거쳐 25년동안 신개념의 증착기술을 개발해오고 있으며, 면소스 증착기술의 원천특허(하향식 열적유도 증착에 의한 선형의 유기소자 양산장비: 등록번호 101206162000)를 보유하고 있다.

JOLED, Production of 21.6 inch OLED by the world’s first inkjet printing process

May 26, 2017/in Technology /by OLEDNET

JOLED announced on last 17^th that it developed the world’s first 21.6 inch 4K OLED panel with RGB inkjet printing process and shipped the prototype from April.

Developed by JOLED’s RGB inkjet printing process, the thickness of the panel is 1.3mm, weighs 500g, brightness is 350cd/m², and contrast ratio is 1,000,000: 1. According to JOLED, this panel was applied to medical monitors.

<21.6 inch OLED and its specifications developed by JOLED, source: JOLED>

JOLED said ‘Ink-jet printing is a technology for printing by applying a light emitting material, which the production process is simple and easy to expand to diverse screen size, so it has been put into practical use. The top emission, viewing angle and color reproducibility of OLED panels will be improved.’

In addition, JOLED has announced its plans for the future ‘to expand its inkjet printing-type small and medium-sized OLED applications (such as gaming monitors, automotive applications, etc.) or suppliers continuously.’

JOLED is a company established by INCJ, JDI, Sony and Panasonic, and is actively developing inkjet printing process. Among the panel makers, JOLED is the only company that has released a product developed by inkjet printing process in 2016.

<55inch 4K flexible AMOLED panel unveiled by JOLED in 2016>

According to Ubi research’s ‘ Market Entry Analysis for Solution Process OLED -The Possibilities and Opportunities‘, ink-jet printing is one of the process methods of the solution process, in which the ink-jet head is used to drop ink onto each pixel. Major panel makers are developing a solution process using this process, and JOLED is expected to take a lead in the future.

The solution process is capable of realizing large-area OLED panel with RGB pixel structure in Gen8 and above, has high material utilization efficiency, and is developed as a simple layer, which is advantageous in cost reduction in mass production success.

Meanwhile, Lee Choong-hoon, CEO of UBI Research, said, “Although the large-area OLED market is targeting the premium market with the WRGB method, the solution process will be the core technology since low-cost and high-production technology is key to replacing LCDs with OLEDs.”

[SID 2017] Premium TV market, LCD vs OLED war re-ignition

May 26, 2017/in Market /by OLEDNET

In the premium TV market in 2017 OLEDs seemed to catch up early with LG Electronics’ OLED TV sales volume growth and Sony’s OLED TV market gains. However, with the announcement of AUO, Taiwan’s leading LCD maker, that LCDs are more advantageous in the premium TV market than OLEDs, once again, competition between OLED TVs and LCD TVs is expected to intensify.

In the keynote session of SID 2017 held in Los Angeles, USA from May 22, AUO CEO Paul Peng made a presentation with the theme of “The warring states of display technologies” that LCDs would continue to outperform OLEDs in the premium TV market.

Paul Peng has three major claims that LCD is more dominant.

First is the performance that LCD is superior to OLED in terms of maximum size, peak brightness, ambient contrast ratio, color gamut, image sticking, and lifetime.

Second is the cost. In the black Friday in 2016, 65-inch HDR 4K narrow bezel LCD TV was US $ 1,099, while OLED was more than double with US $ 2,800.

Lastly, eco friendly. The industrial water used in the manufacturing process is used more for OLED manufacturing than LCD, and the power consumption of OLED is about twice that of LCD. The replacement cycle is 2 to 4 years for OLED, but LCD is 5 to 8 years which is more than twice as high as LCD, so is more environmentally friendly than OLED.

Since the launch of OLED TVs, there has been intense competition between LCD and OLED camps, but OLED market share continues to rise in the premium mobile market, and even in the premium TV market OLED seemed to be ahead of LCD. However, with AUO’s announcement in the keynote of SID 2017, the world’s largest display society, it is expected to intensify the fierce battle between OLED and LCD in the display industry.

