Applied Materials Breakthrough To Bring OLED Displays to Tablets, PCs and TVs
Applied Materials has introduced the MAX OLED™ solution, a breakthrough technology designed to bring superior OLED displays to tablets, PCs, and TVs. The patented solution enables OLED manufacturing on larger glass panels, with Samsung Display set to assess the technology. The innovation increases pixel brightness by up to 3X, improves resolution by 2.5X, reduces power consumption by over 30%, and extends display lifetime by up to 5X. The technology uses selective deposition for precise pixel placement and doubles the OLED material per area compared to previous technologies. The solution has received multiple orders from leading display manufacturers and is expected to double Applied's addressable market in OLED display manufacturing.
Applied Materials ha introdotto la soluzione MAX OLED™, una tecnologia innovativa progettata per offrire display OLED superiori a tablet, PC e TV. Questa soluzione brevettata consente la produzione di OLED su pannelli di vetro più grandi, con Samsung Display pronta a valutare la tecnologia. L'innovazione aumenta la luminosità dei pixel fino a 3 volte, migliora la risoluzione di 2,5 volte, riduce il consumo energetico di oltre il 30% e prolunga la vita del display fino a 5 volte. La tecnologia utilizza un deposito selettivo per una collocazione precisa dei pixel e raddoppia il materiale OLED per area rispetto alle tecnologie precedenti. La soluzione ha ricevuto numerosi ordini da importanti produttori di display e si prevede che raddoppi il mercato target di Applied nella produzione di display OLED.
Applied Materials ha introducido la solución MAX OLED™, una tecnología innovadora diseñada para ofrecer pantallas OLED de alta calidad para tabletas, PC y televisores. La solución patentada permite la fabricación de OLED en paneles de vidrio más grandes, con Samsung Display lista para evaluar la tecnología. La innovación incrementa el brillo de los píxeles hasta 3 veces, mejora la resolución en 2.5 veces, reduce el consumo de energía en más del 30% y extiende la vida útil de la pantalla hasta en 5 veces. La tecnología utiliza deposición selectiva para una colocación precisa de los píxeles y duplica el material OLED por área en comparación con tecnologías anteriores. La solución ha recibido múltiples pedidos de importantes fabricantes de pantallas y se espera que duplique el mercado disponible de Applied en la fabricación de pantallas OLED.
어플라이드 머티리얼즈는 MAX OLED™ 솔루션을 도입하였으며, 이는 태블릿, PC 및 TV에 우수한 OLED 디스플레이를 제공하기 위해 설계된 혁신적인 기술입니다. 이 특허받은 솔루션은 더 큰 유리 패널에서 OLED 제조를 가능하게 하며, 삼성 디스플레이가 이 기술을 평가할 예정입니다. 이 혁신은 픽셀 밝기를 최대 3배까지 증가시키고, 해상도를 2.5배 향상시키며, 전력 소비를 30% 이상 줄이고, 디스플레이 수명을 최대 5배 연장합니다. 이 기술은 픽셀의 정밀한 배치를 위한 선택적 증착을 사용하며, 이전 기술에 비해 면적당 OLED 소재를 두 배로 늘립니다. 이 솔루션은 주요 디스플레이 제조업체로부터 여러 건의 주문을 받았으며, 어플라이드의 OLED 디스플레이 제조 시장을 두 배로 늘릴 것으로 기대됩니다.
Applied Materials a introduit la solution MAX OLED™, une technologie révolutionnaire conçue pour offrir des écrans OLED supérieurs pour les tablettes, les PC et les téléviseurs. La solution brevetée permet la fabrication d'OLED sur des panneaux de verre plus grands, Samsung Display étant prête à évaluer la technologie. L'innovation augmente la luminosité des pixels jusqu'à 3 fois, améliore la résolution de 2,5 fois, réduit la consommation d'énergie de plus de 30% et prolonge la durée de vie de l'écran jusqu'à 5 fois. La technologie utilise un dépôt sélectif pour un placement précis des pixels et double le matériau OLED par surface par rapport aux technologies précédentes. La solution a reçu de nombreuses commandes de la part de fabricants de panneaux de premier plan et devrait doubler le marché adressable d'Applied dans la fabrication d'écrans OLED.
Applied Materials hat die MAX OLED™-Lösung eingeführt, eine bahnbrechende Technologie, die darauf abzielt, überlegene OLED-Displays für Tablets, PCs und Fernseher bereitzustellen. Die patentierte Lösung ermöglicht die OLED-Herstellung auf größeren Glasplatten, wobei Samsung Display die Technologie bewerten wird. Die Innovation erhöht die Helligkeit der Pixel um bis zu das Dreifache, verbessert die Auflösung um das 2,5-Fache, reduziert den Stromverbrauch um über 30% und verlängert die Lebensdauer des Displays um bis zu das Fünffache. Die Technologie verwendet selektive Abscheidung für eine präzise Platzierung der Pixel und verdoppelt das OLED-Material pro Fläche im Vergleich zu früheren Technologien. Die Lösung hat zahlreiche Bestellungen von führenden Display-Herstellern erhalten und wird voraussichtlich den adressierbaren Markt von Applied im Bereich OLED-Display-Herstellung verdoppeln.
