LG Display is aiming to supply up to 20 million units of mobile OLED display panels to Apple for the iPhone 12 series, sources within the company told TheElec.Cupertio is expected to order 75 million units for its upcoming smartphones launching later this year. Samsung Display is expected to supply

LG Electronics has launched its 2020-model NanoCell TVs in South Korea, the company said Tuesday.The 65-inch LG NanoCell 8K AI ThinQ, or 65Nano99, has started sales, the Korean hardware giant said. Another 65-inch model, called 65Nano97, which has slightly less specs will launch early next month, LG

South Korean fabless companies have performed strongly in the first quarter, backed by large volumes of order from Chinese clients, their filings to the local finance watchdog showed Friday.However, uncertainty remains high for the second quarter from the US-China trade war and lackluster performanc

Samsung Electronics has launched a new outdoor TV dubbed The Terrace in the US, the company announced Thursday, local time.The model boasts a 4K resolution QLED display and supports up to 2000 nits of brightness, which means it will be clearly visible in daylight, the Korean company said.The Terrace

Samsung Electronics has set quotation requests for OLED display panels to Chinese giant BOE for use in its Galaxy S series planned for next year, sources within the company told TheElec Wednesday.The South Korean tech behemoth recently sent request for quotation, or RFQ, to BOE, the first step for a

A South Korean company has developed laser technology that can be used to cut the utlra-thin glass used as cover for display screens on foldable smartphones.ITI said the technology was dubbed “Cool” can used to cut the glasses smoothly without damaging them.The company, which specializes in laser te

Samsung Display will be increasing its shipment of LCD monitor panels by up to 40% on-year despite shutting down most of its LCD panel lines, according to industry sources and market research firm Omdia on May 14.The decision comes based on market research showing a spike in demand for monitors for

Japan’s JDI beat out rivals such as LG Display to serve as the sole supplier of the initial batch of LCD panels for Apple’s latest version of its iPhone SE smartphones due out next month, according to industry sources on April 27. Sharp – which was acquired by Taiwan’s Foxconn – will later on add to

South Korea’s Samsung Electronics will be supplied once again by Sharp Corp. with large-sized LCD panels, according to publications Nikkei and Sankei on May 2.This would mark the fourth time for Sharp to supply Samsung. The panels are to be shipped to Samsung by the end of this year. Following its a

LG Innotek is going to discontinue BLU(Backlight Unit) LED business, with Wooree E&L and Seoul Semiconductor grabbing the BLU LED sales opportunities, according to industry sources on April 21.BLU LED are necessary light sources for LCD panels. They are used in LCD TVs, laptops, monitors and others.

China’s Everdisplay Optronics is expanding its territory in the rigid OLED panel market for laptops and tablets. In particular, the company is directly competing against Samsung Display over supplying laptops and tablet PCs for Huawei Technologies, according to industry sources on April 7.The panel

Chinese display makers CEC Panda and HKC may be placed on the selling block on account of mounting financial difficulties triggered by a glut of LCD panels and declining prices, according to industry sources on April 9.The two firms may be acquired by other Chinese panel makers such as CSOT and BOE

Samsung Display will be shuttering its LCD business for good before the year is out, according to industry sources on April 1.Some of the lines, such as the Gen-7 here in Korea will be refurbished to produce OLED and QD panels. Since 2019, the display maker has been switching its LCD L8 line in Sout

MagnaChip plans to focus on display and power solutions now that it has signed off to sell its foundry business and Fab 4 manufacturing facility located in North Chungcheong Province in a deal valued at about $435 million.On Mar. 31, MagnaChip said it inked the contract with a consortium led by priv

LG Group’s fabless chipmaking unit Silicon Works will be commercializing the ARM Cortex-M3 based microcontroller unit (MCU) it developed in 2019 in a move marking its venture into the digital semiconductor markets, according to industry sources on Mar. 19.The chips will be produced by Taiwan’s TSMC,

Flanked by the heads of key affiliates, Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong toured the display panel production lines at Samsung Display’s Asan facilities on Mar. 19, taking a closer look at the next generation Quantum Dot (QD) display samples. The lines are now readying for mass production.“We are facing une

LG Display is expected begin mass production from its Guangzhou plant in China manufacturing large-sized OLED panels in May this year, according to industry sources on Mar. 16.This is about 3 months behind schedule, largely triggered by the spread of the coronavirus that put plant facilities on hold

The global shipment of mobile phone displays tumbled 26% in January from the previous month to 158 million units on the spreading coronavirus combined with seasonal factors, according to industry sources on Mar. 10.The figure reflected a 20% on-year decline. It was compiled from the display shipment

The growth of Fingerprint on Display (FoD) sensors this year will hinge on whether they get installed in LCD panel smartphones, with a myriad of manufacturers working on the technology, according to industry sources on Feb. 21.Due to the panel structures, only OLED display smartphones have been depl

China’s largest display maker BOE trumped LG Display in 2019 to top the markets in terms of TV LCD panel area shipment, according to IHS Markit on Feb. 13.BOE has been the largest company to ship LCD panels for TVs since 2018, but this marks the first time it took the lead for area shipments, accord