While Apple's first OLED iPads are just  around the corner, it's becoming clearer that OLED is going to be a growing trend with Apple and other industry players. Last Sunday, Samsung Display stated that it had begun installation of equipment in its latest Gen 8.6 OLED production line to be set up at its Asan plant in South Korea.

According to The Elec, Samsung revealed that "The new A6 line will be built by converting its existing L8 line, which manufactured liquid crystal display (LCD) panels, and start production in 2026.

Gen 8.6 (2290mm x 2620) OLED lines are aimed at manufacturing OLED panels for IT products besides smartphones, tablets and PCs.

Samsung Display said it has finished the construction of the cleanroom of the line and will install major equipment in the line within the year.

The company said last year in April that it will spend 4.1 trillion won up to 2026 in Gen 8 OLED production lines to secure an annual production capacity of 10 million units of OLED panels aimed at notebooks.

The A6 line will produce OLED panels made with a two-stack tandem structure, or a panel that has two light emission layers, and apply encapsulation techniques to glass substrates. For more, read the full report by The Elec. This is confirmation of a report that we posted back In 2021 titled "Apple is in discussions to move to a new two-stack tandem structured OLED display for future MacBooks with both Samsung & LG Display."

Samsung Display CEO Choi Joo-sun, newly appointed as the president of the Korea Display Industry Association, speaks to reporters before the general meeting of KDIA in Seoul on Thursday. (Yonhap)

Last Friday, Samsung Display CEO Choi Joo-sun, who is now the new head of the Korea Display Industry Association, stated South Korea will take back its sales lead in the global display market by 2027 with its technological edge. That technological edge happens to be OLED.

Samsung's CEO noting that Korea will take back its market lead by 2027 translates to Apple's move to OLED MacBooks in that timeframe being one of the driving forces in assisting them achieve their goal.