Pioneer, based in Japan, was founded in 1938, and is producing home and car electronics systems. Pioneer was the first company to actually make OLED displays - back in 1998, and was the first one to release an OLED-based product (car audio system).
Pioneer used to produce high-end PMOLEDs, and in 2022 it spun-off its PMOLED production unit to SOAR Corporation. Pioneer also used to produce AMOLED displays but exited from the AMOLED display market in 2005.
In 2010, Pioneer entered the OLED Lighting market, together with Mitsubishi Chemicals. Pioneer was producing the panels using Mitsubishi's technology. The panels were later sold under the Verbatim brand. In January 2013 Pioneer established a new subsidiary called Pioneer OLED Lighting Devices to handle its OLED lighting business. In June 2017 Pioneer merged its OLED lighting business with Konica Minolta's OLED lighting unit to create a 50:50 joint venture, called Konica Minolta Pioneer OLED. In 2019 Pioneer withdrew from the OLED lighting market, and KMPO was dissolved and merged back into Konica Minolta.
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SOAR announces it has shipped over 1.3 million transparent PMOLED displays to date
SOAR Corporation announced that it has shipped over 1.3 million transparent PMOLED displays to date. The company says that this milestone shows that transparent PMOLEDs are becoming a mainstream user interface, and that transparent displays carry real value.
As an example successful application, SOAR says that its full-color transparent PMOLEDs have enhanced the performance of golf laser rangefinders, providing much higher clarity than what is possible with transparent LCDs.
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SOAR says it shipped over 200 million OLED displays, since it began production in 1997
SOAR Corporation announced that it has shipped 200 million PMOLED displays. SOAR produces a range of PMOLED displays, focusing on wearables, audio systems, communication equipment, home appliances and automotive applications. The company also offers custom transparent and flexible displays.
SOAR was spun-off from Pioneer Corporation in 2022 and handle's Pioneer's PMOLED production business. Pioneer was the first company produce OLED displays, back in 1997. It is also the first company to use PHOLED materials (back in 2004).
