5月2日讯SFA工程公司宣布，已经与柔宇签署一项价值5350万美元的OLED制造设备合同。但SFA没有透露它将提供什么样的设备。
柔宇正在深圳兴建一条5.5代的柔性OLED生产线。该产线计划于2018年开始运行，每月可生产45000块基板。
去年11月，柔宇宣布从几家风险投资公司募集8000万美元，估值为30亿美元。自从2012年成立以来，柔宇只筹集了2.8亿美元，但由于生产线成本需要17亿美元，所以柔宇需要更多的资金。
除了柔性OLED生产和研发外，柔宇还开发VR头盔。在2016年，柔宇推出了第一款采用OLED微型显示屏的产品，即柔宇头戴式VR观影新设备“Moon”，像素密度达到3000PPI。799美元的Moon还配备有源降噪耳机，采用可折叠设计，并搭配自己开发的系统Moon OS。这些微型显示器是柔宇生产还是外购的，还不清楚。
柔宇还在开发柔性传感技术，并提供其IP许可证。该公司表示，它在材料、工艺、设备、电路、软件和产品设计领域拥有超过500项专利（已发布和待批）。
原文：
SFA Engineering announced that it has signed a $53.5 million contract with OLED developer Royole to supply OLED manufacturing equipment. SFA did not disclose what kind of deposition equipment it will deliver exactly.
Royole is constructing a 5.5-Gen flexible OLED production facility in Shenzhen, China. The new fab is scheduled to begin operation in 2018 and will have a monthly capacity of 45,000 substrates.
In November 2016 Royola announced that it raised $80 million from several VCs, at a valuation of $3 billion. Since its inception in 2012 Royole raised $280 million, but it probably has access to more funds as the cost estimation of its production fab is around $1.7 billion.
In addition to flexible OLED production and R&D, Royole also develops VR headsets, and in 2016 Royole launched its first product, the Royole Moon foldable VR headset - that uses OLED microdisplays to achieve a PPI of over 3,000. The $799 Moon also includes noise-cancelling headphones and runs on the company's own Moon OS. It is not clear if Royole produces or purchases these microdisplays.
Royole is also developing flexible sensor technology, and offers its IP for licensing. The company says it has over 500 patents (issued and pending) - in the areas of materials, processes, devices, circuits, software and product design.
