Korea to build a Gen-4 OLED lighting plant, will start mass-producing in 2013

Korea's Government will invest 30 billion won ($26.8 million) in a 4th-generation (730-920 millimeter glass) in-line deposit system manufacturing process for white OLEDs. The government will invest $17 million, the rest will come from private companies. R&D will focus on making the equipment needed to mass produce the panels, improve the process yield and train around 350 qualified workers.

ModisTech Flexible OLED Light prototype

Korea hopes to have the first Gen-4 plant, and the plan is to start commercial sales in 2013. These will be indirect lighting products. Direct lighting will hit the market at around 2015.

Posted: May 06,2010 by Ron Mertens