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TCL and Hisense Gain Ground on Samsung in LCD TV Panel Market

Oğuz Çakır — Tue, 23 May 2023 14:15:00 +0000

The competition in the consumer electronics industry is fierce. Tech giants like Samsung, Oppo, Apple, Huawei, Lenovo, and LG are all vying for market share with a wide range of products. Research firms like Omdia help us to understand the latest trends in the industry. Their most recent study of the LCD TV panel market found that Samsung is the largest buyer, but Chinese firms are not far behind. Here are the details…

Samsung is biggest LCD TV panel buyer, but Chinese firms are not far behind

New evidence suggests a noteworthy trend in the TV panel market: Chinese brands are making substantial gains in the LCD TV panel market. According to a recent report released by prominent market research firm Omdia, Chinese electronics companies have achieved significant growth in Q1 2023.

TCL and Hisense, two Chinese brands, have taken the lead in LCD TV panel purchases, with TCL buying 12.4 million panels and Hisense closely following with 11.2 million. This change in the market landscape has unsettled the long-standing champion of this sector, Samsung, which came third, purchasing 15.6 million panels.

Several factors have contributed to the increased demand for LCD TV panels in Q1 2023. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, for one, has heightened the need for home entertainment solutions. Additionally, the persistent chip shortage is forcing TV manufacturers to pivot towards LCD panels as OLED production faces significant challenges.

The rising prominence of Chinese brands in the LCD TV panel market poses a challenge for Samsung, a brand renowned globally for its quality electronics, especially TVs. However, this change also presents a golden opportunity. As long as Samsung continues to innovate, maintaining the superior quality of their products and offering them at competitive prices, they can retain their dominant position in the global TV market.

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Apple Supplier BOE to Open New OLED Display Plant in Vietnam by 2025

Oğuz Çakır — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 19:32:14 +0000

A recent supply chain report from Korea reveals that Chinese BOE will establish a new display module factory in Vietnam, in response to Apple’s growing demand for small and medium-sized OLED and LCD displays. This news comes after Reuters initially reported on BOE’s plans for a factory in northern Vietnam earlier this year. Here are the details…

Apple Supplier BOE to Open New OLED Display Plant in Northern Vietnam by 2025

The display module factory in Bac Ninh will focus on the production of various small and medium-sized display modules, such as organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) and liquid crystal displays (LCDs). These modules will be supplied primarily to Apple, with the factory expected to be fully operational by 2025.

The module process, which involves combining individual parts to create a functional panel, is a key part of the display manufacturing process. Once the module process is completed on a panel half-finished product, a display module that can be combined with the finished product is created.

BOE’s decision to establish a display module factory in Bac Ninh is reportedly at the request of Apple. This move will facilitate Apple’s panel supplier factory audits, as the tech giant will no longer need to visit both Vietnam and China to verify the iPhone OLED post-processing module line. Moreover, suppliers of inspection equipment required for post-processing will be able to respond more quickly if BOE builds its factory in Bac Ninh.

In the short term, BOE will primarily supply OLED displays for the iPhone SE4, which is anticipated to implement OLED technology for the first time next year. The 6.1-inch OLED display for the iPhone SE4 is projected to be offered at a competitive price of around $40, providing BOE with an opportunity to increase panel production.

The establishment of BOE’s new factory in Bac Ninh will not only streamline Apple’s panel supplier factory audits but also strengthen the supply chain for Apple’s small and medium-sized display products. As a result, both companies stand to benefit from this collaboration, which will likely contribute to the growth and advancement of display technology in the years to come.

By expanding its presence in northern Vietnam, BOE will further solidify its position as a key supplier for Apple, while simultaneously boosting the region’s economy and technological capabilities. As the factory is set to begin operations in 2025, it marks a significant milestone in the ongoing partnership between BOE and Apple, as they continue to innovate and develop cutting-edge display technologies for consumers worldwide.

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iPad Pro With OLED Display Rumored to Launch Next Year

Oğuz Çakır — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 09:59:56 +0000

Apple is reportedly finally taking steps to integrate OLED displays into its upcoming iPad and MacBook models. According to the latest reports, once implemented, the new panels will improve battery life, provide deeper blacks and better contrast compared to traditional LCD. Here are the details…

iPad Pro and MacBook Air could be first models with OLED display

Apple is continuing to develop OLED panels for new iPad Pro and MacBook Pro models to be released in 2024 and 2026. The report states that Apple and one of its South Korean display supplier (believed to be Samsung) have begun working on OLED panels for 11 inch and 12.9 inch iPad Pro and 14 inch and 16 inch MacBook Pro. The first iPad with an OLED display is rumored to launch in 2024.

OLED displays are known to require less power than traditional LCD, which ultimately improves battery life, provides deeper blacks, and improves contrast. This makes them ideal for mobile devices like iPads and MacBook Pros. According to display analyst Ross Young, the first iPad Pro with an OLED panel will feature larger 11.1 inch and 13 inch displays compared to current models.

Additionally, as the iPad transitions to OLED, the rumors suggest the first Mac with an OLED panel will arrive in the form of a 13 inch MacBook Air in 2024. Apple currently uses displays from display partners like Samsung and LG, but it is reportedly looking to reduce its reliance on those suppliers.

A Bloomberg report this month said Apple is developing custom-designed displays for use on iPhones and Apple Watches starting next year. This The first device to feature a custom Apple-designed microLED display will be the Apple Watch Ultra in late 2024. Apple will reportedly expand its custom-made microLED display to other products in the following years, including the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. However, time will tell if all this is true.

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Redmi Note 11T Pro flaunts one of the best LCD screens in its segment — Here’s Why

Sudarshan Ravichandran — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 10:37:16 +0000

Recently, Redmi launched the Redmi Note 11T Pro series in China. The lineup consists of two models — Redmi Note 11T Pro and Redmi Note 11T Pro Plus.

Both the phones are almost identical. They only differ in terms of battery capacity, charging speed, and memory configurations.

However, today, we are not here to talk about their dissimilarities. Instead, we want to focus on their displays.

Why the Redmi Note 11T Pro series features an LCD panel?

The Redmi Note 11T Pro series sports an LCD screen. The handsets sacrifice an OLED display for a better processor – the Mediatek Dimensity 8100 SoC, which is found in phones more expensive than its price segment.

This is not the first time Redmi has used a similar strategy. The Redmi Note 10 Pro 5G (China) also lacked an OLED panel for the sake of a Mediatek Dimensity 1300 SoC.

Whereas, the Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G series (China) flaunts an OLED display. However, they are powered by a less powerful, mid-range Mediatek Dimensity 920 chip.

This is part of the new strategy laid out by Redmi last year, which involves releasing two Redmi Note lineups each year. One of them focuses on experience and the other on performance.

Going by the specs, one can clearly see that the Redmi Note 11T Pro series is all about performance. But there’s more to this phone than sheer performance. It also comes with one of the best LCD panels on a smartphone, at least on paper.

Redmi Note 11T Pro Series Display Specifications

The Redmi Note 11T Pro and the Redmi Note 11T Pro Plus arrive with a 6.6-inch LCD panel. The screen has a centered punch hole and a 20:5:9 aspect ratio with a resolution of 2460 x 1080 pixels (FHD+) and up to a 144Hz refresh rate.

The display’s refresh rate automatically switches between 30Hz, 48Hz, 50Hz, and 60Hz during video playback. While gaming, it switches between 60Hz, 90Hz, 120Hz, and 144Hz.

Further, the panel features 2047 dimming levels and supports DC dimming as well as the DCI-P3 color gamut. Redmi even claims a color accuracy of ΔE≈0.44 in professional mode and JNCD≈0.36 in standard mode. For the unaware, even the 2K OLED display on the Redmi K50 series has the same color accuracy.

