Chapter 239
Kim Ho-geol, the senior engineer, paused for a moment after talking for a while.
Then he looked at Yoo-hyun and said.
“Yoo-hyun, do you have the document with the remaining schedule?”
“Yes, team leader.”
“Show it to us.”
“Okay.”
Since he had prepared it beforehand, Yoo-hyun displayed the schedule on the screen without hesitation.
It contained the changes from the detailed schedule that was shared last time.
Yoo-hyun handed over the baton to Kim Ho-geol.
“This is the new schedule with the modifications from each manager and the newly added items.”
“It would be better to share and finalize it here, right?”
“Yes. I think it would be good to sort it out at once.”
“Then, Yoo-hyun, you go ahead.”
Kim Ho-geol asked Yoo-hyun to do it.
Surprised, Yoo-hyun asked again.
“It’s the same as what you checked, team leader.”
“I know.”
“Then wouldn’t it be better for you to do it yourself?”
At this time of starting anew, the team leader needed to step up and show his leadership.
It was timely to adjust the overall schedule and show his driving force.
It was also good for him to control the team members by doing it himself.
But Kim Ho-geol shook his head.
“No. It’s better for Yoo-hyun to do it.”
“…”
Then he gave Yoo-hyun some encouragement.
“Now, Yoo-hyun will sort out the schedule. Feel free to speak, but respect him. Got it?”
“Yes, team leader.”
As Kim Ho-geol emphasized his words, the team members also answered immediately.
He couldn’t back out in this atmosphere.
Yoo-hyun was not a person who hesitated in such a situation.
He quickly briefed the current situation.
“The key point of the current schedule is the report to the group leader…”
It was something that the manager and team leader had already mentioned.
However, there was something missing here.
The new second part leader, Go Seong-cheol, pointed out the core issue.
“Yoo-hyun, I get that, but there is no concrete plan.”
“Yes. I’ll tell you what we need to convince the group leader. Here is the list.”
Yoo-hyun answered immediately and showed the list items.
-Solutions to overcome reliability issues of LTPS panels.
-Solutions to improve screen stains and brightness unevenness issues.
-Alternative method for liquid crystal coating.
-Demo of ultra-high resolution panel.
…
The solutions to improve the current panel problems were the main ones.
This was something that could not be shown physically right away. He had no choice but to show the direction of improvement through data.
But among them, there was a different kind of proposal.
It was the demo of ultra-high resolution panel.
As it was a sensitive issue, Go Seong-cheol’s objection came in right away.
“If we follow the plan, we have less than two weeks left. How are you going to do a demo?”
As Son Mu-gil, who was sitting next to him, agreed with him.
“Go senior is right. The panel design is not even finished yet.”
The final target of ultra-high resolution panel was 3.5 inches in size and DVGA (960×640) in resolution.
It was four times higher than the resolution of existing Apple Phone 1 and 2 panels, HVGA (480×320).
There were so many technical difficulties that it was still in the early stage of development.
Their questions came from here.
Yoo-hyun answered right away.
“We plan to use the 1.8-inch test panel that is currently undergoing reliability verification.”
“How?”
As Go Seong-cheol asked, Yoo-hyun turned the page and showed his alternative.
As soon as he prepared screen appeared, Yoo-hyun’s explanation followed.
“The PPI (pixels per inch) of the test panel is almost identical. If we connect four of them, we can show a similar look to the target.”
“Ha!”
Go Seong-cheol sneered at Yoo-hyun’s answer.
He felt more resentment than wanting to praise his sincere preparation.
It was because it was an unreasonable idea.
The expressions of other panel engineers were also cold.
Glancing at Kim Ho-geol, Go Seong-cheol questioned one by one.
“First of all, that panel was a test panel to check if we can use OLED line.”
“I know that.”
“Yeah. And as you mentioned in the list, there are many problems. Right?”
“Yes.”
“Then how are you going to do a demo with that? It might only increase his resistance.”
Go Seong-cheol’s thought had enough reason.
The level of the current test panel was too low.
If he did it wrong, the group leader might conclude that it was an impossible technology.
Yoo-hyun had anticipated this opposition and did not back down.
“I’m going to choose the best product among them. I’ll distort the image to deal with the brightness and stain issues.”
“Huh… Are you going to do that manually?”
As Yoo-hyun was about to answer, Kim Seon-dong, the assistant manager next to him, opened his mouth.
We can adjust the screen uniformity by taking pictures with a camera. We have a program under development.”
“Even so. The module has to come out first.”
As Go Seong-cheol objected, this time Maeng Gi-yong answered.
“We’re going to use the existing Apple Phone IC with the same resolution. FPCB has already been ordered.”
“Maeng senior, making a module is not that easy. You said you’re going to turn on four at the same time.”
This time, Son Mu-gil, the assistant manager, expressed his concern.
He was mainly in charge of panels, but he also had a lot of experience in module demos.
The response to that was Lee Jin-mok, the assistant manager.
“The test board will be coming soon. I think we’ll see the size then.”
“Then how are you going to display the video? This seems like a completely out-of-spec product.”
Hwang Seong-ik, the assistant manager of the second part, also joined in and the atmosphere heated up.
It was a heated discussion that was hard to find in the previous advance product team.
Min Su-jin, who had been quiet as if she was riding the mood, also raised her voice.
“We modified the video board. It might be hard to sync the video, but we can display the image together.”
