Samsung Display, a company controlled by Samsung Electronics specializes in the production of panels adopted in various types of products in consumer electronics, announced that it has begun operations for the investment of 3.6 billion US dollars in the production of screens based OLED technology.
In particular, according to information reported by Reuters, with this investment Samsung Display aims to increase the production of the display diagonal from small to medium, then the products typically used in smartphone tablet. The time period during which the investment will be carried out is between 2015 and 2017; currently not provided more information on how to operationally these important figures will be invested and what practical consequences will result in the production of OLED displays.
Of note as the initial plans involve an expansion in the production of OLED display of curved type, of the same type adopted by Samsung for the Galaxy Note smartphone Edge. This leads to the hypothesis that Galaxy S6, the next-generation flagship smartphone Samsung expected to debut March 1 in conjunction with the Mobile World Congress, to adopt a panel of this type.
Samsung Display the investment also aims to extend the possibilities for production on behalf of third parties, business area of fundamental importance for the future development of the company in areas as competitive as those of smartphones and tablets.
Investments of this magnitude in technologies related to the display of consumer electronics products are not new to Samsung. The Korean company is called, in this year, even in important innovations in the field of semiconductor manufacturing where work is to produce chips used in its solutions on the market, both for third parties. The strength of this company, but similar dynamic applies to the competitor LG, is the ability to develop in-house technologies and products that can be used for both models in Samsung brand sold in the market, both as components of products developed by competitors .
In particular, according to information reported by Reuters, with this investment Samsung Display aims to increase the production of the display diagonal from small to medium, then the products typically used in smartphone tablet. The time period during which the investment will be carried out is between 2015 and 2017; currently not provided more information on how to operationally these important figures will be invested and what practical consequences will result in the production of OLED displays.
Of note as the initial plans involve an expansion in the production of OLED display of curved type, of the same type adopted by Samsung for the Galaxy Note smartphone Edge. This leads to the hypothesis that Galaxy S6, the next-generation flagship smartphone Samsung expected to debut March 1 in conjunction with the Mobile World Congress, to adopt a panel of this type.
Investments of this magnitude in technologies related to the display of consumer electronics products are not new to Samsung. The Korean company is called, in this year, even in important innovations in the field of semiconductor manufacturing where work is to produce chips used in its solutions on the market, both for third parties. The strength of this company, but similar dynamic applies to the competitor LG, is the ability to develop in-house technologies and products that can be used for both models in Samsung brand sold in the market, both as components of products developed by competitors .