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To: BWAC who wrote (44031)	3/20/2001 1:30:08 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 70976

OLED market to hit $1.7 billion by 2007, report says Semiconductor Business News (03/20/01 07:13 a.m. PST) SAN JOSE -- Fueled by a range of consumer and communications markets, the organic light-emitting diode (OLED) market is projected to grow by 63% over the next few years, from $84 million in 2001 to $1.7 billion by 2007, according to a new report from Stanford Resources Inc. here today. The OLED market is also expected to jump from approximately 3.2 million unit shipments in 2001, to 195 million by 2007, said Kimberly Allen, who tracks the market for Stanford Resources, a market research firm based in San Jose. "The interest and investment in OLED displays in the past year has been phenomenal," Allen said. "The popularity of handheld electronics and other devices requiring a small, bright, flat-panel display creates the perfect climate for commercialization of this technology," she said. "Looking farther to the future, OLED technology offers the promise of inexpensive manufacturing," Allen said. "Making bright color displays with active-matrix, liquid-crystal display technology has proven to be very capital intensive. OLED displays of all sizes have the potential to be manufactured at far lower costs." Still, there are some challenges facing suppliers and OEMs alike "Because challenges are sure to crop up, the OLED market will likely be supply-constrained during the next few years," she said. Among the key industries for OLED displays are automotive, cellular phones, consumer electronics, and others. In 2007, about 76% of OLED displays will be procured by those two industry segments. Small-graphic OLED displays, which are less than 5-inches in diagonal, represent the first OLED products in the market. Direct-view, active-matrix OLED displays will reach the market in small quantities in 2004. The active-matrix OLED market will reach $516 million by 2007, the company said.