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Samsung Display A3 Line in Fire
May 10, 2020
Operations at Samsung Display’s complex in Asan have been partially halted earlier tin the week after a fire broke out. The fire reportedly broke out at some facilities supporting the A3 OLED production line, resulting in a power cut and the A3 line being shut down. The cause of the fire was unknown, but the good news is that there were no casualties. A Samsung Display official cited by the local media revealed that although the A3 line has been temporarily shut down, the rest of the facility remains operational. According to the official, the extent of the damage caused by the fire at the Asan facility is yet to be determined, but the company believes that the unfortunate event will not disrupt the supply of products to customers. When a line is shut down during normal operation, product on that line has to be removed and the entire line has to be inspected, which means all equipment needs to be tested to see if it able to run at the same tolerances as before the shutdown and then brought back up to similar yield rates before full production is restored. Depending on the severity of the issue, it can take anywhere from a day to multiple days if issues are found, although given the fire was not on the line itself, the damage was relatively minor and likely limited to product loss, especially if it did not affect the entire fab. The long-term damage will ultimately be determined by the time it takes for the A3 line to resume normal operations. Some of the products that were being pushed through the A3 line at the time of shut-down will also be lost, and Samsung Display will inevitably suffer some financial casualties as a result. The A3 line at the Asan complex in the South Chungcheong Province manufactures small and medium-sized OLED panels for smartphones. The A3 line, has a capacity of 135,000 substrates/month The power outage only affected a portion of the A3 lines, leaving the others in operation.
Samsung Display A3 Line in Fire
May 10, 2020
Operations at Samsung Display’s complex in Asan have been partially halted earlier tin the week after a fire broke out. The fire reportedly broke out at some facilities supporting the A3 OLED production line, resulting in a power cut and the A3 line being shut down. The cause of the fire was unknown, but the good news is that there were no casualties. A Samsung Display official cited by the local media revealed that although the A3 line has been temporarily shut down, the rest of the facility remains operational. According to the official, the extent of the damage caused by the fire at the Asan facility is yet to be determined, but the company believes that the unfortunate event will not disrupt the supply of products to customers. When a line is shut down during normal operation, product on that line has to be removed and the entire line has to be inspected, which means all equipment needs to be tested to see if it able to run at the same tolerances as before the shutdown and then brought back up to similar yield rates before full production is restored. Depending on the severity of the issue, it can take anywhere from a day to multiple days if issues are found, although given the fire was not on the line itself, the damage was relatively minor and likely limited to product loss, especially if it did not affect the entire fab. The long-term damage will ultimately be determined by the time it takes for the A3 line to resume normal operations. Some of the products that were being pushed through the A3 line at the time of shut-down will also be lost, and Samsung Display will inevitably suffer some financial casualties as a result. The A3 line at the Asan complex in the South Chungcheong Province manufactures small and medium-sized OLED panels for smartphones. The A3 line, has a capacity of 135,000 substrates/month The power outage only affected a portion of the A3 lines, leaving the others in operation.
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