Both Samsung Display and BOE are building next-generation 8.6-Gen OLED production lines, aiming to increase capacity for IT AMOLED panels (for laptops, tablets and perhaps monitors as well). Samsung is on track to enter mass production in Q3 2026, and BOE's original plan was to start mass production in Q4 2026.
According to the news from China, BOE is accelerating its plans, and is currently about 4 months ahead of schedule - and now the company hopes to be the world's first display maker to mass produce OLEDs in a 8.6-Gen line. Not only that, but BOE's line will be able to produce flexible OLEDs (on Polyimide substrates), while Samsung's line only supports rigid OLEDs on glass.
In this article we detail all planned and under-construction 8.6-Gen AMOLED lines, with the latest status and plans.
BOE - B16 flexible LTPO AMOLED line in Chengdu
Towards the end of 2023, BOE officially announced its plans for a 8.6-Gen B16 flexible LTPO AMOLED line in Chengdu. The agreement with Chengdu's local government was signed in early 2024, and in April BOE announced it is starting to construct the new fab.
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