Samsung new 9 generation LCD factory Taiwan enterprises are facing tremendous pressure

According to Taiwan media reports, Samsung LCD for Li Xianghuan 19, in Yokohama of Japan display exhibition said in 2010 when the global LCD TV market is expected to exceed 100 million units. And this year the market is only 20 million units, in the face of the future may be up to five times the market growth, Samsung will be ready to build the eight generation and the nine generation panel factory.

Currently, Samsung is the first publicly elected to invest in the ninth generation panel factory, in addition to Samsung also hopes to develop a global standard of 52 inches and 57 inches LCD tv. Li Xianghuan pointed out that each of the eight generation of Samsung glass substrate can be cut out of the panel of the 15 inches, 8 inches and 6 inches of the panel, as for the nine generation of the factory is the 18 piece of the panel, 12 inches, 40 inches, 8 inches and 6 inches and 57 inches panel 52, 32, and 52 inches.

In addition, the world's largest supplier of LCD TV, SHARP has announced the investment of the eight generation panel plant. Samsung and SHARP have invested eighth, the nine generation panel plant, will have only the sixth, seven and 7.5 generation panel factory plans Taiwan panel, constitute a threat.

The first half of this year, more than 90% of the global LCD TV panel shipments are concentrated in the hands of LPL, CMO, SHARP, Samsung and other manufacturers of AUO five, CPT, Guang Hui, Toppoly, HannStar Innolux and other medium-sized panel plant adverse. AUO general manager Chen Xuanbin said on the 19, Taiwan panel factory should learn from Japan's Hitachi, Matsushita and Toshiba group is a panel factory, try cooperation or integration.