UDC and BOE Expand PHOLED Development Accord

Universal Display (UDC) has announced an extension of its development partnership with BOE Technologies, China's largest LCD panel producer.

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The agreement will see New Jersey-based UDC supplying additional samples of its phosphorescent OLED (PHOLED) materials and expertise to BOE. The PHOLED materials will be used in BOE's new AMOLED pilot line at its factory in Hefei.

The Hefei fabrication site is currently focused on producing Gen 8.5 (2,200mm x 2,500mm) LCD sheets. At Display Week 2014 at the beginning of June it showed the first prototype 55-inch (1,397mm) television module made using this equipment.

Steven Abramson, UDC's CEO, says. 'We are very pleased to broaden our partnership with BOE, the leading Chinese manufacturer in the display industry, to further evaluate our PHOLED materials. Extending our collaboration demonstrates BOE's commitment to provide advanced display solutions using our high performance, energy-efficient PHOLED materials and technology.

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BOE Chairman Wang Dongsheng says: 'UDC is the leading phosphorescent OLED material supplier. Through establishing close partnership, we hope to push forward the development of OLED industry together with UDC and other industry partners.'

BOE is not alone among Chinese companies trying to break into commercial OLED production. Shanghai's EverDisplay Optronics plans to have a fabrication line capable of making 15,000 OLED display screens in operation before the close of 2014.

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