Samsung Electronics Rolls Out the 100-Millionth Large TFT-LCD.SEOUL Seoul (sā`  l, sā` l, sōl), city (1995 pop. 10,229,262), capital of South Korea, NW South Korea, on the Han River. , Korea -- 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. :--Strengthens leadership in all areas, including LCD-TVs, notebook PCs, monitors, and mobile devices --Leads the 40" standardization standardization In industry, the development and application of standards that make it possible to manufacture a large volume of interchangeable parts. Standardization may focus on engineering standards, such as properties of materials, fits and tolerances, and drafting with the production start of the world's largest 7G line Samsung Electronics recently produced the 100-millionth large TFT-LCD TFT-LCD Thin Film Transistor - Liquid Crystal Display panel. After the company launched an ambitious bid in the TFT-LCD market, this feat was achieved in 10 years. The significance of the 100-millionth milestone means Samsung Electronics has firmly established its position as the leader in global display industry. Starting with R&D efforts in 1991 and overcoming numerous obstacles, Samsung Electronics went into full-scale production of 100,000 units from its first production line in 1995, followed by cumulative production of 1 million units by 1997. The company rolled out the 10-millionth panel in 2000 and, three years later, produced the 50-millionth unit. Today's 100-millionth panel marks a growth 1,000 times larger than the company's first year production figure of 100,000 units in 1995. It is clear that Samsung Electronics' LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) A display technology that uses rod-shaped molecules (liquid crystals) that flow like liquid and bend light. Unenergized, the crystals direct light through two polarizing filters, allowing a natural background color to show. business has grown explosively for the past decade. In terms of the 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. sizes, the first line was 370x470mm. The 7-1 Line in Tangjeong today uses the world's largest mother glass of 1870x2200mm, 24 times larger than in 1995, making it efficient for mass production. Line 7-1 started mass production mainly on 32" and 40" panels for large TVs in April this year. Plans are to reach a full-capacity of 60,000 substrates per month by October. The company's Line 7-2 also will start mass production in the first half of next year, which will add to Samsung's leadership in the industry. Samsung Electronics maintains a seven-year market leadership since 1998 in the notebook computer A laptop computer that weighs in a range from five to seven pounds. The term originated when laptops were routinely more than 10 pounds, and those that became lighter were placed in a special "notebook" category. In practice, notebook computer and laptop computer are synonymous. segment. Centered on production lines in Cheonan, it will gear up production of panels for notebook computers and monitors in order to maintain global market leadership. The company's business in small- to medium-sized panels is also doubling each year. The company plans to maintain the breakneck break·neck adj. 1. Dangerously fast: a breakneck pace. 2. Likely to cause an accident: a breakneck curve. growth pace and No. 1 market position by expanding their applications, including PDAs, car navigation See GPS. , PMPs, and game players. "This 100-millionth milestone speaks to the Korean display industry's growing influence in the world display market," said Sang Wan Lee, President of Samsung Electronics' LCD Business. "Moving forward, Samsung Electronics remains committed to the advancement of our LCD technologies, which will ensure our industry leadership."
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-- Status of Samsung Electronics' Large TFT-LCD Production
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Year 1995 1997 1999 2000 2003 May 2005
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# of Units 100 1,000 5,000 10,000 50,000 100,000
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-- Status of Samsung Electronics' TFT-LCD Line Operation
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Line Site Mass Production Starts Glass Size(mm X mm)
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1 Kiheung Feb. 1995 370x470
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2 Kiheung April 1996 550x650
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3 Cheonan Feb. 1998 600x720
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4 Cheonan Aug. 2000 730x920
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5 Cheonan Sep. 2002 1100x1250
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6 Cheonan Oct. 2003 1100x1300
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7-1 Tangjeong April 2005 1870x2200
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7-2 Tangjeong First-Half, 2006 1870x2200
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--Status of Samsung Electronics' Overall Large LCD Panel Also called a "projection panel," it is a data projector that accepts computer output and displays it on a see-through liquid crystal screen that is placed on top of an overhead projector. See data projector. Development: --Oct. 1997: World's largest 30" for multimedia --Aug. 2001: World's largest 40" for TV --Oct. 2002: World's largest 46" for TV --Nov. 2003: World's largest 57" for TV --March 2005: World's largest 82" for TV About Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication telecommunication Communication between parties at a distance from one another. Modern telecommunication systems—capable of transmitting telephone, fax, data, radio, or television signals—can transmit large volumes of information over long distances. , 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 2004 parent company sales of US$55.2 billion and net income of US$10.3 billion. Employing approximately 113,000 people in over 90 offices in 48 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 brands, Samsung Electronics is the world's largest producer of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color monitors, color TVs, memory chips and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visit www.samsung.com. |
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