Chi Mei, One of the leading manufacturers of displays said that it expects to increase the AMOLED panel yield from 70% to 85% by end of 2008. Improved yield will result in reduced cost of production and ultimately bring down the cost of AMOLED in the market. The Taiwan based company is the only company that has started volume production of AMOLED panels in sizes of 2” QCIF+, 2.4” QVGA, 2.8” QVGA, 3.4” WQVGA and 4.3” WQVGA. The company is also planning to start volume production of 7.6” WVGA panels by end of 2008. The company says that total production will reach 800,000 units by end of 2008 making it the largest producer of AMOLED panels. The benefits of AMOLED displays compared to LCD includes better contrast ratio, more accurate colors, very low power requirements and they are very thin, resulting in smaller device profile. Chi Mei Optoelectronics is showcasing a 25” AMOLED panel at Display Taiwan 2008 and the company says that they will start volume production of 25” displays in 2010.
[Via Digitimes]