Samsung Display has strengthened its existing teams that work on future displays in its year’s end reshuffle, insiders told TheElec.The A Business Team, which handles demand from Cupertino, had its foldable capacity strengthened, the sources said.Specifically, the team will now also develop foldable

Samsung Display is supplying the OLED panels used on Valve’s handheld gaming computer Steam Deck, TheElec has learned.The latest model of Steam Deck uses a 7.4-inch OLED panel supplied by the South Korean company.The first version launched last year in February used a 7-inch liquid crystal display,

Samsung Display has rejected Kateeva’s RGB inkjet equipment that it originally planned to use in the production of quantum dot (QD)-OLED panels.The equipment, which domestic firm HB Solution is the distributor of in South Korea, received a “Fail” grade last month in Samsung Display’s testing, source

There was increasing interest within Samsung Display in technologies that can be applied to manufacture OLED panels without the use of fine metal masks (FMM), TheElec has learned.This interest was sparked after the Society of Information Display conference held in May this year where new production

A researcher who previously worked for Samsung Display has been arrested and indicted for the allegation that they leaked trade secrets related to OLED technologies to China.The unnamed researcher was in China five months prior but returned voluntarily to face the charges of leaking trade secrets un

Samsung Display is expected to start production of Gen 8 OLED panels aimed at IT devices in the first half of 2026, according to an analyst firm.The South Korean display maker earlier this year announced that it will start spending 4.1 trillion won to secure production lines for Gen 8 OLED panels.Ge

Samsung was considering applying the waterdrop hinge that it introduced with the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Flip 5 on its foldable notebook launching next year, TheElec has learned.Waterdrop hinge allowed the company’s latest foldables to have the sides folded more tightly while reducing the crease in the

BOE had the second-highest number of patents related to display panels registered in the US, according to a South Korean lawyer.The Chinese display giant filed and registered the second largest number of patents from 2013 to August 2023, only behind Samsung Display, Dana Patent Law Firm Senior Partn

BOE is hoping to get Apple’s approval next month to supply OLED panels for the standard version of iPhone 15, TheElec has learned.The Chinese display giant had earlier in the year hoped to win orders for two models in the iPhone 15 series __ the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus, which have 6.1-inch and

LG Display has decided not to start investment and construction of a production line for OLED on silicon (OLEDoS) this year, TheElec has learned.OLEDoS deposits organic materials on silicon instead of glass and is a technology to make high-resolution microdisplays.LG Display plans to continue to foc

LG Display on Wednesday shared the list of its customers for its automotive OLED panels.The South Korean display panel maker had General Motors, Volvo, Jaguar Land Rover, Porsche, and Lucid as its customers, LG Display Senior Vice President of Automotive Business Group Byeong Koo Kim said at IMID 20

German OLED material firm Novaled has nullified three patents related to OLED registered in South Korea owned by rival Solus Advanced Materials, TheElec has learned.Novaled is Samsung’s subsidiary as its affiliates Samsung Electronics, Samsung SDI and Samsung Display together own 100% of its shares.

APS is reviewing a plan to develop a fine metal mask (FMM) based on a silicon substrate, TheElec has learned.FMM is used in the production of OLED panels. APS is currently developing an FMM made with laser patterning that it hopes will be used in the production of OLED on silicon (OLEDoS).However, d

The application of blue phosphorescent material can reduce the power consumption of OLED display panels by 25%, Universal Display Corp Vice President of Business Development Mike Hack told TheElec in an interview.UDC’s plan to start producing blue phosphorescent material in 2024, which it previously

The CEO of South Korean display panel maker LG Display told reporters on Wednesday that the company’s earnings will gradually improve going forward in the second half of the year.LG Display CEO Jeong Ho-young was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the industry conference K-Display, hosted by

Inkjet printing solution company Enjet was aiming to apply inkjet technology to battery and semiconductor production, CEO Doyoung Byun said.The company was also aiming to develop a multi-nozzle to challenge Japan’s dominance in inkjet head, he said in an interview TheElec.Enjet, which went public la

Samsung Display is expected to see its supply of OLED panels for iPhones grow again this year.The South Korean display panel maker received Apple’s approval for all models of OLED panels it will supply to the four models on the iPhone 15 Series and has begun delivery, TheElec has learned.In contrast

Samsung Display was planning to apply low refraction capping layer (CPL) on its smartphone OLED and was expected to apply them commercially in 2025 at the earliest, TheElec has learned.CPL is formed on top of the cathode and helps the light emitted from the emission layer towards the face of the dis

Apple has asked its display panel suppliers Samsung Display and LG Display to develop zero-bezel OLED panels, TheElec has learned.While most premium smartphones in the market right now offer screens with very thin bezels, completely removing them is no easy task.The bezel area of the screen houses c

PI Advanced Materials said on Thursday said it has started production of polyimide (PI) powders.Powders made from PI have excellent heat, electricity, and abrasion resistances, the company said.The material is in high demand from the semiconductor, display, aerospace, and other advanced industries a