OLED Supply Agreements Emerge as Large-Size TV Debuts Near

With large-size OLED TV panels on the horizon, the materials and components alliances needed to support them are taking shape. For example, Samsung Mobile Displays and Corning forged a venture to develop OLED substrates based on Corning’s Lotus technology, while AU Optronics, which is reviving a once dormant OLED business, signed a materials supply agreement with Idemitsu Kosan.

The Samsung-Corning venture is short on details, including whether the pairing will result in a production alliance similar to Samsung-Corning Precision, which makes LCDs. It also wasn’t clear how the venture will be funded, and a Corning spokesman declined to comment. The venture will be based in South Korea and "provide for the needs of Samsung and the broader Korean market," Corning said. Corning has released samples of its Lotus ... Log in to view full article.

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