If that’s not enough, this smartphone display is one of the few to have support for Dolby Vision (in addition to HDR10) and hardware level low blue light mode, as well as auto color temperature mode. Most importantly, it is the only LCD panel to get an A+ rating from DisplayMate.

Going by the on-paper specs, we could only find three drawbacks of this screen. The screen only supports up to a 270Hz touch sampling rate and being an LCD panel, its contrast ratio and peak brightness are low at 1400:1 and 650 nits respectively.

Is the Redmi Note 11T Pro series’ display as good as the brand claims?

Unfortunately, we don’t have the answer for it right now. But you can expect our opinion once our review goes live in the coming days.

But for now, we can say that LCD panels on smartphones are not bad as most people would like you to believe. Recently, we reviewed the Oneplus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G, whose LCD screen turned out to be much better than we had anticipated.

Similarly, we did not have any issue with the LCD screen on the Redmi Note 10 Pro 5G. You won’t get deep blacks and more brightness in HDR videos. But that’s about it when it comes to the drawbacks, as other parameters are mostly comparable with an OLED display.

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Samsung sold more LCD smartphones than OLED models in 2021: Report

Sean — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 10:59:40 +0000

A new report has found that Samsung Electronics has sold more smartphones that feature an LCD panel than the ones that sport OLED displays technology last year. This is interesting considering the company is known for its OLED panels.

Galaxy F23 5G

Although, smartphones with LCD panels are typically more affordable than their OLED counterparts. According to an Omdia report (Via BusinessKorea), the primary reason for this also due to the South Korean tech giant adopting LCD panels for their entry level handsets to cut costs. For those unaware, the ongoing chip shortage has caused prices for chips as well as related materials to rise. Thus, smartphones of various segments have also seen hike in pricing.

Samsung Electronics shipped around 135.8 million units of LCD smartphones, while its OLED models saw 135.1 million units in terms of sales. Looking at the shipment figures from a year prior, we can see that LCD smartphone shipments grew by an impressive 41 percent, while shipment of OLED devices fell by around 15 percent. However, the brand’s profitability also increased as shipments for LCD handsets saw a rise. Last year, the company’s LCD smartphone sales revenue rose by about 4.23 trillion Won (roughly 3.4 billion US Dollars).

Galaxy M33

This marked a whipping 740 percent increase over the same period in the previous year. The company has been a major figure that led to OLED technology becoming more popular in the handset market and has been a known player in this category since 2010. But while OLED technology has become quite popular in recent years, analysts predict that it will slow down in 2022.

LCD panel pricing continues to plummet due to demand-supply mismatch

Zohaib Ahmed — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 13:20:23 +0000

In February 2022, the prices of 43-inch, 50-inch, 55-inch, and 65-inch LCD TV panels decreased by 1.4%, 2.3%, 2.7%, and 2.7%, respectively, to $38, $68, $85, $109, and $179 per piece, according to data from Omdia. Among these, 32-inch panel prices have dropped 64% compared to prices from January last year.

Statistics from Sigmaintell (via My Drivers) show that the price of LCD TV panels in the first quarter of 2022 will maintain a downward trend. A cumulative decrease of 5% to 8% in Q1 2022 for small-size panels is expected, while medium and large panels could see price falls cross 12%.

LCD panel prices actually skyrocketed starting in 2020 and continued to do so until 2021. From the second half of last year, LCD TV prices fell more than 25%.

Seeing high price volatility, Korean display manufacturers LG and Samsung had earlier decided to withdraw from the LCD market due to associated risks. Samsung had actually announced the halt of LCD panel production back in early 2020, but the subsequent hike had caused it to decide otherwise.

Similarly, Zheng Haorong, president of LG Display, revealed in an interview that the company’s LCD TV panel factory in South Korea will be closed by the end of 2020.

During this time, Chinese display manufacturers such as TCL and BOE cut down LCD TV production and started favoring the more profitable OLED space. At present, large-size LCD panels are in a situation of oversupply. Their pricing will only stabilize after supply and demand will achieve balance.

Although now, it appears too soon to say that Samsung and LG will indeed be withdrawing from the market completely.

Apple MacBook Pro powered by M2 chipset won’t feature ProMotion display

Jeet — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 05:58:45 +0000

After launching the M1 chipset under Apple Silicon a couple of years back with the new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro devices, the Cupertino-based tech giant is now gearing up to launch the second-generation processor based on ARM architecture.

There have been some reports about the M2 chipset powering the new MacBook series models and now another report has surfaced online that talks about the feature we can expect from the new M2-powered MacBook Pro.

In the Power On newsletter by Mark Gurman of Bloomberg, it is claimed that the new entry-level MacBook Pro with the yet unannounced Apple M2 chipset won’t feature a ProMotion display that we saw on the recent 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros.

The report adds that the lack of ProMotion display on the upcoming entry-level MacBook Pro models is to differentiate it from the M1 Pro and M1 Max-powered models. Apart from the screen, the company could also compromise on storage.

It is expected to feature an LCD screen while the new MacBook Air powered by the M2 processor is said to come with a Mini LED display. This means that the device won’t have support for ProMotion or a variable 120Hz refresh rate.

Apart from the MacBook Pro, the upcoming Apple M2 chipset will refresh all the M1-powered devices, including the entry-level MacBook Air, Mac Mini, and a 24-inch iMac. While the launch date for these devices remains unknown, we expect to see a refreshed version of all of them by the end of this year.

The company also has a wide range of devices ready to launch this year and we are expecting to see Apple complete the transition from Intel to Apple Silicon for its Mac lineup.

Apple iPhone SE 3 leak reveals that it could be the last LCD iPhone

Sean — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 11:17:11 +0000

The Apple iPhone SE 3 is expected to launch sometime next year. But prior to its launch, a new report has revealed some interesting information regarding the upcoming iPhone model.

The news arrives from a tipster @Arsenal on Weibo (a Chinese microblogging website). The Cupertino based giant’s iPhone SE 3 will still feature an LCD display panel. This would mean that the device is the only smartphone model from the brand to feature LCD screen as the latest iPhone 13 lineup also sports OLED panels. In recent years, many brands have shifted towards OLED screens, which is the now the norm for flagship handsets.

iPhone SE 3 Concept Render

Furthermore, the tipster added that the LCD display on the compact iPhone would make it more affordable. Apparently, the next gen iPhone SE 3 will also be built on the chassis of the older iPhone XR model, with the A15 Bionic chipset powering the device. This is similar to the last generation iPhone SE 2 that was built on the iPhone 8. The leak added that it will be available in multiple storage variants, including the 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB options. This is still an unconfirmed report, so take it with a pinch of salt and stay tuned for more as we will be providing updates when additional information is available regarding this matter.

BOE beats LG Display to emerge as the world’s largest LCD manufacturer in 2020

Jed John Ikoba — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 15:40:49 +0000

U.K research firm Omdia has published a report of the large LCD panel market for 2020. The report covers LCD panels used for smart TV and shows that China’s BOE Technology Group overtook LG Display to emerge as the number one manufacturer in this segment for the first time.

The data shows that BOE’s share in 2020 reached 22.9%, an increase of 2.2% from 2019. The LCD market used to be LG Display’s stronghold but BOE supposed the Korean company surpassing LG Display, which was previously ranked first.

LG Display’s share fell to 17.2% which is a 6.7% reduction from the 23.9% market share recorded in 2019. The third spot is occupied by Taiwanese display maker AU Optronics with 11.9%. Cumulatively, the top 3 large LCD makers control 52% of the market in the period under review.

Apart form BOE technology, another Chinese company in the top 5 ranking is TCL’s China Star Optoelectronics which saw a 2.5% increase in its shipment to emerged as the fifth largest large LCD manufacturer with an 8.8 % share of the market. The Chinese company edged out Samsung from the 5th spot which it occupied in 2019. What Samsung loses in the LCD market, it will surely gain in OLED panel shipments as it is ranked as the leading manufacturer of OLED panels.

