Samsung Display’s QD-OLED panel production reaches 75%

Recently, Samsung Display announced that the company has reached a 75% yield on QD-OLED panels. It is not uncommon for a company to disclose its panel production returns. It unveiled its QD-OLED panel yield in a statement posted on the company’s internal bulletin board.

Samsung Display began shipping QD-OLED panels in November 2021 from its Asan campus in South Chungchiang Province. Currently, it processes 30,000 sheets of QD-OLED panels per month, which can produce approximately 1 million units of 55- and 65-inch TV per year.

Dell is one of the main customers of the company QD-OLED monitors. It is also in talks with Asus, Lenovo, and HP. Its TV panel customers are Samsung and Sony. Sony will unveil the QD-OLED TV model in June 2022, while the QD-OLED TV from Samsung will be released earlier this month.

Last month, Samsung began accepting pre-orders for QD-OLED TVs through its US subsidiary. The factory price is US $2,199.99 (approximately 2.65 million won) for the 55-inch model and US $2,999.99 (approximately 3.62 million won) for the 65-inch model.

Samsung plans to launch QD-OLED TV models first in the United States and then in Asia, including Korea and Europe. Despite industry insiders predicting that Samsung will introduce QD-OLED TVs as a flagship product in the first half of 2022, the online Samsung Global New TV model showcase revealed QD-OLED TVs late last month.

Under these circumstances, some Samsung Display employees have expressed concern about the competitiveness of QD-OLED panels. To address these concerns the company has clearly disclosed its QD-OLED panel yield.