On January 17, South Korean media reported that LG Display will expand its small and medium-sized OLED plant in Paju, South Korea. Small and medium-sized OLEDs are part of a 3.3 trillion won investment strategy announced by LG Display last year. After the core equipment is installed, LG's sixth-generation OLED production capacity is expected to triple by 2024, mainly supplying panels for iPhones and tablets.
Menurut sumber industri, LG Display sedang menyediakan sejumlah besar peralatan untuk barisan pengeluaran OLED-generasi ke-6 baharunya di Paju pada musim luruh ini.
Dilaporkan bahawa peralatan pendedahan akan dipasang dalam keseluruhan proses talian kilang P9 (E6) dan talian kilang P10 (E7) di Paju. Mesin pendedahan digunakan untuk melukis litar dengan menyinari cahaya pada substrat kaca TFT paparan, jadi mesin pendedahan ialah peralatan penting untuk OLED, dan kos pelaburan adalah setinggi berpuluh bilion won.
LG Display plans to order more than 8 additional Japanese Canon exposure machines. Relevant reports show that by 2024, LG's sixth-generation and earlier OLED panel production capacity will increase to more than 700,000 units per year. It is understood that the LG Display P9 factory mainly produces small-sized OLED panels for smartphones, and the P10 factory produces medium-sized OLED panels for information technology (IT) related equipment including tablet computers.
Media Korea mendedahkan bahawa LG Display mengesahkan tahun lepas bahawa ia akan melabur 3.3 trilion won untuk mengembangkan perniagaan OLED bersaiz kecil dan sederhana-nya. Pada masa ini, LG Display telah beralih daripada perniagaan paparan kristal cecair (LCD) kepada perniagaan OLED. Selepas memfokuskan pada-OLED bersaiz besar, ia mempercepatkan penggunaan perniagaan OLED bersaiz kecil dan sederhana-.
Korean media said that LG Display's large-scale expansion plan is to prepare for the supply of panels for Apple's next-generation smartphones and tablets. For Apple, the target smartphone sales in 2022 are more than 300 million units.
It is reported that Apple has been using OLED displays on smartphones since the end of 2018, and it is predicted that OLED will soon be introduced into iPad applications. Compared with the iPhone, the iPad uses a larger OLED panel, so it is expected to become a new opportunity for LG Display's OLED business.
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