Unbreakable flexible displays: LG ready to begin mass production

Technology: LG confirmed it would be the first manufacturer to produce flexible and unbreakable OLED screens for mobile devices. Mass production will begin in the fourth quarter and a first model of smartphone is expected later this year.

LG took a big lead on the competition regards touchscreens flexible and unbreakable. After presenting a prototype of 5 inches last month during the fair Society for Information Display, the Korean firm confirms that it will begin production of mass from the 4th quarter.

It is reported in the Korea Times, which cites a statement from LG stating that the initial production rate will be 12 000 flexible OLED sheets per month. The manufacturer also intends to be the first to launch a smartphone equipped with a projection screen; It will also provide those screens to the third-party manufacturers.

What take advance deal with Samsung, who works him on this technology but has met technical difficulties during the production of its flexible screen layout that have delayed its roadmap. The first Samsung models equipped with flexible screens would have not expected before the second half of 2014. (Eureka press)