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Friday 7 April 2017
Digitimes Research: Samsung Display, LG Display keep expanding small- to medium-size AMOLED panel capacities
Samsung Display and LG Display, in view of large potential growth in demand, will continue their expansion of small- to medium-size AMOLED panel production, with combined annual capacity...
Thursday 6 April 2017
Apple signs 2-year OLED panel supply contract with Samsung Display, say reports
Apple reportedly has signed a two-year contract with Samsung Display for the supply of KRW10 trillion (US$9 billion) worth of small-size curved OLED panels, according to Korea-based...
Tuesday 21 March 2017
Digitimes Research: Samsung Display, LG Display decreasing reliance on imported organic materials for making flexible OLED
Samsung Display and LG Display, for front-end manufacturing process of flexible OLED panels, still have to rely on imported organic materials used in vapor deposition, but the reliance...
Tuesday 7 March 2017
Commentary: The rise of 10.5/11G lines and new forces in global flat panel industry
The groundbreaking ceremony held for a 10.5G IGZO TFT-LCD panel plant to be built by Japan-based Sakai Display Products (SDP) in Guangzhou, China heralds a drastic change of the landscape...
Friday 3 March 2017
Samsung Display leading in OLED, says PIDA
While several panel makers are investing in the production of OLED panels, Samsung Display has taken a far lead due to its advantages in patents on key materials, manufacturing equipment...
Friday 17 February 2017
OLED smartphones and the TV pricing connection
One side effect of the expected craze for AMOLED panels in high-end smartphones this year is that LCD TV prices may not drop as quickly as they have in the past.
Wednesday 15 February 2017
Samsung reportedly earns AMOLED panel orders from Apple
Samsung Display has received AMOLED panel orders from Apple for its upcoming iPhone, according to reports coming out of Korea, reinforcing a recent report from Digitimes that indicated...
Friday 3 February 2017
Samsung Display plans to expand AMOLED module factory in Vietnam
Samsung Display is talking with the government of Bac Ninh Province, northern Vietnam, about an additional investment of US$2.5 billion to expand a factory of AMOLED modules there,...
Thursday 2 February 2017
Top TV brands to increase orders from captive panel suppliers amid supply shortage in 2017, says IHS
As TV panel shortages continue into 2017, top TV brands are currently reviewing plans to source yet more panels from their captive panel suppliers, according to IHS Markit.
Tuesday 24 January 2017
Digitimes Research: China smartphone vendors may favor local AMOLED suppliers over Samsung Display
It may be difficult for China-based AMOLED panel makers to obtain orders from Apple and other international smartphone vendors at least in the next five years das they are technologically...
Thursday 29 December 2016
Samsung Display to supply AMOLED panels for new iPhone in 2017, say Taiwan makers
Samsung Display will become the exclusive supplier of AMOLED panels for use in Apple's new iPhone devices to be launched in 2017 and can supply 20 million units in maximum a month,...
Tuesday 20 December 2016
TV panel supply chain in major reshuffle with Sharp set to stop shipments to Samsung
Foxconn Electronics' decision to have its subsidiary Sharp stop shipping LCD TV panels to Samsung Electronics beginning 2017 will trigger a chain reaction that will also affect Sony,...
Monday 12 December 2016
Flexible display shipments to surge 135% in 2017, says IHS
As more smartphone manufacturers build designs using flexible display technology, shipments of flexible displays are expected to reach 139 million units in 2017, an increase of 135%...
Monday 28 November 2016
Digitimes Research: Samsung Display dominance in AMOLED to face challenge from China makers beginning 2019
Samsung Display has dominated the global supply of AMOLED panels used in smartphones, but China-based AMOLED makers will begin to challenge Samsung's dominant market status in 2019...
Friday 30 September 2016
Samsung Display to decrease supply of notebook panels
Samsung Display, following the sale of a 5G TFT-LCD factory to China-based Truly Opto-Electronics in 2015, will shut down another 5G factory in 2017. 5G factories mainly produce notebook-use...