In our OLED history article series, we look back 20, 10, and 5 years ago, and revisit the history of the OLED industry. We hope these are articles are nostalgic, and fun - but also informative - by reflecting on the past, we can better understand how far the industry has come and where it is headed.
The 2006 BenQ-Siemens S88, the world's first AMOLED phone
20 years ago - Q1 2006
In early 2006, OLED production was almost only simple passive-matrix displays (PMOLEDs), but we were starting to see an emergence of AMOLED production. In fact, in January 2006, phone maker BenQ-Siemens announced the world's first phone to use an AMOLED display, the S88, with its 2" 176x220 display produced by AUO. AUO continued to produce AMOLEDs at low quantities, but never managed to fully achieve real mass production.
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