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Samsung announces VXT platform for effortless display creation & management

In an official blog, Samsung announced an all-in-one VXT platform that brings together display creation and management. This Samsung VXT platform will enable businesses across different verticles to easily streamline operations. The VXT is a cloud-native Content Management Solution (CMS) that helps in the easy management of digital displays. Alex Lee, Executive Vice President of […]

By Sagar Naresh
11 months ago

Samsung is becoming more dependent on LCDs from China

Samsung Electronics has increased its reliance on LCD TV panel makers from China, new data from market research firm Omdia reveals. The Korean consumer electronics giant is now more dependent on Chinese suppliers for its LCD needs, and market watchers expect this trend to continue in 2023. But while some suppliers from China continue to […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

Samsung Display has transferred all of its LCD patents to CSOT

Samsung Display is effectively terminating its LCD business. The company sold its LCD factory in Suzhou, China, a couple of years ago, and new reports reveal that Samsung has recently completed transferring its LCD-related patents to CSOT (China Star Optoelectronics Technology). Samsung Display reportedly transferred its LCD-related patents registered in the USA to CSOT earlier […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Samsung demotes two of its LCD TV panel suppliers to low-cost segments

More details have emerged to shed better light on Samsung's relationship with its LCD TV panel suppliers. And it turns out that BOE isn't the only supplier to have lost some points in Samsung's eyes. According to the latest reports, both BOE and HKC got pushed further away from Samsung's LCD TV panel supply chain […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Samsung may want to push BOE out of its LCD TV panel supply chain

Samsung Electronics is decreasing LCD TV panel orders from China's BOE. Some industry watchers believe that the Korean tech giant is deliberately distancing itself from BOE while increasing LCD panel orders from other suppliers, including CSOT, HKC, Sharp, and LG Display. Market research firm Omdia estimates that BOE's LCD TV panel share for Samsung Electronics […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Samsung halts LCD TV panel orders due to 16 weeks’ worth of oversupply

Samsung Electronics is reportedly facing issues shipping enough TVs and is stuck with an oversupply of LCD panels. Because of this, Samsung has reportedly suspended the purchase of LCD panels from its suppliers until further notice. Market watchers expected Samsung to procure around 54 million LCD panels for its smart TV division this year. However, […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Samsung to relocate 300 workers from closed TV LCD division to chip unit

According to insider sources, Samsung is planning to move around 300 workers from its now-closed TV LCD panel manufacturing division to its semiconductor manufacturing unit. This plan comes amidst one of Samsung Electronics‘ display units that stopped producing LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) panels for TVs. Sources quote the reason as being falling prices and steep competition […]

By Sagar Naresh
2 years ago

Samsung sells dying LCD business to China for $1 billion

Just as Samsung's LCD divestment was about to break some new records in corporate deliberateness, the tech giant suddenly shifted into overdrive by finalizing a blockbuster factory sale to China. Newly emerged reports out of South Korea claim Samsung found a buyer for its LCD plant in Suzhou. Located in the Jiangsu Province on the […]

By Dominik Bosnjak
4 years ago

Samsung awards another LCD TV contract to former subsidiary

Samsung continues adding to its LCD outsourcing effort which most recently expanded with a TV contract given to Hansol Technics, a South Korean display manufacturer based out of Seoul. Hansol was actually a Samsung Group subsidiary until it was spun off in 1991. Samsung family relatives maintained ownership of the chaebol to this day. Samsung already […]

By Dominik Bosnjak
4 years ago

LG Display’s talks with Samsung to provide LCD panels is on a standstill since nine months

Samsung used to source large-sized LCD panels for its TVs from Sharp. However, the company decided to stop the supply and Samsung has been in trouble since. The company was to source around 1 million panels from LG Display, Innolux, and BOD. LG LG Display started negotiating with Samsung for supplying LCD panels in January, […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
7 years ago

Samsung TVs with LG display panels might be developed starting next month

Samsung found itself in a bit of a pickle when Sharp notified the company late last year that it would stop supplying it with LCD panels. Sharp decided to end supply to Samsung after being acquired by Foxconn, a decision that was likely meant to promote the company's own TVs instead of backing Samsung in […]

By Adnan Farooqui
7 years ago

Samsung Display increases OLED production for tablets

Samsung Display is reportedly going to reduce the supply of LCD panels for tablets as it's said to be increasing production of OLED panels for tablets. Demand for OLED panels is already soaring for smartphones and it appears that Samsung's display affiliate is expecting a similar rush in the tablet market. This is one of […]

By Adnan Farooqui
8 years ago

Samsung was the top LCD TV vendor in 2016

A division of market research firm TrendForce, WitsView, has released a new report which reveals that LCD TV shipments increased by 1.6 percent annually across the globe to reach 219.2 million units. The shipment growth has been attributed to strong sales in North America and the increasing affordability of large TVs. Samsung remained the top […]

By Adnan Farooqui
8 years ago

Samsung may not be impacted by a potential deal between Apple and panel suppliers from China

Samsung Display is one of the leading suppliers of display panels in the world. Chinese panel suppliers have aggressively been making investments to try and win some of its market share. There has been speculation recently that Apple could start sourcing panels from Chinese suppliers but market analysts in South Korea are of the view […]

By Adnan Farooqui
8 years ago

Samsung Display dominating the mobile OLED industry with 99% marketshare

Several manufacturers have switched to OLED displays given the kind of benefits they offer compared to standard LCD panels. This has led to a massive surge in shipments, mostly for Samsung, which reportedly controls about 99% of the global smartphone OLED market. The information was provided by research firm IHS. The company saw a record […]

By Valerie R.
8 years ago

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