According to Korean media The elec, Samsung Display is discussing introducing hybrid OLED technology into automotive panels to replace the original OLED hard screen technology to achieve better curved display effects.
▲ Source: Samsung Display
According to the report, Samsung’s automotive hybrid OLED uses thin-film encapsulation to replace the upper glass substrate, while the 0.5T thick lower glass substrate will be etched into a 0.2T thick UT substrate. The hard screen is thinner and lighter, and is more suitable for the production of curved displays for vehicles.
▲ Source: Samsung Display
The report pointed out that Samsung is currently developing hybrid OLED technology in the 6th generation A3 production line. Industry insiders believe that Samsung Display’s mass production of automotive OLEDs through the A3 production line is to produce large-size OLEDs.
Sources pointed out that Samsung’s A2 production line currently producing automotive OLEDs needs to cut the substrate four times to complete the deposition process after the TFT process, but the A3 production line only needs to cut the substrate twice. This also means that the A3 production line can produce large-size displays larger than 30 inches, which is closer to the needs of automakers.
▲ Source: Samsung Display
The Omdia report and learned that global automotive display shipments are expected to reach 205 million units in 2023, a year-on-year increase of 5.4%, of which OLED display shipments are about 1 million units.
