Samsung Display’s 8.6-generation OLED production line yield rate will be close to 80%

On March 22, Korean media ETnews reported that Samsung Display’s 8.6th-generation OLED production base in Asan City, Chungcheongnam Province passed trial operations and has ensured a mass production yield rate of more than 70%.

A person familiar with the matter said: "We have achieved an expected yield of 70% through trial operation, and it is currently close to 80%. The mass production schedule is expected to proceed smoothly without major obstacles."

Samsung Display President Lee Ching (transliteration) recently said at the regular meeting of the Korea Display Industry Association: "(The 8.6th generation IT OLED mass production plan) is progressing smoothly overall, and production will proceed normally."

It is reported that the production line plans to officially start mass production in June or July this year. Its main customer is Apple, which will be used to produce 14-inch and 16-inch OLED panels required for MacBook Pro, replacing the original LCD panels. The expected output of MacBook Pro OLED panels is about 2 million to 3 million pieces, all of which will be supplied by Samsung Display.

The technical features of the MacBook Pro OLED panel include a double-layer stack structure, a hybrid substrate (glass substrate + polyimide film packaging), and oxide thin film transistors.

At the same time, BOE’s 8.6-generation OLED production line has also locked in two customers, Acer and Asus, and is actively seeking to supply OLED screens for 14-inch laptops.