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Six years ago, OLED lighting was first being proposed as a serious commercial product. Back then, 2014 was projected as the year when OLED lighting would first make its impact felt on general illumination. It didn
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wwwecisolutionscom OLEDLightingMarkets2014 Nano-721 NanoMarkets May2014 ©2014NanoMarkets, LC www.nanomarkets.net
OBJECTIVESANDSCOPE OFTHISREPORT • ThemainobjectiveofthisreportistoprovideacomprehensiveoverviewoftheOLEDlightingmarket,thusassessingthefuturepotentialandtoprovidedetailedeight-yearforecastsfortheOLEDlightingbusinessbysegregatingthemarketunderdifferentsegmentswithseparaterevenueandvolumeestimations. • Incompilingourforecasts,weexaminetheproductdevelopmentandmarketingstrategiesoftheleadingandinfluentialplayersintheOLEDlightingsector,includingbothlargeandsmalllightingfirmsandthekeyOLEDmaterialsuppliers. • WealsotakeintoconsiderationannouncementsbycurrentandprospectiveplayersintheOLEDlightingspaceregardingpricing,producttypes,capacity,andproductiontimetables.Theseannouncementsarereviewedcritically,because,insomecases,theexpectations/projectionsofsomeplayersseemhighlyunrealistictous. • ApplicationsforOLEDlightingcoveredbythisreportinclude: • Designerkitsandrelatedproducts • Luxurylighting • Decorativeandlarge-scaleinstallations • ResidentialOLEDlighting • Officelightingandothercommerciallightingapplications,and • AutomotiveapplicationsforOLEDlighting www.nanomarkets.net
METHODOLOGYANDINFORMATIONSOURCES ThisreportisthelatestfromNanoMarketsthatlookscloselyatthetrendsinOLEDlighting. ThebasicforecastingapproachistoidentifyandquantifytheunderlyingaddressablelightingmarketsforOLEDlightingpanelsoverthenexteightyears,andthentoassessandquantifythepotentialforOLEDlightingtoactuallypenetratethesemarketsviasubstitutionforLEDlighting—akeyfactorinanyforecast,becauseOLEDsrepresentacompletelynewformoflightingthatwillnotreplaceexistinglightbulbsandtubesonaone-to-onebasis. Aspartoftheanalysis,wealsoassessthecompetitivelandscapeinordertodeterminethelikelylevelofcompetitionfromotherlightingtechnologiesinthedifferentaddressablemarkets.And,weconsiderhowtechnicaldevelopmentsinOLEDlightingcanaccelerate,slow,or,insomecases,halttheabilityofthistechnologytogainwidespreadcommercialization. Todeterminewheretheopportunitieslie,wehavebasedthisreportonbothprimaryandsecondaryresearch. PrimaryinformationisgatheredlargelythroughNanoMarkets'analysisofrelevantapplicationsmarketsandmarkettrendsbasedonongoingdiscussionswithkeyplayersintheOLEDlightingsegment,includingentrepreneurs,businessdevelopmentandmarketingmanagers,andtechnologists. Secondaryresearchisdrawnfromthetechnicalliterature,relevantcompanywebsites,tradejournalsandpressarticles,andvariouscollateralitemsfromtradeshowsandconferences.Thisresearchalsoincludesthecompletelibraryofourownreportsinthisfield,whichisnowquiteextensive.Wheredatahasbeenusedfromanotherreport,ithasbeenreinvestigated,reanalyzed,andreconsideredinlightofcurrentinformationandupdatedaccordingly. Thisreportisinternationalinscope.Theforecastshereareworldwideforecastsandwehavenotbeengeographicallyselectiveinthefirmsthatwehavecoveredinthisreportorinterviewedinordertocollectinformation. www.nanomarkets.net