JOLED, 세계 최초 잉크젯 프린팅 방식으로 21.6 inch OLED 생산

May 26, 2017/in 미분류 /by OLEDNET

JOLED

JOLED는 RGB 잉크젯 프린팅 방식으로는 세계 최초로 21.6 inch 4K OLED 패널을 개발하고, 해당 시제품을 4월부터 출하했다고 지난 17일 밝혔다.

JOLED가 RGB 잉크젯 프린팅 방식으로 개발한 패널의 두께는 1.3mm이며, 무게 500g, 밝기 350cd/m², 명암비는 1,000,000:1 수준이다. JOLED에 따르면 이 패널은 의료용 모니터에 적용됐다.

<JOLED가 개발한 21.6 inch OLED와 세부 스펙, 출처: JOLED>

JOLED는 ‘잉크젯 프린팅은 발광재료를 인쇄(도포)하여 형성하는 기술로써 생산공정이 단순하고 다양한 화면 크기로 확장이 용이하기 때문에 실용화에 앞장섰다’며, ‘OLED 패널의 광 추출 효율(top emission)과 시야각, 색 재현성을 향상 시킬 예정이다’고 말했다.

또한, JOLED는 ‘잉크젯 프린팅 방식의 중소형 OLED의 적용분야(게임용 모니터, 자동차 탑재 용도 등) 또는 공급처를 지속적을 확대할 것’이라며 앞으로의 계획을 밝혔다.

JOLED는 일본 민관 펀드인 산업혁신기구(INCJ)와 JDI, Sony, Panasonic 4개사가 설립한 회사로 잉크젯 프린팅 방식에 대해 적극적으로 개발하고 있으며, 패널 업체 중 유일하게 2016년 잉크젯 프린팅 방식으로 개발된 제품을 공개한 바 있다.

<JOLED가 2016년에 공개한 55inch 4K flexible AMOLED panel>

유비리서치의 ‘Solution process OLED 시장 진입가능성 분석 보고서’에 따르면 잉크젯 프린팅은 solution process의 공정 방법 중 하나로 ink-jet head를 이용하여 pixel 각각에 잉크를 떨어뜨리는 방식이다. 주요 패널 업체에서는 이러한 공정 방법으로 solution process를 개발하고 있어, 향후 JOLED의 행보에 귀추가 주목된다.

Solution process는 Gen8이상 원장에서 RGB pixel 구조의 대면적 OLED panel 구현이 가능하고, 재료사용효율이 높고 단순한 layer로 개발되고 있어 양산 성공 시 원가절감이 가능한 장점이 있다.

한편, 유비리서치의 이충훈 대표는 ‘대면적 OLED 시장은 WRGB 방식으로 프리미엄시장 공략의 전략을 펼치고 있지만, 추후 LCD를 OLED로 대체하기 위해서는 저비용/고생산 기술이 핵심이기 때문에 solution process가 OLED의 핵심 기술이 될 것’이라 말한 바 있다.

[SID 2017] 프리미엄 TV 시장, LCD vs OLED 전쟁 재점화

May 25, 2017/in 미분류 /by OLEDNET

2017년 프리미엄 TV 시장은 LG전자의 OLED TV 판매량 증가와 Sony의 OLED TV 시장 가세로 OLED가 초반 기선을 잡는 모양세 였다. 하지만 대표적인 LCD 제조업체인 대만의 AUO에서 프리미엄 TV 시장에서 LCD가 OLED보다 프리미엄 TV 시장에서 유리하다 라는 발표로 다시한번 OLED TV와 LCD TV간의 시장 점유 경쟁이 치열해질 전망이다.

5월 22일부터 미국 LA에서 개최중인 SID 2017의 키노트 세션에서 AUO의 CEO인 Paul Peng는 “The warring states era of display technologies”라는 주제로 프리미엄 TV 시장에서 LCD가 OLED보다 지속적으로 더 우세할 것이다 라는 내용을 발표했다.

Paul Peng는 LCD가 더 우세하다며 내세운 주장은 크게 3가지이다.

첫째는 성능으로 LCD가 maximum size와 peak brightness, ambient contrast ratio, color gamut, image sticking, lifetime 면에서 모두 OLED보다 우세하다고 밝혔다.

둘째는 cost로, 2016년 black friday에서 65inch HDR 4K 기준 narrow bezel LCD TV는 US$ 1,099였지만 OLED는 2배이상 높은 US$ 2,800 이라는 점을 들었다.

