Foxconn to start developing AMOLED panels with an aim to supply Apple?

In August we heard a report from Japan that Taiwan's Hon Hai (Foxconn) is establishing an OLED R&D center in Japan (possibly in partnership with Sharp's Sakai Display Product) with an aim to start AMOLED panel production in 2015. Today Taiwan's OFWeek reports that Hon Hai is developing high resolution OLEDs aimed for mobile phone and tablets with plans to start volume production in 2015.

According to the report, Hon hai will first develop OLED panels with 350 PPI, and will supply them to Chinese mobile phone makers. Then the company will produce high-resolution panels (up to 450 PPI) as they hope to supply OLED panels to Apple.

Hon Hai will apparently cooperate with Innolux (Hon Hai is one of the shareholders in the Taiwanese display maker). I do not know what came out of Hon Hai's Japanese OLED office.

Posted: Dec 13,2013 by Ron Mertens