Samsung will be buying OLED panels from its rival LG, in order to sell OLED TVs in 2022, according to a new report. South Korean website The Elec reported this week that Samsung will purchase two million W-OLED panels from LG Display, for use in OLED TVs.
“According to the provisional plan, Samsung Electronics will receive 2 million W-OLED panels from LG Display and ship 1.5 million W-OLED TVs,” according to The Elec report. “W-OLED” means “white OLED,” which is made only by LG Display.
There were similar reports circulating last April about Samsung buying LG OLED panels, although Samsung had forcefully denied the rumors at the time. Jong-hee Han, president of its display business, calling the reports “groundless.” Samsung has long been vocal about its belief that QLED is very much superior to OLED.
These technologies are not to be confused with Samsung’s plans for QD-OLED, a TV technology that is expected to make its debut in 2022. Multiple reports have stated that Samsung will introduce the first QD-OLED TV models at International CES in January. That event is where most of the major TV manufacturers unveil their latest technologies and models, which typically arrive on the market later in the year.
Edaily Korea had reported last week that the QD-OLED TVs would arrive in 65-, 55- and 34-inch sizes, with mass production of the panels beginning at the end of last month.
“QD Display will mass-produce and release 65-inch and 55-inch TVs and 34-inch monitors and decide whether to increase production based on market reaction,” Samsung Display CEO Choi Joo-sun said in November, according to the report.
It’s unknown what marketing name Samsung will use for the QD-OLED TVs, or for the LG-sourced OLED TVs, if they in fact are a reality. CNET also reported earlier this year that technology could be used for other, non-TV products, such as smartphones.
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Source: https://nationalinterest.org/blog/korea-watch/samsung%E2%80%99s-tv-plans-2022-come-focus-197456