Nanjing Guozhao Optoelectronics Technologies (GZOT), based in Nanjing, China, was established as spin-off from the China Electronic Technology Group Corporation (CETC), to produce OLED microdisplays.
GZOT is already offering its first display, a 0.39" XGA panel, produced at its $39 million OLED production line.
Nippon Seiki was established in 1946 in Japan and is making and selling instruments for automobiles and office automation appliances.
Nippon Seiki produces PMOLED displays, focused on displays for automobile dashboards and electrical equipment.
CECEP Oasis New Energy, based in Beijing, China is developing and producing solar PV panels.
In September 2012 it was reported that the company is planning to build an OLED fab in Suizhou, China, in a $500 million investment. This plan never materialized, though.
OLiGHTEK (also known as the Yunnan North OLiGHTEK Opto-Electronic Technology Co), established in 2011, is a Chinese based company that develops and produces OLED microdisplays.
In 2017 OLiGHTEK announced a joint-venture with BOE Technology to establish a $170 million OLED microdisplay fab in Kunming, China. The fab is now under construction and according to reports trial production will begin in 2019.
For more information on OLiGHTEK's OLED microdisplay - and the entire OLED microdisplay market, check out our OLED Microdisplays Market Report.
Pioneer, based in Japan, was founded in 1938, and is producing home and car electronics systems. Pioneer was the first company to actually make OLED displays - back in 1998, and was the first one to release an OLED-based product (car audio system).
Pioneer used to produce high-end PMOLEDs, and in 2022 it spun-off its PMOLED production unit to SOAR Corporation. Pioneer also used to produce AMOLED displays but exited from the AMOLED display market in 2005.
China-based Qingyue was established in 2021 as a spin-off from OLED producer Visionox, to handle the company's PMOLED business.
Qingyue, one of the world's leading PMOLED makers, has two 370x400 mm production lines, each with a capacity of 8,000 monthly substrates (around 1.75 million 1-inch displays). The company also has a subsidiary that develops OLED microdisplays.
In 2023, the company showcased its latest displays at Display Week 2023.
RiTDisplay is a Taiwanese company, manufacturing PMOLED panels. RiT has been spun-off from Ritek, that still holds a majority stake. RiTDisplay is one of the world's largest PMOLED makers.
RiTDisplay went public in 2016, following a strong rise in PMOLED demand. The company is trading in the Taipei Stock Exchange (8104:TT). Beyond its own displays, the company is also producing Futaba's PMOLEDs.
In June 2011 it was reported that RiTDisplay is collaborating with IGNIS on AMOLED panel production on a-Si backplanes. That project never took off, though. In 2024, RiT announced a partnership with SmartKem to develop OTFT-driven AMOLEDs by 2024.
Royole was established in 2012 to develop novel display technologies and IP. Royole built a $1.7 billion 5.5-Gen (45,000 monthly substrates) flexible AMOLED production facility in Shenzhen, China, and was mostly focused on novel flexible OLED production, although it also developed a VR headset (the Royole Moon), sensor platform, ePaper-based products and more.
Royole was backed by several Banks and VC funds and had offices in California US and Shenzhen, China. In September 2017 Royole raised $800 million in its fourth financing round.
In 2022 Royole faced financial problems, failing to secure large customers for its OLED panels. In 2023, the company went out of business.
Samsung Display Corporation (SDC), one of the world's leading display makers, was spun off from Samsung Electronics in 2012. The company produces a wide range of displays, including LCDs, OLEDs, MicroLEDs and more.
Samsung Display is the world's leading AMOLED producer by volume, and is also the world's only QD-OLED panel makers. SDC is producing around 500 million AMOLED panels per year (both flexible and rigid panels) used in smartphones, wearables, tablets, laptops and more. The company's QD-OLED panels are used in monitors and TVs.
In addition to its current AMOLED and QD-OLED displays, SDC is developing next-generation OLED technologies, including rollable OLEDs, transparent OLEDs, stretchable displays, OLED microdisplays, and more.
Shanghai-based Seeya Information Technology was established in October 2016 with an aim to design and produce OLED microdisplays.
In September 2017 Seeya announced plans to build an OLED microdisplay production line in Hefei, China. Seeya's $300 million fab (now in production) has a yearly capacity of 20 million displays (a monthly capacity of 9,000 12-inch wafers).
Seeya's OLED microdisplays can be ordered via the OLED Marketplace. In July 2021 we posted a spotlight article detailing Seeya's products, technology and roadmap.
