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Samsung Expected to Recapture #1 Semi Supplier Ranking in 2Q21

by Milos Pavlovic

What They Say IC Insights forecast that the improving DRAM market will mean that Samsung goes back past Intel as the largest semiconductor supplier again. The firm was ahead of Samsung in 2017 and …

Tags:Intel| Market Data| Samsung| Semiconductor Market

Samsung’s Notebooks Have Two Grades of OLED

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Samsung has two new Galaxy Book devices, the Galaxy Book Pro (a clamshell notebook) and the Galaxy Book Pro 360 (a touchscreen convertible), the first Windows PCs it has introduced with …

Tags:Convertible PCs| Notebooks| OLEDs| Samsung

Getting the Best from Streaming Services

by Andy Marken

We played chess a little bit while in college. It was a way to feel like you were doing something constructive while skipping classes and if you were winning, you weren’t wasting time. And …

Tags:Amazon| Netflix| OTT Video| Samsung| Smart TV| Streaming Video

Samsung Electronics Announces First Quarter 2021 Results

by Artem Alekseenko

Total consolidated revenue was KRW 65.39 trillion, a 6% increase from the previous quarter and a record for the first quarter. Operating profit increased 4% from the previous three-month period to KRW 9.38 trillion …

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Samsung and Apple Report Good Results

by Milos Pavlovic

What They Say Samsung reported profits of $8.45 billion on sales of $59 billion in Q1 2021. Solid sales of smartphones and consumer electronics outweighed lower earnings from semiconductors and displays. The display business …

Tags:Apple| Financial Data| Samsung

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LG Display to supply more OLED panels to Apple for iPhones in 2021

by Milos Pavlovic

What They Say Quoting data from Omdia, The Elec in Korea reported that Apple will see a boost of 47.6% in iPhone shipments this year, to 169 million from 114.5 million. The suppliers of …

Tags:Apple| LG Displays (LGD)| Market Data| OLEDs| Samsung| Samsung Display| Small Medium Panel Supply

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DSCC Highlights LTPO and High Refresh in Smartphones

by Bob Raikes

What They Say In an information dense blog post, DSCC picked out some highlights from its most recent report on ‘Advanced Smartphones’. It highlights the trend to higher refresh rates, which have developed from …

Tags:Apple| LTPO TFT| Samsung| Smartphone Market| Smartphones| Variable Frame Rate (VRR)

OLED TVs – SDC, Samsung Visual and LGD – A Double Reversal of Fortune

by Barry Young

President Han Jong-hee at Samsung Electronics (Visual Display) recently agreed to use QD-OLED panels in their TVs, after almost a year of claiming the technology was inconsistent with their current strategy of using LCDs …

Tags:China| Large LCD Supply| LG Electronics (LGE)| Market Data| OLED TVs| QD OLEDs| Samsung

Samsung Denies Rumour of LG OLED Purchases

by Bob Raikes

What They Say We reported on Friday the rumours that Samsung might have agreed to buy OLEDs from LG for its TV business (Samsung to Buy OLED TV Panels from LG?). After we published, …

Tags:LG Displays (LGD)| OLED TVs| QD OLEDs| Samsung

Samsung to Buy OLED TV Panels from LG?

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Various Korean news reports say that Samsung’s Visual Display division has met with LG Display with a view to buying, it is reported, one million TV panels this year and four …

Tags:LG Displays (LGD)| OLED TVs| Samsung| TVs (TV Sets)