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Japan Display confirms it is looking into construcing display fabs in the US, but no decision has been made yet

Ron Mertens — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:50:52 +0300

Last month we reported that Japan Display (JDI) is considering constructing a display fab in the US, with support form the Japanese government - as part of a the 2025 US-Japan trade agreement.

JDI now officially confirmed that the company is considering launching JDI-operated advanced display manufacturing fabs (plural!) in the US. The company says that no decision has yet been made regarding these production lines, though.

Researcher design a high-performance asymmetric MR-TADF deep-blue OLED emitter

Ron Mertens — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:34:58 +0300

Researchers from Tsinghua University and Taiyuan University of Technology developed a novel asymmetric MR-TADF deep-blue OLED emitter structure design, that offers high efficiency and narrow-band emission.

The new emitter offers a peak emission of 461 nm (deep-blue), a small full-width-at-half-maximum of ∼25 nm, a CIEy coordinate of ∼0.08, a high horizontal dipole ratio of ∼90 % - and an EQE of 41.5% (for a non-sensitized device), without any external light extraction techniques.

KDIA: Korean OLED market share has risen 1.5% in 2025, for the first time since 2015

Ron Mertens — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:08:34 +0300

The Korean Display Industry Association (KDIA) is quoting Omdia, saying that the OLED market share of Korean OLED panels (made by LGD and SDC) have increased 1.5% in 2025, to reach 68.7%. This is the first time since 2015 that Korea's OLED market share has increased.

The KDIA lists several reasons as to why Korean companies managed to expand their OLED market share last year:

BOE resumes production of iPhone 17 AMOLEDs after it regained approval from Apple

Ron Mertens — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:44:19 +0300

In early 2026 it was reported that BOE has been suffering from disruptions at its B11 AMOLED production line, which is where BOE produces smartphone AMOLED displays for Apple's iPhones. The production line started having quality issues at some of the processes, and BOE halted production already in November 2025. Apple had to increase its orders from Samsung Display.

According to the latest report from China, BOE finally managed to over come these issues, and has restarted production for Apple a couple of weeks ago, as the US company verified and approved BOE's latest AMOLEDs.

Universal Display - we supply the green PHOLED for Visionox's pTSF OLED panels

Ron Mertens — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:52:02 +0300

Last month Visionox provided an update on its pTSF OLED emitter material platform, saying that it has started mass producing smartphone AMOLED displays that utilize such materials - green pTSF emitters, already adopted by flagship models (which Visionox does not disclose). We posted an analysis of this emitter platform.

Universal Display posted an interesting article that discloses that the company is supplying its green PHOLED for Visionox's pTSF panels, working together with Eternal Material Technology.

Viatron to supply production systems for Visionox's 8.6-Gen IT AMOLED line

Ron Mertens — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:29:46 +0300

Manufacturing equipment maker Viatron Technologies announced that it has been chosen to supply equipment for Visionox's V5 8.6-Gen OLED production fab.

Viatron will supply Visionox with both polyimide curing systems and furnace (annealing oven) systems. Viatron says that it was chosen as the exclusive supplier of both system types.

Researchers develop the world's most efficient blue soluble OLED device

Ron Mertens — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:06:46 +0300

Researchers from Inha University and Pusan National University have developed a the world's highest-efficiency solution-processed blue OLED device, achieving an EQE of 36.7%. As TCL CSOT gears up to begin OLED mass production utilizing inkjet printing, there is renewed interest in soluble OLEDs.

To create this new device, the researchers developed a new OLED emitter, a platinum(II) complex, "PtON-QBn", and also introduced a new "PVK Template Layer" in the OLED device stack.

As demand for IT AMOLEDs is not as high as expected, Samsung may start producing rigid low-cost OLED smartphone panels at its 8.6-Gen A6 fab

Ron Mertens — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:08:46 +0300

Samsung is ramping up its A6 8.6-Gen IT AMOLED line, and starting to produce 14" and 16" touch AMOLED displays for Apple's upcoming 2026 MacBook Pro laptops. Last month we reported that SDC is seeing lower demand for IT AMOLEDs displays, as expected, and is considering how to handle the fab's future.

