S-LCD

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S-LCD Corporation
Type Joint venture between Samsung Electronics and Sony
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 currently operates with a monthly production capacity of 60,000 display panels (7th Generation Amorphous Silicon) which are integrated into both Samsung Electronics and Sony LCD televisions.

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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.
  • 2005: S-LCD begins shipment of 7th generation TFT LCD panels for LCD TVs.
  • 2008: 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.[1]

[edit] Company Agent

  • CEO Jang Won-Ki (장원기, 張元基)
  • CFO Masatoshi Hitomi (人見まさとし, ひとみまさとし)

[edit] Other LCD manufacturers

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