- Secured partnership with Samsung Display for technology assessment
- Multiple repeat orders received from leading display manufacturers
- Technology improves brightness (3X), resolution (2.5X), and reduces power consumption (30%)
- Expected to double company's addressable market in OLED display manufacturing
- Solution enables scaling to larger Gen 8 substrates (5.5 square meters)
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This breakthrough in OLED manufacturing technology represents a significant technological leap with substantial market implications. The MAX OLED solution addresses key industry bottlenecks by enabling production on larger Gen 8 substrates while delivering superior performance metrics:
- Up to
300% increase in brightness 30% reduction in power consumption- 5X increase in display lifetime
- 2.5X improvement in resolution
The technology's potential to expand OLED adoption beyond smartphones into larger devices represents a massive market opportunity. The tablet, PC and TV segments collectively represent hundreds of millions of units annually. With Samsung Display's early adoption and multiple repeat orders from leading manufacturers, this signals strong industry confidence. The improved specs (brightness, power efficiency, resolution) at potentially lower manufacturing costs could accelerate OLED's penetration into price-sensitive markets like PC displays and TVs, where OLED currently has minimal presence. This could drive significant growth in Applied Materials' display equipment segment while reshaping competitive dynamics in the
- New Applied Materials MAX OLED™ solution enables OLED display manufacturing on larger glass panels, bringing the superior display technology found in high-end smartphones to tablets, PCs and TVs
- Patented OLED pixel architecture and dramatically different manufacturing approach improve all types of OLED displays, making them even brighter, clearer, more energy-efficient and longer-lasting
- The integrated system combines the OLED deposition and encapsulation technologies needed to mass-produce superior OLED displays
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Applied Materials, Inc. today introduced the MAX OLED™ solution, a patented OLED pixel architecture and revolutionary display manufacturing technology designed to bring the superior OLED displays found in high-end smartphones to tablets, PCs and eventually TVs.
OLED is the display technology of choice for the world’s leading smartphone manufacturers because it offers superior display quality, light and flexible form factors, and durability. However, until today, it has proven challenging to scale OLED display manufacturing to the larger glass panels used to make displays for tablets, PCs and TVs.
Applied’s MAX OLED solution makes it easier to scale OLED manufacturing from Gen 6* glass substrates to Gen 8* substrates, which are approximately two times larger, and beyond. In addition, the MAX OLED solution deposits OLED materials in a new way that increases pixel brightness and resolution, reduces display energy consumption, and lengthens display lifetime.
The MAX OLED solution has strong customer interest, with repeat orders from multiple leading display manufacturers. Additionally, Applied will supply a MAX OLED solution to Samsung Display, a leading global manufacturer of OLED and QD-OLED panels. Samsung Display will be bringing in an alpha system to assess this new technology.
“The consumer electronics industry has been waiting for a breakthrough that can bring OLED technology to the hundreds of millions of tablets, PCs and TVs sold each year,” said Dr. Brian Shieh, Group Vice President and General Manager of Applied’s Display and Flexible Technology business. “We are proud to be partnering with Samsung Display to help bring this revolutionary technology to the global marketplace.”
Making OLED Displays Brighter, Longer-Lasting and More Energy-Efficient
OLED displays are difficult to manufacture because the materials used to emit red, green and blue are fragile and ruined by any exposure to air or moisture. Applied’s MAX OLED solution is a breakthrough technology that deposits and encapsulates each pixel individually using a specially designed maskless process. Applied’s approach is precise, fast and superior at maintaining the purity of delicate OLED materials.
Applied’s proprietary solution uses selective deposition to enable excellent pixel placement accuracy, more than doubling the amount of OLED material per area as compared to previous technologies. The technology can increase OLED display brightness by as much as 3X and increase resolution by as much as 2.5X, to approximately 2,000 pixels per square inch. The solution can also reduce display power consumption by more than 30 percent and increase display lifetime by up to 5X.
“Applied Materials has developed a true breakthrough in OLED manufacturing technology that will enable better OLED displays at more attractive prices,” said Ross Young, Co-founder and CEO of Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC). “This technology has the potential to accelerate OLED adoption in a range of markets, from tablets and PCs to automobiles and micro-displays for AR/VR, creating a catalyst for the entire display industry.”
New OLED Pixel Architecture, Process Recipe and Integrated Materials Solution
The MAX OLED solution is more than equipment: it begins with a proprietary pixel architecture built using a patented manufacturing recipe that results in best-in-class OLED pixels and displays. The manufacturing system combines a number of critical manufacturing modules in a single, high-vacuum system that protects the delicate OLED materials from the environment and reduces yield-killing particles. The MAX OLED system integrates display glass handling, multiple OLED deposition steps, and OLED encapsulation. Many of the core technologies used by the MAX OLED solution have already been proven by Applied in making large-area LCD screens at panel sizes up to Gen 10.5*.
The MAX OLED solution reduces the energy consumption of OLED display fabs, requires significantly less OLED materials, and eliminates the need for mask cleaning chemicals, thereby reducing the environmental impact of display manufacturing.
A Growing OLED Display Opportunity
Applied is already the world’s largest provider of display manufacturing equipment, with a broad portfolio of products spanning CVD** and PVD** deposition, CVD thin-film encapsulation, and eBeam testing and inspection. The MAX OLED solution is expected to more than double Applied’s served addressable market opportunity in OLED display manufacturing.
*Gen 6 glass panel surface area = 2.78 square meters; Gen 8 surface area = 5.5 square meters; Gen 10 surface area = 9.9 square meters
**PVD = physical vapor deposition; CVD = chemical vapor deposition
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Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMAT) is the leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. Our expertise in modifying materials at atomic levels and on an industrial scale enables customers to transform possibilities into reality. At Applied Materials, our innovations make possible a better future. Learn more at www.appliedmaterials.com.
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