JSW Aktina System Wins BOE's $63 Billion Project!

Recently, from Japan's laser equipment manufacturer JSW Aktina System Co., Ltd (hereinafter referred to as: JSW Aktina System) won the BOE 8.6 generation AMOLED production line project, the project number 4197-244BOECDDT01/07, the scope of the bidding for the laser annealing machine. The scope of the tender is laser annealer.
After checking, BOE issued the "Announcement on the Investment and Construction of BOE's 8.6 Generation AMOLED Production Line Project" on November 28, 2023, officially announcing its entry into the competition for high-generation OLED production lines.
The project has a total investment of 63 billion yuan, the project company's registered capital amounted to 38 billion yuan, the project is divided into two phases of construction in stages, the cycle of about 34 months, that is, September 2026 was completed. BOE said that the project construction of the G8.6 (glass substrate size 2,290mm * 2,620mm) production line in the existing G6 (glass substrate size 1,500mm * 1,850mm) OLED production line process technology based on further enhancement of the backplane and OLED light-emitting device preparation process, the use of the technology of the products of the previous generation of products with lower power consumption and longer life. Due to the larger substrate size of this project, the slicing efficiency is higher and the production cost will be lower.
JSW Aktina System, which won the bid for BOE's 8.6-generation AMOLED production line, is a new company established on October 1, 2021 as a separate entity from the Flat Panel Display Business Unit of Nippon Steel Works (JSW), and is a manufacturer of electronic device manufacturing equipment.
A look at the history of Japan Steel Works (JSW):
In 1907, Nippon Steel Works was established as a joint venture between three companies: the Hokkaido Coal and Steamship Company of Japan, Armstrong Whitworth Ltd. of the United Kingdom, and Vickers Sons and Maxim Ltd. of the United Kingdom;
In 1936, the Yokohama Plant, located in Izutsuki-cho, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, was completed and put into operation;
In 1983, the Yokohama Plant was relocated to its present completion in Fukura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama;
In 1995, production of excimer laser annealing systems began (first system delivered);
In 2006, JSWIT SERVICE CO. was established as an after-sales service company for excimer laser annealing systems. Delivered the 100th excimer laser annealing system;
In 2011, the G5/G6 excimer laser annealing systems were launched;
In 2014, JSW Machinery Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd, a Chinese subsidiary of Nippon Steel Works, started system sales and after-sales service business for excimer laser annealing systems;
In 2019, delivery of the 200th excimer laser annealing system;
In October 2021, JSWIT SERVICE CO. LTD. takes over Nippon Steel's flat panel display manufacturing systems business and establishes JSW Aktina System Co. Ltd. JSW Mechanical & Electrical Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. is established in China as a wholly owned subsidiary of JSW Aktina System Co. Ltd.
Since 1995, JSW's excimer laser annealing equipment has been at the forefront of the industry, contributing to the development of high-definition flat panel displays worldwide. Building on more than 25 years of knowledge and experience in the development and design of electronics manufacturing equipment, including laser annealing equipment for flat panel displays (FPDs) and semiconductors, JSW offers mass production systems that achieve high performance and stable operation.
Excimer laser annealing (ELA) equipment is used to modify amorphous silicon films formed on glass substrates by laser irradiation into polycrystalline silicon, and is indispensable for the manufacture of high-detailed panels, such as smartphones, in-vehicle displays, and portable game consoles, since low-temperature polycrystalline silicon is widely used in TFTs, the driving part of high-detailed panels.
JSW's original substrate transfer technology, StiFloat™, supports large substrates (~G10.5) and realizes a high-performance and stable ELA process. Since its launch in 1995, JSW has delivered more than 200 units to display manufacturers in China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Singapore.
JSW Aktina System has developed not only the main ELA equipment but also various types of laser annealing equipment delivered to display manufacturers and semiconductor manufacturers.
As flat panel displays become more high-definition and semiconductor circuits become more integrated, mass-production equipment is increasingly required to deliver sophisticated performance. JSW Aktina System continually strives to improve its technical expertise by developing optical designs optimized for the systems required by its customers and by creating a variety of fine-tuned control techniques.