Samsung sees high demand for the Galaxy Tab S8 Ulta, halts pre-orders
Last week Samsung launched its flagship tablets for 2022, the S8 series, which include two versions with AMOLED displays. It seems as if demand for the S8 (LCD) and S8 Ultra (Super AMOLED) is very high, and Samsung has halted the pre-orders for both tablets. You can still pre-order the Galaxy Tab S8+.
The Galaxy Tab S8+ sports a 12.4-inch 120Hz HDR10+ 1752x2800 Super AMOLED display. The high-end Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra offers a much larger 14.6" 1848x2960 120Hz HDR10+ Super AMOLED display. The series also includes the more basic Galaxy Tab S8 which features an LCD display (11" 1600x2560 120Hz).
Dell says that the Alienware 34" QD-OLED gaming monitor will cost $1,299
Last month Dell announced the Alienware AW3423DW gaming monitor, the first one to spot Samsung's 34-inch QD-OLED panels. The company announced that the AW3423DW will ship in the spring, with a price of $1,299.
The Alienware AW3423DW gaming monitor sports a curved 34-inch 175Hz 3440x1440 QD-OLED panel, Nvidia G-Sync and DisplayHDR 400 True Black certification.
Samsung launches its latest flagship phones and tablets, the Galaxy S22 series and Galaxy Tab S8 series
Samsung launched a new range of mobile devices, most of which feature AMOLED displays. The new smartphone range starts with the Galaxy S22 which sports a 6.1" 120Hz 1300 nits 1080x2340 Dynamic AMOLED 2X, and the Galaxy S22+ which offers similar specifications but with a larger 6.6" AMOLED which is also brighter at 1,750 nits.
The Galaxy S22 Ultra features a 6.8" 120Hz 1750-nits 1440x3080 Dynamic AMOLED 2X, and also stronger specifications, including up to 1TB of storage, 12GB of RAM, a quad camera setup with a main 108MP sensor and an S Pen stylus.
Samsung Electronics and SDC have not yet finalized the QD-OLED supply agreement
According to a report from Korea, Samsung Electronics haven't yet finalized its agreement with Samsung Display regarding the supply of QD-OLED TV panels.
It seems that Samsung Electronics wants to get the QD-OLED TV panels at a price equal to what LGD is offering its WOLED TV panels, but SDC cannot accept this. If the two companies cannot agree on a price quickly, Samsung will have to delay the launch of its QD-OLED TVs (the current plan is to start shipping the TVs in mid-2022).
SDC's QD-OLED production yields still very low, waiting for market reaction for first wave of products
According to a report from Korea, Samsung's QD-OLED production yields are still very low (around 30%), and the company is currently waiting for market reaction of the first range of products.
The company will need to decide whether to expand its production in the near future or not, and according to the report, it is not likely to decide before the 2nd half of 2022, as products haven't actually been launched yet. This means that SDC's total QD-OLED capacity will remain as it is today (30,000 monthly Gen-8.5 panels) at least until the end of 2023.
SDC launches a new platform for OLED material simulation to support its partners R&D projects
Samsung Display launched a new platform for OLED material simulation, to support its growing partner ecosystem for the development of OLED materials. The platform is open for Samsung's partners at no cost, and other companies can obtain a license.
The platform, called Sync-OLED, is used to evaluation OLED material characteristics before they are synthesized, to help speed up R&D projects that aim to find improved materials. The platform was developed in collaboration with the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI) Super Computing Application Center.
Will Samsung adopt Kateeva's inkjet printers in its next QD-OLED production line?
In 2020 Samsung decided to use inkjet printers made by Korea's Semes, in its QD-OLED production lines. This created a major problem for Kateeva which hoped to win that account, which resulted in massive layoffs including some of its executives. These inkjet printers are used to deposit the QD layer in Samsung's QD-OLED panels.
According to new reports from Korea, Samsung has decided to change course, and rely on Kateeva's inkjet printers in its 2nd QD-OLED production line (the SDC 98.5-Gen Q-2). The reports suggests that the Semes printers do not perform as well as Samsung hopes, and these also cost more than Kateeva's printers (but Semes is affiliated with Samsung, which helped it to get the orders).
Omdia: in five years OLED penetration into the laptop display market could exceed 10%
Market research firm Omdia estimates that 5.58 million OLED laptop displays shipped in 2021, up 389% from 2020. The leading producer is Samsung Display with a 84% market share, followed by LG Display (10%) and BOE (5%).
Omdia estimates that in five years, OLED penetration into the laptop display market could exceed 10%. The total laptop display market in 2021 amounted to 280.85 million panels.
Samsung close to signing an official WOLED supply agreement with LG, first TVs to appear in July
Samsung Electronics has been in talks with LG Display over the supply of WOLED TV panels for a long time (we first reported on this in April 2021) but the agreement was delayed, with the two parties not agreeing on price and other issues.
A new report from Korea suggests that Samsung and LGD have finally reached an agreement over panel prices (Samsung will pay the same as LG Electronics), and it is estimated that an official agreement will be reached soon. Samsung plans to unveil its first WOLED TV in July 2022.
Samsung's QD-OLED technology receives three certifications from SGS
Samsung Display announced that its QD-OLED panels were certified by evaluation services provider SGS. The QD-OLED panels received three certifications for True Color Tones, Pure RGB Luminance and Ultrawide Viewing Angle.
Samsung says that these certifications support its assertion that the new panels offers clear, bright displays, at any viewing angles, and with natural color tones.
