After TFT LCD supplier : AUO, HUAXING, TIANMA have announced investment in building 6th generation LTPS production line in China in 2014, BOE has also issued a notice that the 6th generation LTPS / AMOLED production line officially is opened in Chengdu on October 23rd. It is understood that the design capacity of the glass substrate production line investment amount of 45K pieces / month, with a total investment of 22 billion yuan/RMB, will start in the second quarter of next year, the first half of 2017 production.
In recent years, the rapid development of mobile terminals allow high-resolution LTPS technology to become one of the most competitive tech in small and medium size panel area, many panel makers will also invest LTPS technology. Just on the second day after BOE announced the 6th generation LTPS / AMOLED production line was opened in Chengdu, it came the news on October 24th that Foxconn is preliminary in negotiation with the government of Zhengzhou, the maximum investment could reach 35 billion yuan RMB, plans to build a production line to produce high-end mobile phone screen.
According to Reporters’ statistics, up to now China has planned 15lines for 6th generation and above LCD panel production line, including the BOE in Beijing, Hefei, Chongqing, Chengdu, five panel production line; HUAXING three production lines in Shenzhen, Wuhan; in Nanjing Panda two production lines; Suzhou Samsung and LGD Guangzhou two 8.5-generation line, as well as TIANMA, AUO, TIANYI’s 6-generation line. In addition, if counting future’s China Electronics Sichuan Shuangliu 8.5 generation line, HUAXING T4 production lines, as well as Foxconn 6th generation LTPS production line, then the Chinese mainland high-generation LCD panel production line is expected to up to 20 in the future totally.
Translated by TEKSWO Display.