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Samsung Selects SEMES Instead of Kateeva for IJP of QDs
January 27, 2020
Samsung Display has decided to bring in SEMES’ front-end solutions to its “Q1 line” that is the world’s first QD-OLED display mass production line. As Samsung Display has selected the supplier for front-end solutions, it will be able to speed up the process of constructing Q1 line. Samsung Display recently decided to purchase entire ink-jet printing systems that will be used for Q1 line from Samsung Electronics’ subsidiary called SEMES. Samsung Display, which had weighed SEMES and Kateeva, decided to go with SEMES after evaluating how their QD display production technology is internalized, how effective their SCM (Supply Chain Management) is, and how competitive the price of their system is. QD display combines OLED and QD in order to express more colors more accurately. Once blue OLED materials are deposited, red and green QDs are ink jet printed in a photic layer. SEMES, which was considering selling parts of its display equipment business last year, has found a new opportunity for its display equipment business by obtaining an order for ink-jet printing systems that will go through their first operations at Q1 line.
SEMES received the order from Samsung Display by providing its equipment that is used for other processes along with ink-jet printing system in a package and lowering unit cost of production. This decision is comparable to selecting Applied Materials as the supplier of CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) system for forming a thin film temporarily. As Samsung Display has decided to go with SEMES as the key supplier of front-end solutions, it is expected that the process of expanding production facilities to operate Q1 line will speed up. Samsung Display, which announced its plan to construct Q1 line in last October, has been signing off on contracts with major equipment makers one after the other recently. As of now, FNS TECH, ICD, Rorze Systems, K-MAC, and Charm Engineering are selected as the suppliers of equipment that will be used for Q1 line. Samsung expects to start operating Q1 line in 2021. Considering this schedule, it is expected that it will bring in key equipment and systems by the end of the third quarter at the latest. Samsung
In December we reported that Samsung Display had sold equipment previously used in its L8-1 LCD line. It was recently that SDC has sold additional LCD production equipment to Efonlong Optronics Display, a display module manufacturer based in Shenzhen, with the equipment being shipped to China next month. SDC is also negotiating to sell the L8-2 line equipment, but will continue to operate the L8-2 LCD fab until the QD/OLED line is operational, at which point they will convert the L8-2 line to QD/OLED. From: Yoon, Heeseok | [email protected]
January 27, 2020
Samsung Display has decided to bring in SEMES’ front-end solutions to its “Q1 line” that is the world’s first QD-OLED display mass production line. As Samsung Display has selected the supplier for front-end solutions, it will be able to speed up the process of constructing Q1 line. Samsung Display recently decided to purchase entire ink-jet printing systems that will be used for Q1 line from Samsung Electronics’ subsidiary called SEMES. Samsung Display, which had weighed SEMES and Kateeva, decided to go with SEMES after evaluating how their QD display production technology is internalized, how effective their SCM (Supply Chain Management) is, and how competitive the price of their system is. QD display combines OLED and QD in order to express more colors more accurately. Once blue OLED materials are deposited, red and green QDs are ink jet printed in a photic layer. SEMES, which was considering selling parts of its display equipment business last year, has found a new opportunity for its display equipment business by obtaining an order for ink-jet printing systems that will go through their first operations at Q1 line.
SEMES received the order from Samsung Display by providing its equipment that is used for other processes along with ink-jet printing system in a package and lowering unit cost of production. This decision is comparable to selecting Applied Materials as the supplier of CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) system for forming a thin film temporarily. As Samsung Display has decided to go with SEMES as the key supplier of front-end solutions, it is expected that the process of expanding production facilities to operate Q1 line will speed up. Samsung Display, which announced its plan to construct Q1 line in last October, has been signing off on contracts with major equipment makers one after the other recently. As of now, FNS TECH, ICD, Rorze Systems, K-MAC, and Charm Engineering are selected as the suppliers of equipment that will be used for Q1 line. Samsung expects to start operating Q1 line in 2021. Considering this schedule, it is expected that it will bring in key equipment and systems by the end of the third quarter at the latest. Samsung
In December we reported that Samsung Display had sold equipment previously used in its L8-1 LCD line. It was recently that SDC has sold additional LCD production equipment to Efonlong Optronics Display, a display module manufacturer based in Shenzhen, with the equipment being shipped to China next month. SDC is also negotiating to sell the L8-2 line equipment, but will continue to operate the L8-2 LCD fab until the QD/OLED line is operational, at which point they will convert the L8-2 line to QD/OLED. From: Yoon, Heeseok | [email protected]
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