Samsung has developed a flexible method of laminating OLED screens that the company can use to create truly sophisticated bezel-less phones. Not only that, the new method will also allow the company to reduce the overall thickness of the screen, which will make the screen design more accessible.

Instead of placing several layers of clear tape, which is more time-consuming and of course more expensive, Samsung uses an inkjet-like technology and sprays glue. According to The Elec, Samsung has overcome the issues of inkjet leaking material from curved areas such as hinges in complex devices.

In addition, the printing technology can more accurately bypass all obstacles on the screen, such as cutouts for cameras. Samsung has already ordered test equipment and is looking forward to the start of serial tests at the factory in Vietnam.

Currently 3M America has the printing equipment market, but Samsung is trying to find a replacement in other manufacturers. If the new flexible OLED lamination method is successful, you will find that it is cheaper, lighter and faster to manufacture complex phones from Samsung. Also, this technology will definitely improve Samsung’s OLED panels as a whole, given that they are one of the largest manufacturers of OLED panels in the world. Source