마지막으로는 eco friendly이다. 제조공정에서 사용되는 공업용수가 LCD 보다 OLED 제조에 더 많이 사용된다는 점과 OLED의 소비전력이 LCD의 약 2배가량 높다는 점, 교체주기가 OLED는 2~4년이지만 LCD는 5년에서 8년으로 2배가량 높아 LCD가 OLED보다 친환경적인 제품이라는 것을 강조했다.

OLED TV가 출시된 이후 LCD와 OLED 진영 간의 치열한 다툼이 있었으나 프리미엄 모바일 시장에서는 OLED의 점유율이 지속적으로 높아지고 있으며 프리미엄 TV 시장에서도 LCD보다 한발 앞서 나가는 분위기였다. 하지만 SID 2017이라는 세계 최대의 디스플레이 학회의 키노트에서 AUO의 이와 같은 발표로 디스플레이 업계에서 OLED와 LCD 진영 간의 치열한 전쟁이 더욱 심화될 것으로 예상된다.

International TADF Workshop 개최

May 15, 2017/in 미분류 /by OLEDNET

<출처 : 2nd International TADF Workshop>

1세대 형광재료 기술과 2세대 인광재료 기술을 잇는 3세대 발광재료 기술인 지연형광 (TADF, Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence) 기술에 대한 International Workshop이 2017년 7월 19~21일 Kyushu대학에서 개최된다.

브라운관을 대체하여 현재 디스플레이 시장의 주력 제품으로 자리 잡은 LCD를 완전히 시장에서 밀어내기 위해서는 중저가 제품에도 사용될 수 있는 고효율의 저비용 OLED가 반드시 필요하다. 고효율과 저비용을 동시에 해결하기 위한 솔루션이 지연형광 재료 상용화에 달려 있다.

현재 생산되고 있는 발광재료는 적색과 녹색, 청색 호스트 재료와 각 색의 도판트 재료로 구분된다. 그리고 이들 재료 중에서 적색과 녹색은 내부 효율이 이론적으로 100%인 인광 재료를 사용하지만 청색 재료는 내부 효율이 25%에 불과한 형광재료를 아직 사용하고 있다. 청색 재료 효율 한계 때문에 TV용 대형 OLED 패널은 청색층이 2회 적층되는 구조를 가지고 있어 재료비가 매우 많이 소요된다.

현재의 OLED 발광재료가 가진 한계를 극복하기 위해 개발되고 있는 재료가 바로 TADF이다.

TADF 기술을 최초로 세상에 나오게 한 Kyushu 대학의 Adachi 교수가 회장을 맡고 있는 International TADF Workshop에는 전세계 3세대 OLED 발광재료 개발 전문가들이 모인다. Adachi 교수는 Kyushu대학에서 2012년에 처음으로 TADF 논문을 발표하고 난 후 3년만인 2015년에는 전세계에 약120편이 발표되었으며 2016년에는 200편 이상의 논문이 나오고 있어 전세계에서 TADF에 관한 관심이 점점 뜨거워지고 있음을 시사했다.

Adachi교수는 이번 TADF Workshop 개최 의미는 현재 TADF의 도달점과 향후 어떻게 개발이 진행될지에 대해 전문가들과 토론하기 위함이라고 밝혔다.

Fraunhofer FEP, OLED 마이크로 디스플레이를 이용한 고정밀 광학 지문 센서 개발 성공

May 8, 2017/in 미분류 /by OLEDNET

Fraunhofer FEP는 지난 5월 4일 보도자료를 통해 OLED 마이크로 디스플레이를 이용한 고정밀 광학 지문 센서 개발에 성공하였다고 밝혔다. Fraunhofer FEP는 OLED-on-silicon 기술을 기반으로 다양한 용도에 적용할 수 있는 OLED 마이크로 디스플레이를 개발해 온 회사로, OLED-on-silicon 기술은 마이크로 칩에 OLED를 광원으로 하여 고정밀도로 설계가 가능하며, 포토 다이오드와 같은 추가적인 센서와 함께 통합이 가능하다.