It is worth mentioning that, according to data from the research firm CINNO Research, in the first half of 2021, global LCD TV panel shipments reached 130 million units, an increase of 2.5% year-on-year. That means the LCD market will once again see a record shipment this year and Chinese manufacturers will likely take the larger share of the market.

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TV prices may finally come down before the end of 2021

Sudarshan Ravichandran — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 10:57:28 +0000

TV prices are going up since the beginning of 2021. This is due to the prolonged global shortage of LCD panels. This trend is now said to change in H2 2021. It will be due to the rising competition among the TV OEMs.

OnePlus TV 40Y1

The price of LCD panels has been increasing for more than a year. As a result, televisions got expensive starting in early 2021. Thankfully, we can finally expect the price to go down as per a report by Omdia.

According to the research firm, the price of LCD TV panels has started declining from Q3 2021. This trend is forecasted to continue in the second half of 2021.

The dip in panel price will be driven by the competition among the television manufacturers, the widening gap in profitability between Chinese and South Korean television manufacturers, and strong bargaining power. Since the supply chain has now become hard to predict, OEMs need competitive strategies to make use of the situation.

If all goes well, companies will stop hiking the price of their TVs. As of now, all we can do is hope for the best. The results will probably start appearing in the last quarter of 2021.

What are your thoughts on the current TV market? Did you postpone your purchase due to the increase in prices? Do let us know in the comment section below.

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India to invest $20 billion to develop LCD panel production: Report

Sean — Mon, 31 May 2021 10:30:09 +0000

The government of India is apparently planning on investing a heavy sum of 20 billion US Dollars to help develop the LCD panel industry. This investment will be used to promote the establishment of production and LCD panel related supply chains in the country.

According to a DigiTimes report, local news agencies have revealed that the local government is reportedly aiming to develop LCD panel production in India. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology will lay out investment incentive plans in six months that will facilitate the building of local panel production supply chains, based on the MoUs it received from potential local and overseas investors.

Through this investment, India would be capable of supporting about three to four large scale LCD panel investment projects that will have a budget of about 20 billion US Dollars. This figure was said to be announced by the ministry’s secretary Ajay Prakash Sawhney in an online conference. Furthermore, the reports added that the nation is also preparing to establish 6G lines to roll out panels for mobile device applications and 8.5G lines for other applications as well.

At the moment, the annual demand for LCD panels in India has reached 5.4 billion US Dollars. This figure is further expected to grow and to reach 18.9 billion US Dollars in 2025, as per data compiled by the India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA). So stay tuned for more, as we will be providing updates when additional information is available regarding this matter.

Redmi’s product director hints there won’t be an LCD screen flagship this year

Jed John Ikoba — Thu, 06 May 2021 03:32:43 +0000

Redmi‘s GM and Xiaomi Group VP Liu Weibing recently conducted a poll to know which most fans prefer between LCD and LED displays. The survey showed that most fans prefer LED display-toting smartphones as against an earlier preference for an LCD screen as of last year. However, there are apparently still fans who would love to have a flagship phone with an LCD screen.

Recently, a Weibo user had inquired (via) from Redmi’s product Wang Teng Thomas if Xiaomi is considering producing an LCD display-packing flagship phone powered by the Snapdragon 870 chipset. Of course, there were rumors recently that Xiaomi was going to launch three smartphones this year with Snapdragon 870 chip. But in response to the question, Wang Teng Thomas disclosed that the Chinese tech giant wasn’t planning to launch an LCD flagship this year. He even recommended the Redmi K30S Ultra to Mi fans who seek an LCD flagship phone. The K30S Ultra was released last year in China but is still on sale despite the arrival of the K40 Ultra.

The Xiaomi exec had earlier revealed that Xiaomi won’t be launching flagship models using LCD screens going forward. At present, OLED screens have become the standard configuration of flagship mobile phones. This trend has even shifted to the mid-range segments as more mid-range models are launched presently with OLED screens.

For instance, this year alone, Xiaomi has launched the Mi 11 flagship series with OLED screens and even the mid-range Mi 11 Lite equally utilizes an OLED panel. Further, the Redmi K40 series, Redmi 10X series and a couple of other models also use OLED screens.

Xiaomi Exec’s poll reveals that most people prefer AMOLED over LCDs this year

Sean — Mon, 03 May 2021 10:19:06 +0000

Lu Weibing, Xiaomi Group Vice President and Redmi General Manager, recently released a poll on Weibo, a Chinese microblogging website. This poll asked the users on the social media platform whether they prefer AMOLED or LCD display’s, with a majority prefering the former over the latter.

Redmi K40 Game Enhanced Edition

In the poll, over 14,000 people chose AMOLED panels as their preferred choice of display, while just 6051 people opted for LCD panels. The senior official of the Chinese tech giant added that there are still a number of people that still preferred the LCD panels, but, the majority have chosen AMOLED. Interestingly, a similar poll was also held last year as well, with a number of users preferring the LCD displays, so the executive aimed to evaluate preferences this year as well.

Back in 2020, the Redmi K30 series were launched, with the lineup sporting LCD panels that reached peak brightness of up to 650 nits. On the other hand, the Redmi K40 series that were launched this year arrived with OLED screens. The latest lineup sported the Samsung E4 AMOLED panel that offered peak brightness of up to 1300 pits, with a 5 million:1 contrast ratio.

A few of the users that preferred LCD panels pointed at shortcoming of the OLED panels in recent times. These users highlights the smearing problem on certain smartphones with high refresh rates along with the PWM dimming issue, while LCDs work well if they have a good DC dimming.

LG will reportedly supply OLED TV panels to rival Samsung starting from Q2 2021

Jed John Ikoba — Sat, 10 Apr 2021 13:35:58 +0000

In the most unambiguous indication yet of the unfolding shift away from LCD technology for its TV panels, reports say Samsung has agreed on terms with LG to supply OLED TV panels. Multiple independent reports monitored in South Korea indicate that Samsung will buy one million OLED TV panels from its rival and market leader, LG’s display subsidiary beginning from the second quarter of 2021.

Officials from both companies reportedly met recently to finalize the deal that could see up to four million OLED TV panels supplied to Samsung by 2022. While LG has been having some challenges coping in some areas of its business model, outsourcing, and even shedding off some businesses, it continues to wax strong in the Display business. Sony, Hisense, and Vizio are some of its famous customers. The growing demand for its OLED TV panels has seen it expand its production capacity, with up to 8 million units expected to come out of its plants this year.

The past few years have seen Samsung scaling down its LCD panels’ production for most of the current Samsung TVs. It has had to maintain sustainability amidst the growing popularity of cheaper brands with comparable quality. Besides, since Samsung exited the OLED display market a few years back, it has continued to develop alternative technologies, some of which adorn some recent high-end TV products launched by the South Korean electronics giant. These include Quantum Dot OLED (QD-OLED) and MicroLED TV panels, although the prototype TV using the QD-OLED technology reportedly had low brightness issues.

Even though multiple independent sources have reported on the new deal between Samsung and LG, both companies are yet to confirm the story at this time. Samsung has dismissed the reports as unfounded.

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Samsung accounts for TCL Technology’s 15% large-size LCD panel shipments

Jeet — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 10:20:56 +0000

Thanks to the advancement in the technology related to television sets, the demand for Smart TV is rising every year and one of the major benefactors of that is the South Korean giant Samsung, which reportedly leads the market.

Liao Qian, Senior Vice President of TCL Technology claims that Samsung has more than 20 percent of the Smart TV market share for the past five years. This, in turn, helps TCL as the company provides more than 15 percent of the large-size display panels, making Samsung the second-largest customer of the company.

