OLED panel makers

AUO (AU Optronics) was formed in 2001, by the merger of Acer Display and Unipac Optoelectronics. Later in 2006 AUO merged with QUanta Display. AUO is the world's number 3 manufacture of TFT-LCDs.

AUO has done AMOLED research and production, using UDC's PHOLED materials, but in 2007 have decided to shift focus back to LCD, and stopped investing in OLEDs. In January 2008 AUO resumed their OLED operation.

Lumiotec was formed in May 2008 by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, ROHM, Toppan Printing and Mitsui to check the viability of OLED panels for lighting, and to manufacture and sell the panels.

Lumiotec is located at Yonezawa City, Japan.

Press release about Lumiotec's establishment

Visionox, Founded by Tsinghua University and other investors in 2001, is dedicated to the development, manufacturing and marketing of novel display products, mainly OLEDs. Visionox has just completed a new 30,000 sqm production base in Kunshan (Jiangsu Province) costing somewhere in the range of US$ 53-66 million.

Visionox plans to start mass-producing OLEDs in October 2008. 

Visionox's web site

Smartdisplays (Xi'an) is a manufacturer of LCDs and LCD modules，located in Hi-Tech Development Zone of Xi’an, China. Smartdisplays offers you new OLED/PLED technology display modules with character & graphic type. Smartdisplays went into OLED mass production in 2006 with an annual capacity of 200,000 units.

Smartdisplays' web site

Chi Mei EL Corporation (CMEL), founded by the R&D team at Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) in 2004, is fully devoted to the R&D, design, production, and sales of Organic Electroluminescence Display (OLED) panels. CMEL currently focuses on small and medium-sized OLED panel production, and aims to revolutionize display technology with the development of a large screen OLED television. With the support of the Chi Mei Group, CMEL is driven to continue achieving technology breakthroughs while addressing customer needs. The company has over 210 employees and is fully owned by Chi Mei Optoelectronics.

CMEL purchases PHOLED materials from UDC.

CMEL's web page 

Universal Display Technology (Jilin) is a Chinese foreign joint venture company which is owned by Changchun High & New Technology Industries Development Parent Company, Jilin Province Trust & Investment Company and PLED Technology Group (Hong Kong) Limited.

UDT is involved in flat panel display manufacturing utilizing P-OLED manufacturing technologies. The company'’s first display products are expected to reach the market by mid 2008.

TMDisplay is a JV between Toshiba and Matsushita, started in 2002. TMDisplay is involved in design and production of display, focusing on small and medium sized panels. TMDisplay is CDT licensee, and is focusing on PLED displays. 

TMDisplay are making OLED panels in sizes up to 3.5", and are also working on TV-size OLED panels. They claim they will start making TV OLEDs in 2009.

TMDisplay's web page

Founded in 2000, as a subsidiary of KOLON Group, NeoView KOLON is focused on developing, manufacturing and marketing OLED displays. NeoView KOLON is capable of realizing full color as a determinant of the properties of OLED itself and is in the capacity and capability of mass production of OLED display.

NeoView Kolon's web site

eMagin is engaged in the design, development, manufacturing and marketing of virtual imaging products that utilize OLEDs, OLED-on-silicon micro displays and information technology solutions. Focused on Micro displays, eMagin is selling its micro displays to companies that incorporate them into products such as cameras, army helmets or headsets, etc. eMagin trades in the AMEX Stock Exchange (Ticker is EMA).

In november 2006, we interviewed eMagin's chief marketing officer.

eMagin web site