Samsung Display filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) against China’s BOE, the world’s largest liquid crystal display (LCD) panel maker and Samsung Display’s largest display competitor. Samsung Display claims BOE stole its technology. This is separate from an ongoing p
The former CEO and several employees of TopTec who sold Samsung Display’s edge panel technology to China, have been convicted. The leaked 3D Lamination technology is used to manufacture edge panels, also known as “edge designs,” smartphone displays designed to curve at the edge.The Supreme Court tod
The South Korean government will benchmark the United States and introduce an approval system for foreign companies’ attempts to acquire Korean companies to prevent technology leaks. It will also increase the penalties for those who leak core national technologies, including fines of up to three tim
The South Korean government will restrict the export of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) production equipment. It is planning to designate OLED equipment as “national core technology” and make government approval compulsory for exportation. This is a follow-up measure to prevent any recurrence of
Samsung Display’s edge panel technology for a curved edge of a smartphone screen has leaked to China. The Suwon District Prosecutor’s Office announced on Nov. 29 that it arrested and charged three persons, including the CEO of Toptec, and indicted eight persons without detention for a violation of t
Samsung Electronics selected 13 business partners as this year’s hidden champions. It is going to choose 50 such companies before the end of this year to concentrate its support on them, too. The yearly hidden champion program is to find those having technological capabilities and willing to innovat