TCL Huaxing issued equipment purchase orders for its 8.6-generation printed OLED production line, benefiting many companies

On May 11, Korean media nate announced that TCL CSOT’s 8.6-generation printed OLED production line has recently begun placing orders with a number of OLED equipment manufacturers, including Korean companies.

Among them, companies such as ICD and YAS have signed supply contracts with TCL CSOT and have begun producing related equipment. According to reports, companies such as DMS and Avaco have also basically locked in equipment orders.

First of all, ICD recently disclosed through an announcement that it has signed an equipment supply contract with TCL CSOT worth 41.3 billion won. The amount is equivalent to 20.96% of its sales last year, and the equipment delivery will be completed before January 25 next year. It is reported that ICD will be responsible for the manufacturing and supply of dry etching machines.

YAS also recently announced that it has signed a supply contract with TCL Huaxing. The evaporation machines it is responsible for producing will be delivered before December 31 next year, but the specific amount has not been disclosed due to commercial secrets.

Although the contract has not yet been officially signed, it is said that DMS and AVACO have also confirmed the supply. Among them, DMS has the ability to supply a complete set of OLED wet process equipment such as cleaning equipment, developing equipment, stripping equipment, and etching equipment; AVACO is expected to supply sputtering machines, etc.

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In addition, Narae Nanotech, Philoptics, Meere Company and other companies that have had a history of cooperation with TCL CSOT have also attracted much attention. Narae Nanotech has advantages in the field of coating equipment for uniformly coating photosensitive liquid (photoresist) on OLED substrates. Meere Company is likely to deliver edge precision processing equipment (Edge Grinder) for OLED substrate glass;

In addition, Philoptics focuses on laser equipment such as laser cutting equipment and laser lift-off equipment (LLO). CIS (formerly SNU Precision) has cooperated with TCL CSOT in the field of measurement equipment for detecting OLED substrate defects.

Industry insiders said: "Not only TCL Huaxing, but also many Chinese companies such as Visionox and Huike will soon purchase equipment for OLED/LCD factory construction. In addition, the second phase of investment in BOE's 8.6-generation OLED production line is about to start, and it is expected that supply contracts from equipment companies will follow."