About OLED-A
The OLED Association (OLED-A) is an industry-based organization that provides a forum for the interchange of technical and market information. Our membership includes companies involved in small-molecule OLED technology and polymer technology (PLED or light-emitting polymers). OLED-A serves its membership by fostering the more rapid development of OLED technology and OLED products; serving as a resource on OLED markets and products for media and investors; functioning as a catalyst in the development of standards for OLEDs; and providing a forum to promote and market OLED technology products. Organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) offer great promise in displays of all sizes and shapes in both commercial and home lighting solutions. OLEDs, or organic electro-luminescent (OEL) devices as some call them, are already in use as mobile phone, VR, TV, Tablet and Wearable displays. In addition OLED technology lends itself to innovative solid-state lighting, as well as flexible lighting solutions and flexible displays, even displays based on organic TFTs. Several foldable mobile devices have been prototyped and will soon reach the market Check out the latest OLED Products in Publications.
By 2007, the OLED Industry was shipping active and passive matrix based displays that were used in mobile phones, MP3s, automobiles, and headsets, yet the companies making the material, equipment, displays and lighting were virtually invisible. The newly emerging industry was relatively small – with ~US$500M in global revenues – but a handful of visionary leaders came together to create a forum to spotlight the OLED industry participants. The result is the OLED Association (OLED-A). In 2016, OLED displays dominated the high-end of the smartphone market and in total shipped over US$15b in revenue and had a virtual monopoly in flexible displays used in small/medium devices such as mobile phones, wearables and virtual reality headsets. In the large area panels, OLED dominated the high-end TVs (over $2,000 ASP). |
Challenges
One of the early challenges facing the industry is marketplace visibility. The new technology will be competing with technology that dominates the display and solid state lighting markets. OLED-A will be a source of information to the media and to the eventual consumers of OLED products |
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Voice of the Industry
The OLED industry is expected to grow in size and importance and should change the viewing experience for commercial and consumer users while lowering energy use. As the voice of the industry, OLED-A represents the collective interests of its membership, and is an advocate for the industry in the areas of public policy, environment, market creation, workforce development and investor relations. Today, the technologies created by OLED members are applicable to a number of related industries, such as flat panel display, solid state lighting and organic electronics. Accordingly, OLED-A will help to spread the word and become a forum for both advancing the technology and expanding its markets. |
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Barry Young
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