For those who are unaware, last year, in August, TCL Technology had acquired a 60 percent stake in Suzhou Samsung Electronics LCD Technology Co. and a 100 percent stake in Suzhou Samsung Display Co. for a price of around $1.08 billion. As a part of that transaction, Samsung Display paid about $739 million to become the Chinese company’s second-largest shareholder with a 12.3 percent stake.

With the purchase of Samsung‘s units, the company aims to become the largest LCD TV panel vendor and also plans to expand its product portfolio. Last year, TCL was the second-largest LCD panel maker for TVs globally, lagging behind China’s BOE Technology Group.

By selling off its units LCD Display manufacturing units to TCL, South Korean giant Samsung accelerated the exit from the LCD sector as the company has moved its focus towards LED and other new display types.

Corning expands its Gen 10.5 LCD glass production in China

Sean — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 10:57:43 +0000

Corning has announced that it is currently expanding the production of its Gen 10.5 liquid crystal display (LCD) glass substrate factories in China. The move arrives after high demand for TVs and other IT products.

According to TheElec report, the company stated that the healthy demand for TVs and other products have caused them to see high demand, especially for large sized TVs. Over the last year, the demand for 75 inch TVs grew by over 60 percent in comparison to 2019. At the moment, the Gen 10.5 has had the best production efficiency for large TV substrates. So, the company aims on expanding production at its Guangzhou and Wuhan plants in China.

Furthermore, Corning also has the Gen 8.5 glass substrates plants in Beijing and Chongqing. Tony Tripeny, the company’s CEO, stated that Corning is expecting sales of 3 billion US Dollars to 3.2 billion US Dollars within just the first quarter of this year. This mark an increase of over 20 percent year on year in comparison to 2020, which had it register 2.5 billion US Dollars in sales. Similarly, other display makers are also pushing towards raising production capacity in the region as well.

BOE is planning on running its Gen 10.5 LCD factory in Wuhan at full capacity for Q1 2021. It also another Gen 10.5 LCD site in Hefei, with both factories having a production capacity of 120,000 substrates per month. Currently, the prices for LCD panels is on the rise due to the Coronavirus pandemic, which delayed the production for various top display makers like BOE, TCL, and HKC. Meanwhile, major LCD makers Samsung and LG are downscaling the production of this type of display since last year.

BOE Gen 2 10.5 LCD factory to reach max capacity in first half of 2021

Sean — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 11:00:27 +0000

BOE is expected to secure 20 billion Yuan (roughly 3 billion US Dollars) in funds to expands its Chongqing display factory in China, which is also known as the B12 line. This site produces its OLED panels that are used on smartphones, while its 2nd Gen 10.5 LCD factory is also expected to reach its full capacity in H1 of 2021.

According to TheElec report, local media has revealed that the Chinese display maker will be reaching max capacity on its 2nd gen 10.5 LCD factory within the first half of this year. In other words, the aforementioned funds secured by the company will be used to secure additional shares of Wuhan BOE Optoelectronics, its LCD factory that produces display panels over 32 inches.

Furthermore, BOE had also previously stated that its Wuhan factory will begin to run at full capacity in the first half of 2021. Notably, the factory is the company’s second after its Gen 10.5 CD plant that is situated in Anhui. The factory in Wuhan began operations back in 2019 and the company had planned an expansion in 2020, which got delayed due to the pandemic. During this time, the production had also halted temporarily. Both the Wuhan and Anhui factories have a production capacity of 120,000 substrates per month.

Additionally, the expanded production will also raise the dominance of BOE and CSOT in the LCD market. Back in 2020, BOE had bought Gen 8.5, and 8.6 LCD factories while CSOT is aiming on purchasing the Suzhou LCD plant of Samsung Display. The company has also told investors that its LCD panel supply will be tight in the first quarter of this year. For those unaware, the prices of LCD display panels have risen since the second half of 2020 and is still rising, as Samsung and LG downscale their respective production.

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Samsung Display extends LCD panel production indefinitely as demand increases

Jeet — Tue, 29 Dec 2020 05:44:25 +0000

Samsung Display has announced that the company will indefinitely extend the production of LCD panels for TVs and monitors as the demand for these products has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.

For those who are unaware, the South Korean giant had announced earlier this year in March that it will end the production for all LCD panels by the end of this year and will instead focus on advanced technology.

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However, Samsung Display hinted about this move a couple of months back when Samsung revealed that it is considering a short-term extension. While it has officially extended the production for LCD panels, the company said that the length would depend on the market conditions and profitability.

Samsung had been making LCD panels in South Korea as well as China. But earlier this year, in August, the company sold a majority stake in its Suzhou LCD production unit to TCL Technology Group as the company shifted its focus towards the production of LED panels and the next-generation QD panels.

According to the report from TrendForce, due to the work-from-home or stay-at-home trend sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic this year, there has been a 30 percent increase in global panel demand in Q3 2020.

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China’s display makers expect to grab 55% of global LCD panel shipments this year

Jed John Ikoba — Sat, 19 Dec 2020 13:20:40 +0000

The U.S currently holds the upper hand when it comes to semiconductor technology. That is why the ban on some Chinese companies from using US technology was hard felt. A few years back, most of the LCD panels in use by Chinese manufacturers in TVs, monitors, and other large-screen products were procured from Japan and South Korea.

But in recent times, domestic companies like BOE have been able to overtake manufacturers from Japan and Korea to ship the highest volume globally. China’s display manufacturers have predicted that this year’s domestic panel production capacity will historically account for around 55% of the global panel shipments.

This was made known at the 2020 Chongqing Micro-LED Industry Innovation Forum and Konka Semiconductor Display Technology and Product Launch Conference was held yesterday in China. The statement is credited to Liang Xinqing LCD Branch Secretary of the China Optics and Optoelectronics Manufacturers Association.

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Liang Xinqing also disclosed that the global display device output value in the first three quarters of 2020 was US$82.723 billion, an increase of 8.6% year-on-year. The shipment area was 178 million square meters, an increase of 5.7% year-on-year.

The data for the first three quarters of 2020 in Mainland China shows that the TFT-LCD shipment area is 97.01 million square meters, which accounts for 54.5% of the global market and the output value is $26.685 billion US dollars.

However, in terms of AMOLED panels, lots of efforts are still needed to gain more market shares. In the first three quarters, the AMOLED shipment area was 1.09 million square meters, accounting for 0.6% of the global market, and the output value was US$2.709 billion.

At the same time, Liang Xinqing also mentioned domestic shortcomings. Currently, Japan has mastered the upstream core technology, South Korea’s OLED is the world leader. He added that China was currently gaining an advantage in terms of production capacity, but the technology structure is single and the entire industry chain is still to make significant headway.

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Samsung delays shutting down its LCD business till March 2021

Sean — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 09:46:09 +0000

Samsung Electronics has decided to postpone its plans to shut its LCD business to March 2021. The company had been planning to shut down its business for a while now, with plans to end operations by year end.

Samsung Suzhou LCD Plant

The reason for the delay in shutting down its LCD operations is to continue production at its L8 fab in the Asan plant for at least the next three months. According to an AndroidHeadlines report, the primary reason for the delay in shut down is due to the rise in demand for LCD panels caused by the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. With various governments enforcing work from home policies and staying indoors has become encouraged, entertainment, workloads, and more has shifted to homes.

Thus, the South Korean tech giant has reportedly informed all related firms regarding its change of plans due to recent developments. For those unaware, Samsung has been producing LCD panels at its Asan Plant in its home country and its Suzhou plant in China. The company has already struck a deal with CSOT (China Star Optoelectronics Technology) for the sale of its Suzhou plant and has apparently also sold some equipment from its Asan plant to another Chinese firm as well.

The company is also in talks with two additional Chinese companies to sell the remaining equipment and is hoping to strike a deal by February 2021 and is hoping to shut down the LCD production by March. Samsung has been making LCDs since the early 1990s but had decided to shut production to make room for OLED panels, which have increasingly grown in popularity and demand in recent years.

