Samsung to combine display, semiconductor businesses

By on Jul 2, 2011 at 1:31 AM
Business July 2, 2011

Samsung will combine both its flat-panel display and semiconductor businesses into one unit, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. Samsung’s display business wasn’t profitable during the first quarter and it’s on track for the same lackluster performance during the second quarter. Combined, however, the display and semiconductor businesses made up 70% of Samsung’s operating profits and 44% of the South Korean company’s revenue, The Wall Street Journal said. In other words, the move looks like an attempt to shroud the poor display performance inside the company’s more successful semiconductor unit. The display unit could see more trouble ahead as well, since Samsung is currently locked in a number of legal battles with Apple, the largest buyer of Samsung’s LCD products. Kwon Oh-hyun, Samsung’s semiconductor president, will oversee the new joint businesses.

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  • opiapr

    If they were smart they will combine the two units and the spin them off.

    • Roflmao

      If you were smart, you’d use proper grammar and thus create proper, understandable sentences.

      • opiapr

        If you were smart you will know that other people can communicate in more than one language even when not perfectly but because you are limited to your brain you can understand that. And do not even lose your time replaying I made my point and won’t be losing any more time with you.

  • Anonymous

    if they were smart they should discontinue supply cRapple

    • Anonymous

      Dude, you are pretty smart.  I say that all the time to my customers…  I tell them drop their largest customers and all should be ok.  Either way, I agree with you.  I think they should switch to Google.  Drop Apple and start supplying Google.  Man, us Goofans (aka Apple Haters) are by far the smartest people alive.

    • Anonymous

      You hit the nail on the head. They SHOULD drop apple. They can sell the displays to android manufacturers. Those android tablets are in such HUUUUUGE demand they could charge double. Oh wait. You’re a dipshit who thinks there would actually be enuff companies out there to buy the 20-30 million displays that Apple woulda bought. Yes samsung should drop apple and give ALL the display business to LG. You should Buy a business for dummies book. Scratch that, you’re too stupid to understand it anyways.  true story™©®

      • Michael Scrip

        I dunno… I’ve seen some LG phones that look like the iPhone.

        LG might get sued next!

      • Anonymous

        Apple will rule the world.  true story™©®

    • Anonymous

      um why did you fuck up my name?

  • Shanghai Dan

    Why not combine the two? The processes are getting more and more integrated all the time… And with Samsung expanding into everything else (just bought Medison – a huge ultrasound company) it makes sense to combine your fab-based product lines.

    I’m more surprised they weren’t already in the same business unit.

  • Anonymous

    I wish Samsung the best, they really do make good products and they stand by them.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_JEWD5DZW227XZOESL66JC4TBJI Mia Kline

    I paid $32.67 for a XBOX 360 and my mom got a 17 inch Toshiba laptop for $94.83 being delivered to our house tomorrow by FedEX. I will never again pay expensive retail prices at stores. I even sold a 46 inch HDTV to my boss for $650 and it only cost me $52.78 to get. Here is the website we using to get all this stuff, LiveCent.com

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