When you see Amoled, you see Samsung because they are the engines of Amoled but this is not the case all the time as competitors from China and Taiwan are making big strides catching up with Samsung.
AU Optronics has taken the wrapping off the world’s highest resolution, 5.7-inch AMOLED touchscreen. How high is the pixel count? It’s 2,560 x 1,440 pixels, or 1440p, which is widely expected to be the next big thing in smartphone screens. AU Optronics says the super thin panel measures just 0.57mm thick, which is less than half the thickness of Japan Display’s 5.4-inch, 1440p screen announced last year. The large size and impressive resolution returns a very high pixel density of 513ppi, and the panel uses In-cell touch technology for the best possible sensitivity. The company has also introduced a non-AMOLED, 6-inch screen with a 1440p resolution.
AU Optronics (AUO) is a Taiwanese manufacturer of TFT LCD and other technologies that was formed in December 2001 by the merger of Acer Display Technology (established in 1996) and Unipac Optoelectronics Corporation by BenQ Electronics. In April 2006, AUO announced the purchase of Quanta Display, Inc. At the time of merger, the combined companies represented 17% of the global TFT-LCD market.
The production of the company’s G6 operation reached #1 worldwide. AUO manufactures TFT panels for companies including Samsung, NEC, LG, Dell, Apple, Viewsonic, Acer.
AU Optronics is showcasing the new panel at display expo in Shenzhen, but did not specify when it expects to mass produce the new panel or what clients will use in smartphones. AU Optronics, like LG Display and Japan Display, usually operates behind the scenes, and is unlikely to be a name many recognize. However, it is a former Apple supplier, and has also collaborated with Sony on some of its OLED televisions.
Rumors that Samsung Galaxy s5 would be the first smartphone employing the technology did not materialize.
