eMagin Achieves Automated Operation of its New OLED Deposition Machine

eMagin Corporation announced that its new SNU OLED deposition machine has achieved automated operation, providing the company with increased deposition capacity to better address its growing worldwide market demand with the most advanced OLED microdisplays available today.

The installation of the new equipment needed for automatic mode operation was successful and the company is now running production on the new tool in automatic mode. Samples of displays from the new machine were provided to customers and performed well based on their tests.

eMagin is nearing completion of its own reliability testing (a long duration 1,000 hours testing) of the displays, which is showing positive results. The testing will conclude in mid-September, after which displays from the new machine, including those in inventory, can be shipped to fill customer orders.

The new OLED deposition machine is replacing the company’s current Satella machine for production purposes. The Satella will continue to be used primarily for research and development of next-generation microdisplays. The new machine provides significant advantages, including more up time, reduced maintenance, improved consistency, higher overall quality, greater speed of production and higher yield.

“Automated operation of our new state-of-the-art OLED deposition machine is a significant achievement by our team that will enable us to increase production and address the most demanding applications from the military, industrial, consumer and medical markets,” said Andrew Sculley, president and CEO of eMagin.