Samsung Display

"S-LCD" redirects here. Not to be confused with Super LCD.

Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
Native name
Korean name
Hangul
삼성디스플레이
Revised RomanizationSamseong Diseupeullei
McCune–ReischauerSamsŏng Tisŭp'ŭllei
IndustryElectronics
FoundedApril 1, 2012
Headquarters 1, Samsung-ro, Giheung-gu, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Key people
Joo Sun Choi: President
ProductsOLED/QD-OLED panels
Revenue$ 25.98 billion (2022)
ParentSamsung Electronics
Websitehttps://www.samsungdisplay.com/eng/index.jsp

Samsung Display Co., Ltd. (Korean: 삼성디스플레이) is a manufacturer of OLED and QD-OLED panels, and former manufacturer of liquid crystal displays (LCDs). Display markets include smartphones, TVs, laptops, computer monitors, smartwatches, virtual reality, handheld game consoles, and automotive applications.

Headquartered in South Korea, Samsung Display has production plants in China, Vietnam, and India, and operates sales offices in six countries. Samsung Display enabled the first mass-production of OLED and quantum dot displays and aims to develop next-generation technology such as slidable, rollable and stretchable panels.

The company was established as S-LCD Corporation in April 2004 in Chungcheongnam-do as a joint venture between Samsung Electronics (51% share) and Sony Corporation (49% share) to manufacture amorphous TFT LCD panels. As of April 2008 the company reported a monthly production capacity of 150,000 LCD panels, including 50,000 based on PVA technology,[1] which were integrated into both Samsung and Sony LCD televisions. S-LCD originally had production facilities in both Japan and South Korea. Samsung later acquired all of Sony's shares in S-LCD in January 2012.

Samsung Display Corporation was established on April 1, 2012. The company launched on July 1 by merging S-LCD Corporation and Samsung Mobile Display (Samsung's OLED manufacturing division), becoming the world's largest display company.[clarification needed] Samsung Display ended its manufacturing of LCD panels in June 2022, becoming a manufacturer of solely OLED panels.

History

  • January 1991: Samsung Electronics launched TFT-LCD business.
  • February 1995: Operated TFT-LCD line for the first time domestically
  • November 2003: Invested for 4.5 generation AMOLED mass-production for the first time in the world
  • July 2004: A joint venture S-LCD Corporation between Samsung Electronics and Sony Corporation was established.
  • April 2005: S-LCD begins shipment of seventh-generation TFT LCD panels for LCD TVs.[2]
  • August 2007: S-LCD begins shipment of eighth-generation TFT LCD panels for LCD TVs.[3]
  • October 2007: Started to mass produce AMOLED for the first time in the world
  • March 2009: Exceed production of AMOLED one million monthly
  • December 26, 2011: The company's partners announce that Samsung will acquire Sony's entire stake in the joint venture, making S-LCD Corporation a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics.[4]
  • January 19, 2012: Acquisition of Sony's shares completed for 1.07 trillion Korean won (72 billion Japanese yen) in cash.[5]
  • July 1, 2012: S-LCD and Samsung Mobile Display merge to create Samsung Display.[6]
  • August 2014: Samsung Display mass-produced the world’s first curved edge display panel, featured in the Galaxy Note Edge.
  • September 2015: Mass-produced circular OLED for smartwatches
  • July 2016: World’s first mass-production of embedded Y-OCTA[7]
  • April 2019: Samsung Display mass-produced and commercialized foldable displays.
  • April 2021: Samsung Display's LCD factory in Suzhou, China, is sold to TCL Technology's China Star Optoelectronics Technology.[8]
  • November 2021: Samsung Display started to produce QD-OLED displays.
  • January 4, 2022: Sony announces its A95K television that uses Samsung Display's QD-OLED panels.[9]
  • March 17, 2022: Samsung Electronics announces its S95B television that uses Samsung Display's QD-OLED panels.[10]
  • June 2022: Samsung Display terminates its LCD business.[8] Samsung Display sold its LCD patents to TCL Technology's China Star Optoelectronics Technology.[11]

Corporate governance

As of September 2022.

Shareholder Stake (%) Flag
Samsung Electronics 84.80%
Samsung SDI 15.20%

Company agent

  • CEO Joo Sun Choi (최주선)

References

  1. ^ "Samsung and Sony Agreed on Establishing Additional 8th Generation Line at S-LCD". Sony. Archived from the original on April 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "Shipment of mass production Generation 7 amorphous TFT LCD modules". Sony. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  3. ^ "Samsung and Sony Agreed on Establishing Additional 8th Generation Line at S-LCD". Sony. Retrieved April 25, 2008.
  4. ^ "Samsung buys Sony's entire stake in LCD joint venture". BBC News Business. December 2011. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
  5. ^ Form 20-F/A for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012, page F-30, Sony Corporation
  6. ^ "Samsung Display Newly Established as World's Largest Display Manufacturer" (Press release). Seoul, South Korea: Samsung Display. Business Wire. July 1, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  7. ^ Chedalla, Teja (July 13, 2016). "Samsung to Introduce Y-OCTA New Touch Display on Galaxy Note7". PhnoeRadar. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  8. ^ a b Ji-hyoung, Son (May 30, 2022). "Samsung Display to fully exit from LCD TV panel business in June". The Korea Herald. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  9. ^ Larsen, Ramsus (January 4, 2022). "Sony unveils 2022 A95K QD-OLED TVs and A90K, A80K OLED TVs". FlatpanelsHD. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  10. ^ Larsen, Ramsus (March 17, 2022). "Samsung officially unveils S95B QD-OLED TVs". FlatpanelsHD. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  11. ^ Lee, Gijong (September 1, 2022). "Samsung Display transfers LCD patents to CSOT". TheElec. Retrieved October 2, 2022.