JOLED has announced they have raised a total of US$ 423 million (JPY47 billion) in capital through third-party allocation of new shares to mass produce OLED displays using its printing method.
JOLED will use the funds raised through this capital increase to develop the world’s first printed OLED display mass-production line. It also plans to raise funds at appropriate times as needed in the future.
JOLED plans to start mass production of OLED displays at JOLED’s Nomi Site in Nomi, Ishikawa Prefecture, in 2020 in cooperation with Japan Display Inc.
The new shares were underwritten by:
- Denso Corp.,
- Toyota Tsusho Corp.,
- Sumitomo Chemical Co, Ltd
- Screen Finetech Solutions Co., Ltd.
With the addition of four new shareholders through this third-party allocation of new shares, JOLED will accelerate commercialisation of printed OLED displays by further enhancing cooperation with shareholders in areas such as; joint R&D, business tie-ups, development of sales channels and under a new governance structure.
Specifically, it will cooperate with
- Denso: which develops and produces auto parts, in R&D and business development of onboard displays
- Toyota Tsusho: which as a general trading company has a broad-ranging global network across various industrial fields, strong support in sale of a wide range of display products
- Sumitomo Chemical: has formed cooperative ties in development and supply of OLED materials
- Screen Finetech Solutions: which delivers display manufacturing equipment and related services, in development, manufacture, sales, and services of printing equipment
Based on its R&D capabilities and manufacturing expertise, which have realised commercialisation of the world’s first RGB printed OLED display, JOLED intends to quickly set up mass production line and realise efficient production, as well as establish JOLED’s display panels in the market for OLED panels.
At the same time, JOLED will continue striving toward becoming the leading company in the OLED display field to realise its mission of developing the most advanced devices to achieve a world full of excitement and emotion.
Characterised by their simple structure, ultra-thin profile, and light weight, OLEDs are gaining attention as next-generation displays that can deliver superb picture quality.
The printing method, which is one of the methods for manufacturing OLED displays, is a technology in which OLED materials are applied to the substrate through a printing technique to form an electroluminescent (EL) layer.
Due to the simplicity of the production process, it is expected that this technology will be easily adaptable to OLED production in various screen sizes. JOLED plans to popularize its printed OLED displays in the medium-sized OLED market in which the current mainstream chemical vapor deposition method is considered difficult to use.
Source: JOLED Inc.