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Asahi Glass Develops OLED Display Signage
January 20, 2020
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Asahi Glass (AGC) is developing “infoverre,” a paper like screen series, co-working with JOLED.  The infoverre series is based on OLED Ink Jet printing technology, integrating glass process technology.  According to company, infoverre’s commercialization is planned in November 2020.  AGC has been developing the infoverre series since 2013 for signage application hard to integrate commercially used displays in public spaces such as buildings, airports, shopping malls and etc.  in addition, the infoverre Window Series Clear Screen offers window application by applying multiple transparent display layers.  The Window Series Clear Screen can be adapted on subways or train transportations windows.
 
Figure 1 :AGC’s Infoverre Series in Transportation Application

Source: AGC

 
#1: infoverre “Partition Series: Double sized screen
#2: infoverre “Light Screen Series (Underdevelopment): advantageous on weight reduction of a glass.  AGC acclaims that the infoverre series glass is a 50% less than the conventional glass.
#3: infoverre “Window Series Bar Screen (Underdevelopment): Includes a touch function
#4: infoverre “Window Series Clear Screen (Underdevelopment): Transparent glass display
 
IHS puts the signage market size at $18.2B in 2019 and expects grow to $20.6B by 2023.  In Q4’19, LGD took the #1 share followed by AUO 25%, SDC 20%, BOE10% and Japanese Brands 5%
 
Table 1: Q4’19 Signage Market Share by Revenues

Source: IHS
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