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.
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Native name | |
|---|---|
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 삼성디스플레이 |
| Revised Romanization | Samseong Diseupeullei |
| McCune–Reischauer | Samsŏng Tisŭp'ŭllei |
| Industry | Electronics |
| Founded | April 1, 2012 |
| Headquarters |  1, Samsung-ro, Giheung-gu, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea |
Key people | Joo Sun Choi: President |
| Products | OLED/QD-OLED panels |
| Revenue | $ 25.98 billion (2022) |
| Parent | Samsung Electronics |
| Website | https://www.samsungdisplay.com/eng/index.jsp |
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
edit- 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
editAs of September 2022.
| Shareholder | Stake (%) | Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics | 84.80% | 
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| Samsung SDI | 15.20% |
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Company agent
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- CEO Joo Sun Choi (최주선)
References
edit- ^ "Samsung and Sony Agreed on Establishing Additional 8th Generation Line at S-LCD". Sony. Archived from the original on April 17, 2024.
- ^ "Shipment of mass production Generation 7 amorphous TFT LCD modules". Sony. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
- ^ "Samsung and Sony Agreed on Establishing Additional 8th Generation Line at S-LCD". Sony. Retrieved April 25, 2008.
- ^ "Samsung buys Sony's entire stake in LCD joint venture". BBC News Business. December 2011. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
- ^ Form 20-F/A for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012, page F-30, Sony Corporation
- ^ "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.
- ^ Chedalla, Teja (July 13, 2016). "Samsung to Introduce Y-OCTA New Touch Display on Galaxy Note7". PhnoeRadar. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Larsen, Ramsus (January 4, 2022). "Sony unveils 2022 A95K QD-OLED TVs and A90K, A80K OLED TVs". FlatpanelsHD. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ Larsen, Ramsus (March 17, 2022). "Samsung officially unveils S95B QD-OLED TVs". FlatpanelsHD. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ Lee, Gijong (September 1, 2022). "Samsung Display transfers LCD patents to CSOT". TheElec. Retrieved October 2, 2022.