Citing the media report that LG Display’s factory in Paju, Gyeonggi Province plans to mass-produce OLED screens as soon as February next year to meet Apple’s iPad Pro demand, which is about three months earlier than previously expected.

Reports say that the single-piece price of these screens is three times the price of an iPhone, so switching to the client, Apple may increase the price of iPad products.

The current 11-inch iPad Pro has an LCD panel, while the 12.9-inch model has a mini-LED backlight for increased brightness and higher contrast. OLED technology will eliminate the need for backlights, with benefits including higher contrast and deeper blacks, lower power consumption and more.

Apple is expected to use a very thin hybrid OLED display that combines flexible and rigid materials, which could reduce the thickness of the next iPad Pro models.

In addition to OLED display technology, the next iPad Pro model is expected to feature a slightly larger screen, an M3 chip, and a redesigned Magic Control accessory.

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LG Display is planning to start supplying Apple with new RDE panels next year, which are expected to be equipped with Apple’s OLED iPad Pro models to be released next year, according to a report.

LG Display is using the “RD” series of materials for automotive OLEDs and OLEDs for IT products, and there are also reports that the company is working on “RDG” panels, which are expected to be equipped on Apple’s OLED MacBook devices to be released in 2027. OLED MacBook devices released by Apple in 2027.

Note: LG Display is currently mass production of OLED and the future supply to Apple’s iPad and other IT products with OLED, are used to stack two light-emitting layers of two-layer tandem structure. The OLEDs Apple currently uses in its iPhone are a single-layer product with only one light-emitting layer.

Two-layer tandem OLEDs have two light-emitting layers, so they can produce the same brightness with less power than the single-layer approach, and are expected to improve product efficiency and lifetime.

Apple’s first OLED iPad is scheduled for release next year in 11-inch and 13-inch models. The panels are made by two companies: LG Display and Samsung Display.

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As the leader in the OLED market, Samsung Display currently has a considerable lead. According to the latest report from UBI Research, Samsung plans to start production of its 8th generation large OLED panels in the first half of 2026.

It is worth mentioning that the eighth generation here refers to the eighth generation manufacturing method rather than the eighth generation OLED display technology, which can better meet the needs of tablets, laptops and PC monitor markets.

Analysts believe that Samsung Display will invest 4.1 trillion won (Note: currently about 22.181 billion RMB) in Gen 8 OLED manufacturing this year. Apple is one of the biggest factors driving this market shift.

According to UBI Research analysts, OLED panel shipments will reach 7.8 million units this year, but by 2024, shipments will jump to 18.8 million units. The main factor behind this is that Apple will launch the first OLED iPad Pro next year.

What needs to be emphasized here is that Samsung will use existing Gen 6 production lines to produce OLED screens for Apple, but they hope to switch to Gen 8 production lines as soon as possible, which is where its so-called 4.1 trillion won investment intention lies.

Analysts pointed out that Samsung Display currently mainly competes with LG Display in the field of OLED iPad panels, but BOE has also been working hard to improve its OLED panel production capacity and quality in an attempt to become one of Apple’s suppliers.

Samsung’s investment will ensure that its display unit does not lose its advantage in the battle for dominance in the OLED market. In other words, this investment will at least ensure that Samsung Display wins the main order for Apple’s iPad OLED panels.

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It is learned from the report that the overall supply of global automotive display panels is expected to maintain a growth trend this year, with shipments expected to exceed 240 million units in 2026, of which OLED panels are expected to account for 8.9%.

Compared with traditional LCD panels, OLED has the advantages of self-illumination, thinness, high refresh rate, flexibility, etc., which can significantly increase the added value of cars.

In particular, the high flexibility of OLED flexible screens provides greater room for innovative automotive design, and is currently mainly positioned as flagship and high-end products in the automotive market.

At the technical level, in order to overcome the durability problem of OLED in automobiles, Tandem OLED technology is often used in technology. Multiple OLED components are connected in series and superimposed on each other through connecting layers to form a high-efficiency OLED component structure. After series connection Compared with single-layer OLEDs, the current density of dual-layer components to achieve the same brightness is 1/2 of that of a single layer, and the lifespan can be at least doubled, which can effectively reduce the power consumption of the panel.

In terms of cost, through the introduction of Hybrid OLED panels, the rigid OLED glass substrate is combined with the thin film packaging technology used in flexible OLED to simultaneously reduce weight and cost. The effect of curved surfaces can also be achieved by thinning the substrate.

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Due to the uneven brightness of the larger OLED panel screen, JDI’s smartwatch line is limited to 1.4-inch OLED, but technological advances have crossed this barrier, paving the way for the production of medium-sized OLED panels. Medium-sized panels are cheaper to produce because the process of attaching light-emitting materials to the substrate has been simplified, and JDI will seek orders from IT companies and device makers in the U.S. and Asia.