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China to catch-up with South Korea for display panel market share this year

Jeet — Mon, 16 Nov 2020 05:16:52 +0000

Display technology has been seeing a lot of major developments since the past few years and South Korea is the leading country as two of the largest display manufacturers are based there — Samsung Display and LG Display.

However, it seems that China isn’t far behind and could soon catch-up with South Korea in terms of market share for the display panels. As per the report coming from Omdia (via The Elec), China’s display panel sales will reach $42.5 billion this year.

BOE’s Display Showcase

This accounts for around 36.3 percent of the market share. At the same time, it is reported that South Korea is expected to have sales of around $43.6 billion, which converts around 37.3 percent of the market share.

Checking the previous data, South Korea occupied around 40.1 percent of the market with sales of $44.1 billion. On the other hand, China had just 31 percent market, posting sales worth around $34 billion.

The report claims that South Korea’s sales will drop by 1.1 percent this year while that of China will see an increase of 25 percent. Thus, China will be able to reach the level of South Korea for display panel sales.

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Most of the sales for South Korea now comes from OLED panels as one of the major companies for the displays — Samsung has left the LCD market and is just focusing on OLED and other display types.

In the year 2019, South Korea’s OLED panel sales accounted for 88.4 percent while that of China accounted for just 10.1 percent. However, China has been leading the LCD panel market for over two years now.

In order to boost its market, China is planning to commence its 14th 5-year plan this year in which the country is focusing on developing core materials and equipment on its own and focus more on the localized supply chain.

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Apple iPhone 12 OLED display panels are supplied by Samsung and LG

Jeet — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 05:28:12 +0000

A couple of days ago, Apple finally launched its much-awaited iPhone 12 series smartphones with 5G connectivity support. Also, for the first time ever, all the iPhone models now feature an OLED display.

This time, the company has launched four models — iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Mini, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPhone 12 Pro Max. The phones come in three different display sizes — 5.4-inch, 6.1-inch, and 6.7-inch.

Thanks to this push for the OLED panels on all models of Apple iPhone 12, the shipments from Samsung Display and LG Display — supplier of these panels — have increased.

As per the report, LG Display has supplied panels for the 6.1-inch display models, i.e. iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro while the panel for the other two models — 5.4-inch iPhone Mini and 6.7-inch iPhone 12 Pro Max have been supplied by Samsung Display.

The Cupertino-based giant is expected to produce around 70 million units of Apple iPhone 12 models by the end of this year. Keeping an additional 10 percent as a reserve, Samsung and LG are expected to provide around 80 million units of OLED panels.

In that, the portion of panels from Samsung Display is more than that of LG Display. While LG is expected to provide 20 million units, Samsung could be providing around 60 million units of OLED panels to Apple.

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The numbers represent a significant increase in order for LG Display which provided only 5 million units of the display panels to Apple last year. Samsung, on the other hand, had provided around 50 million units.

China-based BOE also tried to become a supplier for the OLED panels to Apple but it wasn’t approved in the first attempt. However, there are reports indicating that BOE could provide panels to Apple later this year or next year.

For those who are unaware, Apple first adopted an OLED display in 2017 with iPhone X. The iPhone 11 had two models using OLED panel — Pro and Pro Max. But this time, all four models in the lineup have adopted the OLED screen instead of LCD.

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LCD shipments for small to mid sized panels to stay level till 2025

Sean — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 10:50:53 +0000

A new report has revealed that the global shipments of small to mid sized LCD panels will remain steady for at least the next 5 year period. It is being forecasted that the displays will reach 1.82 billion units in 2025, despite seeing an on year fall of 19.7 percent to 1.81 billion units in 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

According to a DigiTimes report, the demand for smartphone displays is currently the largest application segment for small to mid sized LCD panels. Furthermore, this segment is expected to recover in 2021. The report states that the global handset display shipments will grow by a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 3.1 percent from 2020 to 2025, with smartphone applications rising at a higher CAGR of 5.9 percent.

Although, this also includes AMOLED displays, which are expected to reach 40 percent of the total handset display panel segment by 2023. This would result in the LCD smartphone display’s CAGR fall by 0.8 percent during the five year period, as per estimation. For those unaware, AMOLED panels have been growing in popularity with each passing year.

However, the rise of IoT applications within the industry for automotive, smart speakers, and household appliances will have the related IoT applications aso boost the sales of small to mid sized LCD panels starting from 2022. The report estimates that these displays for IoT applications will grow by a CAGR of 6.1 percent between 2020 to 2025.

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BOE to reportedly lead CSOT in large-size LCD panel production capacity

Jeet — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 06:13:41 +0000

China-based display manufacturer BOE Technology will lead China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) by more than 10pp in capacity share for large-size LCD panels, reports DigiTimes Research.

The development comes after the company outbid its rival to take over the control of two fabs — one 8.5G and another 8.6G from CEC-Panda LCD Technology.

As per the report, the difference in capacity is there even though CSOT has signed a deal to over the control of Samsung Display‘s 8.5G line in Suzhou, China. This is because the combined capacity of CEC-Panda’s two fabs is higher than that of Samsung’s fab.

The two fabs of CEC-Panda has a total production capacity of 12.71 million square meters for the LCD panels per year, which is higher than the capacity of 8.58 million square meters of Samsung Display’s plant in China.

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Samsung Display sold its line to CSOT because the South Korean giant is withdrawing from the LCD panels segment. On the other hand, CEC-Panda was forced to sell its two plants because of the heavy losses.

These two Chinese companies are claimed to be the only two companies out of the world’s top six LCD panel suppliers to have witnessed growth in revenue in H1 2020. With the newly-added capacity, the companies are now expected to take up the leading spot for the supply of large-size LCD panels next year.

BOE Technology held a sizeable 21.1 percent of the global large-sized panel capacity in the market, which would be further boosted by the recent acquisitions. By the end of 2021, the company is expected to hold more than a quarter of the world’s large-sized panel capacity, coming in at 28 percent.

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BOE announces new type of intelligent dimming for car windows

Jeet — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 06:40:30 +0000

China-based BOE Technologies has today launched its latest intelligent dimming solutions that can control the rotation of dye molecules to change the transmittance under-voltage drive and offer continuous adjustment of light.

As per the report, compared to other dimming solutions, these have advantages of high transparency, low power consumption, and faster response. The company adds that they have the effects of sound insulation, heat insulation, and UV protection, and are suitable for passenger car sunroofs. As for the side window, it can be well-integrated into the passenger car smart cockpit.

BOE Skylight Dimming Window

It is based on BOE’s LCD dimming technology and adopts the free-form surface design of the sunroof, which the company claims is leading a new trend of the development of passenger car intelligent panoramic sunroof.

It supports dimming of the entire surface or partitions of it. It also has better heat insulation performance and can replace traditional sunshade curtains. There’s also support for voice-based and touch-based controls.

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Side Window Dimming

Similar to the sunroof model, the side-window offering from BOE also supports dimming of the entire glass or just a portion of it. It is based on the BOE’s ultra-thin intelligent dimming technology and matches the light-weight demand.

It can reduce glare and block ultraviolet rays, enabling users to enjoy the beautiful scenery through the window been during harsh sunlight. It also provides a more user-friendly approach for interaction.

The company adds that in addition to the side window for a car, it has broad use-case scenarios, such as in high-speed rail, shipbuilding, aviation, architectural lighting roofs, and curtain walls, among others.

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China becomes largest buyer of smartphone OLED panels: UBI Research

Jeet — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 06:47:19 +0000

Smartphone manufacturers are increasingly adopting OLED displays instead of LCD panels for their devices. It is growing at such a rapid pace that it does not only surpass other technologies but will also have a lasting lead.