After talking for a while, Kim Ho-geol, the senior engineer, took a break.
Then he looked at Yoo-hyun and said.
“Yoo-hyun, do you have the document with the remaining schedule?”
“Yes, team leader.”
“Show it to us.”
“Okay.”
Since he had prepared it beforehand, Yoo-hyun displayed the schedule on the screen without hesitation.
It contained the changes from the detailed schedule that was shared last time.
Yoo-hyun handed over the baton to Kim Ho-geol.
“This is the new schedule with the modifications from each manager and the newly added items.”
“It would be better to share and finalize it here, right?”
“Yes. I think it would be good to sort it out at once.”
“Then, Yoo-hyun, you go ahead.”
Kim Ho-geol asked Yoo-hyun to do it.
Surprised, Yoo-hyun asked again.
“It’s the same as what you checked, team leader.”
“I know.”
“Then wouldn’t it be better for you to do it yourself?”
At this time of starting anew, the team leader needed to step up and show his leadership.
It was timely to adjust the overall schedule and show his driving force.
It was also good for him to control the team members by doing it himself.
But Kim Ho-geol shook his head.
“No. It’s better for Yoo-hyun to do it.”
“…”
Then he gave Yoo-hyun some encouragement.
“Now, Yoo-hyun will sort out the schedule. Feel free to speak, but respect him. Got it?”
“Yes, team leader.”
As Kim Ho-geol emphasized his words, the team members also answered immediately.
He couldn’t back out in this atmosphere.
Yoo-hyun was not a person who hesitated in such a situation.
He quickly briefed the current situation.
“The key point of the current schedule is the report to the group leader…”
It was something that the manager and team leader had already mentioned.
However, there was something missing here.
The new second part leader, Go Seong-cheol, pointed out the core issue.
“Yoo-hyun, I get that, but there is no concrete plan.”
“Yes. I’ll tell you what we need to convince the group leader. Here is the list.”
Yoo-hyun answered immediately and showed the list items.
-Solutions to overcome reliability issues of LTPS panels.
-Solutions to improve screen stains and brightness unevenness issues.
-Alternative method for liquid crystal coating.
-Demo of ultra-high resolution panel.
…
The solutions to improve the current panel problems were the main ones.
This was something that could not be shown physically right away. He had no choice but to show the direction of improvement through data.
But among them, there was a different kind of proposal.
It was the demo of ultra-high resolution panel.
As it was a sensitive issue, Go Seong-cheol’s objection came in right away.
“If we follow the plan, we have less than two weeks left. How are you going to do a demo?”
As Son Mu-gil, who was sitting next to him, agreed with him.
“Go senior is right. The panel design is not even finished yet.”
The final target of ultra-high resolution panel was 3.5 inches in size and DVGA (960×640) in resolution.
It was four times higher than the resolution of existing Apple Phone 1 and 2 panels, HVGA (480×320).
There were so many technical difficulties that it was still in the early stage of development.
Their questions came from here.
Yoo-hyun answered right away.
“We plan to use the 1.8-inch test panel that is currently undergoing reliability verification.”
“How?”
As Go Seong-cheol asked, Yoo-hyun turned the page and showed his alternative.
As soon as he prepared screen appeared, Yoo-hyun’s explanation followed.
“The PPI (pixels per inch) of the test panel is almost identical. If we connect four of them, we can show a similar look to the target.”
“Ha!”
Go Seong-cheol sneered at Yoo-hyun’s answer.
He felt more resentment than wanting to praise his sincere preparation.
It was because it was an unreasonable idea.
The expressions of other panel engineers were also cold.
Glancing at Kim Ho-geol, Go Seong-cheol questioned one by one.
“First of all, that panel was a test panel to check if we can use OLED line.”
“I know that.”
“Yeah. And as you mentioned in the list, there are many problems. Right?”
“Yes.”
“Then how are you going to do a demo with that? It might only increase his resistance.”
Go Seong-cheol’s thought had enough reason.
The level of the current test panel was too low.
If he did it wrong, the group leader might conclude that it was an impossible technology.
Yoo-hyun had anticipated this opposition and did not back down.
“I’m going to choose the best product among them. I’ll distort the image to deal with the brightness and stain issues.”
“Huh… Are you going to do that manually?”
As Yoo-hyun was about to answer, Kim Seon-dong, the assistant manager next to him, opened his mouth.
We can adjust the screen uniformity by taking pictures with a camera. We have a program under development.”
“Even so. The module has to come out first.”
As Go Seong-cheol objected, this time Maeng Gi-yong answered.
“We’re going to use the existing Apple Phone IC with the same resolution. FPCB has already been ordered.”
“Maeng senior, making a module is not that easy. You said you’re going to turn on four at the same time.”
This time, Son Mu-gil, the assistant manager, expressed his concern.
He was mainly in charge of panels, but he also had a lot of experience in module demos.
The response to that was Lee Jin-mok, the assistant manager.
“The test board will be coming soon. I think we’ll see the size then.”
“Then how are you going to display the video? This seems like a completely out-of-spec product.”
Hwang Seong-ik, the assistant manager of the second part, also joined in and the atmosphere heated up.
It was a heated discussion that was hard to find in the previous advance product team.
Min Su-jin, who had been quiet as if she was riding the mood, also raised her voice.
“We modified the video board. It might be hard to sync the video, but we can display the image together.”