Odd crystal OLED orders full 1 billion expansion

Samsung SDI and odd crystal photoelectric announced that the expansion of OLED (organic light-emitting diode) production capacity, and to overcome the success rate of mass production. Chi Mei Group, said He Zhaoyang, chairman of odd crystal, odd crystal orders in December has exceeded existing capacity, will invest 1 billion yuan to expand the production line of second.

According to the statistics of the market research agency DisplaySearch, the third quarter of this year OLED monitor shipments as expected, only $783 million, mainly is the Samsung SDI in the third quarter of the capacity utilization rate of less than 30%, will be shipped in the first throne again to Taiwan Laibao technology. OLED market is expected to rebound in the fourth quarter, driven by the 2007 annual shipments grew 11% over last year.

He Zhaoyang pointed out that the odd combination of photoelectric Chi Mei Group resources, exclusive OLED process has been successfully developed and mass production, through customer verification, quality reached the desired level, the single has exceeded the existing supply capacity after December this year. Therefore, the odd crystal decided to put the second line of the building, estimated to spend 1 billion yuan to buy the machine, steam plating equipment; the third quarter of 2008 to mass production.

Xie Qinyi, general manager of DisplaySearch China, said Samsung SDI third quarter active organic light-emitting diode display monthly production capacity, barely reached 100 thousand, less than the original monthly target of 350 thousand of the film's 30%. Resulting in the third quarter of the global total OLED shipments amounted to only $78 million 300 thousand, compared with a decline of 31% in the second quarter, compared with the same period last year, a decline of 38%.

Re treasure third quarter shipments and shipments, were $6 million 400 thousand and $31 million, shipments were the proportion of 41.3% and 39.6%, shipments and shipments are high, the market ranked first.

Source: Taiwan Economic Daily