1. Korean media: Huawei plans to launch a folding screen mobile phone ahead of Samsung at the end of the year;
According to Korean media ETNews reported that in addition to Samsung, Huawei is also in full swing to launch foldable screen mobile phones, it is reported that the flexible screen is provided by rival LG, reported that Huawei plans to release the aircraft in November this year. If so If so, then Huawei will preempt Samsung to launch the world's first foldable screen mobile phone, because Samsung is reportedly planning to release a foldable screen mobile phone early next year.
Of course, the release does not mean that the mobile phone will be available soon, but also for Samsung's timetable. It is said that Apple is also developing a folding display prototype device, the screen is also from LG. In addition, it is reported that Huawei's folding screen mobile phone screen is Fold inside.
For the sake of security, Huawei may release a prototype or engineering prototype first to evaluate the device's response to consumers.
2. China's flat panel display industry will be global next year;
It is estimated that in the next 3 to 5 years, the input scale of China's OLED production lines can reach 30 to 50 billion U.S. dollars; China's panel production capacity is expected to become the world's number 1 in 2019. However, at present, Chinese enterprises still lack the core technologies and must establish industrial clusters. And strengthen research and development efforts. In terms of printing and flexible displays, China is expected to achieve catch-up later.
The flat panel display industry has invested more than 100 billion U.S. dollars over the past few years and has become China's third largest manufacturing industry. China has also become one of the largest LCD display manufacturers in the world. It is estimated that by 2019, the size of the flat panel display industry in China will be To reach the world's largest, China has become a new engine for the global display industry. ' At the recent 2018 International Display Technology Conference, Shuguang, deputy director of the Ministry of Science and Technology High-tech Technology Center said.
For a long time, China has given the display industry an important technical direction and given priority support. In particular, it has deployed and arranged a series of technical directions around OLED, LCD, laser display, and Q-LED. Over the past year, China has included 10.5. Generation, 11th generation and 6th generation AMOLED and other panel production lines were put into production or started construction. In 2018, there will be more than one OLED panel line put into operation or expansion. It is expected that in the next 3 to 5 years, the investment scale of China's OLED production line can reach 30 billion to 50 billion US dollars; China's display panel production capacity is expected to become the world's first in 2019.
However, it is difficult to hide behind the prosperity. American physicist, father of OLED materials, Deng Qingyun, academician of the National Academy of Engineering, said: 'Although China already has the foundation of OLED production, there is still a long way to go in the future. At present, there is no Chinese company that can produce key raw materials for OLED. Many key raw materials must be imported from abroad. The price is very expensive, and China has not mastered its core technology. Chinese companies must establish industrial clusters and strengthen research and development, not blindly. Depends on imports. '
'The introduction of printing technology is expected to improve the development level of China's display industry, and it will be transformed from lead to lead.' Fu Dong, general manager of Guangdong Juhua Printing Display Technology Co., Ltd. said that the printed display can be replaced by a traditional ink-jet printing process. Technology, China is expected to achieve relevant technological breakthroughs.
In October last year, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology established Guangdong National Printing and Flexible Display Innovation Center with Guangdong Juhua Company as the construction unit. At present, the center has established the G4.5 printing and flexible display R&D public open platform, successfully conquering printing and The key technology of flexible display is to achieve the transition from technology to lead, and the printing and flexible display industry ecosystem is gathering. It is noteworthy that this is the first physical public platform in China's display industry that is formed with capital as a link and it is developed with technology. Transfer and professional incubation are the core of the operation and can provide support for upstream and downstream companies.
'We will synergize domestic and foreign advantageous enterprises and universities to jointly carry out technical innovations in printing and display, and build the public platform as an important base for the development of domestic print display technology, thereby promoting the development of the entire display industry.' Fu Dong said. (Economic Daily News reporter Pang Caixia)
3.8K display panel will replace OLED as the flagship model of each brand;
Japanese TV station, NHK intends to provide better Ultra HD 8K4K picture quality and ultra-high color gamut than 4K for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The BT2020 will leave the world's most famous audience with the clearest and deepest impression.
Major TV manufacturers such as Sony, Panasonic, Samsung and Hisense are all ready to provide a full version of the 8K flagship TV by the end of 2018 or early 2019. Meanwhile, 8K content is expected to be used in various memorable historical programs in the future, such as the Olympics. World Cup football, NBA playoffs, etc.
In order to smoothly put 8K panels before 2020, in 2017, TV panel makers have been working with all panel component manufacturers, such as ICs, quantum dots, optical films, and machine manufacturers, to develop 8K display panels.
According to IHS Markit’s “Quarterly Large Area Product Roadmap Tracker” report, 8K displays have recently become very popular, mainly because the two companies in the future have already developed screen drivers for 8K display panels and 8K TV chips. To do image upgrades. Earlier in 2016, several panel makers started to develop 8K display panels. However, due to the lack of mature materials and components, 8K display panels produced at that time had a lot of problems. But this year with 8K screen drivers Boards and 8K TV chips allow panel makers, TV stations, and brand manufacturers to expect more from 8K. At present, system chip makers such as Morningstar, MediaTek, and Hass have stepped up their efforts to develop 8K system chips. On the other hand, Sharp recently provided 70's. AQUOS 8K TV has already started selling in the first quarter of this year, which has forced other TV brands to become tighter, otherwise it is equivalent to high-end products that lose people. IHS Technology
4. Intelligentization of 8.5 generation LCD panel production line of Panda
According to the Nanjing Daily, Nanjing Daily's Panda Display Technology Co., Ltd. is currently on the 8.5-generation LCD panel intelligent production line. The staff is being intelligently transformed. The total area is 300,000 square meters. In the factory, the robot covers almost every process step. The entire 8.5-generation LCD panel production line has a total of 500 robots. Through intelligent transformation, the company has an annual output of 99.3 million LCD panels with a sales revenue of 26.71 billion yuan.