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Universal Display Technology (Jilin) Co., Ltd. acquired an OLED manufacturing turn-key solution including equipment, related services and process know-how. OTB Display will build up mass production capabilities at Universal Display Technology (Jilin) Co., Ltd manufacturing facility, which is located in the Changchun National High-Tech Industries Development Area in the Jilin Province of the People's Republic of China. The Universal Display Technology (Jilin) Co., Ltd. will commence mass production of OLED displays in 2008.

James Ng, Chairman of UDT, said, "UDT has been working with OTB and other technology providers to develop the world's first automated high volume OLED display manufacturing facility in Changchun City, PRC to satisfy the demands of flat panel display OEMs in China, which is a very large market. The development, delivery and ramp-up of the OTB equipment is an integral part of our manufacturing strategy and once our facility ramp-up is achieved in 2008, UDT expects to deliver powerful display products that offer faster refresh times, consume less power, offer wider viewing angles and are thinner than their LCD display counterparts."

Thin Film Encapsulation (TFE)

OLED devices are very sensitive to air and water. A hermetic sealing from the environment is required to achieve sufficient lifetime. OTB uses a unique multilayer stack of organic and inorganic materials for this sealing which is called Thin Film Encapsulation. TFE significantly reduces materials cost of an OLED cell and is a key enabler for large area and flexible display and lighting applications.

In-line production

The in-line production equipment makes clean rooms obsolete and leads to high yields with low tact time and minimal operator requirements. This leads to significantly lower production costs (OPEX) as well as reduced upfront investments (CAPEX).
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