OLED panel makers

LG Display is a large maker of displays for TVs, computer screens and mobile devices. LG Display is making AMOLED displays, and are also working toward flexible OLEDs. 

In January 2009 LG Display showed a 15" AMOLED display that might be ready to produce within 2009 if they find any customers. There are rumors that Apple has signed a deal with LG to supply them OLED displays for iPhones, iPods and Netbooks. In March 2009 LG said they will direct more investment on OLEDs. 

In June 2009 we have talked with their OLED displays sales & marketing VP. LG plans to offer 15" OLED TVs in Korea by December 2009.

LG Display's web page

Read the latest LG Display OLED news

COMEDD is the Center for Organic Materials and Electronic Devices, based in Dresden. In COMEDD, they try to combine the know-how of the Fraunhofer IPMS and production infrastructure.

The aim of the center is to carry out customer and application specific research, development and pilot fabrication of novel device concepts, and manufacturing methods in the field of vacuum-processed organic materials, with a technology focus on semiconducting organic materials (small molecules).

The activities cover three main application areas, organic based lighting and signage technology, organic solar cell technology, and OLED-on-CMOS applications.

COMEDD offers research and developments on innovative fabrication equipment based on three fabrication lines: a rigid substrate fabrication line (370x470 mm² substrates) for lighting and organic solar cell applications, an OLED-on-CMOS line on 200mm wafer size and a roll-to-roll prototype line for flexible substrates. Based on this infrastructure COMEDD can offer product developments starting with the system concept till pilot fabrication level.

COMEDD's web page

PolyPhotonix is based in the UK, and are using CDT's P-OLED IP to create OLED Lighting panels. Their first production line is now active at PETEC (UK's Printed Electronics center)

Founded in 2007, MicroOLED is a privately held company based Grenoble, France.

MicroOLED designs and develops high-performance OLED microdisplays for near-to-eye applications. MicroOLED wishes to enable low power consumption, mobile HDTV in video-glasses, headsets, etc.

MicroOLED plans to mass-produce their new microdisplays by the end of 2009

MicroOLED's web site

Truly Semiconductors are into Flat Panel Displays (R&D, manufacturing and marketing), and are based in Hong kong. Truly provide a full range of panels, including OLEDs. Truly's plant (which contains 1 OLED production line) is located in Shanwei, Guangdong province, China.

Truly's web page 

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 , located at Yonezawa City, Japan, 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.

In March 2009 Lumiotec showed some OLED lighting prototypes.

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