Samsung Display Begins 'QD Equipment Installation,' Accelerating Business Transition

[Asia Economy Reporter Changhwan Lee] Samsung Display is accelerating its transition to Quantum Dot (QD) displays.

On the 1st, Samsung Display announced that it held a 'QD Equipment Installation Ceremony' at its Asan plant in Chungnam, attended by President Donghoon Lee, other executives, and partners.

Since the investment announcement last October, Samsung Display has been dismantling some equipment of the L8 line, which produces LCDs for TVs, and conducting cleanroom construction to establish the QD line. Recently, this work was completed, and the company is now starting full-scale equipment setup beginning with the 8.5-generation deposition machine.

Once the production line setup is completed in the second half of this year, phased trial operations will begin next year, leading to full-scale product manufacturing.

Alongside building the production line, Samsung Display is currently in the final stages of technology development to enhance the completeness and mass production capability of QD products for entry into the premium TV market next year. The company is also conducting various promotional activities targeting global clients.

Choi Jooseon, head of Samsung Display’s Large Business Division, stated, "Despite COVID-19, we were able to proceed with QD investments without setbacks based on a solid cooperative system with global partners. Leveraging over 20 years of accumulated large-scale LCD technology and advanced expertise in the quantum dot field, we will do our utmost to mass-produce QD displays with unparalleled picture quality."

At the installation ceremony, Sung Gyudong, CEO of EO Technics, said, "We expect QD to become a new growth engine in the large display industry. We will continue to cooperate with Samsung Display to successfully establish the world’s first QD line."

Meanwhile, Samsung Display also held a safety prayer ceremony pledging zero accidents and zero injuries along with the equipment installation ceremony.

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