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DisplaySerach has released their latest Quarterly OLED Shipment and Forecast Report. They say that OLED revenues have reached $252 million in Q3 2009, up 31% Q/Q. OLED shipments were 21.7 million (up 19% Q/Q). Demand was driven by high-end mobile phones.

Quarterly shipments and revenue

Samsung Mobile Displays continues to be the market leader - in face they have a 73% market share (in revenues). RiTdisplay is second with a 12% share. 

PMOLED shipments did not grow from 2008 to 2009. In face, mobile-phones shipments decreased (there is a shift from clam-shell style phones with external PMOLEDs to smart-phones), but PMOLED for automotive applications is increasing, with Mercedes Benz and Lexus adopting PMOLEDs. PMOLED shipments in Q3 2009 has reached 427,000.

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DisplaySearch has released a new version of their quarterly 'OLED Shipment and Forecast report'. They say that world-wide OLED revenue has reached 192M$ in Q2 2009, which is a new record (up 32% from last quarter, and 22% from the same quarter last year).

Other findings and forecasts:

• Samsung Mobile Displays has a 38% market share. Second is RiTDisplay. 
• PMOLED shipments were the same as last quarter. 
• There will be about 20 new (or upgraded) AMOLED production lines installed (or upgraded) within the next 3 years.
• AMOLED will enter medium and large-size applications soon. Notebooks will start in mid-2010 and netbooks will follow. 20"-29" OLED TVs will enter the market by the end of 2010. 30" TVs are expected in the end of 2011.

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DisplaySearch has released a new edition of their Quarterly OLED Shipment and Forecast report.

The report says that:

• OLED display revenue will grow to 7.1B$ by 2016.
• AMOLED has passed PMOLEDs in Q1 2009
• Samsung Mobile Displays still #1 in OLED shipments, with a 37% market share. RiTdisplay is #2.
• Worldwide OLED display revenue in Q1'09 was $143 million, down 8% Q/Q. AMOLED revenues were up 17% Q/Q.

According to the report, several manufacturers are planning OLED TV panels in 2009. LG will debut their 15" AMOLED TV by the end of the year. DisplaySearch estimate that it's likely (they give it 70%) that Sony will release their 27" OLED TV this year. It's a bit uncertain because of Sony's financial situation.

Samsung might (DisplaySearch gives it 40% chance) release their 14.1" OLED TV - but there's no announcement yet.

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Taiwanese market research institute Topology Research Institute (TRI) says that RiTdisplay got orders for 35 million PMOLED, 30 million of which shall be delivered this year. This makes RiTdisplay the largest PMOLED maker. RiTdisplay's PMOLEDs are up to 1.98" currently, although they are working on 3.1" ones.

Via Cens.com

DisplaySearch says that SamsungSDI's AMOLED second quarter shipments are down 22% from previous quarter (the forecase was an increase of 12%) due to low demand from phone makers, including Nokia. The slowdown is expected to continue in the next quarter.

Total AMOLED revenue was 54M$, down 27% quarter to quater.

PMOLED shipments are up 17% from previous quarter (20M$), after 3 quarters of slowing down. PMOLEDs are now 60% of the MP3 players market.

RiTdisplay had a record quarter with revenues of US$33.8 million. Pioneer maintained its shipment volume of 4.4 million units, most of which were monochrome displays. Chi Mei EL (CMEL) also reported AMOLED revenues of only US$7.6 million, down from US$12.8 million last quarter.

Read more here (digitimes)

RiTDisplay has developed passive-matrix OLED touch panels. The panels come in 3 sizes (1.1", 1.8", 3.1"), and are ready for production.