S-LCD
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| Type | Joint venture between Samsung Electronics and Sony |
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| Founded | April 26, 2004 |
| Headquarters |  Tangjeong, Asan-City, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea |
| Key people | Won-Kie Chang: President and CEO; Keiji Nakazawa: CFO |
| Products | Amorphous TFT LCD display panel |
| Parent | Samsung Electronics: 50% plus 1 share, Sony Corporation: 50% minus 1 share |
S-LCD Corporation (Hangul: 에스 엘시디, Japanese: エス・エルシーディー) is a joint venture between the Korean Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd (50% plus 1 share) and Japanese Sony Corporation (50% minus 1 share) established in April 2004 in Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea. S-LCD, as of April 25 2008, operated with a monthly production capacity of 100,000 7th Generation Amorphous Silicon panels and 50,000 8th Generation panels,[1] which are integrated into both Samsung Electronics and Sony LCD televisions and memory cards.
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[edit] History
- 2003: Samsung Electronics and Sony sign agreement for the establishment of a joint venture for 7th generation amorphous TFT LCD panel production.
- 2004: S-LCD Corporation established.
- April 2005: S-LCD begins shipment of 7th generation TFT LCD panels for LCD TVs.[2]
- August 2007: S-LCD begins shipment of 8th generation TFT LCD panels for LCD TVs.[1]
- 2008: Sony and Samsung announce that due to increased demand, a second 8th Generation production line will operate in the S-LCD factory in the 2nd quarter of 2009.[1] S-LCD may be headed by Samsung alone as Sony has announced a joint venture with Sharp Corporation, in order to compete effectively with Samsung, a task made difficult by their current collaboration.[3]
[edit] Company Agent
- CEO Jang Won-Ki (장원기)
- CFO Masatoshi Hitomi (人見まさとし, ひとみまさとし)
[edit] Other LCD manufacturers
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Samsung and Sony Agreed on Establishing Additional 8th Generation Line at S-LCD
- ^ "Sony Press Release Shipment of mass production Generation 7 amorphous TFT LCD modules". http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/News/Press/200504/05-0419E/index.html Sony Press Release. Retrieved on 2009-05-08.
- ^ Takuya Otani (April 2008). "Sony, Sharp Form JV for 10th-Gen LCD Fab". Nikkei Electronics Asia. http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/HONSHI/20080327/149601/. Retrieved on 2009-05-08.
[edit] External press links
- Samsung to Invest $2.2B in LCD Plant, Without Sony
- Sony Press Release: Grand opening ceremony of S-LCD
- Sony Press Release: 8th generation line contract
- Sony Japan Press Release Part 1 (in Japanese)
- Sony Japan Press Release Part 2 (in Japanese)
- EETimes.com - Joint Sony, Samsung LCD factory opens
- S-LCD Begins Shipment of 7th Generation TFT LCD Panels
- S-LCD has started shipping its first displays - Softpedia
- S-LCD (Samsung+Sony) Start on 7th Generation TFT-LCD's
- news - S-LCD BEGINS SHIPMENT OF 7TH GENERATION TFT LCD PANELS FOR LCD TVs
- S-LCD Amorphous TFT LCD Manufacturing Building Completed for 7th Generation LCDs Equipment
- HardwareGeeks.com - S-LCD Grand Opening Ceremony
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