TCL chairman and CEO Li Dongsheng will visit Samsung Electronics during his trip to South Korea later this month where he will also visit South Korean display equipment makers, TheElec has learned.Li is expected to secure from Samsung purchase orders for display panels for CSOT, TCL’s display panel-

TCL chairman and CEO Li Dongsheng will visit South Korea near the end of the month to meet local display panel production equipment makers, TheElec has learned.His visit to South Korea is scheduled ahead of his trip to Japan where he plans to visit Japanese display panel maker JOLED.Li is expected t

Samsung has temporarily suspended the purchase of liquid crystal display (LCD) panels due to low demand for TVs, TheElec has learned.It had sent such a notice in mid-June and those affected by the halt include display panel makers BOE, CSOT, HKC, AUO and Innolux, sources said.The move is expected to

Samsung’s share based on shipment in premium TVs in China has dropped substantially over two years, analyst firm Display Supply Chain Consultant (DSCC) says.Samsung’s late-20% share in 2019 dropped to late-10% in 2021, the firm said.It dipped below 20% for the first time during the fourth quarter of

Display revenue in 2022 is expected to drop 15% year-on-year to US$133.18 billion, according to analyst firm Omdia.The drip follows year-on-year increases in 2021 and 2020, which were 26% and 14%, respectively, due to increased demand for liquid crystal display (LCD) panels from the Covid-19 pandemi

Research into MicroLED technology was active in the US, Taiwan and Europe while there was none done by South Korean companies or institutes, a South Korean professor noted during a display industry conference in Seoul.Speaking at the 2022 SID Review Workshop, Korea University professor Hong Moon-pyo

Samsung Electronics was repositioning hundreds of employees at Samsung Display to its chip packaging business unit, TheElec has learned.The company is taking applications from employees at its display business unit for the transfer, people with direct knowledge of the matter said.Those 37-years-old

Samsung is unlikely to launch TVs that use LG Display’s white(W)-OLED panels this year, TheElec has learned.Demand for TVs has dipped compared to the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic while liquid crystal display (LCD) panels that spiked before are dropping again, which means Samsung is in no hurry to l

Revenue from display driver IC (DDI) used in OLED panels is expected to reach US$6.123 billion this year, according to analyst firm Omdia.But this will continue to drop starting next year to drop to US$4.46 billion in 2028.The spread of Covid-19, which caused a shortage of the chips, more than doubl

LG Display will halt its production line for automotive liquid crystal display (LCD) panels after 20 years of operation.The line at Gumi, called P5, began operation back in 2003 and manufactures Gen 5 (1100x1250mm) a-Si LCD panels.The company is planning to end production at the line to improve prod

Whether Samsung can launch a white(W)-OLED within the year will depend on whether it can conclude its negotiation with LG Display within May, sources said.The pair had been negotiation has been going on for months but they have yet to agree on a unit price for W-OLED panels that both can agree on, t

Semes, the chip fab equipment subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, said on Friday that it has recorded 3.12 trillion won in revenue and 353.3 billion won in operating profit for the entire year of 2021.It is the company’s best annual performance to date. Revenue and operating profit also increased 41%

Unit shipment of OLED notebooks this year is expected to reach 8.9 million units in 2022, according to analyst firm Omdia.This will be a 78% increase from the 5 million units shipped last year, the analyst firm said, accounting for 3.4% of the total notebook that is expected to be shipped this year.

Samsung had sold more smartphones with liquid crystal display (LCD) panels than those sporting OLED panels last year, according to analyst firm Omdia.The tech giant shipped 135.1 million units of OLED smartphones in 2021, which accounted for 49.7% of its total shipment, the firm said.At the same tim

More TV panels will be manufactured at Gen 10 substrate and above lines this year, according to analyst firm Omdia.The firm expects TV panels made at Gen 10 (2880x3130mm) and Gen 10.5 (2940x3370mm) lines to account for 31.8% of the total TV panels __ including both liquid crystal displays (LCD) and

Chinese display maker CSOT has placed orders for equipment to use in the production of large liquid crystal display (LCD) panels, TheElec has learned.The company has recently placed orders for use at its Gen 8.6 (2250x2600mm) oxide thin-film transistor (TFT) LCD production line at its T9 factory in

Samsung Electronics and LG Display’s negotiations over the price of TV OLED panels that the latter will supply are hitting a snag due to the parties failing to agree on an appropriate unit price, TheElec has learned.According to sources, LG Display has offered to supply the panels at a price lower t

Samsung’s premium TV lineup for 2022 will consist of 8K MiniLED, 4K OLED and 4K MiniLED technologies, TheElec has learned.The 8K (7680x4320) MiniLED TV, which will carry the Neo QLED TV brand, will be the highest tier out of three technologies, sources said.Samsung’s MicroLED TVs are still the highe

LG Chem’s plan to sell its optically clear adhesive (OCA) business to a Chinese company is facing resistance from employees, TheElec has learned.Genzon Investment Group which wants to buy the business unit is hoping to retain existing employees but they are refusing to be transferred.LG Chem signed

Companies from both India and China have shown interest in buying Samsung Display’s liquid crystal display (LCD) equipment at its now-defunct L8-1 LCD production line, TheElec has learned.L8-1 line was previously used by the South Korean display panel maker to manufacture panels for TV and IT produc