Global AMOLED panel production is expected to increase by 3 times next year

August 30, according to a report released by the US market research firm DisplaySearch on Monday, with the Samsung Mobile Display Company increasing the output of next-generation display screens, global AMOLED (active matrix organic light-emitting diode) panel production is expected to increase in 2012. Tripled.

DisplaySearch said that when Samsung Mobile Display’s new 5.5-generation AMOLED production line will reach capacity utilization rate of 100% at the beginning of next year, global AMOLED display panel output will increase from 890,000 square meters this year to 2.6 million square meters.

AMOLED panels are currently used mainly for mobile phones and small-sized tablet computers. Due to its ability to display realistic images and colors, the AMOLED display is best for watching videos.

Samsung Mobile Display is a joint venture between Samsung Electronics and Samsung SDI. In 2010, it had 28% of the global AMOLED display market share.

The new Samsung Mobile Display plant will start production in May this year and is expected to reach the maximum production load of 800,000 substrates in the first half of next year.

According to DisplaySearch, LCD panel makers including South Korea’s LG Display and Taiwan’s AU Optronics and Chi Mei Optoelectronics are expected to enter the AMOLED market within two years.