Sumitomo chemical production next year 40 inches OLED panel

The development of new display technology has begun to attract enterprises outside the home appliance industry into the field. Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. announced last weekend that they plan to start production in 2009 and sell large screen organic light-emitting display (OLED) panel, for 40 inches and above the size of the TV market.

Because Sumitomo chemistry has not in the home appliance market competition experience, the company president said they are considering and other enterprise development alliance, perhaps similar to the nature of Sumitomo chemical panel TV machine manufacturing, the traditional home appliance enterprises. OLED is expected to use Sumitomo panel will be listed between 2009 and 2010.

Sumitomo chemical's OLED technology can be manufactured in a way similar to inkjet printing, so it can greatly reduce costs and contribute to the manufacture of large size panels.

Source: CNET science and Technology Information Network