‘BOE will release OLED panels for TVs from 55 to 95 inches this year’
According to the Korean medium Biz Chosun, the Chinese screen manufacturer BOE plans to supply large OLED panels that are suitable for OLED TVs this year. It would be five sizes from 55 to 95 inches.
According to Biz Chosun It was already known that BOE is preparing five OLED sizes for delivery, but it is now known that these are OLED panels intended for televisions in all formats that are common with TVs. Further information is still lacking, such as which image diagonals BOE will initially target.
According to Biz Chosun, BOE has already decided to test OLED panels for televisions on its R&D production line in Hefei, China. It would be glass substrates of 2200x2500mm. If the multi-mode mother glass method were not used, such a format would mainly be suitable for the production of six 55″ panels or eight 50″ panels. Industry experts would estimate a production number of 300,000 panels for this year. They should be delivered this year. It is unknown to whom these panels will be supplied.
A month ago, market researcher DSCC announced that BOE wants to put a 95″ OLED panel with 8k resolution into production. BOE already showed the panel at a trade fair. The 95″ panel is said to be based on white OLED technology, a peak brightness of 800cd/m² and a refresh rate of 120Hz, and can display 99 percent of the DCI-P3 color space. According to DSCC, which usually relies on reliable sources in the screen industry, BOE has actual plans to put this panel into production.
The Chinese manufacturer BOE makes many small OLED panels for smartphones and tablets, but also has a research facility where larger panels can be made. The reason that BOE now seems to be making the switch to OLED panels for televisions, is partly due to the rapidly increasing demand for relatively large OLED panels.
LG Display is by far the largest player in the market for OLED panels for televisions. The company makes wool-type panels with white OLEDs and sells them to a large number of television makers. Recently, Samsung Display has also played a role with its QD OLED panels. Samsung Electronics and Sony, among others, use this type for OLED TVs with a different OLED technology. Only blue OLED subpixels are used and partly provided with green and red quantum dot filters to convert the blue light into green and red.