According to the latest reports from China, Samsung Display is now considering using the A6 line to produce low-cost rigid (glass-based) OLED smartphone displays at the new fab, for Samsung's own mid-to-low-end Galaxy A series phones.

The OLED Marketplace now lists a 0.13" 2.7 million nits VGA microLED Microdisplay

Ron Mertens — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 21:54:15 +0300

The OLED Marketplace is expanding its microLED display catalog, and now offers a new 0.13" VGA (640x480) 2.7 million nits green monochrome microLED microdisplay.

This is the second microLED microdisplay on the OLED Marketplace, following the 0.12" VGA microdisplay (from a different producer) that was added last month.

BCDTek raises around $55 million in the final tranche of its Series A funding round

Ron Mertens — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 15:04:16 +0300

OLED microdisplay developer BCDTek announced that it has successfully completed its Series A1 financing round, led by Sichuan Xingchuan, and included several investors.

BCDTek said it raised hundreds of millions of yuan, which could mean anything from around $30 million to $130 million USD. In June 2025 BCDTek raised $83.5 million in its pre-Series A round, and back then it said it plans to increase it soon to $140 million - which likely means that the current tranche amounted to $56 million (380 million yuan).

Summer Sprout and Juhua Printing demonstrate high-performance spin-coated PSF OLED devices

Ron Mertens — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 13:43:49 +0300

Summer Sprout Technology, in collaboration with Juhua Printing Display Technology have co-developed a new high-performance OLED device, based on spin-coated (soluble) PSF OLED emitters.

Spin-coated PSF OLEDs, bottom-emitting (a) and top-emitting (b)

The two companies says that they have achieved a level of efficiency, color purify and lifetime similar to commercial evaporated devices.

Reports suggest Apple and Samsung are developing a quad-edge-curved OLED for the iPhone 20

Ron Mertens — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 11:07:49 +0300

In 2027 Apple will release its 20th iPhone model, and it is reported that the company is working with Samsung to develop a special OLED display for the new device, which may be called the iPhone 20 - or the iPhone XX.

A Quad-curved iPhone (AI render)

The new display is said to offer a polarizer-free (COE) architecture, a "micro-curved" flexible AMOLED that will curve on all four sides, and under-the OLED Face-ID and camera.

The OLED Marketplace now lists military-grade 4" AMOLED displays

Ron Mertens — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:28:06 +0300

We are happy to update that the OLED Marketplace now lists a new military-grade AMOLED display, a 3.92" 1080x1240 panel.

This AMOLED offers a wide operating temperature range, long lifetime (over 40,000 hours), touch functionality including glove support, and customizable electromagnetic shielding.

LG Display reports its financial results for Q1 2026, with increased operation profits, but also an increased net loss

Ron Mertens — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:30:10 +0300

LG Display announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2026, with revenues of 5,534 billion KRW (about $3.7 billion USD a 9% decline from last year and a 23% decline from the last quarter), and an operating profit of 147 billion KRW ($100 million) - more than triple its operating profit last year.

LG reported, however, a net loss of 576 billion KRW ($389 million), significantly worse than the 237 billion KRW loss in Q1 2025. LG says that these increased losses were mainly due to foreign exchange headwinds.

ICD to supply TCL CSOT with dry etching systems for its 8.6-Gen OLED line

Ron Mertens — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:26:16 +0300

Korean equipment maker ICD announced that it has signed a contract with TCL CSOT, to supply it with five dry etching systems. These systems will be deployed at CSOT's upcoming 8.6-Gen inkjet printing OLED line.

ICD says that the contract is worth 41.4 billion won, or $28 million USD. The agreement was signed on April 14, and the final system will be supplied in January 2027.

LG Display announces a plan to invest $745 million in building new OLED infrastructure

Ron Mertens — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:01:14 +0300

LG Display announced a new plan to invest $745 million in its OLED production facilities, to improve ‌its ⁠technological competitiveness.