이번에 Fraunhofer FEP가 개발한 지문 센서는 빛을 방출하고 탐지하는 양방향 기능(bidirectional functionality)을 사용하여, 손가락을 비추고 반사 된 빛을 감지하고 분석하는 방식이다.

Fraunhofer FEP의 OLED 마이크로 디스플레이와 센서 부서 차장인 Bernd Richter는 “이 지문 센서 칩에는 매우 얇은 봉지층을 적용하였다”며, “손가락과 이미지 센서 사이의 거리가 최소화되고 지문을 잘 캡쳐 할 수 있어, 이 응용 분야에는 추가적인 imaging optic이 필요하지 않다”고 말했다.

첫 번째 프로토 타입은 FBI에서 일반적으로 요구하는 해상도보다 3배 뛰어난 1600dpi의 기본 해상도를 가지고 있다. 이 높은 공간 분해능은 매우 작은 땀 구멍 까지 식별이 가능하여 보안을 강화하는 데 사용될 것으로 기대를 모으고 있다.

이 지문 센서는 일반적으로 사용 되는 정전용량식 지문 센서와 비교하여 높은 해상도로 식별이 가능하기 때문에, 소위 ‘spoofing’이라 불리는 거짓 지문에 덜 취약하여 모바일 장치에서 사용자 확인에 사용 될 것으로 전망된다. 또한, 브랜딩이나 로고, 알림을 표시하는 디스플레이에도 사용 될 것으로 전망된다.

Fraunhofer FEP가 개발한 이 지문센서는 이번 미국 LA에서 개최되는 SID Display Week 2017에서 공개 될 예정이다.

<고해상도 OLED-on-silicon 지문 센서, Source: Fraunhofer FEP>

LG Display, 70% of facility investment focused on large-sized OLED and POLED in this year

April 27, 2017/in Market /by OLEDNET

LG Display announced that it will concentrate 70% of CAPEX(investment cost for future profits) on large-sized OLED and POLED, and among them, the proportion of POLED will be higher than that of large OLED through the 2017 Q1 conference call held on April 26.

Kim, Sang Don, CFO of LG Display said “The specific size and timing of the investment is under review, but investing more than 70% of the investment in OLED remains unchanged.” Also revealed LG Display’s future investment direction by adding “Since OLED investment costs are high, we will deeply examine the confidence of our customers and the certainty of market demand, and will invest in a conservative position.”

LG Display said it will continue to secure LTPS-LCD competitiveness. Kim, Sang Don, CFO said ”We plan to switch the Gumi E5 line to POLED instead of LTPS-LCD in the second half of this year, but we think there still is demand for LTPS-LCD and opportunity for high-resolution smartphone manufacturing.”

For the LG Display’s plan for OLED Lighting business and OLED panel shipment, mentioned “OLED lighting will be produced about 15,000 sheets in the second half of 2017, and POLED will be mass-produced in Gumi E5 at the end of 2Q 2017.

For a plan for OLED TV production expansion, said “The reaction for OLED wall paper TV and Crystal Sound OLED released at CES 2017 in January this year, is better than expected in the TV market.” and mentioned “We expect OLED TV shipments to reach 300,000 units in 1Q and 500,000 units level in each quarter of the second half of this year.”

The forecast for ultra-large TV market in 2017, it is forecasted “LG OLED TV occupies an overwhelming share in ultra-large OLED TVs of 60 inches and above, and the ultra-large TV market is expected to grow continuously and record more than 30% of growth rate in the future.”

For the LG Display’s counterplan forward for the Chinese panel makers’ LCD technology, mentioned “Until 2020, it is concerned that the Chinese LCD panel makers are expected to improve their LCD technology and invest in Gen 10, however, LG Display’s IPS technology, consistent quality of mass production and stable supply chain are enough to overcome.”

Meanwhile, said that the sale proportion by product based on LG Display’s sales amount in Q1 this year were 43% for TV panels, 26% for mobile panels, 16% for notebooks and tablets, and 15% for monitors. Also, quarterly operating profit reached a record profit of 1.269 trillion won through continuous overall price increase trend of panel and the mix operation of profit-oriented products of high-resolution, high-end IT products and etc.

