AUO AMOLED first Sony single

Taiwan AMOLED panel spread the Good News of orders! Panel makers in Taiwan, Japan and heavily build-up the development of AMOLED technology, AUO hard for two years, made Japan's Idemitsu Kosan organic material supply, and Sony (SONY) technical cooperation AMOLED production yields have been breakthroughs in the second quarter will be the amount of large production. AUO first products will fully support Sony, to supply mobile phone with 4.3-inch AMOLED panel shipments in the second half is expected to further heavy volume.

    　AUO past two years in AMOLED technology development is very positive this year and the Japan Idemitsu strategic alliance, by the light supply of OLED materials, patents, and component architecture program to assist in the the AUO production AMOLED panel market. Sony bought the easy Ericsson holding the cell phone business has become a wholly owned subsidiary, this year is more active in the product strategy, planning a variety of high-end AMOLED panel phone.

    　AUO currently has a 3.5-generation and Singapore's 4.5 generation low temperature polycrystalline silicon panel factory for the production of AMOLED panel, currently active and Sony to expand technical cooperation, mass production shipments in the second quarter of the 4.3-inch AMOLED panel, the second half will be The heavy volume supplier. 4.3-inch panel, 3.5-generation plant and a glass substrate can be cut to 50, the glass substrate of 4.5-generation plant can be cut to 70-75.

    　The WitsView vice president Zhang Xiaobiao Sony AMOLED panel production experience, and a complete patent portfolio, AUO this year, and a light, Sony co-operation, a further breakthrough in the patent layout and yield enhancement. With the small size panel production is expected to accelerate product development to large size.

    　AUO this year's investment focus will be on the AMOLED above, capital expenditures this year, only 40 billion yuan in the first quarter the expenditure of about 90 billion to 100 billion Singapore 4.5 generation plant transformation plan, the funds will be used to strengthen the AMOLED development, as well as touch panel production capacity, investment and high-level technical rectification. The TFT panel is not new capacity.

    　As for South Korea panel makers this year, investment in AMOLED panel is reaching new heights, in addition to the Samsung display has expanded each year the investment in AMOLED panel, LG Display, expand AMOLED panel investment plan since 2011. The 2011 South Korean the AMOLED total investment of about 5.9 trillion won (about $ 5.2 billion) in 2012 will have around 800 trillion won (about $ 7.2 billion).

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