PLAN OFTHISREPORT InChapterTwoofthisreport,wereviewthetechnologicalchallengesthatneedtobeironedouttomakeroomforlarge-scalecommercializationofOLEDlighting.Welookathowtheperformancespecificationsandstandardsareevolving,aswellasdemand-sidechallengessuchasreducingcostandcreatingamarket-pullforOLEDlighting.Specialemphasishasbeenputonthediscussionbehindtheneedforacost-effectivemanufacturingtechniquethatcaneventuallyreduceretailpricesinthecomingyears. Finally,inChapterThreewereviewtheaddressablemarketswiththegoalofidentifyingwhereandhowOLEDlightingismostlikelytohavecommercialsuccess.WefocusonthosefirmsthatareactivelyinvolvedindevelopingstrategiestoimprovetheperformanceparametersofOLEDpanelsandthosethathavethepotentialtocommercializethetechnologyinabigway.Forthispurpose,wehaveconsideredbothOLEDpanelandluminairemanufacturersandOLEDmaterialmanufacturers. Atthesametime,weprovidethecoreforecastsforOLEDlightingonanapplication-by-applicationbasis,andforecastsaregivenforthetwomainscenarios—thelow-growthscenarioinwhichOLEDlightingremainsasaluxuryapplicationandthescenarioinwhichOLEDlightingbreaksintomass-marketapplications.Wedescribeassumptionsaboutpricing,markettrends,andotherfactorsthatmayinfluencetheforecasts.Theforecastsarebrokenoutbyapplicationtypeandbyproducttype(OLEDpanelvs.luminaire). www.nanomarkets.net
wwwecisolutionscom ChapterOne:Introduction ©2014NanoMarkets, LC www.nanomarkets.net
wwwecisolutionscom GLOBALPRESENCEOFTHEOLEDLIGHTINGINDUSTRY StrongmarketforOLEDlightinggiventhepresenceofPhilips UDCtodominateOLEDmaterialsspacewhileUSDOEbackedprojectsundertakenbyOLEDWorksandMoserBaerTechnologies*canspurdomesticOLEDlightingproduction GovernmentbackedfinancialsupporttohelpLGChemmoveaheadwithitsvolumeproductioninitiatives. GovernmentbackedR&DprojectstofavorthelikesofFraunhoferandOsram MitsubishiPioneer,KonicaMinolta,SumitomoandLumiotecwillleadtheOLEDlightingcommercializationdrive Chinacanemergeasacost-effectivevolumeproductiondestination;First-o-lighttohaveafirstmoveradvantage *AUSsubsidiaryofMoserBaerIndiaLtd. TheaddressablemarketforOLEDlightingpanelscaneasilysurpassthe$1billionmarkby2021fromthecurrentmarketthatisworthacoupleofmilliondollars. www.nanomarkets.net
wwwecisolutionscom COMMERCIALAPPLICATIONTRENDS Professionallighting Companiesarealreadytargetingcommercialbuildings,office,automotiveandlargepublicgatheringsasthemediumtoimproveadoptionrate. Residentiallighting Onlyafewattemptsmadetoexperimentwithindoorfunctionallightingproducts,suchastablelamps,forresidentialpurposes. OLEDLightingEcosystem www.nanomarkets.net
PERFORMANCECOMPARISON:KEYPARAMETERS TheabilityofOLEDstooffernumerousdesigningcapabilitiescanoffset,toanextent,therequirementforimprovementoflifetimeandefficacyinpremiumapplications. WhileOLEDlightingplayershavestartedofferingpremiumsolutions,thereisroomforenhancingmaterialcharacteristics(suchasstableblueemitters)andfabricationtechniques(suchascontinuousroll-to-rollprocessing.) Onabroaderhorizon,thecurrentperformanceofOLEDsiscomparablewithLEDs,makingOLEDsasuitablesubstituteforawiderangeoflightingapplications.However,itisthepremiumcostofOLEDsthatmustbebroughtdowntocatertothemassmarket. *OLEDpanel parametershavebeenestimatedbasedonthepanelsmadeavailablebyLGChem www.nanomarkets.net
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KEYISSUESFACED BYTHEINDUSTRY Cost-effective productionscalabilityquickly Acriticalchallengetotacklewhileensuringperformanceparametersonalargescale;alreadyprovedtobeadampenerwithPanasonicIdemitsuandGEdecidingnottomoveaheadwiththeirOLEDlightinginitiatives. Improvementofelectricalefficiency Althoughlumendepreciationprocesscanbesloweddown,thiscanleadtocomplexityinmanufacturingprocess,risingcostsandloweringyields.NovaledandToshibaarethefirmstowatchforfurtherdevelopmentsinthisspace. Bettercontrolofinternalquantumefficiency Despiteresearcharoundphosphorescentmaterials,producingstableblueemitterswithhighquantumefficiencyhasbeendifficult,makingitaweaklinkonthematerialsfront.KonicaMinoltaandUDCarethekeyplayerstowatchhere. Improvementof quantumg Needtoimprovelightextractionefficiencyfromthecurrentlevelof20-25%byoptimizingthemismatchofrefractiveindexoforganicmaterial,underlyingsubstrateandair.LGChemandNovaledarethenoteworthyplayershere. external efficiency www.nanomarkets.net
