Samsung won’t give Apple its best OLED tech for iPhone 14

As per industry insiders, Samsung Display is one of Apple’s primary OLED suppliers for the upcoming iPhone 14 series. And according to a new report, the company will help Apple lower iPhone 14 OLED production costs by applying materials of different grades for different iPhone 14 models. Samsung Display will reportedly supply OLED panels for […]

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Samsung patents new energy-efficient display refresh rate technology

Samsung is developing a new display refresh rate technology for mobile devices. A new patent application by Samsung describes a display technology that can apply different refresh rates simultaneously across multiple screen areas. This could be the next evolutionary step in Samsung’s refresh rate technology for mobile displays. The Galaxy S20 was the first to […]

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Samsung-made PlayStation VR2 OLED display is miles better

Samsung Display is reportedly supplying OLED panels for Sony’s upcoming PlayStation VR2 (virtual reality) headset, just like it did for the original PSVR. Sony now spilled the beans on its PS VR2 system in an “early look” blog post and revealed more details on the OLED panel that enables the virtual reality experience. The PS […]

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Galaxy Watch 6 could use OLED display made by a Chinese firm

Samsung’s Galaxy smartwatches have exclusively used OLED panels from Samsung Display, offering excellent image quality. But the display supplier could change next year, at least going by the latest report. According to an exclusive report from Naver, Samsung is in talks with Chinese display manufacturer BOE for the Galaxy Watch 6. The smartwatch is expected […]

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Why I believe Samsung should never release laptops with foldable displays

Samsung’s foldable phones are revolutionary, even though the Korean tech giant appears to be the only OEM leading the revolution. They’re fairly expensive to make, too, which is probably why not many OEMs are rushing in to become a part of this emerging segment early on, or at the very least, they exercise a lot […]

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Samsung just needs to keep doing what it’s doing to absolutely crush rivals

Samsung knows a thing or two about making smartphones. The company has been doing it for a very long time. It may not have been the first to start making Android-powered smartphones but it has since become the manufacturer that defines what an Android smartphone can be. From old school flip phones to sliders, modern […]

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Samsung Display to make OLED microdisplays to meet metaverse demand

Mixed reality devices are at the heart of the metaverse experience. Significant advancements in display technology are required to bring this vision to life. Samsung Display is reportedly receiving demand for OLED microdisplays from major clients. The OLED microdisplay technology isn’t something entirely new for Samsung Display. The company revealed a prototype OLED microdisplay over […]

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Samsung Q2 operating profit to rise thanks to strong memory chip sales

Samsung is expected to announce its Q2 earnings guidance on Thursday, and market watchers estimate that the company’s operating profit for the second quarter rose more than 15% from a year ago. A new survey suggests that Samsung enjoyed a bump in sales and net income in the second quarter of 2022, though some of […]

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Samsung’s QD-OLED display production yield increases to 85%

The latest information by BusinessKorea shows that Samsung Display has managed to increase the production yield of its QD-OLED display to 85%. Choi Joo-sun, Samsung Display’s Vice President, announced the company’s results for the first half of 2022 and disclosed information about increased production yield to attendees. The company also managed to increase the production of […]

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First Galaxy A foldable phone will be the real test for Samsung’s display tech

Samsung could release the first mid-range foldable phone within the next few years. But regardless of whether this device will wear the Galaxy A brand or a different one, it will be critical for the foldable phone market that this budget-oriented foldable phone succeeds. I believe that the real test for foldable display technology has […]

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Samsung Display has started negotiations for Gen 8.5 OLED equipment

Samsung Display has yet to decide whether or not it should invest in manufacturing equipment for Gen 8.5 (2,200 x 2,500mm) OLED panels. The company is negotiating with Japan’s Ulvac for Gen 8.5 OLED deposition equipment and could reach a final decision regarding its Gen 8.5 OLED plans next month. Ulvac offers Gen 8.5 OLED […]

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Samsung acquires OLED startup Cynora for $300 million

It is being reported that Samsung Display has acquired German startup Cynora, which specializes in OLED technologies. While the acquisition hasn’t been made public yet, Bloomberg claims the deal was finalized for around $300 million. Cynora’s technologies claim to make OLED screens more power-efficient and longer-lasting. The company claims that it can improve the efficiency […]

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Samsung to supply millions of OLED panels to BMW for a high-end sedan

Samsung Display is making a bigger name for itself in the automotive supplier segment. The company has reportedly reached an agreement with BMW to supply the automaker with a few million OLED displays for vehicles. Samsung’s display division will supply OLED panels for BMW models that will enter mass production from 2024 onward. As per […]

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Samsung’s new OLED technology can help make truly bezel-less phones

Samsung Display, the world’s best OLED panel manufacturer for smaller devices, has developed a new technology to make thinner and cheaper OLED panels. It can be used to make truly bezel-less and cheaper smartphones. The South Korean firm has reportedly started tesing an inkjet-like OCR (Optically Clear Resin) process to spray transparent adhesive on the panel […]

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Top Korean court rules Samsung Display didn’t steal OLED tech from LG

Samsung is no stranger to lengthy legal battles and the company’s display affiliate has just scored a major win in its home country. South Korea’s Supreme Court has acquitted Samsung Display from the charges of stealing OLED technology from its local rival LG Display. This legal battle between the two Korean companies has been ongoing […]

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Samsung Display to supply Apple with 80 million iPhone 14 OLED panels

Samsung Display will have tens of millions of OLED orders to fulfill for Apple later this year. The latter company is preparing the iPhone 14 series for the market, and Samsung Display could be the primary OLED supplier. China’s BOE was apparently planning to supply Apple with OLED panels for the iPhone 14 lineup, but […]

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Samsung to relocate 300 workers from closed TV LCD division to chip unit

According to insider sources, Samsung is planning to move around 300 workers from its now-closed TV LCD panel manufacturing division to its semiconductor manufacturing unit. This plan comes amidst one of Samsung Electronics‘ display units that stopped producing LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) panels for TVs. Sources quote the reason as being falling prices and steep competition […]

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Samsung might finally be shutting down its LCD business

It was first reported that Samsung’s display-making affiliate, Samsung Display, was going to shut down its LCD business by the end of 2020. However, the rise in demand for LCD panels in the aftermath of the COVID19 pandemic reportedly made the company reconsider its decision. Subsequent reports suggested that the company had decided to shut […]

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Pixel 7 series to continue using Samsung’s OLED panels

Google unveiled its upcoming high-end smartphones, the Pixel 7 and the Pixel 7 Pro, quite early. However, the company did not go into detail regarding the specifications of its smartphones. Now, some information regarding their displays has been revealed. According to a report from 9To5Google, the Pixel 7 and the Pixel 7 Pro will continue […]

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Google’s first foldable phone is reportedly getting delayed to 2023

Google’s response to the Galaxy Z Fold series might not come to the market this year. Unfortunately for foldable phone enthusiasts, Google has reportedly delayed the release of the so-called Pixel Notepad foldable phone until 2023. Following the pushback, the first foldable phone from Google is now reportedly scheduled to hit the market next spring. […]

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