Experts say OLEDs offer better energy consumption and appearance than do LCDs.
Calif. The unit will begin supplying displays for evaluation by equipment makers after it is completed in the third quarter. Steve Quindlen, president of DuPont's OLED business and chief strategy officer of DuPont Displays, says DuPont wants to play a major role in making OLEDs commercially available. Other chemical makers also recognize the potential. In addition, Dow Chemical and collaborator Delta Optoelectronics of Taiwan announced last year the commercial availability of OLED displays using Dow's polyfluorene chemistry. Also last year, PPG, which intends to manufacture OLED chemicals, formed an alliance with Universal Display Corp. to commercialize OLEDs.