Samsung Display is planning to shut down additional production lines for LCDs to the middle of next year, according to industry sources on Sept. 26.The phase 2 line at its 8-1 Asan 1 Campus in South Chungcheong Province will most likely be the target, they said. The company has already halted the ph

Samsung Display is expected to announce its plans to shift its LCD production lines to those for large-sized OLED displays in October involving 10 trillion won or more investment, according to industry sources on Sept. 24.The company is likely to place orders for related equipment after the announce

Top South Korean manufacturers of semiconductor and display equipment were found to be spending much less on R&D compared to their foreign counterparts, according to data compiled by The Elec on Sept. 19.The financial statements of the nation’s top 15 equipment makers for the first half of this year

LG Display has laid out plans to streamline operations by receiving voluntary retirement for three weeks starting from Sept. 23. The announcement came a day the display maker named its new CEO, Chung Ho-young.The company also said it would be trimming down the organization in general to undergo a fa

South Korean display maker LG Display was chosen to supply flexible OLED panels for the flagship smartphone Mate 30 series produced by China’s Huawei Technologies, sources told The Elec on Sept. 14.The reports come following previous news predicting that Samsung Display would be supplying the Mate 3

Samsung Electronics has raised its TV shipment target this year to 43 million this year, according to market research firm IHS Markit. The figure is bigger than the estimated shipment of 41.4 million for last year. Originally, Samsung had said it would ship up to 43 million.In October, Samsung shipp

Samsung will keep the Fingerprint on Display (FOD) sensor for its next Galaxy S smartphone, according to industry sources on Sept. 10. For better performance, the Active Area Dimension (AAD) that recognizes the fingerprints is expected to be get much bigger.“We are talking with clients including Sam

Samsung Display has decided against developing OLED material sets exclusively for Apple smartphones, meaning next year’s iPhones would likely use the M10 sets, according to industry sources on Sept. 10.“The biggest reason for not developing exclusive sets anymore is due to the slow sales of the iPho

South Korean chemicals and materials company LC Chem has signed a partnership with US-based OLED materials maker UDC on co-developing next generation OLED light-emitting layer, according to industry sources on Sept. 4.UDC recently also signed partnerships with Germany-based display technology compan

South Korean manufacturer Wonik IPS has supplied Hole in Active Area (HIAA) equipment to Samsung Display last month in a move aimed at cutting production prices, sources recently told The Elec.The new equipment will be applied for the mass production of displays from Samsung using the HIAA technolog

Germany-based pharmaceutical company Merck said it would join hands with South Korea to overcome the sluggish growth of the local and global display industry at a recent academic convention held in Gyeongju on Aug. 29.Merck Managing Director Glenn Young said during its 30 years in South Korea, Merck

HB Technology, a key South Korean supplier for display testing equipment failed to bag a 25 billion-won Chinese bid for supplying display repair equipment, according to China Bidding on Aug. 19.The bidding data portal said HB’s local rival Charm Engineering will be supplying the 61 units of repair e

Samsung Display has shut down the operations of some of its production lines for Gen-8 (2200㎜ x 2500㎜) LCDs, according to industry sources on Aug. 13.The move, they said, appears to be a part of the so-called ‘C Project,’ involving a gradual shift towards large-sized TV OLED panels. The purchase ord

As Apple has apparently decided to go with the same M9 OLED panel material set used in Samsung’s Galaxy series smartphones for its upcoming new iPhone, Samsung SDI won’t be supplying related materials to the California-based company any longer.Samsung SDI had been supplying green host materials (PGH

Samsung SDI has successfully turned over a new leaf in its polarizing film (POL) business. Hit by sluggish operation rates and intensifying market competition, the Samsung affiliate had at one time considered undergoing restructuring.But thanks to a combo of positive factors, the firm is now expecte

Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Note 10 was fitted with the M9 OLED screen, which was the same as the Galaxy S10 revealed in the first of this year.The South Korean tech giant launched the Note 10 and the Galaxy Note 10+ on Aug. 7, US time. This means there is no big difference in terms of optical specs

LG Display is talking with major Chinese TV maker Skyworth on selling open cell OLED panels, according to industry sources.Market watchers had expected the display maker to begin celling open cell panels as it starts running the large-sized OLED plants in China’s Guangzhou. The plant is scheduled to

Samsung Display has signed Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA) with several major equipment makers to run production lines for large-sized OLED panels later this month.Industry sources said on July 30 that the Samsung unit appears to be wanting to keep things under wraps ahead of an official PO involvin

LG Display said in its board meeting on July 22 that it would invest an addition 3 trillion won ($2.5 billion) into the Gen 10.5 OLED production lines at its P10 plant in Paju of Gyeonggi Province.The display maker said most of the funds would be used to ramp up the monthly production capacity to 45

Samsung Display is on the verge of launching its so-called ‘Project C,’ which involves investing in large-sized OLED panels for televisions, according to industry sources on July 12.“Samsung Display could open its investment deliberation committee as soon as this month to reach a decision,” one of t