Following their competition in integrated washing and drying machines, Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are now launching AI TVs, sparking another pride battle. On-device AI, which operates AI within the device without a network connection, is rapidly spreading to TVs.On March 13, Samsung Elec
China Unicom Beijing and Huawei have successfully deployed a pilot large-scale 5.5G network in Beijing to provide continuous coverage in three key areas, including Beijing Financial Street in the city center, the landmark Beijing Long Distance Call Building, and multipurpose Workers' Stadium. This f
The author, Sam seog Ko, is a distinguished professor at the College of AI Convergence at Dongguk University and former commissioner of the Korea Communications Commission -- Ed.The global streaming service Netflix is rapidly changing the media market. Especially during the corona pandemic, media ex
Samsung Electronics’ Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) TV, a collaboration between Samsung and LG, failed to debut at IFA 2023, Europe’s largest electronics show, sparking interest in the reasons behind the decision.According to industry sources on Sept. 4, Samsung Electronics showcased a series o
Domestic TV manufacturers such as Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics have been holding a dominant position in the global market but are now showing signs of unease. This is because Chinese companies like TCL and Hisense have been aggressively competing with lower-priced offerings, rapidly erodin
As Samsung and LG are intensifying their strategies to capture the global market for Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) TVs, Japanese companies such as Sony and Sharp are tightening their pursuit. This mirrors previous competition between the two countries in the Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) market
A surge in the use of air conditioning during the summer would bode well for KEPCO’s earnings, as such a development would bring an increase in application of the highest electricity rate. That said, one risk factor is the possibility of the government adopting electricity rate discount policy in re
Korean companies are putting front and center premium TVs that offer special experiences in addition to delivering strong performance in order to maintain their position as the traditional powerhouses in the global TV market. This move is being made as Chinese TV makers have been waging a price war
LG Display announced that its research papers on “Ultra-large OLED” and “Stretchable Display” development technologies were selected as “Distinguished Papers of the Year” at the Society for Information Display (SID), an international academic conference for display information.SID is the world's
While the world TV market was hit hard by a global economic downturn, Samsung Electronics re-entered the organic light-emitting diode (OLED) TV market after 10 years. This has made the OLED TV market a new battleground in the greater premium TV market.According to industry sources on March 7, Samsun
Samsung Electronics launched a new organic light emitting diode (OLED) TV in the Korean market for the first time in 10 years, declaring a duel with LG Electronics.The company announced on Feb. 20 that it has started to receive pre-orders for new 2023 TV models such as Neo QLED and OLED TVs. Prior t
Samsung Electronics and Nanoco Technologies recently announced that they have ended their lawsuit regarding five quantum dot patents. Samsung Electronics is supposed to pay US$150 million to the U.K. company.Nanoco Technologies filed the suit in 2020 with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern Dist
As the European Commission has decided to maintain its plan to significantly strengthen the energy efficiency standards on TVs, Korea's exports of 8K TVs to Europe are highly likely to be blocked.According to the 8K Association and media reports, the EU Commission has no intention of revising a
The author is an analyst of KB Securities. He can be reached at cm.lee@kbfg.com. -- Ed. Maintain target price of KRW180,000 We maintain BUY and TP of KRW180,000 on Ecopro BM. Our DCF-based TP (9.73% WACC; 10.61% COE; 4.50% after-tax COD; 1.03 104w adj. beta) represents 36.9x 12m fwd P/E, 9.98x P/B,
The European Union has decided to apply tighter energy efficiency requirements to TV products starting from March 1 next year. For example, micro LED and 8K TVs must have an energy efficiency index of 0.9 or less. At present, Samsung Electronics’ and LG Electronics’ products in this category have an
The author is an analyst of NH Investment & Securities. He can be reached at kyuha.lee@nhqv.com. -- Ed. In OLEDoS displays, which will be mainly used in XR devices, it is expected that the encapsulation process of the dam & fill method using epoxy will dominate rather than the encapsulant using the
LG Display will introduce its full lineup of OLED TV panels loaded with EX technology at IFA 2022, which will kick off in Berlin, Germany on Sept. 2.The company will set up an exhibition booth at Messe Berlin, the venue of IFA 2022, to showcase its advanced OLED TV technology, including a 97-inch sc
Samsung Electronics has begun sampling the industry’s first 16-gigabit (Gb) Graphics Double Data Rate 6 (GDDR6) DRAM featuring 24-gigabit-per-second (Gbps) processing speeds, the company announced on July 14.Built on Samsung’s third-generation 10-nanometer-class (1z) process using extreme ultraviole
LG Display has developed the world’s first large organic light emitting diode (OLED) TV display featuring convex lens technology. The new display is twice as bright as conventional TV displays.The new display is characterized by a fine convex lens array layer inside an OLED panel. The layer is not c
The author is an analyst of NH Investment & Securities. He can be reached at jaemin.ahn@nhqv.com. -- Ed. Helped by the strengthening competitiveness of its bundled products, SkyLife’s number of satellite broadcasting and CATV subscribers recorded net growth, thus laying the foundation for stable ear