JOLED

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2019: Completion of construction of the first factory on production OLED-of displays

At the end of November, 2019 the JOLED company created by Japan Display, Panasonic, Sony and the Japanese public investment fund Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ) announced completion of construction, allegedly, of the first-ever factory on production of displays on organic LEDs (OLED) by printing method.

This method consists in putting OLED materials on a glass substrate in the same way as it occurs during an inkjet printing. The technology, according to developers, allows to cut down expenses on production approximately for 20-30% and to make it more effective. Thus, the method is capable to reduce the price of displays in comparison with the products made by a traditional method.

JOLED announced completion of construction of the first-ever factory on production of displays on organic LEDs (OLED) by printing method

Construction of factory at which serial production printing OLED screens will be arranged began in 2018. It is located in the Japanese city of Nomi (Prefecture of Isikava).

The factory is capable to make 20 thousand substrates of 1300 x 1500 mm in size every month. Such substrates are inexpedient to be used for screens with big diagonal, but for release of OLED with a diagonal up to 32 inches they are economic. Especially as the main complex of processing of a double-glazed window happens in the form of less expensive inkjet printing, but not in vacuum chambers to sedimentation from the gas environment.

The displays of high resolution released at the plant can be used in computer and medical monitors, automobile displays, etc.

At the end of November, 2019 JOLED began production of trial samples of printing screens. The beginning of serial release of such products is planned for 2020.

The company in 2019 attracted 25.5 billion yens ($228.9 million) of investments to implementation of this project. The financial support of JOLED in exchange for new actions was provided by INCJ, Sony and the developer of technologies for Nissha printing.^[1]

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