Samsung: AMOLED LCD in 2009 will be angry

Samsung has shown a 17 LCD panel of AMOLED technology, the thickness of only 1.8mm, up to 1600x1200 resolution, the response speed of the 0.01ms, 170 degree angle, 10W power, but this kind of display technology because the cost is too high, so now most used in mobile equipment surface.

Digitimes reports, Samsung vice president Woo-Jong Lee said, is expected in 2010 will be AMOLED notebook computer panel, display and LCD TV size to achieve more economic production level in 2009, and began to enter the homes of ordinary people.

The biggest problem is the production cost of the AMOLED panel, Lee said, when production reached 3 million, flat down the cost will be in the range of acceptable, while Samsung in 2009 will reach the level of production capacity. Samsung's production capacity is currently only 1 million 500 thousand, is expected to reach 6 million in 2010.

In addition, AMOLED technology LCD, PDP and other issues is the power consumption. According to South Korea's Displaybank point of view, the current OLED drive voltage is determined by two parts, including the charge injection and transmission process, in order to provide sufficient voltage OLED drive these two parts need to be improved.

According to DisplaySearch data, this year's OLED display sales will increase 69% to reach $826 million 500 thousand in 2009 will increase by 83% in 2010 and then upgrade by, then AMOLED is the mainstream. Samsung, CMO, SONY, LG display, etc. this year will ship 17 million OLED display (mostly small size on the mobile device panel), an increase of 380% over last year.

Source: CNET science and Technology Information Network