Companies that make $1 display driver chips can't keep up with surging demand, causing serious production problems for products with LCD displays like laptops
- Without a display driver chip, you can't build your product — CEO says he can't “see the light at the end of tunnel yet.”
Samsung Display to end all of its production of LCD panels in South Korea and China by the end of 2020, amid falling demand for LCD panels
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean panel maker Samsung Display has decided to end all of its production of liquid crystal display (LCD) …
Samsung issues a rare earnings warning for Q1 due to weak demand for chips and LCD screens used in smartphones, as the broader market slows
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Sources: Apple expects to sell more iPhones with LCD screens than with pricier OLEDs in its fall lineup, plans to release at least one LCD model in 2019
Apple expects to sell more iPhones with LCD screens than pricey OLED models in its coming lineup: sources
Sources: expensive OLEDs mean Apple expects LCD models to make up the majority of iPhone sales in its fall lineup and plans to use LCD displays next year too
Apple expects to sell more iPhones with LCD screens than pricey OLED models in its coming lineup: sources
KGI's Ming-Chi Kuo says iPhone 8's Samsung-made OLED display costs $120-$130 per unit, over double the current LCD's $45-$55 per unit cost
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