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LG Display to Shut Down LCD Plants and Prioritize OLED "Vice Chairman of Korean panel maker LG Display (LGD) Sang-Beom Han announced in July that by the end of 2017, LCD panel Fab P2, P3, and P4 in Gumi would be shut down..." via LEDinside

AUO reports high order visibility for high-end panels in 1Q18 "Taiwan panel specialist AU Optronics (AUO) expects high order visibility for the first quarter of 2018, especially for high-end, high-value panel products..." via DigiTimes

New report suggests that the iPhone 8 won't be Apple's last LCD phone"...Rosenblatt Securities analyst Jun Zhang said that as “steady” as iPhone X sales have been, the price is still a hurdle for many customers..." via BGR Media

Digitimes Research: Global large-size LCD panel capacity to see 7% CAGR 2018-2022 "The overall global production capacity for large-size (9-inch and above) TFT LDC panels is estimated to see an impressive CAGR of 7% in the next five years..." via DigiTimes

Samsung likely to launch micro LED TV next year "Samsung Electronics will introduce a new TV model based on micro LEDs at the CES electronics trade show in Las Vegas in January, according to news reports..." via The Investor