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Samsung, Despite the Favorable TV Sales in Q1, Display Still in Deficit

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Samsung Elec. today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016. Samsung’s revenue for the quarter was KRW 49.78 trillion, an increase of 5.7 percent YoY, while operating profit for the quarter was KRW 6.68 trillion, an increase of 12 percent YoY. In the company’s earnings guidance disclosed on April 7, 2016, Samsung estimated first quarter consolidated revenues would reach approximately KRW 49.0 trillion with consolidated operating profit of approximately KRW 6.6 trillion.

LED Market Revenue ↓ for First Time…2015, $14,300 Mn

April 22, 2016/0 Comments/in /by OLEDNET

Last year, the global LED market recorded its first decrease. This is analyzed to be due to aftermath of price competition. the spread of OLED is also one of the reason.

2016 Apple Watch Shipment to Fall by More than 25%…Watch Market, Below Expectations

April 21, 2016/0 Comments/in /by OLEDNET

With the trend of smartwatch market’s below expectation growth, some believe that this year’s Apple Watch shipment volume will decrease by 25% or more compared to last year.

Apple’s WWDC Kicks Off June 13 in San Francisco

April 21, 2016/0 Comments/in /by OLEDNET

Apple announced that it will hold its 27th annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), hosting the creative talent behind the world’s most innovative apps, from June 13 through 17 in San Francisco. At WWDC, Apple’s developer community comes together from all corners of the globe to learn about the future of Apple’s four software platforms — iOS, OS X, watchOS and tvOS.

Galaxy S7 and S7 edge Now Available in Pink Gold

April 20, 2016/0 Comments/in /by OLEDNET

Samsung Electronics has released Pink Gold editions of the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge, bringing the total of available colors for the devices to five.

Sharp will release RoBoHoN, a robot-shaped phone

April 15, 2016/0 Comments/in /by OLEDNET

Sharp Corporation will release RoBoHoN, a small and easily portable robot-shaped phone.

Samsung, announced the availability and pricing for New SUHD TVs

April 14, 2016/0 Comments/in /by OLEDNET

Samsung Electronics America, the leader in home entertainment for over 10 years, announced the availability and pricing for its 2016 line up, including an entirely new Flagship model series – the KS9800, bringing a new meaning to Smart TV.

LG Elec.`s operating profit is 505.2 billion KRW 1Q 2016…65.5%↑

April 12, 2016/0 Comments/in /by OLEDNET

LG Electronics Inc. (LG) today announced its preliminary earnings results for the first quarter of 2016.

Samsung Curved Monitor Surpasses One Million Sales Mark

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Samsung Electronics announced today that it has sold more than one million curved monitor products worldwide. The global display provider introduced its first curved LED monitor – the 27-inch, 4000R (curvature radius of 4,000 mm) SD590C model – in September 2014, and since has expanded its line-up to include several additional curved monitors.

Samsung Electronics Announces Earnings Guidance for 1Q 2016

April 8, 2016/0 Comments/in /by OLEDNET

Samsung Electronics announced its earnings guidance for the first quarter of 2016.

LG G5 to Begin Shipping Worldwide

March 30, 2016/0 Comments/in /by OLEDNET

Starting this week, LG Electronics (LG) will begin reaching global markets with its highly anticipated LG G5 modular smartphone.

Samsung, Even if OLED TV is Released, Different from LG

March 28, 2016/0 Comments/in /by OLEDNET

Within the TV market, there is an opinion that even Samsung Electronics which believes it is not yet the time for OLED panel cannot continue to insist on LCD. Experts estimate that even if it is the same OLED TV, Samsung Elec. will differentiate the actualization method from competitors’ including LG Electronics. One of the possibilities suggested is Samsung’s selection of ink-jet printed OLED TV panel.

LG Electronics Launches 58:9 Signage…Transforms Columns and Corners to Billboards

March 24, 2016/0 Comments/in /by OLEDNET

On March 23, LG Electronics launched world’s first 86 inch 58:9 commercial display Ultra Stretch.

[Light+Building 2016] Sumitomo Chemical to Exhibit Polymer OLED Lighting

March 14, 2016/0 Comments/in /by OLEDNET

Sumitomo Chemical will exhibit its polymer OLED lighting at “Light+Building 2016,” one of the world’s largest trade fairs for lighting and building technology, to be held in Frankfurt, Germany, from March 13 to March 18, 2016. This is the third time for Sumitomo Chemical to exhibit its products at the trade fair, following its previous […]

[2nd OLED KOREA Conference] Looking at the Future Through Display Trend

March 2, 2016/0 Comments/in /by OLEDNET

Choong Hoon Yi, the president of UBI Research, discussed the trend change of CES 2016 and the effects on future OLED display and market forecast. During the 2nd OLED KOREA Conference (Feb 24 – 25), Yi gave a key note presentation titled ‘Dynamic Change in OLED Industry’. Discussing CES 2016, Yi first gave […]

LG Electronics to Actively Induce OLED TV Demands in 2016

January 27, 2016/0 Comments/in /by OLEDNET

LG Electronics CFO, Do Hyun Jung announced that they expect this year’s OLED TV’s demand to be approximately 4 times higher than last year’s. With this statement during the LG Electronics earnings announcement (January 26), Jung demonstrated determination in popularization of OLED TV. Regarding the forecast of Q1, he estimated that despite the slow […]

[Lighting Japan 2016] Yamagata University Develops Low Cost Flexible OLED Encapsulation

January 15, 2016/0 Comments/in /by OLEDNET

Innovation Center for Organic Electronics in Yamagata University in Japan discussed low cost flexible OLED encapsulation in Lighting Japan 2016 conference. Existing flexible OLED encapsulation mainly used hybrid encapsulation structure that forms multi-layer thin film passivation layers on top of OLED, and then applying adhesive organic material and laminating gas barrier film. The encapsulation structure […]

Sumitomo Chem. Aims for General Lighting Market with P-LED

January 15, 2016/0 Comments/in /by OLEDNET

Sumitomo Chemical’s Decorative P-LED Lighting Panel, Lighting Japan 2016 Sumitomo Chemical revealed that they are planning to enter the general lighting market with solution process applied P-LED (polymer OLED). Sumitomo Chemical is a company developing polymer and solution process applied OLED lighting panel. The company began actively selling decorative OLED lighting panel from H2 […]

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