Samsung seems to be collaborating with BOE to meet the increasing demand for flagship-level OLED monitors, despite patent disputes in the US.
A new report from a reliable blog, TheElec, revealed that the Korean firm ‘Samsung’ and a Chinese firm, BOE, could partner, with mutual consent. The key reason behind this partnership is the instant growing demand for high-end OLED monitors.
BOE is considering exploring the possibility of selling its W-OLED panels to Samsung and other companies, although it’s unclear whether Samsung will accept BOE’s offer. On the other side, research firm TrendForce judges that nearly 2.66 million OLED monitors will ship worldwide this year, which will be an 86% increase from last year.
Currently, Samsung uses in-house QD-OLED panels for its OLED monitors, which offer better color reproducibility as compared to W-OLED, thanks to the use of a QD color conversion layer. Reportedly, Samsung asked BOE regarding the possibility of producing W-OLED panels for TVs.
BOE has been developing W-OLED panels for TVs, including 55-inch and 65-inch models, and makes nearly 2,000 panels per month at its pilot line in Hefei, China, using 8.5-generation glass substrates, but the notable fact is that production yields are still low. This means it may not be practical to produce panels for TVs on a large scale. Samsung has yet to release official words regarding this report, so it remains to be seen exactly what will happen next.
