Futaba says they have developed a new thin PMOLED display - in fact it's one seventh as thin as their existing PMOLEDs at 0.29 mm (Futaba's regular PMOLEDs are 2 mm thick). The new display is also much lighter: a 2.7" panel weights 1.3 grams. In order to make these new displays Futaba developed new materials and eliminated the hollow structure used to protect the OLED materials.
Futaba will begin mass producing the new displays towards the end of 2012. The new displays will cost about 50% more than Futaba's thicker panels.
Back in October 2011 Futaba bought out TDK's part in their joint OLED company, which is now a subsidiary of Futaba. In January 2012 we posted Futaba's future roadmap for OLED technologies which include AMOLED panels, transparent and flexible displays by 2015.
