Debate over the 8K TV is intensifying abroad as well as in Korea. As North America has become the world’s largest 8K TV market, beating Europe, a debate over the resolution credential for 8K TVs is likely to flare up at the world’s biggest tech event, Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2020 to be held
Samsung Electronics has filed a complaint against LG Electronics with the Korean Fair Trade Commission (FTC) regarding the latter’s recent OLED TV advertisement.Samsung claimed that LG Electronics violated the Act on Fair Labeling and Advertisement and the Fair Trade Act by running ads that make gro
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
Market researcher IHS Markit has raised its estimate of 8K LCD TV panel shipments for 2019 by 12.9 percent from its first quarter forecast of 347,000 units to 38,700 units.IHS Markit said that it has revised up its forecast because Samsung Display is expected to significantly ramp up 8K LCD TV panel
Along with 5G and system semiconductors, Lee Jae-yong, vice-chairman of Samsung Electronics, has chosen quantum dot (QD) displays as Samsung’s future growth engine. Lee announced a 13 trillion qon investment plan in the next-generation display technology to turn the tide for the Korean display indus
LG Display announced on Oct. 7 that it will showcase about 20 high-tech products, mainly OLED displays, at the 19th Korea Display Exhibition (IMID) 2019 to be held in COEX, Seoul for four days from Oct. 8."We will show off our technological leadership by presenting premium products such as OLED TVs
A sense of crisis is spreading among officials of Samsung Electronics’ visual display (VD) business division, which has solidified the company's lead in the global TV market with quantum dot LED (QLED) TVs. This is because the VD division may lose the power to lead the company's TV business
The International Committee for Display Metrology (ICDM) has announced that it would not intervene in the ongoing arguments between Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics related to 8K TV technology.“We do not intervene or mediate in such issues no matter what data is presented by companies using th
KT announced on Sept. 27 that it has signed a business agreement with Migu, China Mobile's entertainment content subsidiary, to cooperate in new media content based on 5G telecommunications.Under the agreement, KT and China Mobile Migu will join hands to jointly promote a 5G digital ecosystem an
A dispute between Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics over the former's QLED TVs is expected to continue into next year.LG Electronics has filed a complaint with the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) of Korea claiming that Samsung Electronics' QLED TV advertisement is false and exaggerated. But
The large gap between QLED TVs and OLED TVs in terms of sales is expected to further widen this year.QLED TVs and OLED TVs are currently leading the global premium TV market. Samsung Electronics is the most representative producer of QLED TVs, while LG Electronics is the standard-bearer of the OLED
The battle over “8K TV resolution” between Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. is escalating. LG Electronics has filed a complaint against Samsung Electronics with South Korea's corporate watchdog for violating the Act on Fair Labeling and Advertising.LG Electronics argued that Samsu
Samsung Electronics has officially begun to refute LG Electronics’ claims that its 8K TVs have a picture quality problem. The company refrained from responding to its rival’s offensive at IFA 2019 but changed its mind out of a concern that consumers might misunderstand Samsung 8K TVs if they continu
LG Electronics is planning to hold a technical briefing for journalists to highlight the image quality problem of Samsung Electronics’ 8K TVs. The company recently took issue with the picture quality of Samsung' 8K TVs at IFA 2019, Europe's largest home appliance exhibition in Berlin, German
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
Chinese companies are rapidly increasing their presence in the 8K TV and 5G smartphone markets. With the U.S.-China trade war going on, they are concentrating on European markets.This year’s IFA, the largest consumer electronics show in Europe, kicked off in Berlin on Sept. 6. There, Chinese smartph
The war over the 8K TV image quality is intensifying between South Korea’s two electronics giants Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. LG Electronics claimed that Samsung Electronics’ 8K TV does not meet industry standards. Samsung Electronics dismissed the claim, saying, “That is an absu
SK Telecom will partner with Samsung Electronics to develop and commercialize the world's first 5G-based 8K TV services. 8K ultra-high definition (UHD) has the horizontal resolution of 7680 pixels and the vertical resolution of 4320 pixels, four times as many pixels as 4K UHD.SK Telecom plans to
Silicon Works, a fabless company of LG Group, is considering ways to cooperate with Samsung Electronics. When Samsung Electronics announced the Semiconductor Vision 2030 in late April, it said it would actively support small and medium-sized fabless companies in Korea. Accordingly, Silicon Works is