LG Display, 올해 설비 투자금의 70%을 대형 OLED와 POLED에 집중

April 27, 2017/in 미분류 /by OLEDNET

LG Display

LG Display는 4월 26일 진행된 2017년 1분기 컨퍼런스콜을 통해 케펙스(CAPEX, 미래이윤창출 목적의 투자비용)의 70%을 대형 OLED과 POLED에 집중할 것이며 이 중 대형 OLED보다는 POLED의 비중이 더 높을 것이라 밝혔다.

김상돈 LG Display CFO는 “구체적인 투자 규모나 시기는 내부적으로 검토 중이지만, 투자의 70% 이상을 OLED에 투자하는 것은 변함없다”고 말했다. 또한 “OLED 투자 비용이 큰 편이므로 고객사의 확신과 시장 수요 확실성 등을 깊게 살펴보고 보수적인 입장에서 투자를 집행하겠다”며 앞으로의 LG Display의 투자방향성을 밝혔다.

LG Display는 LTPS-LCD의 경쟁력 확보도 지속할 것이라 말했다. 김상돈 CFO는 ”올해 하반기 구미 E5 라인을 LTPS-LCD 대신 POLED로 전환할 계획이지만, 여전히 LTPS-LCD 수요가 존재하며 고해상도 스마트폰 제조 등의 기회가 있다고 생각한다”고 말했다.

LG Display의 OLED 조명 사업과 OLED 패널 출하량 계획으로 “OLED 조명은 2017년 하반기에 약 1만 5000장을 양산할 예정이며, POLED는 2017년 2분기 말에 구미 E5에서 양산될 예정”이라 말했다.

OLED TV 생산 확대 계획으로는 “올해 1월 CES 2017에서 공개한 OLED Wall paper TV와 Crystal Sound OLED가 TV 시장에서 반응이 기대 이상으로 좋다”면서 “1분기 OLED TV 출하량이 30만대, 하반기에는 각 분기별로 50만대 수준으로 출하할 것”이라 밝혔다.

2017년 초대형 TV 시장 전망에는 “LG OLED TV는 60인치 이상 초대형 OLED TV 분야에서 압도적인 점유율을 차지하고 있으며, 초대형 TV 시장은 앞으로 지속적으로 성장해 시장점유율 30% 이상을 확보할 것”으로 전망했다.

중국 패널 업체들의 LCD 기술력과 향후 LG Display의 대응방안으로 “2020년까지는 중국 패널업체의 LCD 기술력이 향상되고 Gen 10 투자 등의 우려가 있지만, LG Display만의 IPS 기술력과 안정된 양산 품질, 안정적인 서플라이 체인 등으로 충분히 극복이 가능하다”고 말했다.

한편 LG Display의 올해 1분기 매출액 기준으로 제품별 판매 비중은 TV용 패널이 43%, 모바일 패널이 26%, 노트북ㆍ태블릿용 패널이 16%, 모니터용 패널이 15%를 차지했다. 또한 전반적인 패널의 가격 상승과 더불어 고해상도, 하이엔드 IT 제품 등 수익성 중심 제품을 다양하게 판매하여 분기별 영업이익은 1조 269억원으로 사상 최대 기록을 달성하였다고 밝혔다.

Automaker’s fierce competition for pre-occupying OLED for automobiles

April 18, 2017/in Exhibition, Set /by OLEDNET

automakers

In 2017, automakers are fiercely competing to pre-occupy OLED displays and lighting for automobiles. OLED display has good visibility and possible to design a curved surface, so it has advantages of design differentiation. Lighting is not irritating to the eyes and the surface emission is possible so that the frequency of adoption of OLED is expected to increase even more.

HYUNDAI Mobis actively promoted curved OLED for brand differentiation at 2017 Seoul Motor Show held in Ilsan KINTEX from March 31 to April 9. HYUNDAI Mobis official said “the display has a 12.3-inch flexible OLED with advantages of true black and fast response at all temperatures” also revealed “this product is under development for mass production in 2020 for cluster or CID”.

British automaker Bentley also introduced the key features of the ‘EXP 12 Speed 6e’, a pure electric concept car at the Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland on March 9, and announced that it would be equipped with a high-quality OLED display near the CID. Bentley official said “a curved glass OLED screen is applied near CID, it allows the occupants to operate navigation and to control the temperature freely,” in addition, “Access to social media, e-mail and entertainment will be easy”.

