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Thursday 1 February 2024
Samsung Display's record 4Q23 profits atone for feeble semiconductor performance
Samsung Display (SDC), a subsidiary of South Korea's Samsung Electronics, achieved record quarterly operating profits in the fourth quarter of 2023.
Tuesday 30 January 2024
South Korea prepares for Micro LED seachange
Apple's anticipated introduction of Micro LED panels into smartwatches may have caught South Korea, which has long invested in OLED off guard.
Wednesday 24 January 2024
SDC and LGD to start producing 11-inch OLED for upcoming OLED iPad
With Apple set to launch an OLED iPad, Samsung Display (SDC) and LG Display (LGD) will soon commence the production of 11-inch OLEDs for the iPad. Future production and supply dynamics...
Monday 22 January 2024
SDC's Hard OLED favored by Chinese smartphone makers again due to price hikes by Chinese OLED suppliers
Chinese panel manufacturers are quickly catching up to South Korean manufacturers in the OLED sector. Yet, at the same time, they are engaging in price hikes. While this move may...
Thursday 18 January 2024
SDC and BOE legal war spreads to diamond pixel patent invalidity lawsuit
Recently, news has come out from the South Korean industry that the US Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has recently decided to accept the arguments of Chinese panel manufacturer...
Tuesday 9 January 2024
SDC unveils 360-degree foldable technology at CES 2024
Samsung Display (SDC) is set to unveil its In&Out foldable technology for the first time at CES 2024, which could once again rewrite the form of smartphones. At the same time,...
Monday 8 January 2024
Fueled by Apple, IT-oriented OLED market highlights the outlook for South Korea's display supply chain
The IT-oriented OLED market, driven by Apple, is expected to maintain its growth trend. Moreover, with additional investments from display manufacturers such as Samsung Display (SDC)...
Friday 29 December 2023
BOE invests in IT OLED first, but LGD is well-prepared for competition
Recently, Chinese panel manufacturer BOE announced that it plans to invest CNY63 billion (approx. US$8.8 billion) to construct an 8th-gen IT OLED production line. This has stirred...
Thursday 14 December 2023
Why is SDC no longer the largest shareholder of UTG supplier Dowooinsys?
The largest shareholder in South Korean ultra-thin glass (UTG) provider Dowooinsys is no longer Samsung Display (SDC). The industry interpreted that this change is not only affected...
Tuesday 5 December 2023
BOE struggles to expand iPhone panel supply due to reported issues of low yield rate
To expand its influence in Apple's iPhone supply chain, Chinese panel supplier BOE has continued to invest in panel R&D. However, after failing to supply the first wave of iPhone...
Monday 4 December 2023
Samsung reportedly intends to support TCL CSOT in acquiring LGD's Guangzhou factory
LG Display (LGD)'s LCD business in China continues to incur losses due to the expansion of Chinese competitors. Currently, the utilization rate at LGD's 8.5-gen LCD factory in Guangzhou...
Wednesday 29 November 2023
Steam Deck shift to SDC for OLED panel supply, likely due to BOE patent controversy
Samsung Display (SDC) recently started supplying OLED panels to US video game company Valve, the developer behind the video game distribution platform and storefront "Steam." With...
Friday 20 October 2023
Samsung moves to restructure UTG supply chain for foldable smartphones
Corning reportedly is set to exclusively supply ultra-thin tempered glass (UTG) for Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Z Flip 5. This move could potentially confirm the speculation that...
Monday 2 October 2023
2024 shaping up to be strong year for OLED applications; Korean panel makers set to reap benefits of strategic shift
Due to the pursuit of Chinese LCD panels, the South Korean display industry has shifted its focus to the OLED business. As demand for large-sized TVs increases and OLED applications...
Monday 2 October 2023
SDC set to supply most panels for i15 Pro Max; folded zoom module sees yield rate improvement
Within Apple's iPhone 15 series, the flagship model iPhone 15 Pro Max has the largest planned production volume. Thus, its supply chain is receiving attention. It's expected that,...