Samsung launched its first QD-OLED panel three years in the past, and it has made a number of enhancements to the know-how since then. Now, the corporate appears to be making efficiency-related enhancements in order that it may manufacture QD-OLED panels cheaper, which might convey down the price of QD-OLED TVs.

Samsung Show discovered a technique to recycle Quantum Dot ink utilized in QD-OLED panels

Samsung Show has introduced it has developed quantum dot ink recycling know-how. This course of can get better and course of 80% of the quantum dot ink that was earlier wasted throughout the QD-OLED manufacturing course of. On this course of, dense layers of pink and inexperienced quantum dot ink are deposited via an inkjet printing course of. The ink is sprayed via micrometer-sized nozzles, and roughly 20% of that ink is normally left over within the nozzles.

The South Korean agency fashioned a workforce of engineers from the analysis lab, improvement, procurement, manufacturing, and setting security sections to review how you can scale back this wastage. In August 2024, the workforce developed a quantum dot recycling facility. The wasted ink undergoes a number of processes to revive its optical high quality and purity. Exams have proven that recovered and authentic ink have the identical efficiency ranges.

Samsung says it may save as much as KRW 10 billion (~$7.3 million) yearly with its recycling know-how. The corporate plans to make use of a number of different applied sciences to enhance efficiency and scale back the price of manufacturing QD-OLED panels for TVs and displays. With these steps, Samsung needs to make QD-OLED extra aggressive amid rising competitors within the OLED panel phase.

Samsung Show’s Seongbong Kim stated, “With Samsung Show’s QD-OLED receiving rave critiques, we’re utilizing extra QD ink than ever earlier than. By growing this groundbreaking know-how that recycles high-quality QD ink in-house, we’ll considerably contribute not solely to value discount but in addition to useful resource recycling.“