Support for FHD+, power consumption ↓ Image quality ↑ Expand portfolio on OLED phones
DB Global Chip announced on the 2nd that it has started supplying OLED-powered chips for mobile phones to Samsung Display. DB Global Chip, a system semiconductor design company of DB Group, said, “We mass-produced ‘TED’ (TCON Embedded Driver IC), an OLED-powered chip for mobile phones, and supplied it to Samsung Display,” adding, “The TED chip mass-produced this time is attached to Samsung Display’s Rigid OLED panel and is finally loaded on the Galaxy A26 model that Samsung Electronics launched in early March.”
OLED-powered chips supplied by DB Global Chip support full high definition+ (FHD+) resolution. It is characterized by improved image quality and reduced power consumption compared to existing products. In addition, the reliability and durability of the product are also highly evaluated.
TED refers to TCON embedded driver. TCON stands for Timing Controller, which is a component that helps the display show video signals at the right time. Embedded drivers are the integration of timing controllers and source drivers into one chip. TED controls pixels on the screen to reduce the thickness of display panels and reduce power consumption.
Through this supply, DB Global Chip expanded its product portfolio to the OLED driving chip market for mobile phones with high added value, away from the business area centered on OLED driving chips for IT products such as TVs, monitors, and tablets. DB Global Chip said, “This supply has laid the foundation for full-fledged response to the mobile phone display market, which is rapidly changing from LCD to OLED. There is also a possibility of improving performance.”
Meanwhile, market research company Ubi Research predicts that global OLED shipments for mobile phones will reach 980 million units in 2024, up about 200 million units from 773 million units in 2023. The report predicts that shipments will exceed 1 billion units by 2025.
