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| Type | Joint venture betweenSamsung Electronics andSony |
|---|---|
| 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 South Korean Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd (50% plus one share) and JapaneseSony Corporation (50% minus one share) established in April 2004 in Chungcheongnam-do,South Korea.
S-LCD, as of April 25 2008, operated with a monthly production capacity of 100,000 7th generation amorphous silicon (a-Si) panels and 50,000 8th generation panels based on PVA technology,[1] which are integrated into both Samsung Electronics and Sony LCD televisions and memory cards.
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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.
- April 2005: S-LCD begins shipment of 7th generation TFT LCD panels for LCD TVs.[2]
- August 2007: S-LCD begins shipment of 8th generation TFT LCD panels for LCD TVs.[1]
- 2008: Sony and Samsung announce that due to increased demand, a second 8th Generation production line will operate in the S-LCD factory in the 2nd quarter of 2009.[1] 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.[3]
[edit]Company Agent
- CEO Chang Won-Kie (장원기)
- CFO Onodera Jun
