Category Archives: DisplaySearch

Will Samsung Spin Off its LCD Panel Division? What are the Possible Impacts?

Posted by David Hsieh in DisplaySearch, Flat Panel Displays, FPD Industry News, TVs on February 16, 2012 | No comments

By David Hsieh – Vice President, Greater China Market and Yoonsung Chung – Director, Large-Area Displays & FPD Materials, DisplaySearch

Reports on rumors that Samsung Electronics is considering spinning off its LCD manufacturing division are starting to be published. There is speculation that such a spin-off could be the first step of a restructuring of Samsung’s display business, with the end goal, a new Samsung Display company consisting of Samsung Mobile Display (SMD, an independent company that is the leading manufacturer of AMOLED displays) and Samsung LCD. This new company could be the biggest display company covering the key flat panel technologies from small to large sizes. Continue Reading

LCD Manufacturing Technologies Helping to Make Tablets the Hottest of Consumer Electronics

Posted by Charles Annis in DisplaySearch, Materials, Mobile PCs on January 31, 2012 | No comments

Everyone knows tablets are hot, but it is surprising to see that tablets were far and away the most-mentioned topic in media coverage from CES. In a presentation called “Trends to Watch from the 2012 CES,” Shawn Dubravac of the CEA showed data from Simply Measured: with the exception of ultrabooks, tablet mentions were almost 3 times any of the other key CES trends (6,126 for tablets vs. 4,060 for ultrabooks and 2,261 for OLED). And Apple didn’t even participate in the event!
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Can VIZIO Cross Over from TVs to PCs?

Posted by Chris Connery in DisplaySearch, Desktop Monitors, Mobile PCs on January 13, 2012 | 1 comment

News that VIZIO plans to enter the PC market caught quite a few CES attendees off-guard, and it was a common topic of conversation at the show this week. The company announced plans to market all-in-one (AIO) and notebook PCs.
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Qualcomm mirasol on Two More E-Readers

Posted by Jennifer Colegrove in DisplaySearch, Display Technology on January 11, 2012 | No comments

At CES 2012, Qualcomm announced two more e-readers using its 5.7” mirasol display; these will be from Chinese companies Shanda and Hanvon. In November, Korea-based Kyobo released the first e-reader with mirasol display technology.
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ASUS Preps Two New Tablets

Posted by Richard Shim in DisplaySearch, Mobile PCs on January 10, 2012 | No comments

ASUS CEO Jerry Shen primed the pump for the company’s next generation tablet while also announcing the availability of its EeePad Transformer Prime on Monday at CES. During the Nvidia press conference, Shen said that ASUS had a $249 tablet in the works. The unnamed tablet was also going to have the latest elements, such as a Tegra 3 processor and Android 4.x OS, but would come with a 7” screen with a 1280 × 800 resolution.
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