LGD said that the investment will ⁠be made from April 2026 ⁠to June 2028, but the company did not disclose more details.

Samsung Display's QD-OLED panels received wide-viewing angle performance verification from UL Solutions

Ron Mertens — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:09:49 +0300

Samsung Display announced that its QD-OLED panels have received verification from UL Solutions for their viewing angle performance under the QuantumView standard.

QuantumView is a verification program that evaluates changes in luminance and color coordinates as the viewing angle shifts from the front in 10-degree increments up to 60 degrees. According to UL's assessment results, Samsung Display’s QD-OLED panels maintained above 60% of front-facing luminance even at a 60-degree angle, while color shift remained below 0.012, indicating minimal change.

A Walk Down Memory Lane - Q2 2026: OLED History from 20, 10, and 5 Years Ago

Ron Mertens — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 06:00:09 +0300

In our OLED history article series, we look back 20, 10, and 5 years ago, and revisit the history of the OLED industry. We hope these are articles are nostalgic, and fun - but also informative - by reflecting on the past, we can better understand how far the industry has come and where it is headed.

20 years ago - Q2 2006

In early 2006, the industry was still at a very early stage, mostly focused on PMOLED production and microdisplays. In may 2006, Universal Display reported revenues of $3.2 million in revenues from the quarter - mostly from grants, projects and development materials. This is far from its current $170 million quarter, but it was actually more than double its Q2 2005 revenues. In Q2 2006, UDC started working with Mitsubishi on inkjet printing materials, and with Nippon Steel Chemicals on evaporation materials. We posted an interview with UDC's VP Janice Mahone - this is an interesting read from a 20 years perspective. The company was already getting ready for Samsung's 2007 AMOLED production.

LORDIN aims to IPO on the KOSDAQ and raise money to bring its blue OLED emitter platform to market

Ron Mertens — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:32:13 +0300

OLED material developer LORDIN has officially launched its IPO process, as the company plans to list on the KOSDAQ, and raise $25 million to bring its phosphorescent blue OLED material platform to market.

The company has signed a lead underwriter agreement with Woori Investment & Securities. This will be a long process - the fire review application is planned for the first half of 2027. The company intends to pursue a listing through the technology exception pathway.

Researchers at the Fraunhofer IPMS developed their highest resolution OLED microdisplay to date

Ron Mertens — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:39:13 +0300

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems IPMS developed their highest resolution OLED microdisplay, and will demonstrate it soon at SID Displayweek 2026.

The display is a 1.07" 2048x2048 (9.3 um) RGB stripe OLED microdisplay, that is based on the institute’s proprietary high-voltage backplane circuit concept.

Omdia: AMOLED smartphone display shipments are expected to decline by 7% in 2026

Ron Mertens — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:18:25 +0300

Omdia says that AMOLED smartphone display shipments are expected to decline by 7% in 2026 amid rising memory prices and increasing market uncertainty. Both flexible and rigid OLED shipments will decline.

Omdia expects 778 million smartphone panels to ship in 2026, down from 836 million in 2025. Flexible AMOLED shipments will decline for the first time in seven years. Rigid (glass-based) OLED shipments declined in 2025 as well, as smartphone vendors prefer using flexible OLEDs as production prices are dropping the technology gap is closing.

LG Chem seeks higher damages in its blue host material patent dispute with SFC

Ron Mertens — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:48:58 +0300

According to a report in Korea, LG Chem has increased its requested damages in its patent lawsuit against SFC, and the company now asks to ban SFC's products and destroy its inventory, in addition to the funds it asks for in payment (hundreds of millions of Won, which is a small payment of around $100,000 - $500,000).

LG Chem says that SFC has infringed up its patents that related to the production of a blue OLED host material. LG Chem originally acquired this patent from Dupont in 2019.

The OLED Library keeps growing, OLED-Info Pro customers have access to close to 250 documents

Ron Mertens — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:22:58 +0300

The OLED industry moves fast — and keeping track of every new presentation, datasheet, and company report can be a challenge. That’s why we created the OLED Library, part of OLED-Info Pro, where you’ll find a growing collection of brochures, marketing materials, technical documents, and corporate reports from leading companies across the OLED ecosystem.