In addition, Audi Japan announced on March 28 that it decided to officially launch a small sports car “TT” applied an OLED tail lamp on some motels from mid of May. This is the first time that Audi has applied OLED tail lamps to mass-produced vehicles, allowed it to be optionally mounted on TT’s top models, the TT RS Coupe and TT RS Roadster. According to Audi Japan corporate, the option price is about 120,000 yen. The tail lamps commercialized by Audi this time are made up of 4 OLED panels and are known to have thicknesses of 1 to 2 mm per panel. Total 4 light-emitting areas are 49cm² and brightness is 1000cd/m², and German OSRAM supplies OLED panel.

As such, the number of cars using OLED displays and lighting is increasing. According to “2017 Automotive Display Report – Application & Market Trend Analysis and The Market Forecast” published by UBI Research, market research company, demand for displays for automobiles is projected to grow at a CAGR(compound annual growth rate) of 17% from 2017 to 2022, reaching US $ 25,000 million by 2022. Also, OLED displays for automobiles are expected to grow rapidly from 2018 to 2022, reaching US $ 5 million in 2022, accounting for about 20% of the total automotive display market.

Hyun Jun Jang, senior researcher of UBI Research, mentioned that “OLED has the advantage of providing various convenience to the driver such as infinite contrast ratio and fast response speed above all, it can be applied in various forms inside and outside the car based on the flexibility so that it can be a great merit for premium cars that emphasize design and differentiation.”

완성차 업체의 자동차용 OLED 선점 경쟁 치열

April 18, 2017/in 미분류 /by OLEDNET

2017년 들어 완성차 업체에서 자동차용 OLED 디스플레이와 조명의 선점 경쟁이 치열하다. OLED display는 시인성이 좋고 곡면 디자인이 가능해 디자인 차별화의 장점이 있으며, 조명은 눈에 자극적이지 않고 면 발광이 가능하기 때문에 OLED의 채용 빈도는 더욱 더 증가할 것으로 보인다.

HYUNDAI Mobis는 지난 3월 31일부터 4월 9일까지 일산 KINTEX에서 열린 2017 서울모터쇼에서 브랜드 차별화를 위해 curved OLED 디스플레이를 적극적으로 홍보하였다. HYUNDAI Mobis 관계자는 “해당 디스플레이는 12.3인치 flexible OLED가 적용 되었으며 트루 블랙과 모든 온도에서 고속 응답이 가능하다”고 말하며, “이 제품은 cluster 혹은 CID용으로 2020년에 양산을 목표로 개발 중”이라 밝혔다.

영국의 자동차 업체인 Bentley도 현지 시간으로 지난 3월 9일 스위스 제네바 모터쇼에서 순수 전기 컨셉카인 ‘EXP 12 Speed 6e’의 주요 특징을 소개하며, CID 부근에 고화질 OLED 디스플레이가 탑재 됨을 밝혔다. Bentley 관계자는 “CID 부근에 curved glass OLED 스크린이 적용 되었으며, 이를 통해 탑승자는 네비게이션 작동과 온도 조절이 자유롭다”며, “이 밖에도 소셜미디어와 이메일, 엔터테인먼트에 쉽게 접근 할 수 있을 것”이라 말했다.

이 밖에도, Audi Japan은 지난 3월 28일 일부 모델에 OLED 테일 램프 적용한 소형 스포츠카 ‘TT’를 5월 중순부터 공식적으로 발매하기로 결정하였다고 밝혔다. Audi가 양산 차량에 OLED 테일 램프를 적용하는 것은 이번이 처음이며, TT의 최상위 모델인 ‘TT RS Coupe와 TT RS Roadster’에 옵션으로 탑재 할 수 있게 했다. Audi의 일본 법인에 따르면 옵션 가격은 약 12 만엔 이라고 한다. 이번에 Audi가 상용화 한 테일 램프는 4개의 OLED 패널로 구성되며 패널 1장 당 두께는 1~2mm 정도로 알려져 있다. 총 4장의 발광 면적은 49cm²이며 밝기는 1000cd/m²로, 독일 OSRAM에서 OLED 패널을 공급한다.

