OLED highly sought after, LGD massive display and lighting

The South Korean panel factory LG Display (LGD) announced Thursday, will be in South Korea more than a OLED production line, although on the surface of LGD that is to increase sales momentum, but may actually be in Apple's life, for iPhone to enter the OLED for generations.

According to Yonhap reported that the new OLED site in the city of (Gumi), 261 km away from Seoul, covering an area of equivalent to the football field, the monthly output of 15000 pieces of OLED panels, the fastest in the first half of the initial production. As for how much money LGD plant, and did not publish.

Bernstein Research at the beginning of the month released the report pointed out that the cost gap between OLED and TFT-LCD has been reduced to 10%, do not rule out the apple may one year earlier to 2017 into OLED. However, the size of the iPhone shipment is too large, about 120 million a year, so the initial stage may only be used by the highest order, in 2018 will be replaced across the board.

In addition, the Nikkei Technology Online at the beginning of the month also reported that iPhone in advance by OLED panel program, Apple has informed the main suppliers of Samsung and LG, the purpose is to boost sales momentum.

According to market research firm UBI Research estimates, OLED panel market scale this year will come to $135 million, more than ten times in 2020 will double to $1 billion 600 million.

In addition, LG Display seems to have become interested in the lighting market.

LG Display announced the day before, they will begin to build the world's first fifth generation OLED lighting panel factory. Specifically, the company intends to create a high-end store lighting panels, and then the product into the home field.

"The company will first focus on the high-end retail shops and El Luxor Hotel lighting and decorative lighting, and then extended to the general lighting market. In addition, the company will also focus on automotive and polymer applications, such as the combination of OLED lighting panels and home, building materials and electronic equipment. "LG said in the press release. It is reported that LG will be the beginning of next year, the production of lighting panels.

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