Samsung Display began full-scale mass production this month on a new 8.6-generation organic light-emitting diode (OLED) line for information technology (IT). However, it expected fixed costs arising during the initial production ramp-up to weigh on short-term results.
Samsung Display said during Samsung Electronics' second-quarter earnings conference call on the 30th that it "began full-scale mass production of the 8.6-generation IT OLED new line based on oxide in July."
Samsung Display said it is steadily securing the performance and quality demanded by customers, based on mass-production experience and process technology built in mobile OLED. It is also working on improving profitability, including raising the Production yield.
Samsung Display said it plans to expand OLED adoption in the IT market and drive sales growth based on the operation of the new 8.6-generation line.
However, it said, "An increase in fixed costs during the ramp-up period at the start of the new line's operation is expected to have some short-term impact on the company's results." It added, "We will strengthen cost competitiveness by stabilizing the large-area process for the 8.6-generation and improving the Production yield," and "ensure the new line contributes to strengthening market leadership and improving results."