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Promiscuous Sony back in bed with Samsung for $1.8B S-LCD plant

by Thomas Ricker, posted Apr 25th 2008 at 3:44AM


The rumors were true: Samsung and Sony have agreed to extend their S-LCD partnership in a $1.8B 8th-gen facility. The second 8th-gen facility -- dubbed 8-2 -- will begin pumping out glass from the South Korean city of Tangjeong in Q2 2009 in sheets up to 220cm x 250cm. 51% of the panels manufactured belong to Sammy while the rest go to Sony. Of course, Sony is also shacking up with Sharp on a $3.5B LCD plant in Japan ready to swing into production sometime in 2010. Oh Sony, you naughty, naughty minx.

Sony and Samsung may expand LCD partnership

by Richard Lawler, posted Feb 27th 2008 at 7:55AM


Despite Samsung's solo expansion plans and Sony's alliance with Sharp, the two are not only maintaining their current 8th-generation LCD line, but may build another one, and a new plant after that. A source within Samsung told Reuters of the almost-final plans for a second 8G line from S-LCD, and the possibility that Samsung will cut Sony in on its 10th-generation facility, much like the one its already partnering with Sharp on. Like Sharp, Samsung likely wants to be sure someone will buy all those flat panels once the line is running, and Sony can make sure its got a cheap source to stay competitive on prices when competition will be even higher in 2010. The only thing we can be sure of is it will be nearly impossible to tell who really made that flat panel hanging on your wall, no matter what brand name it says.

Samsung announces plans to expand 8G LCD plant...without Sony

by Richard Lawler, posted Nov 22nd 2007 at 12:29PM

One thing we have no problem giving thanks for is new HDTVs, and there should be even more of those on the way as Samsung is expanding its brand new eight-generation LCD plant. Even though Sony and Samsung split the bill to build the 8G facility that cranks out 46- and 52-inch panels, they apparently couldn't reach an agreement and Samsung is handling the re-investment on its own, to the tune of $2.21 billion. No word on that proposed 11G line, but we have a 70-inch space on our wall just waiting to be filled.

S-LCD Corp began shipping from newest LCD facility

by Matt Burns, posted Aug 31st 2007 at 1:37PM

Timing is everything and S-LCD Corp, venture between Samsung and Sony on LCDs, just began shipping large sized LCDs from their newest production facility just in time for the Holiday spending frenzy. These new panels are going to be 46 to 52-inches size and hopefully, ship stateside with a lower MSRP. Sony didn't have a stellar Q2 and a lower price never hurts sales -- maybe the bottom line, but hey, we're not bean counters.

Samsung launches new 8G plant, cheap 52-inch LCDs on the way?

by Richard Lawler, posted Jun 26th 2007 at 12:43PM

Fans of cutting edge electronics are usually used to dealing with delays, disappointments and broken promises, but this time it looks like Sony and Samsung are delivering their latest LCD plant well ahead of schedule. The eighth generation facility designed to mass produce the 52-inch HDTVs we love so much should be able to produce as many as 50,000 panels per month starting in July. Samsung is still predicting steep drops in the price of LCDs, with the president seeing the cost of the 52-inch panel lowered to $1,000 by the end of next year.




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