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

Samsung Electronics has removed a 70-inch range MicroLED TV from its lineup planned for next year, TheElec has learned.The company will launch MicroLED TV aimed at the home market in three sizes __ 89-inch, 101-inch and 114-inch.Samsung will be applying low-temperature polycrystalline silicon (LTPS)

Around 6.5 million units of OLED TV are expected to be shipped this year, according to analyst firm Omdia.As of the third quarter, 4.24 million units were shipped this year, which already beats last year’s shipment of 36.5 million units.Omdia had consistently increased its OLED TV shipment forecast

MiniLED TV panels will become even more affordable than their OLED counterparts in the years to come, according to analyst firm Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC).For a 65-inch UHD TV panel, MiniLED is 2% cheaper compared to OLED as of this year.But the former will be 15% cheaper is 2025, DSCC

The market for display panels below 9-inches in size was worth US$13.41 billion in the second quarter this year, an increase of 15% year-on-year, according to analyst firm Omdia.Samsung Display saw sales increase to US4.34 billion during the quarter, an increase of 50% year-on-year.Omdia said the co

South Korean smartphone lens companies are struggling to survive in the market as Taiwanese and Chinese rivals have taken over half the supply of lenses to Samsung Electronics.There are rising calls in the local industry for Samsung to take care of the lens supply chain in its own country to avoid a

Most South Korean fabless chip companies recorded poor earnings during the second quarter due to the prolonged global chip shortage.However, some of the companies saw profits thanks to increase in unit prices.LX Semicon, meanwhile, saw operating income increase by nine times from a year ago during t

Hansol Technics said on Wednesday that sales from its liquid crystal display module (LCM) business reached 177.7 billion won in the first half of 2021.This is more than the entire sales of 122 billion won from the business it recorded last year.LCM combines the liquid crystal display with the LED ba

US glass giant Corning has increased share of glass supply to LG Display for automotive OLED panels, TheElec has learned.Corning’s glass has grown to over 10% of those used by LG Display within a year, people familiar with the matter said.The South Korean has previously procured around 70% of the gl

Display equipment maker Top Engineering said on Tuesday that it is aiming to secure sales between 20 billion won to 30 billion won in the next year or two from its roll-to-roll equipment business.The company is aiming to reduce its reliance on its main display equipment business.Roll-to-roll equipme

Samsung Display was considering manufacturing thin-film transistors (TFT) that will be used in Micro LED TVs made by Samsung Electronics, TheElec has learned.The South Korean display maker has formed a team to oversee the project, sources said. This team was formed in April and the project is called

OLED is widely used in smartphones and smart watches, but hardly in IT applications, or for tablets, notebooks and monitors. Liquid crystal display (LCD) is still the dominant panel used in non-smartphone products.South Korean display equipment maker had hoped for Samsung Display and LG Display to e

Samsung Display and its parent company Samsung Electronics are reviewing potential use of an underused liquid crystal display (LCD) plant in South Korea, which could possibly result in the plant being converted to a semiconductor plant, TheElec has learned.The plant at Cheonan, owned by Samsung Disp

The increase in liquid crystal display (LCD) TV panel prices that started last year has slowed down in July this year, according to data from market research firm WitsView.LCD TV panel prices only increased up to 0.3% from the first half of July (1 to 15) from the second half of June (16 to 30).The