Samsung, LG, OLED market of Chinese manufacturers can tight encirclement? -OLED, Samsung, LG-IT information

ETNews reported that China's shift from the LCD panel display makers are looking to flexible OLED Panel. ETNews BoE technology, optoelectronics, huaxing tianma microelectronics and visionox prepares to launch plans in flexible OLED panels.

In recent years, the OLED market developed rapidly on a global scale, scale reached 13 billion dollars in 2015, and by 2020 the global OLED market size is expected to reach the $ 33.1 billion. At present, the world's largest market for OLED and Panel manufacturers are concentrated in Korea. Samsung and LG are also betting OLED business, laying of OLED Panel production line. For Chinese manufacturers, hit into the OLED market is a problem. On one hand, they have invested large sums of money to the LCD panel market before, but still not profitable. The other hand, if we do not put, once the OLED technology mainstream, Chinese companies may again be world behind.

ETNews said tianma micro-electronics and visionox OLED investments have been carried out, and start to purchase production equipment for flexible OLED display panel. BoE technology huaxing optical decided to postpone plans to build 8th-generation LCD production line, and the end of 2016, investment in the production of flexible OLED display panel.

Tianma micro-electronics has invested $ 1.8 billion in Wuhan, laying of the sixth-generation LTPS production line, as an LCD factory. But now the company has decided to use this line for flexible OLED display panel, and mass production is planned for 2017. On the 2016 United States SID DisplayWeek 2016, tianma micro-electronics also showed a 5.5-inch flexible OLED display panel.

Visionox invested $ 673 million to expand 5.5 generation AMOLED production lines located in Kunshan, might also be used to produce flexible AMOLED display. Is located in the Kunshan factory is currently producing 5.5 inches and 1.45 inch AMOLED panels, but its production is not enough, about 4,000 a month supply base plate. ETNews, visionox have with the Chinese Government to set up a joint venture called GVO, in 2016, in Chengdu, the laying of 6th generation AMOLED production lines in the second half.

In Wuhan huaxing photoelectric ready to establish your own 6th-generation LTPS LCD/AMOLED production line and build 8.5 generation LED production line in Shenzhen's second stage. Wuhan factory will produce flexible AMOLED and AMOLED panels for the production of Oxide-TFT signal. Huaxing photoelectric has ordered equipment for new production lines, expected at the end of this year will be a special flexible OLED Panel investment.

At the beginning of this year, BOE technology has confirmed it would lay the 6th generation of flexible OLED production line in Chengdu, ETNEws said that by 2019, when the line will provide 46,000 substrates a month, and the total investment will reach 3.75 billion dollars. BoE technology but also in investment and construction of Erdos 5.5 generation AMOLED production lines, but it is not yet completed.

DisplayWeek in 2016, BOE technology shows 4.35 inch bendable/flexible OLED display. The flexible Panel resolutions up to 1120x480, bending radius 15mm, 350 nits brightness, color gamut for 100%NTSC. Folding display panel is similar only smaller bending radius, only 5mm.

In June 2015, when the BoE technology shows a large flexible OLED displays, including a resolution of 640x432 9.55 inches of transparent flexible panels, as well as a 4.8-inch Panel resolution of 480x800. But the new display panel with high resolution and brightness, and commercial production is expected soon.

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据ETNews报道，中国的显示屏生产商正在把目光从LCD面板转移到柔性OLED面板上。ETNews表示京东方科技、华星光电、天马微电子和维信诺都准备推出柔性OLED面板的生产计划。

近年来，OLED市场在全球范围内发展迅速，在2015年就达到了130亿美元规模，预计到2020年全球OLED市场规模将会达到331亿美元规模。目前，世界上最大的OLED市场和面板生产商都集中在韩国。三星和LG也都有在押宝OLED业务，纷纷铺设OLED面板生产线。对于中国厂商来说，投不投入OLED市场是一个问题。一方面，他们之前已经向LCD面板市场投入了巨额资金，但仍未实现盈利。另一方面，如果不投入，一旦OLED成为技术主流之后，中国企业或许又会再次被国际抛离。

据ETNews透露，天马微电子和维信诺已经进行OLED投资，并开始购买生产柔性OLED显示面板的设备。京东方科技和华星光电则决定推迟建设第8代LCD生产线的计划，并于2016年底投资生产柔性OLED显示面板。

天马微电子已经在武汉投资了18亿美元，铺设第六代LTPS生产线，作为一个LCD工厂。但现在该公司已经决定将这条生产线用于柔性OLED显示面板，并计划在2017年进行大规模生产。在2016美国SID DisplayWeek 2016上，天马微电子还展示了一款5.5寸的柔性OLED显示面板。

维信诺投资了6亿7300万美元，用于扩大位于昆山的第5.5代AMOLED生产线，或许也会用于生产柔性AMOLED显示面板。位于昆山的工厂目前正生产5.5寸和1.45寸的AMOLED面板，但其产量并不足够，大约每月只能供应4000个基板。ETNews表示，维信诺已经与中国政府成立了一家名为GVO的合资企业，将于2016年下半年在成都铺设第6代AMOLED生产线。

华星光电也在武汉准备好建立自己的第6代LTPS LCD/AMOLED生产线，并在深圳开展第8.5代LED生产线建设的第二阶段。武汉的工厂将会生产AMOLED和柔性AMOLED面板，用于制作Oxide-TFT信号版。华星光电已经为新生产线订购了设备，预计在今年年底也会进行专门的柔性OLED面板投资。

在今年年初的时候，京东方科技就已经证实将在成都铺设第6代柔性OLED生产线，ETNEws表示，到2019年的时候，该生产线每月将可提供46000个基板，而投资总额将会达到37亿5000万美元。京东方科技同时也在鄂尔多斯投资建设第5.5代AMOLED生产线，但目前还没有建成。

在DisplayWeek 2016上，京东方科技展示了4.35寸的可弯曲/可折叠OLED显示屏。这个可弯曲面板的分辨率达到了1120×480，弯曲半径为15mm，亮度为350 nits，色域为100%NTSC。可折叠显示面板也差不多，只是弯曲半径更小，仅为5mm。

在2015年6月份的时候，京东方科技展示了一个大尺寸柔性OLED显示屏，包括一个分辨率为640×432的9.55寸透明柔性面板，以及一个分辨率为480×800的4.8寸面板。但新的显示面板拥有更高的分辨率和亮度，预计很快就可以进行商业化投产。