Samsung Electronics EVP Says TV Displays Will Embrace Full HD in Rapidly Expanding LCD Industry.YOKOHAMA, Japan -- Executive Vice President Souk Jun Hyung of the Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics (SEC, Hangul:삼성전자; KSE: 005930, KSE: 005935, LSE: SMSN, LSE: SMSD) is a South Korean multinational corporation and the world's largest and leading electronics and information technology company. LCD Business told a large audience here today that the liquid crystal display liquid crystal display (LCD) Optoelectronic device used in displays for watches, calculators, notebook computers, and other electronic devices. Current passed through specific portions of the liquid crystal solution causes the crystals to align, blocking the passage of light. industry's large screen TV segment is expanding at an explosive rate where full high definition (HD) is becoming an essential element of performance. Delivering a presentation titled "Samsung's Business and Technology Strategy for Continuous Growth" at Flat Panel Display A thin display screen for computer and TV usage. The first flat panels appeared on laptop computers in the mid-1980s, and the LCD technology became the standard. Stand-alone LCD screens became available for desktop computers in the mid-1990s and exceeded sales of CRTs for the first time International 2006 today, Mr. Souk said the greatest effects of future TV development will be felt in the area of full-HD content as well as with the media and players capable of delivering such content. As the industry continues to experience intense competition, Mr. Souk said that industry leadership will require a commitment to advanced devices that can reproduce their visual contents in full high definition, or two million pixels See pixel. . Mr. Souk said, "Large screen TV functions keep improving and the highly competitive marketplace will be focused on making larger panels with higher resolution. The winning device in today's fierce competition will be the one that can best display full HD content. The main TVs in many homes in 2-3 years will be 50-inch-class and full HD is a must for them." Mr. Souk also underscored Samsung's strong commitment to the LCD business and pointed to the delicate but essential 'balance between profit and continual growth' as the linchpin linch·pin or lynch·pin n. 1. A locking pin inserted in the end of a shaft, as in an axle, to prevent a wheel from slipping off. 2. of Samsung's LCD business strategy. "We are focused on maintaining or exceeding the current level of profitability." Mr. Souk also provided a progress report on the new 8th-generation LCD production line that Samsung is building, saying that construction is proceeding on schedule. "Our new 8th-Gen line will produce visually stunning 50-inch-class LCD TVs A flat panel TV that uses LCD technology or a rear-projection TV that is based on LCD microdisplay panels. See flat panel TV, rear-projection TV and LCD. to fortify for·ti·fy v. for·ti·fied, for·ti·fy·ing, for·ti·fies v.tr. To make strong, as: a. To strengthen and secure (a position) with fortifications. b. To reinforce by adding material. our market leadership position, while our 7th-generation lines already are enabling Samsung to competitively position LCD TVs in the 40-inch range," he said. The new 8th-generation line, Mr. Souk said, will be capable of creating eight 46-inch panels or six 52-inch panels from a single glass substrate The base layer of a structure such as a chip, multichip module (MCM), printed circuit board or disk platter. Silicon is the most widely used substrate for chips. Fiberglass (FR4) is mostly used for printed circuit boards, and ceramic is used for MCMs. measuring 2,200mm by 2,500mm. The line will be able to process 50,000 glass substrates a month, or the equivalent of 3.6 million 52-inch panels annually. Production startup is slated for October of 2007. Mr. Souk added that future display designs will cover an extremely broad spectrum of applications. "They will come in virtually any size for use at anytime, and anywhere. The entire industry should strive to pull together in setting more standards and in identifying possible areas of common technological interest that can meet new demands and accelerate new markets." About Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence In the days of the first computers, transaction and company data were the first types of information digitized. Then came text, opening the world to word processing, followed by audio CDs and finally video. technologies with 2005 parent company sales of US$56.7 billion and net income of US$7.5 billion. Employing approximately 128,000 people in over 120 offices in 57 countries, the company consists of five main business units: Digital Appliance Any apparatus controlled by a computer. It may refer to an actual household appliance (coffee maker, toaster, etc.) that is computerized, but often refers to a handheld device such as a pager, cellphone or PDA. See Internet appliance. Business, Digital Media Business, LCD Business, Semiconductor Business and Telecommunication Network Business. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones, and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visit www.samsung.com. |
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