The OLED-Info newsletter (March 22, 2022)

Samsung announced three new Samsung Galaxy phones, in its popular mid-range A-series. First up is the Galaxy A33 which features a 6.4" 90Hz 1080x2400 Super AMOLED display, and the second is the Galaxy A53 which features a larger 6.5" 120Hz 1080x2400 Super AMOLED display.

Most interesting is the Galaxy A73 ,which sports a 6.7" 120Hz 1080x2400 Super AMOLED+. It is not clear what Samsung refers to as a Super AMOLED+, it could be a non-pentile display like the old Super AMOLED Plus displays.

Xiaomi's K50 smartphone features a 6.67-inch 120Hz 1,200 nits 1440x3200 AMOLED display, a MediaTek Dimensity 8100 chipset, 8/12 GB of RAM, 128/256 GB of storage and a triple camera setup.

The K50 Pro offers the same display,but with an upgraded chipset,camera setup and memory options.

The K50 and K50 Pro will start shipping by the end of March 2022.

Samsung's S95B is the company's first OLED TV (since 2013, anyway), featuring a 55" or 65" 4K 120Hz QD-OLED panels produced by Samsung Display. The S95B also offers a "Neural Quantum processor" for 4K upscaling, Pixel HDR Pro, Dolby Atmos, Motion Xcelerator Turbo+ technology for lag and blur elimination and HLG.

The S95B will ship in April 2022, with a price tag of $2,200 (55" model).

Demand for IT OLED displays used in laptops, tablets and monitors is on the rise, and OLED makers (Led by Samsung Display) are rushing to develop 8.5-Gen OLED deposition technologies to increase IT display production capacity. Last month DSCC said that there are currently 11 different 15K G8.5 IT OLED lines under development.

ETNews now reports that LG Display is one of the companies looking to construct 8.5-Gen OLED lines. LGD is already evaluation production equipment,such as vertical deposition tools by Sunic Systems, deposition sources by YAS and more.

The Elec reports that Korea-based LORDIN is progressing with its blue OLED emitter technology. The company recently filed for a high-efficiency blue OLED emission patent, and according to the company's plans it aims to have a commercial blue OLED emitter out in 2024.

Not much is known about LORDIN's technology, beyond a statement by LORDIN that says it aims to achieve over 90% IQE, and that it is based on the control of energy transfer speed between emitter molecules. the energy transfer speed between molecules inside the material to increase efficiency.