A man looks at Samsung Electronics' first curved, super-thin OLED television set displayed at the main office of the company in Seoul June 27, 2013. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won/File Photo
TOKYO: A glimmer of light for Japan's battered electronics sector: while Sharp Corp and Japan Display Inc lag South Korean rivals in making organic light emitting diode (OLED) screens, some smaller Japanese equipment makers are booming in niche areas further up the OLED manufacturing process.
The shift towards OLED has been prompted mainly by Apple Inc's expected adoption of next-generation OLED technology in its phones as early as next year.
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