In October 2016 Sharp announced that it will invest $570 million and build OLED pilot lines at its plants in Osaka and in the Mie Prefecture. The pilot lines will begin OLED production in the summer of 2018.
It was always assumed that Sharp will focus on small and medium sized OLED panels with hopes to join Samsung and become an OLED supplier for Apple's iPhones and iPads. Today, however, Sharp announced that in the Osaka plant it will also develop large-area OLED TV panels.
Sharp plans to start OLED production in 2018 - it is likely that the OLED TV production will take longer and Sharp will begin with small panels for mobile devices.
Posted: Jun 22,2017 by Ron Mertens
