Display Association Holds Self-Emissive Display Division Meeting to Discuss Next-Generation Market Strategies

21 Member Companies Attend

Industry Discusses Support Needs Across Four Key Areas

The Korea Display Industry Association announced on the 23rd that it held the 'Self-Emissive Display Division Regular Meeting' at COEX in Seoul to gather private sector input for fostering the domestic self-emissive display ecosystem and creating new markets.

Since 2023, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy has operated the 'Self-Emissive Industry Development Alliance' to enhance the domestic competitiveness of the self-emissive industry and to identify effective policy support measures. As part of this effort, the division committee launched in April 2024 has been engaged in activities to resolve difficulties faced by the industry. The meeting held the previous day was attended by 21 member companies including Seoul Viosys, which serves as committee chair, as well as companies in materials, components, equipment, panel, and set manufacturing, who discussed policy support options.

Officials from the Korea Display Industry Association held the "Regular Meeting of the Electroluminescent Display Subcommittee" on the 22nd at COEX in Seoul and took a commemorative photo. Korea Display Industry Association

Self-emissive displays, which use inorganic materials as emitters, are regarded as next-generation technology superior to conventional organic light-emitting diodes (OLED) in terms of lifespan and brightness. However, the high manufacturing costs and lack of standardized production technology have resulted in a slower pace of commercialization. In the global market, competition for dominance continues, with Taiwan's AUO set to launch microLED smartwatches with Garmin in 2025 and Chinese panel makers establishing dedicated production systems.

In response, the government has launched the 'Self-Emissive Display Ecosystem Development Project' worth a total of 484 billion won in 2025 to support the localization of core technologies and the internalization of materials, parts, and equipment. At the recent regular meeting, the industry's requirements were presented in four major areas: infrastructure and standards, technology development, tax and policy support, and workforce training. The association plans to compile these suggestions and submit them as policy agendas at the ‘Self-Emissive Industry Development Alliance’ meeting scheduled for October.

Lee Seung-woo, Vice President of the Korea Display Industry Association, said, "Self-emissive displays are a future growth driver that Korea must secure to leap forward as an 'irreplaceable powerhouse in display technology.' The association will serve as a focal point so that government and industry can work as one team and achieve bold challenges together."

Meanwhile, at the association’s booth at 'K-Display 2026,' being held at COEX from July 22 to July 24, a promotional video on 'glass substrates'—a next-generation core material alongside self-emissive technology—is being screened. The video was produced in collaboration with the display-focused YouTuber ‘Colorscale’ and supported by domestic materials, parts, and equipment companies such as Philoptics and AP System.

An association official commented, “If self-emissive is the technology ushering in the next generation of displays, then glass substrates are the material expanding display technology to semiconductors. We hope this collaboration will inspire greater public and future talent interest in the display industry.”

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