Flexible screen industry a fierce battleground

Domestic display makers investing heavily in tech to outpace South Korean rivals

Chinese display panel manufacturers are investing heavily in flexible screen technology in a bid to break apart South Korea's monopoly, but experts say there remains a gap between domestic panel makers and their overseas rivals, especially in terms of talent, craftsmanship and production capacity.

Tech companies that make tablets, wearable gadgets and high-end smartphones are increasingly turning to active matrix/organic light-emitting diodes, known as AMOLED tech, as it is physically much more flexible compared to traditional liquid crystal display, or LCD panels.