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Coronavirus

February 10th Update on the Coronavirus and the Display Industry - Updated on February 12th

February 10, 2020

The coronavirus has now killed 908 people in China, surpassing the 774 killed worldwide due to the SARS epidemic. The pace of infections has slowed, but doctors believe it can still re-accelerate. The highest number of deaths from the virus in a single day was recorded on Sunday the 9th at 97. However, the number of people recovering from the virus exceeded the number of deaths for the 10th day in a row at 356 in the Hubei province on Sunday, so there is hope that deaths from the virus will slow. Nonetheless, there are 40,171 confirmed infections in China with 3,062 new cases recorded over the last 24 hours.
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Display Technology

DSCC’s New Report on Quantum Dot Technology Coming Soon

February 10, 2020

Quantum Dot (QD) display technology was first introduced to enable LCDs deliver a Wide Color Gamut (WCG) and high brightness. Samsung pioneered the technology and launched the ‘QLED TVs’ in 2015. QLED TVs use LCD technology with a blue backlight and a quantum dot enhancement film (QDEF). This technology combined with High Dynamic Range (HDR) allowed the performance of premium LCDs to compete with the performance of OLED TVs.
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TV

TV Makers Trading Growth for Profits

February 10, 2020

The top global TV brands continued to sustain profitable businesses in Q4 despite declining revenues, although it appears that LGE has stumbled a bit in the holiday season. Samsung and Sony are enjoying an unprecedented run of profits in the TV market.
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Financial

Earnings - Corning Finishes Year on a Down Note

February 3, 2020

Corning reported its Q4 and full year earnings this week, and the company finished the year on a downswing in its two biggest businesses, Display Technologies and Optical Communications, but had much more favorable results from its three smaller businesses. In Display, the company looks for the slowdown to continue in Q1 but expects a recovery in glass demand in the 2nd half of 2020.
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Financial

Samsung Earnings – LCD Revenues/Margins Reach New Low, Loss Likely in Q1’20 for Displays

February 3, 2020

Samsung Electronics revenues fell 2% Q/Q and 3% Y/Y in $US to $50.9B. It was the 5th straight quarter with revenues down Y/Y. By division, CE and Harman were the only segments to rise Q/Q with CE, Harman and IM the only segments to rise Y/Y. Semi and Display were down double-digits Y/Y. Margins were flattish to down. Interestingly, operating margins improved in every segment except for Displays which dropped significantly from 12.6% to 2.7%.
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Coronavirus

The Latest on the Coronavirus and the Display Industry

February 3, 2020

The latest toll of the coronavirus as of February 3rd is as follows: • More than 300 people have died and there are 17,228 confirmed cases in China. • 146 confirmed across 23 countries outside of China. • >243 people have been cured.
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Coronavirus

Coronavirus, Wuhan and the Display Industry

January 29, 2020

The coronavirus is a terrible disease that can be spread before people exhibit symptoms, making early detection difficult. It has come about at the worst possible time given the massive travel that occurs during the Chinese New Year holiday. More than 100 people have already died and over 4400 people have been infected worldwide. The disease has already been detected in at least a dozen countries.
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Materials

OLED Materials Market Will Grow to More Than $2 Billion by 2023

January 28, 2020

Sales for OLED stack materials for all applications are expected to grow at a 16% annual CAGR from $1.03 billion in 2018 to $2.15 billion in 2023, according to the latest update of DSCC’s Quarterly OLED Material Report, written in cooperation with the OLED Association.
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