Yavne, Israel. Orbotech Ltd. has announced that Tianma Micro-electronics Co. Ltd., a producer of display solutions with over three decades of experience in the flat panel display (FPD) field, has selected Orbotech’s ArrayChecker and automated optical inspection (AOI) solutions for its production-line upgrade to flexible AMOLED technology.
Tianma has invested approximately $1.8 billion to extend its Gen 6 AMOLED fab in Wuhan, China. The Wuhan fab is designed for the production of flexible AMOLED display panels, which are rapidly gaining popularity in consumer electronics devices. When the new line ramps up to mass production during the second half of 2017, Tianma expects to achieve capacity of 30,000 panels per month, with an additional 30,000 per month capacity increase in 2018.
“We are delighted that Tianma has selected our solutions for their flex AMOLED fabrication line,” stated Edu Meytal, president of Orbotech Pacific Display. “These solutions, which were designed to enable the new manufacturing processes required to produce flex AMOLED displays, will enable our customers to produce the most advanced FPD products available with high yields. This deal builds upon past successful implementations of Orbotech’s inspection, testing, and repair solutions.”
Orbotech’s FPD AOI systems offer display manufacturers automated inspection solutions for all types of display technologies including flexible AMOLED. Orbotech FPD AOI systems increase production yields using advanced optics for image acquisition, unique image processing technologies, algorithms and data processing capabilities, microscopic video imaging, CD/overlay measurements, and automated macro (Mura) inspection to enable high-sensitivity defect detection and extremely accurate classification.
The Orbotech ArrayChecker test system determines whether individual pixels or lines of pixels are functional. It also finds more subtle process defects such as variations in individual pixel voltage. Defect data are used for repair and statistical process control to decrease material costs and improve throughput.
Tianma Micro-electronics Co. was founded in 1983 and is publicly traded on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange since 1995. The company specializes in the design, manufacturing, and supply of high quality LCD and LCM products. Affiliated companies within the Tianma Group include Shenzhen Tianma, Shanghai Tianma, Shanghai AVIC, Chengdu Tianma, and Wuhan Tianma, which combine to make up state-of-the-art STN-LCD, CSTN-LCD, TFT-LCD, AMOLED, and CF production lines.
