2007 first quarter OLED display market grew 56%

According to market research firm DisplaySearch, the first quarter of 2007, OLED display sales of $121 million, an increase of 56% over last year, but lower than the last quarter of fourth.

First quarter shipments of 19 million 100 thousand, an increase of 71.1% over the same period last year, but the average sales price fell by 9%. DisplaySearch said shipments and sales decreased by 14% and 13% respectively in the last quarter of.

OLED displays compete with LCD in small and medium size applications, including sub displays, MP3 players, and automotive dashboards. The largest five OLED display suppliers are: Pioneer (market share of 20.8%), Samsung SDI (20.4%), LG Electronics (20%), RiT (19.4%) and TDK (4.8%), their total market share of. The market is still in the integration.

The first quarter active matrix OLED display shipments of 335 thousand, is expected to double in the second quarter to reach 685 thousand. Its applications include MP3 players and mobile phones, etc..

Sub display and MP3 players accounted for about 87% of the OLED display shipments, shipments of the two were 12 million 600 thousand and 4 million.

Source: International Electronic Business