We keep adding new documents to the Library, and currently we are at 242 items. The latest uploads include：

TSK Corporation – company and technology introduction to its OLED emitter platform
Toray Industries – 2025 report
Plansee – company profile and a brochure on the company's display materials
Dexerials – integrated report (2025)
Device Co. – equipment catalog (2024)
DELO – high-barrier encapsulants product brochure (2024)
Dai Nippon Printing – company profile (2025)
Truly – company profile and display catalog (2026)

These documents — and many more — are available exclusively to OLED-Info Pro subscribers. You can also access them directly when browsing a specific company in our OLED Company Directory.

Dell Alienware AW2726DM

Ron Mertens — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:38:35 +0300

The Dell Alienware AW2726DM is a 26.5" 240Hz 2560x1440 QD-OLED monitor that offers two HDMI ports and one DisplayPort 1.4 port.

The AW2726DM is one of the lowest cost OLED monitors, with a price tag of $349.99.

Visionox starts to move in equipment at its V5 ViP production line

Ron Mertens — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:53:14 +0300

Visionox announced that it has installed the first equipment in its upcoming $7.6 billion 8.6-Gen V5 AMOLED production fab in Hefei. This is an important step - and the first time an OLED lithography (maskless) equipment is intsalled in a mass production line.

A few months ago, as Visionox provided the previous update, it admitted that there are major difficulties in this project, far more than its previous projects - likely because of the new ViP process it is deploying.

Counterpoint: the OLED market to remain flat in 2026, as smartphone panel shipments will decline 3% due to high memory prices

Ron Mertens — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:27:11 +0300

Market research firm Counterpoint says that following the spike in memory prices, it revised down its forecast for the OLED industry in 2026, as it now sees smartphone OLED panel shipments declining 3% in 2026. We have heard this before from Omdia a couple of months ago.

Following a 3% increase in global OLED panel shipments in 2025, Coiunterpoint says that the market will remain flat in 2026, as automotive and IT OLED shipments will increase and offset the decline lin smartphone OLEDs.

HKC starts planning a 6-Gen OLED production line, approaches OLED equipment makers

Ron Mertens — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:17:00 +0300

Shenzhen-based HKC is reportedly progressing with its plans to build a 6-Gen OLED production line in Mianyang, Sichuan Province, and has started to approach OLED equipment vendors, seeking more information and quotes for production equipment.

According to the reports, HKC is looking to base this new fab on equipment it has acquired from Japan Display's Mobara OLED line, but increasing the capacity and adapting the technology by using new equipment to supplement the existing JDI systems.

LG Display advances with its plans to adopt eLEAP for IT OLED production, will make a final decision by end of 2026

Ron Mertens — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:02:35 +0300

Last year, we reported that LG Display is looking into adopting Japan Display's eLEAP technology at its OLED TV production lines in Paju, perhaps seeking to produce RGB AMOLED displays for IT applications at these fabs that are currently under utilized.

Today we hear that LG Display is now progressing with this plan, and is checking an investment plan to apply eLEAP into its large-area OLED production lines.

Researchers develop a high-efficiency soluble polymer MR-TADF hyperfluorescence OLED emitter system

Ron Mertens — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 07:34:53 +0300

Researchers from Hanyang University, Gyeongsang National University, and Soongsil University have developed a high-efficiency soluble blue OLED emitter based on a hyperfluorescence architecture.

The new emitter platform uses a polymer/small-molecule hybrid emitting layer composed of a polymeric thermally TADF sensitizer and a narrowband MR-TADF emitter.

Sidtek launches its OLED microdisplay module fab expansion project in Meishan

Ron Mertens — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 07:07:22 +0300

Sidtek has formally launched its OLED Meishan microdisplay module fab expansion project. The company says that the first phase in this project is expected to be complete by June 2027.

Sidtek will invest around $225 million in this project, which will include, in addition to the capacity expansion, also an establishment of an IC R&D center, and an OEM production line for AR/VR headset production.