TRENDSIN OLEDMATERIALDEPOSITIONTECHNIQUES MajorityofOLEDplayersarestilldependentonexpensivevapordepositiontechniqueanditwilltaketheindustryafewmoreyearstoadoptanefficientandcost-effectiveOLEDmaterialdepositiontechnique. Philips, LGChem,Osram,Lumiotec,Fraunhofer Vapordepositionprocess KonicaMinolta,Sumitomo Itmustbenotedthatsolution-printingtechniqueisyettodelivertheperformancecomparabletothecurrentlyutilizedvapordepositiontechnique. Solutionprintingprocess WhilenozzleprintingtechniqueshavebeenadaptedtoOLEDdisplaysbythelikesofDuPontandDaiNippon,ink-jetprintingtechniques(IJT)havebeenexperimentedwithformanufacturingOLEDlightingpanels. MitsubishiPioneer ThiscanbegaugedbythefactthatSumitomo,oneoftheearlyadoptersofIJT,isexpectedtorolloutOLEDlightingpanelsviaIJTandutilizingitspolymerbasedmaterialsby2015. Bothprocesses www.nanomarkets.net
WAYSTOACHIEVECOSTREDUCTIONTARGETS Highlyefficientblueemitters Improvedmaterialecosystem Integratedsubstrates Enhancedexternalquantumefficiency Improvedvapordeposition /solutionprocessingtechnique Efficientactiveorganicmaterialsets Improvedlightextractioncapability Efficientmanufacturingprocess Lowvoltageandcurrentarchitecture Reducedmaterialwastage Low-costandeffectivesubstrates Improvedyields StrongIPportfolio Productdevelopmentinitiatives Improvedencapsulationtechnology Newbreakthroughs Improvedlifetime Brightness/efficacy Cost-effective Overalllowcosts www.nanomarkets.net
MATERIALANDPROCESSIMPROVEMENTTIMELINE Improvementinlightextractionstructures Materialdevelopmentmilestones Emergenceofalternativestoexpensiveandinefficientencapsulationprocess Alternativestoexpensiveglasssubstrates EmergenceoftransparentmaterialsandITOalternatives Neartofullcapacityutilizationofexistinglines Lightextractionefficiency >40% Lightextractionefficiency>70% Processdevelopmentmilestones Overallyield>70% Emergenceofefficientblueemitter Overallmaterialutilization>60% Evolutionofwetchemistryprocesstoensureuniformcoatingviaacost-effectiveandfasterprocesscomparedtothecurrentlyoperationalsmallscalesolutionprocessinglines. EmergenceofR2Rapproachincommerciallines www.nanomarkets.net
CURRENTPRODUCTIONFACILITYOFKEYOLEDLIGHTINGPLAYERS ProductionFacility CurrentFacilityExpectedExpansionPlans Philips Expectedtoset upGen3 lineby2014end Gen3 Expectedtoset up Gen5 lineby 2015 LGChem Gen2 Gen5 Osram Gen2 KonicaMinolta Expectedtoset upGen2 lineby2014end Gen2 Gen2 Lumiotec Currentlyworking onaGen4.5line Mitsubishi Pioneer Gen4.5 Gen2 Fraunhofer* *Fraunhoferisaninstituteandnotintendtomakemassproduction.Itmaylicenseitstechnology. Gen2linesareexpectedtoenabletheindustrytocommercializeOLEDlightingapplications;howeverPhilipsandLGChemwillremainattheforefronttomigratetolargersubstratesizesinamovetotakeadvantageofbettermaterialusageofferedbyhighergenerationlines. Pilotline www.nanomarkets.net
STATUSOFCOMMERCIALAVAILABILITYOFOLEDLIGHTING LGChemandMitsubishiPioneerareexpectedtoleadtheOLEDlightingmassproductioninitiativesin2014withKonicaMinoltalikelytofollowbothfirmsin 2015. PhilipsandLumioteclikelytosupportadditionalcommercialgradelightingpanelsfrom2015onward. Prototype/pilotproductionCommerciallyavailableVolumeproduction Note:Fraunhoferisaninstituteandnotintendtomakemassproduction.Itmaylicenseitstechnology. www.nanomarkets.net
