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Company News >> How big is the gap between China and South Korea in the field of OLED? 24th,July,2018
                                            I believe that most people who know a little about the display industry have a consensus, that is, OLED is the future direction of the screen. Its high contrast, high color gamut, high response speed imaging advantages, as well as ultra-thin, low power consumption, flexibility and other unique manufacturing advantages, has long been regarded by the industry as the next generation of display technology to subvert LCD.

The industry believes that the full deployment of OLED screens on the iPhoneX will accelerate the adoption of OLED panels by other smartphone manufacturers. It is estimated that by 2020, the adoption rate of OLED panels on smartphones will reach 50%.

How big is the gap between China and South Korea in the field of OLED?

In October 2017, BOE officially began mass production of OLED screens, which also opened a new chapter for China in this field. However, it is worth noting that even now, China is the only country in the world that can independently produce OLED screens except South Korea, but it is also clear that Koreans have developed in this field for decades and are skilled. The advantage is huge.

Why is the world still only producing OLEDs in Korea?

Before Samsung and LG monopolized the OLED market, the whole market was booming. Not only did South Korea dominate the world, but Japan did not fall behind in this respect. Before the 2008 financial crisis, Sharp, as the father of LCD, turned to OLEDs and had its inherent advantages.

How big is the gap between China and South Korea in the field of OLED?

At that time, the Japanese display industry was even more mixed under the leadership of Sharp and Sony, and the mastery of core technology was also handy. In addition to Japan, many companies in China and Taiwan have also made some gains in the field of OLED. Although they can't compete with Korea and Japan, they still have a place in the world at that time.

However, all of this has changed dramatically in the 2008 financial crisis that affected the world. Under the influence of the financial crisis at that time, OLED technology was greatly affected. Many companies reduced their investment in this area and prepared to spend the winter. Japanese companies and Taiwanese companies also made what most people did at the time. Decided, therefore exited the OLED field.

South Korea was also not good in that year. On September 16, 2008, the Korea Stock Exchange launched a suspension of trading procedures on the day of the stock market crash. In that year, the South Korean exchange rate fell, the currency depreciated, and the real economy was also strongly affected, and the production situation was extremely low. But even in this case, Samsung and LG have insisted on sticking their teeth and are firmly conducting research on OLED technology.

If there is persistence, there will be a return. With the abandonment of OLEDs by Japanese companies and Taiwanese companies, and the gradual emergence of South Korea in the shadow of the financial crisis, Samsung and LG have become more and more in-depth research on OLEDs, leading to the two companies in this field. Strong industry barriers have been formed, which has led Samsung and LG to dominate the global market in this field for a period of time.

And the two companies are very strict with the technical blockade in this regard, and the speed of the chaser can not be raised. It is rumored that the BOE in Erdos once hired a technician from Samsung, but was directly arrested by Samsung through diplomatic means. And some of the core technicians have been filed in South Korea. If you want to travel to China, Taiwan, and Japan, all visas will be rejected. It is obvious how the two companies are strict against this technology.

Japanese enterprise

Looking at Samsung and LG, which have already formed a monopoly, the Japanese side obviously regrets the decision to withdraw from the industry. At present, Japanese companies are clearly at a disadvantaged side under the attack of China and South Korea.

How big is the gap between China and South Korea in the field of OLED?

In recent years, Japanese panel makers have focused on high-quality liquid crystal displays to expand the market share of particularly small and medium-sized panels. This strategy has also benefited panel makers such as Sharp and JDI for a period of time, even in the display panel industry. It occupies a considerable share of the market.

However, since Apple has completely turned to OLED this year, the latest release of the iPhone X, the use of AMOLED screens, which greatly stimulated Japanese companies to strengthen their layout in OLED panels. In order to catch up with the advantages of Korean companies Samsung and LG in OLED, Japan Display Corporation (JDI) has also purchased equipment for OLED panel production lines, increased research and development work on OLEDs, and its pilot production line in Ishikawa County will be completed. It is planned to start production in 2018.

However, JDI has not yet achieved the mass production of OLED panels, and it is still in the research and development stage. The 4.5-generation line of its Ishikawa plant only has a capacity of 4,000 pieces in January. Recently, JDI has jointly developed and produced OLED panels with JOLED. However, the current production capacity is much lower than Samsung and LGD. It is not an easy task to catch up with Korean manufacturers who have taken the lead in the market.

Sharp, another leading Japanese LCD panel company, has fallen into the abyss of huge losses due to the worsening earnings in recent years. It was acquired by Taiwan Hon Hai Group in March last year.

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