JOLED, a developer, manufacturer and seller of OLED displays based in Tokyo, Japan and 51% owned by JDI has announced it will be establishing a new 5.5G fab in the country’s Ishikawa Prefecture on July 1st 2018 for the mass production of printed OLED displays.
The new site will have a monthly production capability of approximately 20,000 glass substrates and is planned to become the company’s main production site. It will be producing 10″ to 32″ printed OLED displays for use in areas such as automotive displays and high-end monitors.
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Back in 2016, JOLED launched a 4.5G pilot line at the Ishikawa Technology Development Centre. Currently, 21.6″ high-resolution OLED displays produced at this pilot line are being shipped for use in medical and high-end monitors. (Asus OLED Monitor is Previewed)
The new site will be established in the location of the Japan Display plant in Nomi, which JOLED acquired from Japan’s Innovation Network Corporation. The company says that, in addition to maximising the use of existing facilities, a new building for production and additional facilities will be introduced to build a new production line for manufacturing OLED displays.
JOLED says it is using its research and development capabilities to commercialise OLED displays produced using the RGB printing method, and its manufacturing expertise to achieve the early launch of a mass production line and efficient production.
The company aims to commence production at the new facility in 2020.
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Separately, JOLED has co-developed the Atmoph Window, a digital window product using OLED technology, in collaboration with Atmoph. The two companies will jointly exhibit a sample of the product at this year’s Design Tokyo exhibition. (AF)
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