McMahon's company has invented a super-thin protective coating for OLED displays that reduces the screen's thickness even further. OLEDs are particularly sensitive to moisture and currently have a sheet of glass glued onto them to keep moisture out. Vitex sprays polymer and ceramic layers directly onto the OLED screen, creating a protective barrier which water molecules cannot penetrate.
Vitex shared its technology with South Korea's Samsung SDI Co last month, and new phones are expected to hit the market by the end of next year, McMahon said. He also said he was actively seeking a partner in Taiwan that was currently manufacturing OLEDs. RiTDisplay is the only Taiwanese company commercially producing OLEDs, and would therefore be the most likely candidate.
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