India, Nov. 20 -- Recently, TCL CSOT began constructing its t8 Gen 8.6 OLED factory, marking the start of large-scale global investments in IT OLED panel production.

TrendForce reports that Samsung Display (SDC) continues to lead by making the earliest investments in Gen 8.6 OLED capacity. Meanwhile, Chinese manufacturers like BOE, Visionox, and TCL CSOT are also progressing with their own Gen 8.6 OLED manufacturing plans.

SDC revealed its Gen 8.6 investment in 2023, focusing on a traditional fine-metal-mask (FMM) evaporation process and a tandem OLED design to enhance panel durability. Equipment installation is now finished, and with Apple adopting SDC's tandem OLED, these panels are expected to be used in the upcoming MacBook Pro, sla...