Faced with a prolonged slump in the global liquid-crystal display (LCD) market, Chinese TV manufacturers are considering shifting to organic light emitting diode (OLED) panels. If Chinese companies, which are the main culprit of the oversupply of LCD panels, move into the OLED market, a “generation
Samsung Electronics is leading the trend towards bigger TVs with its premium QLED TVs. The 70-inch or larger premium TV market is growing globally every year. In Samsung Electronics' TV sales, the proportion of 70-inch or larger TVs jas eclipsed that of 50- to 59-inch TVs.TVs with a 70-inch or l
Samsung Electronics is hot on the trail of Sony in the global image sensor market. The company is employing a two-track strategy of developing technology ahead of competitors and expanding its market share by increasing price competitiveness.The company is accelerating its move to take control of th
Patent trolls are jumping into the patent wars related with organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) as the global OELD display market is growing rapidly.The growth of the OLED market is being led by South Korean display companies. LG Display Co. announced in July a plan to make an additional investmen
LG Display Co. plans to increase its organic light-emitting diode (OLED) TV panel sales in China by seven times within three years.The company held a “OLED Big Bang Media Day” at Mee Park in Beijing's 798 Art Zone on Sept. 19. It invited officials from TV manufacturers, including Skyworth, Hisen
Korean, Chinese, and Japanese companies participating in the IFA 2019 in Berlin showcased their new products to attract European consumers. In particular, they drew much attention from visitors with innovative technologies in such fields as 8K TV, 5G, artificial intelligence (AI), and the Internet o
Samsung Electronics Co. has been chosen as the sixth most loved brand among young Americans.The company ranked sixth in the “Millennials' Top 100 Brands" list recently released by global marketing agency Moosylvania based in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. The marketing firm polled 1,000 millennials a
Samsung Electronics announced on Sep. 1 that it has prepared the performance standards and specifications for 8K TVs on behalf of the 8K Association.8K TVs are ultra-high definition televisions that can achieve the highest resolution of about 8,000 pixels. The 8K Association is a global non-profit o
Samsung Electronics has achieved a nearly 10 percent share in the Japanese smartphone market on the back of the popularity of the Galaxy S10 series.Samsung Electronics ranked second with a 9.8 percent market share (600,000 units) in the Japanese smartphone market in the second quarter of this year,
Sales of the world’s top three memory makers -- Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Micron -- plunged by more than 30 percent in the first half of this year due to the slumping global semiconductor market.The world’s top 15 semiconductor makers' sales totaled US$148.72 billion in the first half,
Based on QLED and 8K TVs, Samsung Electronics Co. maintained the number one spot in the global TV market in the second quarter of this year.The South Korean electronics giant recorded a 31.5 percent share of the global TV market in terms of sales in the second quarter, according to market research f
LG Electronics has secured the largest share of the European premium TV market.LG Electronics ranked first in the US$2,500 or higher segment of the European TV market with a 33.3 percent share in terms of sales revenue, market researcher IHS Markit said on Aug. 15. In terms of sales volume, the comp
Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. have solidified their lead in the global ultra large television market with screens of more than 70 inches. In this growing market, China has taken second place, beating out Japan.South Korean companies sold a total of 499,700 units in the ultra large
Samsung Electronics has developed a 100-million-pixel image sensor ahead of Sony, the leader in the global image sensor market.Samsung Electronics announced on Aug. 12 that it has released the industry's first 108-milion-pixel mobile image sensor “ISOCELL Bright HMX.” Samsung became the first co
Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are among the top 10 companies in patent registrations in the United States.Samsung registered 5,836 patents in the United States in 2018, a 0.4 percent increase from a year ago, according to the 2018 top 300 companies and institutions in patent registrations i
Intensifying competition among Chinese smartphone makers over high-pixel cameras is pushing up the adoption of Samsung Electronics' image sensors. Chinese smartphone makers want to attract customers with low-price, high-performance products.Samsung Electronics aims to ramp up its share of the im
The Japanese government announced on July 1 that it would start to restrict the export of semiconductor and display materials to South Korea from July 4, causing many South Korean companies to be nervous.“Japanese companies now must obtain a permission from the Japanese government to export resist,
SK Telecom has been selected as a 5G communication leader in Asia.Moor Insights & Strategy, a leading high-tech analyst firm in the United States, recently announced companies that lead 5G in categories such as global telecom operators, smartphone makers and equipment companies.SK Telecom was select
The TV war between Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics is shifting from QLED TVs versus OLED TVs to 8K TVs versus OLED TVs. Samsung Electronics, which launched the industry’s first 8K TVs last year, has been stepping up its efforts to dominate the world 8K TV market.8K TVs can achieve a resolutio
A forecast on the 8K TV market led by Korean TV makers such as Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics has been lowered for the third time this year. The 8K TV sales forecast for this year were less than half of last year’s and dropped by one-quarter from a year ago.In the meantime, the ongoing econo