Now, a new report coming from UBI Research reveals that China has emerged as the largest buyer of OLED display panels for smartphones in the second quarter of this year, with 52.5 percent of the total volume.

In comparison, South Korea’s volume for the second quarter of this year stands at 35 percent. The United States, on the other hand, managed to get 8.3 percent of the volume. Companies in China purchased around 30.4 million units of OLED panels in total.

This is quite an unexpected development given that it’s usually Samsung Electronics which procures the most OLED panels. It has always been leading the list and this is the first time that Chinese companies bought more panels in a quarter.

Looking at the Chinese companies, Huawei was the leading brand to source OLED panels for smartphones, accounting for 53.4 percent. It was followed by OPPO, Vivo, and Xiaomi which accounted for 18.6 percent, 14.8 percent, and 8.3 percent.

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However, it doesn’t seem to be a one-time thing for Chinese companies. The report adds that going forward, the China-based OLED panel makers will continue to increase their production volume. But it will be interesting to see how this works out given that Huawei has now significantly lowered its smartphone production for next year to just 50 million.

When compared to LCD panels, OLED is preferred due to its thin and light form factor as well as better color performance. Another major factor is that OLED enables flexible display form factor, allowing manufacturers to go ahead with innovative designs.

Along with leading smartphone brands like Samsung, Huawei, and Apple, other companies like OPPO, Vivo, Xiaomi, and more are increasingly adopting OLED panels for their smartphones. Thus the display manufacturing industry is gearing up to expand AMOLED capacity for both rigid and flexible OLED.

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Samsung to shutter its only TV manufacturing plant in China by the end of November

Sudarshan Ravichandran — Mon, 07 Sep 2020 17:09:16 +0000

For the past few years, the entire Samsung Group has been shifting its manufacturing facilities from China to other countries. Now, the company announces to shutter its only TV factory located in the city of Tianjin by the end of November. This news comes after Samsung Display’s sale of Suzhou LCD plant to TCL Technology Group Corp’s Star Optoelectronics Technology.

The TV factory in Tianjin is Samsung Electronics’ only TV manufacturing plant in China, according to the company spokesperson, reports Yonhap News Agency. This plant has about 300 workers. According to Reuters, some of these workers and equipment will be retained.

As per a Samsung spokesperson, this decision is part of the company’s ongoing efforts to enhance efficiency in its production facilities. Once this factory shutters by November end, the South Korean tech giant will be only left with a home appliance factory in Suzhou and chip production facilities in Suzhou and Xian of China.

It is worth noting that Samsung had already announced its plans to stop making LCD panels by the end of 2020. The company is now focussing more on QLED technology. As a result of this, it is reported to buy LCD panels from other suppliers for its budget televisions.

Chinese LCD manufacturing companies are said to be the beneficiaries of Samsung exiting the business.

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Samsung Display sells off its Suzhou LCD plant to TCL Technology

Jeet — Mon, 31 Aug 2020 06:15:57 +0000

Samsung Display, an arm of South Korea-based Samsung Electronics which makes display panel for various devices, has sold off its LCD production line located in Suzhou, China to TCL Technology.

The move is in line with the company’s plan to stop the production of LCD panels by the end of this year. The South Korean company is now shifting its focus towards the production of LED panels and the next-generation QD panels.

Samsung Display has announced that the company has signed an agreement to sell its entire stake in Suzhou production line to TCL Huaxing, a subsidiary of TCL Technology, in a deal worth around $1.08 billion.

It handed over around 60 percent stake in a fab in charge of front-end processes and a 100 percent stake in a back-end module production line at the Suzhou plant to TCL Huaxing. Following this deal, Samsung Display has also acquired a 12.33 percent stake in TCL Huaxing for $739 million.

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The plant can handle production of 160,000 sheets per month and is currently processing 120,000 sheets of glass per month. It is currently used for producing 32-inch, 55-inch, and 65-inch panels for mainstream products in the market.

With this acquisition, TCL Technology now has three 8.5th-generation lines and two 11th- generation lines for the LCD panel production. It seems that the company is seeking to expand its market share in the display segment without spending much money on setting up its own production facilities.

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Tianma develops multi-point in-display fingerprint recognition technology for LCD screens

Jeet — Wed, 22 Jul 2020 07:54:56 +0000

The fingerprint recognition technology has rapidly advanced in the past few years and now we are getting smartphones with a fingerprint sensor embedded under the phone’s display.

One of the limitations with the in-display fingerprint sensor is that it works at a specific point on the display, although the technology has advanced and the fingerprint recognition area also keeps on increasing with a newer version of the technology.

Now, China-based Tianma Microelectronics has developed a multi-point in-display fingerprint recognition solution that can be used to unlock the full-screen smartphone through multiple points over the display.

The company says that it is an in-house technology where the image processing component of this new in-display sensing solution is embedded in a TFT display substrate, enabling the functionalities of touch, display, and fingerprint sensing simultaneously.

Further, Tianma claims to have used optical path design for this in-display technology which reduces the thickness of the module by about 50 percent compared to other types of optical fingerprint solutions.

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It’s noteworthy that the multi-point fingerprint recognition solution is for the LCD screens, which is a welcome move. So far, the technology of the under-display fingerprint sensor has been limited to OLED panels as their thinness allows light to pass through easier.

Recently, TCL’s China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd (CSOT) also announced its new in-display fingerprint technology for LCD screens called “Full-Screen Single-Point In-Display Fingerprint Technology.” It is claimed to cover around 92% area of the screen, which practically means that you can put your finger anywhere on the display to unlock.

So far, there’s no commercially available smartphone that comes with an in-display fingerprint sensor on an LCD display. However, with the technology from the likes of Tianma and CSOT planned to go into mass production this year, that could change soon.

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Samsung plans on buying display panels from LG Display: Report

Sean — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 10:34:06 +0000

A fresh report has revealed that Samsung Electronics is currently in talks with LG Display to buy display panels. Industry sources revealed earlier today (13th July 2020) that the South Korean tech giant is seeking supply during its transition to production of newer display technology.

Reportedly, Samsung and LG Display may strike a deal for LCD TV panel supply in the near future. The news arrives a while after Samsung Display announced that it would be discontinuing the production of LCD display panels from next year. The LCD market has declined noticeably in recent years and the South Korean company is focusing more on the new generation of display, namely quantum dot display.

Notably, previous reports had also revealed that Samsung might be seeking LCD panel supplies from Chinese firms like China Star Optoelectronics Technology, BOE Technology Group, and even Sharp Corp. According to analysts, the deal between Samsung and LG could be worth be over 1 trillion won (roughly 833 million US Dollars).

Despite both South Korean brands being known rivals in the display industry, LG may be supplying Samsung with large LCD panels from its plant in Guangzhou, China. At the moment, the former is known for its OLED TVs while the latter for its QLED TVs. Interestingly, Samsung has supplied LCD panels from LG in the past, after Sharp abruptly cut off supply back in 2017.

(Via)

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Price of LCD Panels for TVs are expected to rise by more than 10% next quarter

Habeeb Onawole — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 16:15:24 +0000

New TVs may cost a bit more beginning next quarter as a report says LCD panels are about to get more expensive.

Business Korea reports that the price of 32-inch LCD open cell panels rose 6% this month and the trend is expected to continue and even cross 10% by the third quarter. The reason given is an increase in the production of more TVs in the second half of the year as the COVID-19 pandemic eases in some countries.

TV manufacturers have been reported to have increased their inventory for panels for the second half of the year following disappointing sales in the first half. OLED TV and POLED panel production are also said to be back to normal levels.

The increase in the price of panels may translate to an increase in the price of TVs including those from phone manufacturers that are also into TV production such as Xiaomi, Motorola, and Realme.

