Sony is planning to work with Japanese oil company Idemitsu Kosan on the development of luminous materials for future OLED displays, the two companies said.
Sony and Idemitsu will also cross-licence OLED-related patents as part of the joint development plan, which was spelled out in a memorandum of understanding signed by the two companies in Tokyo today. A formal deal is expected to be signed at the end of January, they said.
The deal will initially cover a five-year joint development term.
The largest OLED panel that Sony has produced commercially is a 3.8in model, used in its CliƩ PEG-VZ90 PDA.
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