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Samsung Super-Wide Digital Signage LCDs

2010.03.01

Samsung has begun mass production of its Super-Wide LCD for digital signage applications: a 43-inch with a 4:1 aspect ratio with a pixel format of 1920×480. As you can see from the picture above, it works quite well.

Nexus One PenTile Matrix OLED Display

2010.01.20

Miahi Preda at Mihai Mobile wrote an interesting piece titled, “Nexus One display and subpixel pattern“. What is so interesting? It highlights the sub-pixel format of the OLED display used in the Nexus One. The sub-pixel format is called PenTile Matrix and is manufactured by Samsung using the technology from Clairvoyante, a company that Samsung [...]

Samsung Procure 10-12 Million LCD TV Panels from Taiwan

2009.12.07

Samsung LCD TV panel procurement from Taiwan-based LCD suppliers is expected to reach 10-12M units in 2009. Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) supplies the most to Samsung. About 40% of Samsung’s 25-26 million LCD TVs sold in 2009 will be from Taiwan. The trend is expected to continue. So, what does this mean? When you are [...]

South Korean Government to Approve China LCD Plant Investment

2009.11.25

Samsung and LG Display have plans to build TFT LCD manufacturing plants in China. The South Korean government worried that key engineering know-how would leak to Chinese competitors. Now the government seems very likely to approve of Samsung and LG Display’s plans. The Chinese government is also eager to have both companies set up shop [...]

Samsung Loses LCD Patent Dispute, Sharp Wins

2009.11.10

Samsung lost a LCD patent-infringement case brought upon by Sharp. The US International Trade Commission upheld a ruling by an ITC administrative judge on Monday stating that Samsung infringed on four of Sharp’s LCD patents. The LCD patents are related to improving viewing angles and response times. The ITC also said that Samsung must stop [...]

Large-Area TFT LCD Shipments Increase 2% M/M in September

2009.10.26

Oversupply? According to DisplaySearch, September 2009 large-area TFT LCD panel shipments increased 2% M/M and 25% Y/Y to 52M units and setting a new monthly record. Revenues increased 6% M/M and 15% Y/Y to US$6.8 billion. LCD monitor panel shipments declined 8% M/M but increased 2% Y/Y to 16.8M units while LCD TV panel shipments [...]

Samsung 40-inch LCD Panel Just 3.9mm Thick, World’s Thinnest

2009.10.26

Samsung is touting that its 40-inch LCD TV panel is the world’s thinnest at just 3.9-mm. Samsung will almost always have the thinnest 40-inch LCD TV panel because it is the only LCD manufacturer that makes 40-inch panels. I think. But there is still merit: LG Display’s 5.9-mm 42-inch and 47-inch LCD TV panels are [...]

TPV Technology to Form Joint Ventures with LG Display and Samsung

2009.10.09

Monitor Focus According to DigiTimes, TPV Technology will form joint ventures with the world’s top two LCD manufacturers: LG Display and Samsung. The two Korean LCD suppliers are eager to setup manufacturing capabilities in China to take advantage of strong domestic demand for LCD monitors. TPV and LG Display will setup two LCD module plants: one [...]

Opening LCD Doors: Taiwan and China

2009.10.01

Opening Doors Hsien-lin Huang, an official at Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs, shared that the island is considering allowing Chinese investors to purchase stakes in the country’s LCD and semiconductor companies. Taiwan is also considering to allow local LCD and semiconductor companies to set up plants in China and purchase stakes in mainland Chinese businesses.
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