IT OLED Technology and Industry Trend Analysis Report

Introduction

OLED market opens in IT devices as well

The OLED industry, which has been focused on smartphones, watches, and TVs, is also planning to expand its reach into the monitor, laptop, and tablet PC markets. OLED for IT requires similar brightness to OLED for TV, but requires low power consumption characteristics similar to OLED for mobile devices. In addition, OLED for IT must be produced with 8.6G equipment, not 6G equipment used to manufacture smartphone panels, to ensure profitability.

LTPO-TFT and oxide TFT will be used as TFTs to manufacture OLEDs with low power consumption. For smartphone OLED, there is no problem for LTPO-TFT manufacturing with 6G equipment, but it is difficult to use 8.6G glass due to limitations of ELA equipment. On the other hand, when using oxide TFT, internal compensation technology is not yet sufficiently developed, so external compensation is required, which requires the use of more drive ICs and also has the disadvantage of widening the bezel.

The OLED structure will be a 2stack OLED structure with a higher brightness than a single stack. Encapsulation is applied by TFE.

There are four companies preparing to produce OLED for IT using 8.6G equipment such as Samsung Display, LG Display, BOE, and Visionox. Each company’s production strategy is different.

Samsung Display is already producing OLED for laptops and tablet PCs using 5.5G and 6G equipment, and has also begun ordering additional 8.6G equipment. LG Display is also preparing to produce OLED for foldable notebooks and tablet PCs with 6G equipment. Visionox is developing a process for patterning OLED using photolithography technology instead of FMM and is preparing to invest in facilities. BOE is also considering ordering 8.6G IT OLED equipment.

The success of the IT OLED market will be determined by which TFT and OLED structure will be used.

‘IT OLED Technology and Industry Trend Analysis Report’ provides a detailed analysis of various technologies that will determine IT OLED performance, yield, and manufacturing cost. By closely analyzing the technologies needed to manufacture high-performance TFTs and OLEDs and the challenges that need to be solved, it will serve as a guideline that tells companies in the OLED industry what to prepare.

In addition, the growth potential of the OLED market for IT which will succeed the OLED market for mobile devices and TVs is presented.