BOE held a mass production delivery ceremony on June 17 for its B16 Gen 8.7 OLED fab in Chengdu, marking the commercial launch of one of the world's first high-generation OLED production.

B16 fab is designed around a substrate size of 2,290 mm × 2,620 mm and has a planned production capacity of 30,000 sheets per month.  The fab is capable of producing both flexible and hybrid displays, utilizing a rigid substrate with thin-film encapsulation (TFE). The production line employs both LTPS and LTPO backplane technologies to address a wide range of applications.

The first mass-produced products from B16 are 14" OLED notebook PC panels destined for customers including Lenovo, ASUS, and MSI. BOE is also developing smartphone OLED panels based on the same production platform. However, due to resolution constraints associated with smartphone panel production on Gen 8.7 substrates, these products are expected to target the mid-range market segment rather than premium flagship devices.

Meanwhile, Samsung Display’s (SDC’s) A6 Gen 8.7 OLED fab moved- in March 2024 and is expected to enter mass production in early July 2026. The first product from A6 fab is expected to be panels for Apple's MacBook Pro, with production likely to expand to tablets in the future. BOE may have claimed the title of the world's first company to achieve mass production on a Gen 8.7 OLED, but the yield rate of SDC's A6 has reportedly already reached as high as 90%. In addition, SDC has made significant efforts to meet Apple’s demanding specifications, which suggests that A6 may offer a higher level of manufacturing reliability.

CSOT and Visionox, which are also developing Gen 8.7 OLED fabs, are scheduled to begin equipment delivery this year. As a result, products utilizing a variety of OLED pixel formation technologies are expected to emerge in the future.