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Kateeva Introduces YIELDjet

Inkjet printing manufacturing equipment solution for mass producing flexible and large-size OLEDs

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Contributing Editor, Coatings World and Ink World, Coatings World and Ink World Magazine

Aiming to cut the cost of manufacturing flexible and large-size OLEDs, Kateeva debuted YIELDjet, an inkjet printing manufacturing equipment solution to produce such OLEDs in high volume. It’s the world’s first inkjet printer engineered from the ground up for OLED mass production. When compared to existing manufacturing technologies, YIELDjet will enable dramatic yield improvements, which, in turn, will drive production costs lower.

YIELDjet is the only platform to feature a production-worthy pure nitrogen process chamber. Nitrogen is considered the gold-standard process environment for OLEDs, and an essential device lifetime enabler. YIELDjet doubles lifetime in certain applications.

YIELDjet reduces particles by as much as 10X, thanks to specialized mechanical design features. Such particle performance is a key yield accelerator.

Finally, YIELDjet offers exceptional film coating uniformity with a process window that’s 5X wider than standard technologies. This vastly improves process reliability and uptime.

With R&D tools deployed at customer sites in Asia, and demand growing for production equipment, Kateeva is now pivoting to full-scale commercialization.

“YIELDjet was inspired by a simple vision: help display manufacturers realize the full potential of OLED technology so that their customers can enjoy and benefit from these dazzling new displays,” said Dr. Conor Madigan, Kateeva’s president and co-founder. “YIELDjet delivers by using inkjet printing to crack difficult technical problems that made manufacturing flexible and large-size OLEDs challenging and costly. We’re encouraged by our customers’ interest, and we’re excited to be enabling this important display technology transition.”

YIELDjet launches as the world’s first flexible and large-size OLED displays enter the market; 55” OLED TVs debuted this year, fulfilling the promise of a spectacular viewing experience, albeit at a high price.

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