POTENTIALAPPLICATIONS AcuityBrands Designerkits AstronFiamm Blackbody Office GiventhecurrentdevelopmentsintheOLEDlightingindustry,luxurylightinganddecorativelightingareexpectedtohavethemaximumcommercializationpotentialfollowedbyofficeandautomotivelightingsegments. First-o-light Kaneka KonicaMinolta LGChem Decorative Lumiotec Residentiallightingsegmentisunlikelytoreceiveamajorimpetusanytimebeforefiveyearsfromnow. MitsubishiPioneer Osram Philips Luxury Sumitomo Automotive www.nanomarkets.net
COMPANIESINVOLVEDAND MAJORINVESTMENTS LGChem(SouthKorea) KonicaMinolta(Japan) LGChemwillalsolookatrecoupingitsinitialinvestmentinmigratingtoahighergenerationlinebymovingaheadwithlargescaleproductionwithinthenextthreetofiveyears. Around$100millioninvestmenttomassproduce(by2014end)color-tunableandflexiblepanelwithmaximummonthlypanelproductioncapacityofaround1millionpanels. BigValueInvestments- mainlywithinAsia Panelmanufacturers Luminairemanufacturers OLEDmaterialsuppliers WhileOsramisexpectedtochannelitspastOLEDR&Dinvestmenttocomeupwithautomotivelightingsolutionswithinthenexttwoyears,Philipswilllikelyrelyontheofficeandcommerciallightingsegmenttoreapbenefitsoutofits€40millioninvestmentinproductionlinethatstartedproducingOLEDlightingpanels(early2013)inadditiontothealreadyexistingpilotline. R&Dfacility www.nanomarkets.net
OLEDLIGHTINGINDUSTRY:PROBABLEMARKETSCENARIOS Case1:DominationofLEDsCase2:MarketAcceptanceforOLEDsCase3:OLEDsNeverTakeOff OLEDlightingfindsonlylimiteduseindesignerhigh-valueapplicationsinluxuryset-ups. Theindustryridespastproductionscalabilityissuesandcomesupwithacost-effectiveroll-to-rollprocesswithanacceptableproductionyieldandbettermaterialutilizationlevels. OLEDlightingfailsandisunabletotakeoffinasignificantmannereveninpremiumcommercialapplications. LEDsmanagetoofferbetteraestheticandperformancepossibilitiesatarelativelylowerpricepoint,thusunderminingOLEDs. Possibleduetotheinabilityofthepanelmakerstostandardizeandmakethematerialdepositionandpanelfabricationtechniquescost-effective. Stable,efficientandlong-lastingblueemittersarecommerciallydevelopedonalargescale. LargesizedOLEDlightingpanelswithareasonablyhighbrightnesslevel(>5,000cd/m2)areproducedtocatertotheresidentialsegment. OLEDlightingindustrystrugglestoimprovelifetimeandencapsulationissues,thushinderingvolumeproduction. Wet-chemistryandroll-to-rollprocessesmayalsoturnoutunsuitableforlargescaleOLEDpanelproduction. TotalcostofowninganOLEDpanelismadeattractiveasJapanese,KoreanandTaiwanesemanufacturersongovernmentinitiatives. LifetimeissuesofOLEDsmightnotgetresolvedasquicklyasenvisagedpreviously. PrimaryOLEDWinners PrimaryOLEDWinners MaterialIPholderslikeUDCandLGChemwhocanthwarttheinitialeffortsextendedbyOsramandPhilips,althoughthesetwocompaniescanstillcatertomajorityoftheEuropeanmarket–akeyhigh-valuelightingdestination.OtherslikeBlackbody(France)canalsobeawinnerbyprovidingcustomizedpremiumluminaires. Encapsulationsolutionprovidersmightalsofacedifficultyinmigratingtowardastandardglassbasedalternativethatislessexpensive. DominancebymaterialIPholderslikeUDCandAsianpanelandluminairemakerswithstrongdistributionchannels;howevertheEuropeanmarketwillwitnessanincreasedpenetrationofPhilipsandOsramthatwilllookatleveragingtheirwell-establishednetwork. Mostlikelyscenariotohappen www.nanomarkets.net
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