(Source, Via)

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Sharp is reported to supply LCD panels to Samsung Electronics

Sudarshan Ravichandran — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 16:03:28 +0000

Last week, Samsung Display announced its plan to stop making LCD displays by the end of 2020. Now, according to insiders from Taiwan, Sharp will be supplying LCD panels to Samsung Electronics for its lineup of TVs in place of its sister company.

Sharp ditched supplying LCD panels for Samsung Electronics in 2017 when it was acquired by Foxconn, which is one of the biggest competitors of Samsung’s TV business. Since then, Samsung Display, its sister company has been providing the panels.

But now, as Samsung Display is ending its production of LCD panels to focus more on quantum dot displays, Samsung Electronics and Sharp will once again partner after over 2 years since their partnership last ended. However, this new deal is expected to only last for a short while.

According to the announcement made last week by Samsung Display, the company is no longer taking new orders for LCD panels. It will only continue to deliver the existing orders, most of which are place by Samsung Electronics. Thus, to fill in this gap, Samsung has once again roped in Sharp for the aid.

(Via)

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Samsung will stop making LCD panels by the end of 2020

Sudarshan Ravichandran — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 18:12:41 +0000

Samsung is one of the largest display manufacturers in the world making a wide range of panels. But now, the company has announced to stop producing LCD panels by the end of the year. This move is motivated by the firm’s plan to expand production of quantum dot displays.

The South Korean conglomerate has a number of businesses and one of them is a display manufacturing unit called Samsung Display. The company makes all types of panels like LCDs, OLEDs, and quantum dots. But now, it has decided to end the production of LCD panels so that it could focus more on the other two modern panels.

The company will be halting the production only at the end of the year but has already reduced its capacity. However, it will still continue to supply LCD panels for the orders that have been placed earlier by its clients. It is worth noting that most of the panels made by the company are used in its own TV lineup.

The employees working in the LCD department will be shifted to OLED and QD Display businesses. Additionally, the company is also reported to have placed orders for equipment used in manufacturing quantum dot displays to ramp up its production.

The decision to shun the production of LCD displays was expected as Samsung had already announced its plans to shift focus to Quantum Dot display technology with $11 billion investment in October 2019.

(Source)

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Honor 30S 5G launched with the 7nm Kirin 820 & 64MP quad-cameras with 3x Optical Zoom

Joel Joseph — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 12:48:38 +0000

Just a few days after announcing the Huawei P40 series globally, the company’s sub-brand, Honor has announced the Honor 30S for China. This will be the company’s upper mid-range device, placed below the flagship P40 series with 5G connectivity. The Honor 30S is the first smartphone to use the company’s awaited Kirin 820 chipset.

The Honor 30S builds on the design of its predecessor. So it features the same rounded corners and the butterfly 3D glass back design as seen on the Honor 20S. There’s a side-mounted fingerprint sensor too! One big difference at the back is the new rectangular matrix camera housing that features four cameras and a flash module. Upfront, the phone features a single punch-hole camera similar to its predecessor.

The Honor 30S comes in four colors: Black, Blue, Green, and a new Feather Red gradient model.

Honor 30S Specs

The Honor 30S comes with the new 7nm Kirin 820 processor. Despite its mid-range placement, the chipset offers incredible performance and AI capability comparable to some of the best processors of 2020. The chip comes with 1 x Cortex-A76 core clocked at 2.36GHz, 3 x Cortex-A76 cores clocked at 2.22GHz, and 4 x Cortex-A55 cores clocked at 1.84GHz. Thanks to this chip, the Honor 30S does way better than some of the best flagships in the market today in terms of AI performance. You have Mali-G57 6-core GPU taking care of graphics.

The phone comes with 8GB of RAM and up to 256GB of storage. Note that these are LPDDR4X and UFS 2.1 standards, respectively. The Honor 30S has a 6.5-inch LTPS LCD punch-hole display upfront with 2400 × 1080 pixel resolution and HDR10 certification. Thanks to Kirin 820, the phone supports 5G SA/NSA dual-mode standards and Wi-Fi ac, BL 5.1, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. Note that there’s no NFC or an IR port.

The Honor 30S also supports a special e-Reader mode (Black & White), eye-protection mode, Link Turbo, GPU Turbo and an anti-aging software feature that the company claims will keep the UI smooth and snappy for more than 30 months.

The phone comes with a 4000mAh battery with 40W fast wired charging. It runs on Magic UI 3.1.1 on top of Android 10.

Honor 30S Camera Setup

The Honor 30S comes with a quad-camera setup at the back. The primary camera is a 64MP f/1.8 shooter which is paired with an 8MP f/2.4 telephoto shooter with 3x optical zoom, 5x hybrid zoom, and 20x digital zoom. There’s another 8MP f/2.4 ultra-wide-angle lens and finally, a 2MP f/2.4 macro shooter which can take close up shots up to 4cm. Unfortunately, the phone doesn’t get OIS.

The new Honor model supports 4K videos and 960fps slo-mo video at 720p resolution. You also get AIS and EIS for stabilization.

There’s a single front punch-hole camera of 16MP taking care of your selfie needs.

Honor 30S Pricing & Availability

The Pricing and availability details of the Honor 30S are as follows.

8GB RAM + 128GB ROM – 2399 yuan (~$338)

8GB RAM + 256GB ROM – 2699 yuan (~$380)

The Honor 30S will be up for pre-sale at 9 PM today in China and will go on sale for the first time on April 7. Offline sales in China kick off from April 10. Notably, the Huawei P40 series, including the brand new Huawei P40 Pro Plus will launch in China on April 8.

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Redmi successfully puts an In Display Fingerprint scanner under an LCD screen: Lu Weibing

Sean — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 08:33:16 +0000

Earlier today (9th March 2020), Lu Weibing, Xiaomi Vice President/Redmi General Manager, announced a notable breakthrough that the company’s research and development team had achieved. The Chinese tech giant has managed to include an in display fingerprint scanner right under an LCD screen. Currently, this technology is only available in OLED displays so this news arrives as a notable advancement in this field.

Ever since the displays on the front of the smartphone grew while the bezels diminished, manufacturers had to work on innovative ways to still provide the crucial fingerprint scanner biometric security feature. Some included it in the sides while a majority took to the rear. Apple, on the other hand, went full speed ahead with facial recognition, but the Android industry had already moved on to under screen display at this point.

Smartphones now arrived with fingerprint scanners right under the OLED panels. So, a large shift was seen in the display market with LED manufacturing pioneers like LG and Samsung seeing sizeable growth in customers while selling their LCD businesses entirely. This even led to a fall in the LCD industry. But now, the inclusion of the fingerprint scanner under an LCD screen implies that budget smartphones might now even be able to feature this technology as well.

Back in 2018, one of the biggest trends at the time was the in display fingerprint scanner, which is still a common feature in the most upper mid range and flagship smartphones. Unfortunately, due to the thin nature of the OLED panels which allowed for better light transmission, the LCD screen was overlooked in most regards. But today, the Redmi senior executive has announced the inclusion of the under screen fingerprint scanners on LCDs.

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According to the Weibo post, the company achieved this by using infrared through high transmittance film materials. This greatly improved the permeation of light and allowed it to pass through the screen, allowing the fingerprint sensor to read one’s fingers. Previously, BOE had announced that it had achieved the same feat, but it is unknown if the brand also had a hand in Redmi’s success as well.

The implications of this are huge as the LCD screen market might see a notable rise in the upcoming months or by next year. The lower mid range bracket to even budget smartphone might finally see the technology in its price ranges as well. Redmi even shared a video showcasing the technology in real life use, so you can check that out above.

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Samsung and LG are selling major share of their LCD operations worth $33 Billion: Report

Sean — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 08:22:21 +0000

A new report has suggested that both Samsung and LG are planning on selling a major part of their respective production line that make LCD panels. The LCD business has an overall value of $106 billion which makes this recent news quite significant. Smaller stakeholders in the industry would seek to gain a higher standing by buying out the leading roles that are owned by Samsung and LG.