<TT에 사용 된 OLED rear lamp, Source: Audi.co.jp>

이처럼 OLED display와 조명이 사용 된 자동차는 점점 증가하고 있다. 시장조사업체인 유비리서치에서 발간한 “2017 Automotive Display Report – Application & Market Trend Analysis and The Market Forecast”에 따르면, 자동차용 디스플레이의 수요는 2017년부터 2022년까지 연평균 성장률 17%로 성장하여 2022년에는 약 US$ 25,000 million 규모에 다다를 것으로 예상했다. 또한, 자동차용 OLED 디스플레이는 2018년부터 2022년까지 급속도로 성장하여 2022년 US$ 5,000 million 규모로서 전체 자동차용 디스플레이 시장의 약 20%를 차지할 것으로 전망했다.

유비리서치의 장현준 선임연구원은 “OLED는 무한대의 명암비, 빠른 응답속도등 운전자에게 다양한 편의를 제공할 수 있는 장점이 있지만 무엇보다도, flexibility를 바탕으로 자동차 내부, 외부 어느곳이든지 다양한 형태로 적용시킬 수 있어 디자인과 차별화를 중요시하는 프리미엄 자동차에 큰 메리트가 될 수 있다.”라고 언급하였다.

모바일 폰과 프리미엄 TV세트 수요 증가에 따른 OLED(패널) 시장 분석 세미나 개최(2017.04.21 전경련회관)

April 11, 2017/in 미분류 /by OLEDNET

유비산업리서치에서는 CES2017, MWC2017을 통해 새롭게 그 기술적 진보를 선보이고 있는 OLED 성장 가능성에 대해 오는 4월 21일(금) 여의도 전경련회관 컨퍼런스센터에서 세미나 를 개최한다. 세미나

“모바일 폰과 프리미엄 TV세트 수요 증가에 따른 OLED(패널)시장 분석” 이라는 주제로 전세계 주요 세트업체들의 OLED 탑재 Application 출시계획을 통해 OLED 산업의 움직임을 분석하고 Supply Chain별 시장 전망을 분석한다.

특히 CES2017에서 삼성전자와 LG전자의 QLED, OLED TV 기술경쟁과 하이센스, TCL 등 중국 TV세트 업체와 Sony, Panasonic 등 일본 TV 세트업체들의 OLED TV 신제품 출시를 통해서 본 최신 OLED TV시장 전망을 분석할 예정이다. 특히, 올해 Apple이 10주년 기념으로 출시되는 아이폰에 플랙서블 OLED를 장착할 것으로 예상되면서 AMOLED를 적용한 스마트폰의 최신 트렌드와 이슈, MWC2017 요약을 통해 상반기 OLED 가장 큰 이슈들을 되짚을 수 있을 것으로 예상된다.

OLED 전문 리서치회사, 유비산업리서치 이충훈 대표와 장현준 선임연구원은 ▲OLED의 진화-기술 진화로 예상되는 Application 개발 본격화: Foldable Phone, Sounding Screen ▲모바일 폰 세트시장 수요로 본 OLED 시장 성장성 분석 ▲프리미엄 TV의 OLED 채용에 따른 본격적인 OELD TV의(공급/패널)시장 성장 분석 ▲OLED 패널 시장 성장에 따른 재료와 장비 시장 전망 분석과 OLED 패널 수요 증가에 따른 OLED 시장 전체 요약, 총 4개의 OLED 시장에 대해 발표를 진행할 예정이다.

이번 세미나에서는 전체적인 OLED 시장전망을 위한 Full screen OLED 스마트폰과 Sounding screen OLED TV의 사업화 현황과 핵심 이슈를 조망한다. 또한, OLED 재료와 장비 시장 분석을 통해 panel 뿐만 아니라 관련 핵심 재료, 부품, 장비 시장을 전망할 예정이다.

이번 유비산업리서치 세미나는 OLED 산업 종사자 뿐만 아니라 OLED Application 산업, 기타 관련 산업 종사자들 모두에게 향후 OLED의 가능성을 시장성 측면에서 조명해 볼 수 있는 자리가 될 것으로 예상된다.

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