Samsung and LG switch runways, will video processors usher in new opportunities?
Recently, Samsung and LG respectively revealed that they will close all factories producing LCD panels and withdraw from the market by the end of 2020. The withdrawal of the two overseas giants will bring certain opportunities and market space to domestic LCD manufacturers. On the other hand, withdrawing from LCD Two Korean companies after the market will enter the LED industry. According to various media reports, Samsung has been evaluating Micro LED production equipment in order to open Micro LED in 2020, actively preparing for mass production, and plans to Share Micro LED production planning with partners.
At the same time, at the ISE exhibition in the Netherlands at the beginning of this year, major domestic LED commercial display companies invariably focused the exhibition on various Mini/Micro LED products. Displays below 1.0mmy were almost all over the exhibition site. It marks that the development of small-pitch products in China has reached a relatively leading level in the world.
For LED video processor manufacturers, whether it is the rapid development of domestic LED companies or the joining of the two display giants Samsung and LG, it may further accelerate the breakthrough and development of small-pitch technology to a certain extent. Ancillary equipment needs to quickly develop technical products that match it.
On the other hand, in the current LCD panel market, domestic LCD panel manufacturers have rapidly kept up with their production capacity after nearly four or five years of development, and already have a number of high-generation LCD panel production lines. TCL Huaxing Optoelectronics has a market share of 18.8%. It is the world’s largest LCD panel manufacturer. BOE ranked second with a market share of 17.4%, while Huike rose to third with a market share of 13.4%. Innolux and Samsung accounted for 12.3% and 10.5% of the market respectively. Rank 4 or 5. In addition, the Chinese government has good policy support and subsidies for the semiconductor industry, including the LCD industry, and Chinese LCD companies have enough profit margins. Therefore, traditional overseas giants such as Samsung and LG lose their competitive advantages in technology and profits. Reluctantly give up and seek a new way out.
It is worth noting that although Viovision is a professional manufacturer of LED video processors, it is not limited to the field of supporting LED displays. Our video processors still have good performance in LCD display:
Different from LED, LCD display can achieve high definition in small area and close-range display, and LCD also has a longer life in a constantly bright working environment, so it is widely used in many small exhibition halls. , LCD is still the first choice of customers. Moreover, in recent years, further breakthroughs have been made in the splicing effect of LCD screens, which has greatly improved the disadvantages of obvious borders in the past.
It can be seen that in the next period of time, domestic LED screen companies and LCD companies will develop at a high speed at the same time. As a supporting product that can be used for both, the video processor has a bright development prospect and can be expected in the future.