It is noted that JDI in the late August Shanghai exhibition demonstrated the unique eLEAP organic light-emitting OLED panels, able to stabilize the control of image quality, twice as bright as conventional products, three times longer life.

JDI’s newly developed 14-inch panels will be produced at its Mochibara plant near Tokyo or by a Chinese partner. Starting in fiscal 2024, JDI will mass produce 1.4-inch eLEAP panels for smartwatches at the Mochibara plant.

The company has also licensed its technology to Chinese panel supplier HKC and is in talks to co-produce panels in China on a large scale around 2025.

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As shown in the image below, the LGD OLED roadmap shows that LGD will launch 31.5-inch 16:9 OLED panels and 34-inch and 39-inch 21:9 OLED panels in the future. OLED displays with the new panels are expected to hit the market in large numbers next year.

Manufacturer Dough has now debuted a 32-inch 4K 240Hz OLED monitor with 3840 x 2160 resolution, 240Hz refresh rate, 98.5% DCI-P3 colour gamut, 0.03ms GtG response time, 1.5 million:1 contrast ratio, 150 nits SDR typical brightness, 450 nits SDR peak brightness, and 1000 nits HDR peak brightness. HDR peak brightness of 1000 nits.

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In addition, the investment in the eighth-generation OLED has not been finalized, and LG Display emphasized that the company will make investment decisions after carefully examining the possibility of technological advancement, the degree of technological advancement, and whether the technology can improve the company’s profits.

It is noticed that LG Display expects that the investment in 2024 will be lower than this year. “Because of the characteristics of the display industry, we need to order materials for investment in advance, and the investment is made over a long period of time. Therefore, it is not necessary to flexibly manage large sums of money to adjust the investment amount according to the company’s situation,” an LG executive said. Easy. This year, we are investing in the mid-to-high range of our existing guidance, while additionally working on cost-efficiency.”

“We haven’t finalized our investment volume and business plan for 2024,” the executive added. “However, we have reviewed ongoing investments and other plans. We now believe that next year’s investment volume will be less than this year’s.”

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Samsung Display and LG Display are reportedly working on an OLED panel that uses a low-refraction CPL (Covering Layer), an extremely thin layer that covers the top of the cathode and reduces the loss of light that is reflected by nearby electrodes when emitting light. The CPL currently in use has a high refractive index, and by adding a low-refractive CPL layer, light loss can be better minimized, resulting in improved optical efficiency, energy efficiency, and product life. However, adding a low-refraction CPL may further increase the cost and complexity of OLED panels.

It is noted that LG has already used a similar technology called MLA (microlens array) in its large-size OLED panels for TVs. This layer consists of billions of convex lenses that collect the light produced by the light-emitting layer and prevent it from reflecting around it. As a result, OLED panels with MLA can be up to 20% brighter while using the same amount of power.

Samsung Display and LG Display are reportedly in talks with their biggest customers, Apple and Samsung MX (smartphone division). If they agree to use higher-cost OLED panels, LG Display and Samsung Display could develop OLED panels for phones, tablets and even laptops.

Currently, the companies developing the CPL layer for OLED panels are DONG JIN Semiconductor, Hodogaya, Labto, and PNH Tech. DONG JIN Semiconductor, Hodogaya, and Labto have already approached Samsung Display, while PHN Tech is a member of LG Display’s supply chain. These smaller OLED material makers have already sent samples to LG Display and Samsung Display, and if Apple and Samsung MX agree, mass production of OLED panels with a low-refraction CPL layer could begin.

In the future, Samsung could introduce smartphones, tablets and laptops with the new OLED screens, which are brighter while consuming less energy and lasting longer.

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The report also pointed out that the penetration of OLED in other applications such as TVs, notebooks, and tablets is less than 3%.

In order to further increase the market penetration rate of OLED, on the one hand, panel manufacturers are faced with more severe technical challenges and constantly improve panel specifications; on the other hand, they need to effectively reduce costs to meet market expectations.

At present, China’s AMOLED panel production capacity accounts for about 43.7% of the world’s total, which is slightly lower than the production capacity of Korean panel factories.

Since the current AMOLED production capacity is in a state of oversupply, the scale of production capacity will continue to expand in the future, and companies that purely use OLED as their products still need to face financial pressure in their operations.

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According to the report, this new hybrid OLED panel will use both glass substrate and thin-film encapsulation (TFE), which were used for rigid OLED panels and flexible OLED panels in the past. In addition, the hybrid OLED panel will use a polyimide substrate instead of glass, so it is also cheaper to manufacture.

LG Display’s first customer for the new hybrid OLED panels is likely to be European automakers, sources said. So far, the South Korean display panel maker has only supplied polyimide OLED panels to its automotive customers.

LG Display showed off its hybrid OLED panel technology, Advanced Thin OLED, during CES this year, and the glass substrate is said to be 20 percent thinner than the competition.

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