Samsung SMD who secured the world's leading AMOLED technology started ordering equipments for 5.5 generation (1500 x 1100mm) line. They already have 4 generation's (PCB 730 x 920mm) LTPS line and 4 units of 3.5 generation's evaporator (730 x 460mm) using 4.5 generation's glasses and by the 3rd quarters of this year, Samsung SMD completes to adopt the 3.5 generation's evaporator.

Samsung SMD will be in full 5.5 generation's system by the 1st half of 2011 with the completion of orders for 5.5 generation's evaporator. It is for getting firm stance in mobile display market and in a more robust large-area AMOLED TV market.

The newly adopted 5.5 generation's evaporator of Samsung SMD can increase the mobile display production volume up to two times, which is currently manufactured by 4 units of 3.5 generation's evaporator and also can produce 42 inches of AMOLED. It can produce 4 sheets of 30 inches' AMOLED which is introduced in the exhibition by Samsung SMD recently.

Samsung SMD's full investment on AMOLED has already foreseen by the rapid promotion of Managing Director Mr. Seong Cheol Kim, who is responsible for developing AMOLED TV. He was in charge of developing AMOLED TV of Samsung SMD and has led the introduction of 2 generation's PMOLED lines, and also 3.5 generation's AMOLED with a successful mass production so that he was awarded top technical prize to best engineer by Samsung Group.

With the order of Samsung SMD's 5.5 generation's equipment, Domestic equipment companies also have started to develop the equipment to produce and examine the 42 inches AMOLED TV.

If the installation of 5.5 generation's equipment is completed successfully in the first half of 2011, it is expected to be possible to make trial production of the 42 inches AMOLED TV by the end of the year.