The news of selling major portions of the LCD business arrives after both South Korean tech giants move towards Quantum Dot and OLED displays. Notably, it has been speculated that this transition would seek to drive up prices for LCD panels in the first half of this year; since a shortage of supply is expected to arrive within the industry.

In the large $106 billion LCD industry, Samsung and LG represent a stake worth about $33 billion. This large sum represents a major share and both known electronics brands are reportedly planning on selling their respective stakes in the market. The OEMs are said to focus more on the booming OLED display and will also boost production large size displays for products like television using this technology.

According to reports, Samsung Display has sold its LCD manufacturing equipment at its Gen-8 LCD production line to a display manufacturer from China, named Efonlong. The equipment will be shipped to China next month and Samsung will use the capacity freed up to produce quantum dot displays. The Gen-8 line will now produce 65 inch or larger displays using the new and emerging display technology.

On the other hand, LG is looking to close a deal with another Chinese LCD display manufacturer. The South Korean brand also wishes to sell its LCD manufacturing equipment which is from its P8 manufacturing line. Unlike Samsung, LG will use the opened production capacity to boost OLED production in its manufacturing plants.

This marks a major shift in the market as previous key players are leaving the LCD industry for a popular technology which is seeing considerable growth recently. Even in smartphone markets, OLED displays have become a flagship standard while TV’s with the same technology is also witnessing increasing sales. Fortunately, the price hike that will accompany this notable transition will only last in the first half of 2020 and should recover later in the second half of this year.

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Japan eases export restrictions on key industrial components to South Korea

Sean — Tue, 24 Dec 2019 07:18:44 +0000

According to a new report, Japan is easing its export-related restrictions of a few crucial smartphone components to South Korea. It arrives as a step towards a healthy relationship between the two nations. The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) has partially removed the export restriction on photoresists to some degree with more initiative to follow soon.

Samsung’s microLED technology that utilizes the components from Japan

Previously, the Japanese Government had imposed restrictions on three key industrial chemicals in South Korea; which occurs after a long standing deterioration of political and trade relations between the two countries. The restriction led companies like Samsung, LG, and SK Hynix to be at a loss with no viable alternative as Japan provides 70 to 90 percent of the global supply of the aforementioned chemicals.

From July 2019, Japanese companies had to obtain their home Government’s approval for individual exports when shipping fluorinated polyimides (a key component of LCDs and OLEDs panels), photoresists and high purity hydrogen fluoride (used in making DRAM and NAND memory chips). Thus, it made things difficult for Japan’s indigenous companies as well as foreign OEMs. Notably, the move is also quite similar to how American based companies had to be issued licenses to partner with blacklisted companies like Huawei.

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Now, it would seem that the trade tensions are declining and both sides might have arrived at a consensus. Political leaders from both nations had also met earlier this month to discuss the import/export relations. For now, only photoresists have been made available for “bulk” licensing that will supply three years worth of the component to Samsung, LG, and SK Hynix.

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Samsung takes back lead in the Smartphone Display Market with record high AMOLED Sales

Sean — Tue, 26 Nov 2019 08:51:32 +0000

Samsung, the leading smartphone brand in the world, is now also the top manufacturer for smartphone displays. The South Korean tech giant is well known for its AMOLED displays which have helped it reclaim the number one spot in the smartphone display market in Q3 2019.

Stats Via IHS Markit

According to a new report from IHS Markit, Samsung accounted for about 29 percent of total smartphone display shipments in the third quarter of this year. In comparison, in Q2 2019 it only had a 21.3 percent market share. The sizeable jump in sales numbers has propelled Samsung to the top spot again beating out BOE displays for the first time since Q4 of 2018.

Samsung’s active matrix organic light emitting displays (or AMOLED) is becoming increasingly more popular with other smartphone manufacturers. David Hseih, Senior Director from IHS Markit also stated that more and more companies are quickly adopting the AMOLED technology for their mid to even high-end smartphone offerings. Many major brands including Apple, Huawei, Oppo, Vivo, and even Xiaomi have used AMOLED technology in their high-end models in 2019. Being the most seasoned and well-known supplier of AMOLED displays, the company has seen AMOLED shipments totaling 146 million units in Q3, up from 93 million from Q2 2019.

Galaxy Note 8 Featuring A Super AMOLED Display

Notably, this also marked the first time AMOLED shipments had surpassed LTPS TFT LCD shipments (144 million). Hence, it implies the AMOLED demand in the market will only further increase and Samsung will be well utilizing this opportunity. Furthermore, other Chinese companies like BOE, Visionox, ChinaStar, Tianma, and EverDislpay will also seek to gain with their AMOLED offerings but will be nowhere near the South Korean veteran.

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Hisense U9e launches as the world’s first “dual-image” TV

Habeeb Onawole — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 14:08:38 +0000

Today, Hisense launched the Hisense U9e which is the world’s first “dual-image” TV. No, the Hisense U9e doesn’t have dual displays neither does it show two video inputs at the same time. Technically, the TV actually has two display panels placed in front of each other – one color and one black and white – the result is an LCD TV with a contrast ratio ten times that of a standard LCD TV and a picture quality that rivals OLED and costs less.

The display technology was manufactured in partnership with BOE and is called BD Cell (we talked about it here). Hisense says it is proud the technology is fully Chinese.

As stated above, the display consists of two panels – a color panel which focuses on color control and the black and white panel which handles dimming, contrast, and details. There are also five chips inside the TV that efficiently control the backlight and images. Combined with the dual panels, the U9E has a contrast ratio of over 150,000, exceeding OLEDs; and a picture quality that is realistic.

The Hisense U9e is also said to exceed the peak brightness, color gamut, color accuracy and HDR certification requirements of OLED TVs.

The U9e will come in 55-inch, 65-inch, and 75-inch models. However, only the 65-inch model is available this year at a price of ¥17,999 (~$2616), making it even more expensive than Sony’s 65-inch LCD TV for 2019. The 55-inch and 75-inch models will be available next year. Hisense didn’t reveal when the 55-inch model will be available for purchase.

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Hisense knows this is more expensive than your average TV but it says low-end and low-quality TVs negatively affect the TV industry. Right now, it is the first brand in China to offer high-end color TVs and has been developing these high-end displays for years. According to Wang Wei, a top executive “Hisense’s goal is to lead the high-end Chinese TV market”.

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BOE to begin mass production of LCD panels with optical fingerprint recognition this year

Jed John Ikoba — Thu, 27 Jun 2019 12:37:24 +0000

Since the introduction of the on-screen fingerprint recognition technology, it has courted lots of interest from fans who are always on the lookout for that piece of tech on any new flagship phone. The technology can only be used on OLED panels and this has limited the proliferation of the technology a great deal. However, that may soon change as leading Chinese display manufacturer BOE Display Technology has announced that it has successfully developed an optical fingerprint technology-supporting LCD panel and that it plans to start mass producing the panels by the end of this year.

Basically, the current on-screen fingerprint recognition technology in use are either optical or ultrasonic technology and both can only be used on OLED panels. This is because the thickness of OLED panels are not so much as compared to LCD panels. Thus, it is easier for penetration to take place between the finger on the screen and the sensor that has to be under the screen. AMOLED panels are more expensive than LCD, making it difficult to have the fingerprint technology on low-end and mid-range phones. Therefore, this new technology is an important one.

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Just last month, Taiwanese display maker AU Optronics had earlier announced a 6-inch full-screen optical embedded fingerprint scanning LTPS display. AUO’s display is the world’s first fingerprint scanning technology that supports optical sensors embedded in LCD screens. The panels come with FHD+ resolution (2304×1080) as well as a sub-pixel resolution of 403PPI.

We may likely start seeing phones with this optical fingerprint supporting display from next year or towards the end of this year. It will be interesting to see how responsive the fingerprint sensors would be.

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